“I think we have a very clear path to victory, and apparently Claire McCaskill thinks we do, too, because she was very aggressive at the debate, which was quite different than it was when she ran against Jim Talent,” Akin said. “She had a confidence and was much more ladylike (in 2006), but in the debate on Friday she came out swinging, and I think that’s because she feels threatened.”This is the same Todd Akin who said women rarely become pregnant from "legitimate rape".
So. According to Akin, Sen. Claire McCaskill is aggressive and unladylike. Sounds to me as if Akin is the one who feels threatened. Poor baby. A good many Republicans urged Akin to drop out of the race after his "legitimate rape" comments and allow another Republican to replace him, but he didn't. Now some Republicans are, once again, rallying round.
So, being clear, logical and informed is now "un-lady like"? If that's the case, full speed ahead, bring on the estrogen!
ReplyDeleteWhat sexist comment will we hear next from Akin? With over half the electorate female, you'd think he'd watch his words.
ReplyDeleteThere is an expression about "talking out of his a**" and it seems to me that Akin is rivaling Mitt in putting his foot so far down his throat that he will soon be capable of "walking out of his a**."
ReplyDeleteTobias, thank you for another useful metaphor - walking out of his/her ass.
ReplyDeleteMcCaskill is a Blue Dog Democrat, who sometimes votes with the Republicans. If Missourians want to avoid Akin as their senator, they can have it both ways by voting for McCaskill.
June, forgive me for my unkind ad hominem attack, but I always refer to Akins as "The Forehead of Judgement!". I know it's a low and classless tactic to criticize a person's appearance when you disagree with their arguments but I never claimed to be high or to have class. . . .
ReplyDeleteBy the way, here's a link to a long, long list of Akinisms from Crooks and Liars:
http://crooksandliars.com/clsphinx?keys=akin
I think Tobias handled this with the most dignity, however. Sorry!
Brian, just so you're not high when you comment here. We're a sober lot, as you can see.
DeleteOw! My head is achin' from the Akinisms.
At times, Tobias goes too far. I've had to ask him to leave the stage. ;-)
'Forehead of Judgement'. Nice. But no, it's not nice to bring appearance into things.
DeleteNow, what was that '80s comedy (allegedly!) film acout the aliens....Coneheads, or something similar?
**Walks away whistling**
Forgive my spelling of 'about'; it's very late here...half-past pain meds. to be precise.
DeleteYeah, there were the Coneheads. Nothing is sacred any more.
DeleteIf memory serves - or maybe I'm confusing films - the Coneheaded aliens were also confused about human fertility. What's that saying about life imitating art?
DeleteBrian - Sometimes 'highbrow' is just more space for the echo chamber ... and I can write that as I was born with far more forehead than is generally considered necessary ("we" get to pick on our own, don'tcha know) ... and space is no guarantee of quality ... Asgard aliens nothwithstanding.
DeleteMarthe, your chamber seems far less empty than Toddie's, thus providing less space for echoes. The man's right out of the 1950s and really hasn't a clue.
DeleteSober??
ReplyDeleteSee that's why I never comment. Built in excuse.
You take the better part, David G.
DeleteAh, there's the difference between us. My Mama always told me to leave the better part for the others, and I still follow her advice.
DeletePorlock Junior, butting in.
But that's exactly what I did...left the better part to David G.
DeleteAching/Akin. He is an absolutel pain in the derriere and the image of him in a position that is as convoluted as his tiny mind was hilarious.
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