Todd Akin

Here We Go Again: GOP Lawmaker Says Rape Can Make Beautiful Children

Here We Go Again: GOP Lawmaker Says Rape Can Make Beautiful Children

West Virginia Delegate Brian Kurcaba says rape is awful, but remarks that it can create a beautiful child.

10 years ago

House Republicans Collapse Under The Weight Of Their Own Bickering Over Abortion Bill

House Republican leaders withdrew a controversial anti-abortion bill late Wednesday night, after a contentious dispute over rape reporting.

10 years ago

GOP Senate Candidate Thinks White People Are The Only ‘Traditional’ Americans

In a story posted by Daniel Strauss of Talking Points Memo on Tuesday, Thom Tillis, North Carolina's State House Speaker…

10 years ago

Conservative Columnist George Will Claims Rape Victim is a ‘Coveted Status’ on Campus

George Will attacks college campuses for rape prevention efforts, mocking them as political correctness gone too far.

10 years ago

No Global Warming? NOAA Says January Was Fourth Warmest on Record

You have to go all the way back to 1976 - the year Paul McCartney and Wings made it to…

11 years ago

GOP Receives Shock To The System As Democrat Michelle Nunn Leads In Georgia Senate Race

PPP released a poll on Wednesday that shows Democrat Michelle Nunn ahead of all four GOP candidates in Georgia's open…

11 years ago

GOP Can’t Lay Down Arms in War Against Women

It's been difficult to ignore the Republican Party's insistence, subsequent to its November 2012 shellacking at the national ballot box,…

11 years ago

Republicans Worried About Another Akin-like Gaffe Fail to See Real Problem

Republicans simply never learn. They always view their problems as cosmetic rather than core.

11 years ago

Far-Right Senate Candidate Phil Gingrey Loses His Entire Campaign Staff

Congressman Phil Gingrey (R-GA), who is running for Senate to replace the retiring Saxby Chambliss, is going to have to…

11 years ago

Christian Nationalism Defines the Rhetoric of Rand Paul, Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio

The tenets of Christian nationalism - control of the government for Jesus - is behind the political aspirations of Rand…

11 years ago

President of the ‘Conscience Of the Republican Party’ Says Pregnancy by Rape is Rare

President of the Calfiornia Republican Assembly, Celeste Greig, said pregnancies by rape are rare 'because it's an act of violence,…

12 years ago

House Republican and OBGYN Says Akin Was Partly Right About Legitimate Rape

A pro-fetus House Republican from Georgia is defending legitimate rape Todd Akin of Missouri and the gift of rape Richard…

12 years ago

The Republicans Have Quit on America; It’s Time for Americans to Quit on Them

Republicans have quit on America. They're putting forth no effort, and most importantly at all, they haven't even bothered to…

12 years ago

The Top Ten Dumbest Republican Quotes of 2012

It was not easy to pare down to ten a list from literally hundreds of dumb Republican quote candidates, but…

12 years ago

Was Election Night a Mandate for the Status Quo?

America won four more years for President Obama, but did we issue a mandate for change or for the status…

12 years ago

Binders of Women Bring Down the GOP’s Pro Rape Senate Candidates

The Republican rape triplets running for the senate took a big hit last night. The War on Women was a…

12 years ago

Richard Mourdock’s Extremist Views Are Shared by Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan

Richard Mourdock's so-called extremist view is the mainstream position of the Republican Party including the party's presidential ticket.

12 years ago

Mourdock Loses Ground in Senate Race But GOP Party of Rape Not Even Close to Getting It

The GOP is headed into Election Day as the Party of Rape, a group of white fratboys who never grew…

12 years ago

Even Scarborough Sees that Romney Needs to Demand Mourdock Take Down the Ad

Even Joe Scarborough slammed Indiana Senate candidate Richard Mourdock's rape comments and said that Romney should come out stronger against…

12 years ago

National Organization for Women Says Richard Mourdock is Romney Unmasked

NOW issued a statement Wednesday saying that Richard Mourdock (pregnancies from rape are 'God's will') is 'Romney Unmasked'.

12 years ago

Romney’s Endorsement of Rape Enthusiast Richard Mourdock

Mitt Romney wants Richard Mourdock, who thinks rape pregnancies are a gift from God, changing things in Washington, D.C.

12 years ago

Failure to Teach Christianity in Public Schools is Mental Molestation

Fundies claim failure to teach Christianity in public schools is mental molestation - say it ought to be punished like…

12 years ago

Paul Ryan Outed the GOP Ticket’s Extremism on Abortion in VP Debate

Paul Ryan said that elected officials should be in charge of Row V Wade, raising the alarm bell that a…

12 years ago

Pro Life Women Condemn Republican Todd Akin for His Beliefs

Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-MO) has a brutal new series of ads running against Republican Representative Todd Akin (of legitimate rape…

12 years ago

I Would Like to Say Goodbye to Patriarchy

You would think that in 2012 we'd be in a position to say goodbye to patriarchy but instead it has…

12 years ago

Todd Akin Throws a Tantrum and Whines that Claire McCaskill isn’t Ladylike

Todd Akin thinks he's gonna win because Claire McCaskill wasn't 'ladylike' at the debate. She was 'aggressive'.

12 years ago

Claire McCaskill Crushes Todd Akin with One 30 Second Ad

Now that the deadline has passed for Todd Akin to drop out of the race Sen. Claire McCaskill is hitting…

12 years ago

Tea Party Deadbeat Joe Walsh Tells Sandra Fluke to get a Job

Tea Party hero Joe Walsh told a diner full of old white folks that Sandra Fluke needs to get a…

12 years ago

75% of Americans Oppose the Republican Convention’s Abortion Plank

The Todd Akin, Tom Smith one-two media gut punch is hiding the fact that three quarters of those polled oppose…

12 years ago

Marco Rubio Touts GOP Abortion Platform That Suggests Women Are Not Humans

Rubio claimed Republicans were 'protecting the rights of a human being to live,' suggesting that pregnant women are not human…

12 years ago

Todd Akin Tells the GOP to Kiss The Missouri Senate Seat Goodbye

In a brief statement, Todd Akin essentially told the Republican Party to forget about defeating Claire McCaskill because he is…

12 years ago

Why Won’t Sarah Palin Admit Her Body Has Magic Powers

Bryan Fischer is upset that his word isn't good enough; that his Christian male voice does not invalidate a woman's…

12 years ago

Paul Ryan Insults Women Voters, Calls Forcible Rape a ‘Side Issue’

Paul Ryan says women won't be distracted by 'side issues' of Ryan's positions on rape, which align closely with Republican…

12 years ago

Romney Busted – Proud to Have Endorsement of Akin Rape Doctor in 2007

The insincerity of GOP Akin-rebukes have become apparent with the revelation that Romney accepted the endorsement of the doctor behind…

12 years ago

Todd Akin Claims He’s the Real Victim and Raises Money Off Legitimate Rape

Todd Akin is claiming that he is the victim of his legitimate rape scandal, and now he is circulating a…

12 years ago

A Mountain of Legislation Proves Legitimate Rape is a Republican Policy, Not a Gaffe

As Akin begs forgiveness for his words, not one Republican apologizes for the mountain of legislation that proves 'legitimate rape'…

12 years ago

Legitimate Rape is the Tip of the Republican War on Women Iceberg

There has been a firestorm over comments made by Todd Akin regarding what he calls 'legitimate rape,' and although it…

12 years ago

Withering Support for Todd Akin, and Karl Rove Pulls His Ads

Todd Akin is running out of friends. Even an anti-abortion group wants him to quit. But his biggest loss will…

12 years ago

Fox News Freaks Out Over Todd Akin’s Refusal to Quit MO Senate Race

Fox News is starting to freak out over Todd 'Legitimate Rape' Akin's refusal to quit the Missouri Senate race.

12 years ago

Todd Akin Says Raped Women Do Not Get Pregnant So No Abortions

Missouri Republican Todd Akin says that women who are legitimately raped don't get pregnant and that abortion punishes the child,…

12 years ago

Twisted Republicans Dream of Repeating the Lunacy of George W. Bush

Republicans seek to return to the Bush Administration's disastrous events that nearly crashed the world's economy and embroiled America in…

12 years ago

The Daily Show Mocks Republicans for Invoking the Rapture to Stop Healthcare Reform

On The Daily Show last night host Jon Stewart and correspondent John Oliver satirized Republicans like Rep. Todd Akin for…

15 years ago