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Jerome49 Wrote: Oct 26, 2012 11:08 AM
Mourdock made a stupid comment. Even you must realize that he wasn't saying that God intended for a rape to happen. Romney and Ryan have both gone on record as saying they are against abortion, EXCEPT in the case of rape, incest or when the life of the mother was in jeopardy. Romney and Ryan both repudiated the comments made by Akin, as did the RNC. They should do the same with Mourdock. BTW, how many stupid Biden comments (they'll have y'all back in chains) has Obama and the Democrat party repudiated?
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Terminus in WA Wrote: Oct 26, 2012 10:38 AM
Sheesh, did you even read the article?: "God creates life, and that was my point. God does not want rape, and by no means was I suggesting that he does. Rape is a horrible thing, and for anyone to twist my words otherwise is absurd and sick."
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Let's stipulate that people, and particularly politicians, can get into trouble by attempting to speak for God. But that's not the moral of the story regarding Indiana Senate candidate Richard Mourdock.
Responding to a question about abortion, Mourdock offered a grieved response -- his voice breaking a bit -- on the matter of which exceptions he favored. His Democratic opponent, Joe Donnelly, also pro-life, said that he would permit abortions in cases of rape, incest and to save the life of the mother. Mourdock said he had "struggled with it . . . for a long time," but had come...
Rape, God, Life and Liberals