I am a woman who has truly experienced sexual discrimination in my lifetime and I am a strong advocate of equal rights for women, but I am just as much a strong advocate for liberty and freedom of speech. The liberals have worked tirelessly to end individual rights in favor of their politically correct agenda. They are quite bigoted about attacking anyone who has any beliefs other than their own socialist ideas and their double standards are outrageous.
The sad truth is that there is actually some factual basis to Congressman Akin's comments. It is only when his comments are taken out of context and assumptions are added that his comments become so offensive. His attackers want us to believe that Congressman Akin was implying that if a woman gets pregnant and claims she was raped that she wasn't actually raped. That's not what he said. He said there is some medical evidence to suggest that a women's body sometimes reacts against the rape, preventing pregnancy. This is not a new medical theory because I have heard and read it before. There have been actual medical studies that support this claim. But of course that does not mean a woman cannot become pregnant as a consequence of a rape and Congressman Akin acknowledged this in his next sentence. If you want to attack him for believing that abortion is wrong even in the case of rape, then attack his belief -- his opinion on the abortion issue. Attacking him and labeling him as a stupid extremist by taking his words out of context and denying the evidence that supports his statement is nothing more than the same old demagagory that liberals always use. They are agressive, relentless and bigoted in their shark attacks against conservatives and Mitt Romney was quick to jump on the media frenzy bandwagon.
I know that Obama is destroying this country. His record demonstrates that he does not value liberty and freedom. However, I am concerned that if we elect Mitt Romney, he will not take the necessary steps to turn things around and that whatever he does will only be too little too late because he will fear being labeled an extremist by the media. I do not believe Mitt Romney has the courage to be the leader this country needs. America will fall and Mitt Romney will be blamed if he is in office and the liberals will be only too happy to say, "See, we told you so." If I sound cynical, it's because I am cynical. We know Obama will destroy the country if reelected; he has already laid the framework. But Mitt Romney is an establishmet Republican who lacks the conservative values and courage to take the bold action needed to save America.
I admire Paul Ryan greatly, but Paul Ryan is not the Presidential candidate. I do not agree with Congressman Akin's opinion on abortion, but this election is not and should not be about abortion.
Below is an article from the Yahoo headlines today about Congressman Akin's comments that sheds a little more light on the issue.
Akin releases new campaign ad asking for ‘forgiveness’ (VIDEO)
Facing a fury of calls from his own party to drop out of the Missouri Senate
race—and a 5 p.m. (CT) deadline to do so—embattled Republican Rep. Todd Akin
released a new campaign ad early Tuesday apologizing for his comments about
"legitimate rape" and asking for forgiveness.
"Rape is an evil act," Akin says in the 30-second ad. "I used the wrong words in the wrong way and for that I apologize. As the father of two daughters, I want tough justice for predators. I have a compassionate heart for the victims of sexual assault. I pray for them. The fact is rape can lead to pregnancy. The truth is rape has many victims. The mistake I made was in the words I said, not in the heart I hold. I ask for your forgiveness."
On Monday, Republican leaders called for Akin to abandon his campaign against Democratic incumbent Claire McCaskill, and Mitt Romney condemned the "legitimate rape" remarks.
"Congressman Akin's comments on rape are insulting, inexcusable and, frankly, wrong," Romney said. "Like millions of other Americans, we found them to be offensive."
[Related: Will Todd Akin drop out of Senate race?]
Akin then canceled a scheduled interview with CNN's Piers Morgan. Still, Morgan proceeded to open his primetime show with a shot of Akin's empty chair, calling the embattled Republican Senate candidate a "gutless little twerp" for canceling the sit-down.
"Congressman, you have an open invitation to join me in that chair whenever you feel up to it," Morgan said. "Because if you don't keep your promise to appear on the show, then you are, what we would call in Britain, a gutless little twerp."
Earlier Monday, several news outlets—including BuzzFeed—reported that Akin would withdraw from the race before Tuesday's deadline.
[Also read: Obama on Akin: 'Rape is rape']
In an interview on Mike Huckabee's radio show, Akin apologized for his "legitimate rape" comments but said he wouldn't drop out of the race. "I'm not a quitter," he said.
Following the Huckabee interview, Akin tweeted: "I am in this race to win. We need a conservative Senate."
Akin's new campaign ad hits the airwaves a day after the powerful conservative super PAC Crossroads GPS announced it was pulling its advertising money from the Missouri Senate race amid the political firestorm Akin's comments created.
"First of all, from what I understand from doctors [pregnancy after rape] is really rare," Akin told St. Louis' KTVI-TV Fox affiliate in an interview broadcast on Sunday. "If it's a legitimate rape, the female body has ways to try to shut that whole thing down."
"Rape is an evil act," Akin says in the 30-second ad. "I used the wrong words in the wrong way and for that I apologize. As the father of two daughters, I want tough justice for predators. I have a compassionate heart for the victims of sexual assault. I pray for them. The fact is rape can lead to pregnancy. The truth is rape has many victims. The mistake I made was in the words I said, not in the heart I hold. I ask for your forgiveness."
On Monday, Republican leaders called for Akin to abandon his campaign against Democratic incumbent Claire McCaskill, and Mitt Romney condemned the "legitimate rape" remarks.
"Congressman Akin's comments on rape are insulting, inexcusable and, frankly, wrong," Romney said. "Like millions of other Americans, we found them to be offensive."
[Related: Will Todd Akin drop out of Senate race?]
Akin then canceled a scheduled interview with CNN's Piers Morgan. Still, Morgan proceeded to open his primetime show with a shot of Akin's empty chair, calling the embattled Republican Senate candidate a "gutless little twerp" for canceling the sit-down.
"Congressman, you have an open invitation to join me in that chair whenever you feel up to it," Morgan said. "Because if you don't keep your promise to appear on the show, then you are, what we would call in Britain, a gutless little twerp."
Earlier Monday, several news outlets—including BuzzFeed—reported that Akin would withdraw from the race before Tuesday's deadline.
[Also read: Obama on Akin: 'Rape is rape']
In an interview on Mike Huckabee's radio show, Akin apologized for his "legitimate rape" comments but said he wouldn't drop out of the race. "I'm not a quitter," he said.
Following the Huckabee interview, Akin tweeted: "I am in this race to win. We need a conservative Senate."
Akin's new campaign ad hits the airwaves a day after the powerful conservative super PAC Crossroads GPS announced it was pulling its advertising money from the Missouri Senate race amid the political firestorm Akin's comments created.
"First of all, from what I understand from doctors [pregnancy after rape] is really rare," Akin told St. Louis' KTVI-TV Fox affiliate in an interview broadcast on Sunday. "If it's a legitimate rape, the female body has ways to try to shut that whole thing down."
Akin said that even if a rape victim does
somehow become pregnant, "there should be some punishment, but the punishment
ought to be on the rapist and not attacking the child."
