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Romney and paul ryan. >> now, congresswoman, you hear that a lot of republicans are beginning to come out, asking him to step aside. i mean -- if id logically have been saying, what is it, that he got caught saying it in a very imtemperate manner, or do you think theres a debate or second thinking going on in the party on some of these hard line positions that theyve taken and even proposed in legislation? >> well, lets keep in mind that todd akin said he misspoke but he actually didnt apologize...

A possibility that rape could not be legitimate, or could not be forced, i mean, what are we talking about? >> thats well outside the mainstream thinking in my. . and i think generationally, its -- its dauntingly out of touch from where i believe i stand and many people of my age group do. i think were in different times right now. i cant defend that with paul ryan because its not personally what i believe. its not what mitt romney believes. >> megan mccain, thank you for being here tonight. >> ...

>> yeah, and they hes selfish and only thinking of himself and not the greater good of the republican party. thats a selfish act. >> what do you think this does to the perception that many have that the republican party has become kidnapped by the far right? does this just make this even more difficult for more moderate republicans to try to appeal to the american public that everyone is not going to the deep end of the far right? >> yes, exactly. but its not just moderate republicans and social...

Categories of rape, that rape is rape as he uttered the words just a short time ago. in this legislation co-sponsored by ryan at some point in time the language was forcible rape as if it needed to be qualified somehow. >> thats right. it would not have included all cases of incest. it would have exclude the statutory rape, and we know that actually the majority of cases of rape are women who are drugged or threatened or coerced. it is a myth that it is a stranger jumping out of the bushes and a...

No taxpayer funding for abortion. president obama signed an executive order last year making that perfectly clear. but this bill is another way just wasting more time. theyve got a lot more up their sleeve. current law banning funding for abortion has a couple of exceptions, cliending one for women who are raped. but you can only get covered for, quote, forcible rape. so according to the author of the bill, just saying no is no longer enough. statutory rape is no longer covered, and people who h...

Get to have a baby and i get to decide. thats astonishing and i guess well talk about it at the republican convention. >> is this not the cost of putting paul ryan on the ticket. week one was supposed to be about the economy and all we did was talk about the situation of medicare. we were supposed to be talking about the economy and we were discussing forcible rape has mr. ryan called it. this is the cost isnt it, of paul ryan? >> it is. >> this isnt quite going way they anticipated and if you b...

Apologizes for his word choice, but not for his position. that women should be deniy eied to -- and its the feeling he shares with paul ryan. remember him? >> a faithful catholic, paul believes in the worth and dignity of every human life. >> it would be a lot easier for romney to run from akins legitimate remarks if wasnt partnered with akin to narrow the definition of rape. nbc news has learned -- that would outlaw all abortions even in cases of rape called akin on monday. no word yet on what ...

Last year, he co-sponsored hr-3 that used the language, forcible rape. nbc news finds that wasnt the first time ryan signed on to that language. in 2010, he penned his name on hr5939 which allowed abortion if the pregnancy was from forcible rape. that same year he told "the weekly standard," im as pro life as a person gets. this week it seems ryans views on the issues are evolving. this is what he said aboard a campaign plane yesterday. >> im proud of my record. mitt romneys going to be the pres...

The man is not -- todd akin has just defied his partys leadership and vowed to continue his bid for the senate but with the clock ticking on a deadline of 5:00 p.m. central time, the offender, the man whose take of legitimate rain doesnt appear to think he owes the gop anything. here he is on mike huckabees radio show just this afternoon. >> i want to make things clear and that is we are going to continue with this race for the u.s. senate. weve given it a lot of thought and the first thing we t...

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