Akin’s Office: Rove’s Joke About Murdering Him Is ‘Deeply Disturbing’

[highplainsdem]

Source: TPM

Rep. Todd Akin's office is not amused at Karl Rove's joke about murdering the Missouri Senate candidate, over his refusal to drop out of the race following his false comment about a woman's body being able to prevent pregnancy in cases of "legitimate rape."

“Given the current FBI investigation of threats against Congressman Akin and calls for acts of violence and rape against his family and staff, joking as to the potential murder of Congressman Akin is deeply disturbing," Akin's congressional press secretary Steve Taylor said in a statement Friday. "I am certain he misspoke.”

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Read more: http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entry/akins-office-roves-joke-about-murdering-him-is

[jberryhill]

1. A man's body has a way of "shutting that down" in the event of legitimate murder, though

[lastlib]

25. I was just thinking--does this...

...qualify as a legitimate threat? And then, wouldn't Akin's body have a way to shut the whole thing down?

[Arkansas Granny]

2. Those silly Republicans. They sure do a lot of "misspoking", don't they?

[christx30]

35. Kind of hard to talk well

when you have a foot in your mouth all the time.

[ailsagirl]

3. Makes you wonder a little, don't it?

Rove, though his face belies it, is deeply evil. I wouldn't put anything past him.

[Hydra]

13. Put it beyond him?

Akin may be the monkey wrench that sinks this entire campaign season. Karl Rove must be "displeased" to see 4 years of work flushed because one idiot won't get off the stage. Murder? I'm surprised Karl hasn't ordered a nuke yet!



I find it highly amusing, however, and I hope the trainwreck continues

[ailsagirl]

17. I think once the train is wrecked, nobody can put it together again

Just like Humpty Dumpty

I'm sure it will continue. Every choice since Nitt decided to run has been the WRONG CHOICE!! Almost as if they want to lose. Or else--more sinister--they know they won't lose.

[Jumping John]

4. I think Rove is capable of having that done and I bet he wasn't joking. nt

[Cleita]

22. Makes you wonder how many

"suicides" he might have a hand in.

[Botany]

5. Akin should stay out of small planes

http://www.cbsnews.com/2100-500690_162-4684431.html

[Blue State Bandit]

6. Mike Connell found out...

just what Turd Blossom is capable of.

[dbackjon]

8. Or ask the Wellstone Family

[jimlup]

12. Thinking exactly the same thing. /nt

[Raster]

14. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ka-ching!

[lastlib]

24. In Missouri (Akin's state), you can ask the Carnahan family.

Or the Litton family, if they hadn't been wiped out in one of those plane crashes.

[Raster]

33. ah yes, the ever popular small plane crash. Talk about a good ol' USA staple.

[Liberalynn]

20. and accept no invitations from Darth Cheney to go hunting!

[CRH]

28. Bingo we have a winner, backed with historical fact. n/c

[flamingdem]

7. Sue him Akin!

That would be great..

[Baitball Blogger]

9. Unbelievable. It's going to take a Republican to take Karl Rove down.

[onenote]

10. If you want to bet on Akin over Rove, I'll take the bet.

[Baitball Blogger]

15. If Akin manages to bring the FBI in, that might be the straw that breaks the camel's back.

[onenote]

29. No one is going to take it seriously.

[Cha]

19. It would be just desserts..don't know if he'd be successful...but, it's fun

watching akin snipping at his heels.

[jimlup]

11. Rove joked about it because that is what he does...

The dude isn't a good man.

[randome]

16. He's not even good at what he does for a living.

Palin, Romney, Ryan, Akin? Losers all helped to their losing positions by the Head Loser.

[Dont call me Shirley]

21. Todd doesn't know that kkkarl wasn't joking?

[cstanleytech]

23. Well considering everyone who has been suicided when it came to being a danger to Rove and Bush

I would say Akin's might well have a reason to be worried.

[randome]

26. Your original 'misspeak' was deeply disturbing, you ass!

Not you, highplainsdem. Akin.

[McCamy Taylor]

27. Rove is on the ropes. He could lose the WH, the House and the Senate

could gain an even wider Democratic majority. Since Rove has been up to his eyeballs in Super Pac meetings (and illegal coordination with the candidates) he is staking his reputation on this election. If he does not pull through with a GOP win somewhere, he is going to sound a lot like Newt in 1998 with his "At least we did not lose more than we lost" speech. And we know what happened to Newt.

Rove should really consider ditching Romney and the Tea Party. But he won't. He worked too hard with Scalia getting Citizens United. He needs to show that pouring an unlimited amount of money donated by assholes can help the GOP nominate candidates who have a snowball's chance in hell of winning. Except...

Asshole Super Pac donors select asshole candidates. Go figure.

[zbdent]

30. He didn't really need to worry ...

it's not like Cheney was asking him to go quail hunting with him ...

[sarcasmo]

31. Shouldn't KKK be investigated for this threat?

[marble falls]

32. He should be afraid. Rep Giffords, Dr David Gunn, Dr. Barnett Slepian .......

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when these Conservatives 'joke', people get murdered.

[Wernothelpless]

34. Suddenly someone within the RNC is shocked by Rove ...

What took them so long to wake up? "Deeply disturbing" is Rove's calling card ...