Republicans flip-flop on support for Todd Aiken

HomerJS

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Along with a growing list of Republicans now supporting Mr. Legitimate Rape, Rick Santorum, Newt Gingrich, Jim DeMint, now Aiken is being endorsed by the Republican Senatorial Committee.

Remember when all those Republicans said Aikens statement was so offensive. Now that the desdline has passed for TA to drop out suddenly his statement is not so offensive.

So Todd thinks women are making up stories of rape and can't get pregnamt during "real" rape? Ahhh not so bad cause we need to try and take the Senate.

http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-09-26/akin-gains-republican-support-after-withdrawal-deadline

So how long before the KOAFF changes his mind on Aiken?
 

jackschmittusa

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1. There are a lot of people that agree with Aiken but knew not to shout it out.

2. The Republicans would support a Josef Mengle equivalent to gain a Senate seat. It's all about the power.

Hopefully, the big name Republicans supporting him now are exposed and will soon slip out of relevance and influence quickly.
 

xBiffx

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As much as I LOL at this flip-flop. I will be laughing harder when he beats McCaskill. I think that would speak volumes more than this nonsense.

We shall see.
 

Rainsford

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As much as I LOL at this flip-flop. I will be laughing harder when he beats McCaskill. I think that would speak volumes more than this nonsense.

We shall see.

It's already pretty embarassing for the Democrats that Akin still has a decent chance of winning. I think it might say the most about the good folks of MO though than anything else.
 

hal2kilo

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They really have no choice if they want to get control of the Senate. The other races are way too tight for the RNC to walk away.

As they say. "You got to dance with the one who brung you."

And it was interesting to see the Republican Party have principles for a couple weeks. ;)
 

xBiffx

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It's already pretty embarassing for the Democrats that Akin still has a decent chance of winning. I think it might say the most about the good folks of MO though than anything else.

Trust me. They are few and far between. Its no coincidence I out a few years back.
 

AyashiKaibutsu

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This is a perfect example of why I could never vote Republican even though I registered as one when I first turned 18. There's only so much amoral shit you can look the other way with before you say hey that's just too much and backing this guy is one of them.
 

xBiffx

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This is a perfect example of why I could never vote Republican even though I registered as one when I first turned 18. There's only so much amoral shit you can look the other way with before you say hey that's just too much and backing this guy is one of them.

Meh, US politics.....

Show me a party/politician that isn't slime....
 

AyashiKaibutsu

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Meh, US politics.....

Show me a party/politician that isn't slime....

Yea, I actually haven't voted for anyone in years past although I'm likely to this year. This example just goes so above and beyond that there's no hiding for the people doing it. Saying everyone else is slime isn't enough for these guys; they've gone beyond that.
 

nehalem256

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Yea, I actually haven't voted for anyone in years past although I'm likely to this year. This example just goes so above and beyond that there's no hiding for the people doing it. Saying everyone else is slime isn't enough for these guys; they've gone beyond that.

No it doesn't. It just fits nicely into the Democratic narrative.
 

thraashman

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This just goes to show how short the memories of conservatives are. They're already willing to forget such a highly stupid and offensive statement. And they've already forgotten that the policies that caused the economic problems we have are the same ones they're pushing now.
 

Matt1970

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This is a perfect example of why I could never vote Republican even though I registered as one when I first turned 18. There's only so much amoral shit you can look the other way with before you say hey that's just too much and backing this guy is one of them.

Really? But you have no problems with a party nominating a KKK member as their leader in the Senate for almost 20 years?
 

Matt1970

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This just goes to show how short the memories of conservatives are. They're already willing to forget such a highly stupid and offensive statement. And they've already forgotten that the policies that caused the economic problems we have are the same ones they're pushing now.

Really? They are pushing to repeal Glass-Steagall again?