Rep. Todd Akin: No pregnancy from 'legitimate rape'

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  • gimmesometruth27
    gimmesometruth27 St. Fuckin Louis Posts: 24,424
    saw an attack ad for akin against mccaskill tonight. he talked about how everyone knew about his little gaffe in 60 seconds, but it is more important for them to know about mccaskill's 6 year record, or something along those lines. i can't believe people in missourah are still taking this guy seriously.
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  • catefrances
    catefrances Posts: 29,003
    gimmesometruth27 wrote:
    saw an attack ad for akin against mccaskill tonight. he talked about how everyone knew about his little gaffe in 60 seconds, but it is more important for them to know about mccaskill's 6 year record, or something along those lines. i can't believe people in missourah are still taking this guy seriously.


    whats important is for the people to know this guy is prone to saying stupid shit without merit of a factual foundation.
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  • Johnny Abruzzo
    Johnny Abruzzo Philly Posts: 12,440
    My understanding is that the Dems are withholding their attack ads until after some deadline for Akin to be removed from the race, then they will let loose. People on the inside think the race will be over after that happens. Whatever.
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  • gimmesometruth27
    gimmesometruth27 St. Fuckin Louis Posts: 24,424
    Johnny Abruzzo wrote:
    My understanding is that the Dems are withholding their attack ads until after some deadline for Akin to be removed from the race, then they will let loose. People on the inside think the race will be over after that happens. Whatever.
    i have not gotten any robocalls or seen commercials from claire attacking akin for this, so you could be right.

    most of claire's commercials are trying to distance herself from obama's record stating that claire "specifically voted against" x, y, and z...
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  • ComeToTX
    ComeToTX Austin Posts: 8,073
    Well, it didn't take long for some of the GOP to jump right back on board with this moron.

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  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,766
    ComeToTX wrote:
    Well, it didn't take long for some of the GOP to jump right back on board with this moron.

    http://news.yahoo.com/more-republican-l ... 06753.html
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  • ComeToTX
    ComeToTX Austin Posts: 8,073
    He's down by 5 in the polls.
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  • gimmesometruth27
    gimmesometruth27 St. Fuckin Louis Posts: 24,424
    he said today that "mccaskill was more ladylike in 2006 campaign"...

    women's groups are understandably offended by this and they have been calling on the national gop to condemn the comments and at this time they have not... stay tuned as this might become another issue for a man who clearly is not connecting with women voters here in this state...

    :fp:
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  • catefrances
    catefrances Posts: 29,003
    gimmesometruth27 wrote:
    he said today that "mccaskill was more ladylike in 2006 campaign"...

    women's groups are understandably offended by this and they have been calling on the national gop to condemn the comments and at this time they have not... stay tuned as this might become another issue for a man who clearly is not connecting with women voters here in this state...

    :fp:


    please dont call me a lady just cause im female... as for ladylike... what the fuck does that even mean? does he mean she was more submissive and perhaps in her 'right' place... not so confronting and forceful??
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  • gimmesometruth27
    gimmesometruth27 St. Fuckin Louis Posts: 24,424
    catefrances wrote:
    gimmesometruth27 wrote:
    he said today that "mccaskill was more ladylike in 2006 campaign"...

    women's groups are understandably offended by this and they have been calling on the national gop to condemn the comments and at this time they have not... stay tuned as this might become another issue for a man who clearly is not connecting with women voters here in this state...

    :fp:


    please dont call me a lady just cause im female... as for ladylike... what the fuck does that even mean? does he mean she was more submissive and perhaps in her 'right' place... not so confronting and forceful??
    that is exactly what he was saying. in his religiously warped mind she needs to be submissive and in the kitchen, not in public office, and certainly not going after him, a man, in the manner which she did in the debate a few days ago.
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  • _
    _ Posts: 6,657
    catefrances wrote:
    gimmesometruth27 wrote:
    he said today that "mccaskill was more ladylike in 2006 campaign"...

    women's groups are understandably offended by this and they have been calling on the national gop to condemn the comments and at this time they have not... stay tuned as this might become another issue for a man who clearly is not connecting with women voters here in this state...

    :fp:


    please dont call me a lady just cause im female... as for ladylike... what the fuck does that even mean? does he mean she was more submissive and perhaps in her 'right' place... not so confronting and forceful??

    Yes. He was contrasting her "ladylike" demeanor in 2006 with her "aggressive" behavior this year, where she "came out swinging".
  • comebackgirl
    comebackgirl Posts: 9,885
    _ wrote:
    catefrances wrote:
    gimmesometruth27 wrote:
    he said today that "mccaskill was more ladylike in 2006 campaign"...

    women's groups are understandably offended by this and they have been calling on the national gop to condemn the comments and at this time they have not... stay tuned as this might become another issue for a man who clearly is not connecting with women voters here in this state...

    :fp:


    please dont call me a lady just cause im female... as for ladylike... what the fuck does that even mean? does he mean she was more submissive and perhaps in her 'right' place... not so confronting and forceful??

    Yes. He was contrasting her "ladylike" demeanor in 2006 with her "aggressive" behavior this year, where she "came out swinging".
    Did he make any mention of his asinine, ignorant behavior? :roll:
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  • Jason P
    Jason P Posts: 19,327
    catefrances wrote:
    . as for ladylike... what the fuck does that even mean? does he mean she was more submissive and perhaps in her 'right' place... not so confronting and forceful??
    :) don't shoot the messenger ...

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  • cincybearcat
    cincybearcat Posts: 16,882
    catefrances wrote:
    gimmesometruth27 wrote:
    he said today that "mccaskill was more ladylike in 2006 campaign"...

    women's groups are understandably offended by this and they have been calling on the national gop to condemn the comments and at this time they have not... stay tuned as this might become another issue for a man who clearly is not connecting with women voters here in this state...

    :fp:


    please dont call me a lady just cause im female... as for ladylike... what the fuck does that even mean? does he mean she was more submissive and perhaps in her 'right' place... not so confronting and forceful??


    That may be what he meant but I don;t think the term ladylike is bad at all. It's like saying gentleman-like or gentlemanly. She is a lady as opposed to a gentleman after all.
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  • catefrances
    catefrances Posts: 29,003
    Jason P wrote:
    catefrances wrote:
    . as for ladylike... what the fuck does that even mean? does he mean she was more submissive and perhaps in her 'right' place... not so confronting and forceful??
    :) don't shoot the messenger ...

    http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ladylike


    Definition of LADYLIKE


    1: becoming or suitable to a lady


    2: resembling a lady in appearance or manners : well-bred


    3 a: feeling or showing too much concern about elegance or propriety <ladylike embarrassment at not being the wife of a real doctor — Lewis Vogler>

    b: lacking in strength, force, or virility



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  • _
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    cincybearcat wrote:
    catefrances wrote:
    gimmesometruth27 wrote:
    he said today that "mccaskill was more ladylike in 2006 campaign"...

    women's groups are understandably offended by this and they have been calling on the national gop to condemn the comments and at this time they have not... stay tuned as this might become another issue for a man who clearly is not connecting with women voters here in this state...

    :fp:


    please dont call me a lady just cause im female... as for ladylike... what the fuck does that even mean? does he mean she was more submissive and perhaps in her 'right' place... not so confronting and forceful??


    That may be what he meant but I don;t think the term ladylike is bad at all. It's like saying gentleman-like or gentlemanly. She is a lady as opposed to a gentleman after all.

    Well that all depends on what one thinks a lady should be like. This guy apparently thinks ladies shouldn't be "aggressive" in competitions & they shouldn't "come out swinging". And, unlike the word "gentlemanly," the word "ladylike" is often used to remind women of their so-called place & create a double-standard. I can't think of any examples of the word gentlemanly commonly being used in that way.
  • polaris_x
    polaris_x Posts: 13,559
    this is interesting ... my 2 cents ...

    i think both those words (gentlemanly and ladylike) are aimed at pacifying the person ... make them less aggressive ... in men, that is often seen as a good thing because men are considered to be the more aggressive of the genders ... while in women, it is has the same desire but the context is completely different as it has a oppressive connotation ..
  • pandora
    pandora Posts: 21,855
    lady like is opposite of pig like ;)
    and yes of course subjective and based in personal opinion...

    which absolutely everyone has the right to express,
    and of course suffer the consequences for.
    Stop stifling people, let them dig their own graves, he has with those who do not agree.
  • cincybearcat
    cincybearcat Posts: 16,882
    Hell, I just thought ladylike meant that a woman carries herself well. Well spoken, put together, intelligent, courteous...etc

    And I thought gentlemanly was the same but for a guy. But I guess those are just my definitions.
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  • _
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    cincybearcat wrote:
    Hell, I just thought ladylike meant that a woman carries herself well. Well spoken, put together, intelligent, courteous...etc

    And I thought gentlemanly was the same but for a guy. But I guess those are just my definitions.

    But, again, it all depends on how people think a woman should carry herself. I'm not necessarily against the word altogether. When "ladylike" and "gentlemanly" refer to the same characteristics, I'm generally in support of that. It just frequently doesn't, that's all. Too bad we can't just use a gender-neutral term and get rid of the gender contexts. Then we wouldn't need to have this discussion.

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