2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumAkin ad asks for 'forgiveness'
8/21/12 5:25 AM EDT
The Republican congressman has come under heavy fire from national Republicans for his comments and has been urged by some to drop his candidacy before the no-penalty withdrawal deadline at 5 p.m. today. Akin has said he will move ahead with his bid against Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill and the spot is an indication that he plans to follow through.
The commercial, which was shared with POLITICO, shows Akin speaking directly to the camera and explaining that he has compassion for the victims of rape.
"Rape is an evil act. 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," Akin says. "The fact is, rape can lead to pregnancy. The truth is, rape has many victims."
Akin continues: "The mistake I made was in the words I said, not in the heart I hold. I ask for your forgiveness."
http://www.politico.com/blogs/burns-haberman/2012/08/exclusive-akin-ad-asks-for-forgiveness-132648.html
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orpupilofnature57
(15,472 posts)Or being arrogant enough to think his constituents are that STUPID.
TroyD
(4,551 posts)Is this might mean he is planning to stay in and wants to still give it a go.
That means Claire McCaskgill can still win.
klook
(12,157 posts)Akin has worked closely with Paul Ryan and others to overturn decades of feminist progress, scientific knowledge, and human compassion.
It is no accident that they frame rape as having degrees of gravity. No accident that they are constantly looking for ways to implement their absolutist anti-abortion doctrine.
Forcing a woman to be the incubator for her rapist's child is a POLICY they want to implement as the law of the land. It is not a matter of "choosing the wrong words."
You want to apologize? Then start working to protect American women's right to choose what to do with their bodies, and stop trying to make your warped pseudo-scientific fantasies into law.
xchrom
(108,903 posts)He knew that wasn't so - but to be 'all in Liberals faces & sound Authentic' he lied.