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P.m. deadline certain to intensify the pressure he is feeling from fell row republicans to drop out. he ignited a firestorm that womens bodies can prevent prg nan sis in the case of a legitimate rape. here is poll getic akin trying to do damage control speaking to mike huckabee on the radio show. >> let me be clear. rape is never legitimate. it is an evil act committed by violent predators. i used the wrong words the wrong way. what i said was ill-conceived and it was wrong. martha: steve centan...

>> still wrong. >> numbers really important and theyre really -- hard could keep up with. >> q-u-a-y-l-e almost forgot. >> thats a cheap shot. making fun of a kid because of his dad. if he is a lightweight fine but leave the old man alone. the obama campaign is noting that mitt romneys father george released 12 years of tax returns in his own run for president while mitt is only going to release two. thats the way to use the old man. as a role model. finally, are you curious to how people are re...

And charlie summers. as a husband and a father, i found representative akins comments shockingly offensive. he should resign effective immediately. and the party apparatus came crashing down on akins head. first karl roves group. they had a new round of ads scheduled to start wednesday. they announced theyre pulling the buy for good. senator john kor anyone announced that nrsc would also pull their support. over the next 24 hours congressman akin should consider what is best for him, his family,...

Should they ever have to god forbid confront that situation. as you noted, chris, this system is already geared against them to not believe in the first instance that that has occurred, so this makes that even harder for them to express and to come forward when they have been so brutalized and thats what so stupid and pig headed about these comments. elevates to it a point it does not need to go to. >> i like when you get really human out there. last night, seriously. i love it when you are beca...

I cant defend him. >> other outspoken conservatives have been more adamant including mitch mcconnell who called on akin to step aside, saying in this case, sorry is not sufficient. mr. mcconnell is the tip of the political iceberg. >> i wouldnt say anything that dumb, as he has. but if it was me, and i had an opportunity to let someone else run to actually give ourselves a better chance tomp winning, i would step aside. >> you stay in this race, this becomes the defining issue of the race and th...

>> q-u-a-y-l-e almost forgot. >> making fun of a kid because of his dad. leave the old man alone. the obama campaign is noting that mitt romneys father george released 12 years of tax returns in his own run for president while mitt is only going to release two. thats the way to use the old man. as a role model. finally, are you curious to how people are reacting to todd akins ad asking for forgiveness? well, forget about it. the options to like, dislike or make comments about the ad on akins you...

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Today to explain what he meant by legitimate rape, he meant what most of us thought he meant the first time. that significant number of women who charge rape are not victims of rape. only in certain cases. well, to assess the perils of this, im joined by michael steele, former chairman of the republican national committee and nia handerson of "the washington post." late this afternoon, mitt romney came around to the position that akin should quote exit the senate race. but the timeline on how ro...

>> the partys leader rushed to distance himself in an interview with new hampshires wmar. >> his comments about rape were deeply offensive, and i cant defend what he said. i cant defend him. >> do you think for the benefit of the party he should drop out? >> he should consider whats in the best interest of the things he believes the most deeply. >> and every republican vulnerable to gender issues on the ballot rushed out a statement. it started with massachusetts senator scott brown. he led the ...

For them to express and to come forward when they have been so brutalized and thats what so stupid and pig headed about these comments. elevates to it a point it does not need to go to. >> i like when you get really human out there. last night, seriously. i love it when you are because i dont think theres a partisan issue, although it clearly hurts the republicans. last night, akin, is who is the congressman who is running for the cincinnati a u.s. congressman, this guy. he is not some guy livin...