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Astonishing "Rape" Comment May Force GOP Senate Candidate from Race

Deckard Wrote: Aug 20, 2012 5:39 PM

And consider the USC football recruit, a five star athlete who had a promising career ahead of him. He was FALSELY ACCUSED of rape and went to prison, serving six years before the woman who accused him finally came forward and made it all up. So please stop saying that someone would never falsely accuse someone of rape, just like someone would never falsely accuse someone of sexual harassment.

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Astonishing "Rape" Comment May Force GOP Senate Candidate from Race

This story -- which I touched on briefly in the Obama presser post below -- has been moving at warp speed all day. Let's get you caught up. First, here's Rep. Todd Akin (R-MO) making appalling and cringe-worthy remarks about "legitimate" rape on a St. Louis television program yesterday:

Not only is this indefensible and insulting, his grasp of basic human biology is demonstrably wrong. It would be one thing if a random Congressman said something dumb. It happens every...

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