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Congressman, a colleague of yours who said that he's really, he doesn't think in a case of legitimate, only in a -- the way he phrase it, in a case of legitimate rape, the woman wouldn't get pregnant and by the way, there should be some punishment for rape. i don't know how to read all that to me. >> well -- >> what did you think as a woman? >> chris, i said before this doesn't bear any relation to either biology or humanity. when you think of what a woman experiences in rape and the horror of that, the idea that you're going to separate some kinds of rape from other kinds, you have good victi...

This november. >> all the good guys will be there. acl, naacp. everybody will be at that meet. >> incredible coalition put together. >> maybe it will wake up that machine a little more than it has been woken up. thank you, mayor michael nutter. we love philly. when we return we will finish with what may be -- todd akin's biggest problem with women, distinguishing between legitimate and illegitimate rape. this guy gets deeper and deeper in it today. you are watching "hardball," the place for politics. but after awhile even my girlfriend noticed a difference. [ male announcer ] rogaine is proven...

Pregnancy. truth is, rape has many victims. the mistake i made was in the words i said, not in the heart i hold. i ask for your forgiveness. >> yesterday, he said there ought to be some punishment for rape. what a strange thing to say. he was on sean hannity's radio show distancing himself from the comments on the biology of rape. this is on the science if you can get pregnant if raped. >> a couple of articles i read and i think they were probably in error. >> when you say probably, are are they? >> i don't know the details of what the percentage, somebody who's a medical doctor would have to ...

You've got some knuckle draggers in your party. guys ran the cave man ads. your thoughts on that. is it true or not that you've got people in your party so far to the right that they have a problem with a woman saying she was raped? >> i can't speak to everybody in the party where they stand on that issue. i do think that yeah, there are some folks who have a very strong view and extreme view in that regard in terms of the definition of rape, but as the president said, as mitt romney and others have said, rape is rape and for us to have this discussion, for akin to begin to even elevate this c...

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 that's what so stupid and pig headed about these comments. >> i like when you get really human out there. last night, seriously. i love it when you are because i don't think there's a partisan issue, although it clearly hurts the republicans. last night, akin, is xhong running for the senate. a u.s. congressman, this guy. not some guy living in the trees somewhere. a u.s. congressman. he taped an ad asking for forgiveness, which is okay as an idea, but l...