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Dear Voter:
Over the weekend, I made remarks suggesting that rape could be legitimate and that a uterus could think. Today, I would like to offer every woman in Missouri my deepest apology. If your uterus could talk, Ill bet it would have some choice words about old Todd right about now.
For the last forty-eight hours, Ive been getting an earful from a lot of you. Youve said that Im an ignorant, dangerous man. Youve said that I should be put away someplace where I can do as little harm as possible. To that I say, I couldnt agree more. And that place is the U.S. Senate.
I know what some of you are thinking: if we send Todd to the Senate, wont he be able to do more damage than he did in the House? Well, think again. In the House, I was a member of the Science Committee. Scientific matters that impact the entire nation were entrusted to a man who thinks that lady parts have E.S.P. Electing me to the Senate will get me as far away from science as possible.
Read more http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/borowitzreport/2012/08/an-apology-from-todd-akin.html#ixzz24CBT4Lzr
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