You might recall the words of Rep. Todd Akin of Missouri last Sunday when he tried to defend his position on abortion restrictions for women who became pregnant as the result of being raped: “It seems to me, first of all, from what I understand from doctors, that’s really rare. If it’s a legitimate rape, […]
John Fugelsang questions Mitt Romney’s reputation as a flip flopper. John notes that while on the surface Romney appears to flip flop on the issues, if you look at the bigger picture- one thing becomes abundantly clear. Mitt Romney is a man who will do and say anything to get elected – is willing to do […]
Here is a collection of 5 videos with one of the most insane of the Tea Party freshmen class of 2010 – Representative William Joseph “Joe” Walsh, the Republican U.S. Representative for Illinois’ northwest suburban 8th congressional district. In the first video you see him flipping out and yelling at constituents during a town hall meeting in […]
In a year filled with attacks and stunningly backward statements from Republican regarding women’s reproductive health issues, the Tea Party Senate nominee from Missouri, Rep. Todd Akins, seems to have outdone himself this Sunday. Explaining his opposition to abortion, even in the instance of rape, he said that victims of “legitimate rape” don’t get pregnant stating […]
Chris Matthews was joined this week on Hardball by the former head of NARAL*, Kate Michaelman and Politico’s Maggie Haberman to discuss Paul Ryan’s extreme pro-life position along with his support for the enactment of a federal “personhood” law. Personhood laws are laws designed to extend the legal concept of “personhood” to pre-born humans. Specifically, […]