Dick Morris: Akin Story Is Now "A Big Plus For Romney"

[cash__whatiwant]

Dick Morris: The point is, you have to play the media coverage to get your message out. The Akin story is a perfect example of that. I think that story is a big plus for Romney right now. Because the story is not that some kooky Republican Congressman running for the Senate said something stupid, it is that the responsible leaders of the Republican party; Romney, McConnell, Ryan, and all of them, are piling on Akin to resign and he won’t. That really sends a message to pro-choice women that they don’t need to be afraid of Romney. That they don’t need to vote for Obama because of that. And I think Romney is spinning this beautifully, and it is de-fanging the fear motivation in getting Democrats out to vote, particularly Democrat women, out to vote for Obama.

Laura Ingraham: But now you see Democrats coming forward and they’re saying, up until a few days ago, Paul Ryan and Todd Akin agreed on these issues, and they worked together on that human life amendment. They defined it forcible rape versus rape. If he was with him then, how can we be with him now? Again, they’re taking that nugget to try to divide the voters.

Dick Morris: All of this makes it clear: Romney’s not there. All of this makes it clear that the Republican party did, in fact, nominate Romney. Not Gingrich or Santorum. And Obama would much rather run against Gingrich or Santorum. He can use them (unfairly) to scare women. But he can’t use Mitt Romney that way. And I think that this is a very effective move by Romney. Sometimes on defense you score points you couldn’t possibly score on offense.

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2012/08/23/dick_morris_akin_story_is_now_a_big_plus_for_romney.html

oh, ok.

[flakey_foont]

1. Those toes sure have fried his braincells

another dispatch from Bizarro World

[monmouth]

2. He really is a toe-sucking idiot...n/t

[vademocrat]

3. Ha ha -since the truth is diametrically opposed to whatever drivel Dick Morris spews,

this is the best evidence yet that the Akin story is bad news for the tealiban party!

[Proud Liberal Dem]

4. Yes, Romney is demonstrating how "responsible" and "reasonable" he is to women

by vowing to allow abortion........in cases of rape..................today. Who knows what he will support tomorrow? I mean, he was previously on record supporting personhood amendments, which completely ban abortion. The RNC party platform doesn't make any exceptions either.

Given that Mitt ALSO supports allowing employers to determine what kind of birth control coverage women might be able to get, I'd say that any pronouncements about women not needing to be afraid of him seem extremely idiotic.

[BeyondGeography]

5. He makes Laura Ingraham sound logical

[magical thyme]

6. I wonder what he's been smoking?

Some days I wish I had some of it, whatever it is....

[no_hypocrisy]

7. Dick Morris is the personification of Professor Backwards and Capt'n Peter "Wrong Way" Peachfuzz.

[MissMarple]

8. I suppose they have to say SOMETHING.

And "I know I am, but what are you?", doesn't quite do the job.

[Heather MC]

9. This is funnier than any cartoon we post on DU

Basically he is trying to use reverse psychology. he is saying talking about this subject helps Romney in a hope that we will shut up about this subject.

[Jamaal510]

10. Doesn't Dick have another foot he wants to suck on?

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[gattaca82]

11. morris

this dick morris guy is an idiot!!!

[gattaca82]

12. in fact

every PERDICTION THIS GUY MAKES IS WRONG!!!

[progressivebydesign]

13. Akin: Dick Morris has never gotten a hooker pregnant. n/t

[Marsala]

14. Dick Morris makes Bill Kristol look downright prophetic

Well, maybe that's going a bit too far.

[Arkana]

15. If Dick Morris says it, you know it's wrong.

Period.

[Lex]

18. He hasn't ONCE gotten anything correct about anything

as far as I can tell.

[Jeff In Milwaukee]

19. I can't figure out why the media keeps talking to the guy...

Seriously. You're right. He's wrong on just about every subject, just about every time. A stopped clock is right twice a day, but I'm pretty sure Dick can't even claim that.

[yellowcanine]

16. The toesucker is even stupider than I realized. Akin has kept Mitt off message all week. How is

that a plus? This also promises to bleed into the convention next week. And it plays into a weakness in that Ryan is cheek to cheek with Akin on the underlying issue.

[Lex]

17. Obama has a double-digit lead among women voters

and it will continue to grow with comments like Akin's tied to the Republicans (and thus, Mittens).

[budkin]

20. This buffoon has never been right about anything...

EVER.