Don't care. As long as he defeats Obama.
When stupid people say stupid things on the left they become President and Vice President. I got nothing... how do you reason with open minds like that?

Bowlgal, what hate filled church did Obama sit in for 20 years?

Yaawwwnnnnnn.....NOV 6th.....and then the deafening silence will be golden :-)

http://www.humanevents.com/2011/10/19/al...

Oh that's just Joe being Joe. No calls for his dismissal.

When stupid people say stupid things on the left they become President and Vice President.

Don't care. As long as he defeats Obama.

I'm so sick and tired of the left getting a pass for the things they say and do and one stupid comment by someone on the right is met with all kinds of crap that is so fake.

It's more for them to be able to avoid talking about Obama's failures. Obama sat in an American hate filled racist church for 20 years. Don't need to research that. And promotes birth abortions. That's sick!

Many complaints lodged against Janet Napolitano for sexual harrassment and yet the left thinks that is okay vs one comment.

purplethehelmet, I hope your comments are ignored for the stupidity that it is and has nothing to do with the topic. The left hyprocrisy is never ending.

People need to be very cautious of the double-talk of Romney, Ryan and the Republican party platform on abortion.

"Romney and his running mate Paul condemned Akin’s remarks and pledged that under a Romney administration, abortion would be allowed in the case of rape. An exemption for rape, though, is not included in the platform set to be adopted by the party Romney will officially lead when nomination next week.

And Ryan, his vice presidential pick, has opposed exceptions for rape and voted alongside Akin in the House, though Ryan now says he defers to Romney’s position on the matter." [ http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/201... ]

Some moral conviction on Ryan's part, isn't it? Who do you believe? Paul Ryan since elected? Paul Ryan since yesterday? Romney? Or the Republican platform? I say trust none of them!

Sure, the left wing radical shooter that doesn't get any liberal media attention. Lead story was Romney's taxes.

The left "outraged" over a rape comment and applauds abortion.

Abortion is murder, period.

"slaves to them" Even Jessie Jackson's daughter was outraged.
Should Biden be punished to the fullest?

70 some days to the election is showing meltdowns everywhere on the left.

purplethehelmet, punished for free speech?

http://washingtonexaminer.com/democrats-...

Dems got what they wanted..an Akin win. The liberal media made too much of this and now calls for him to step down allows the GOP to insert their candidate.

Onelife, Biden's comments weren't out of line and were not racist. He was saying that if the banks are given control without oversight than we will all become slaves to them. If the current economic crash hasn't taught us that the banks need oversight, then this will happen again.

If you are a woman, worker or retired in WI first congressional district you support Ryan, you need to re-examine.

Akin is Ryan and Ryan is Akin. Look up the bill they co-sponsored HR 3.

No, there is no pride coming from the left. Obama pays the women less in his administration for the same work as men and abortion kills girl babies too.

poo and the rest of the liberals can't point to Obama's presidency with pride so they have to dig way deep and find any triviality to DIVERT attention away from scrutiny of the disastrous last four years. RetiredAirForce....you hit the nail on the head! Seen Newsweeks latest cover "HIT THE ROAD BARACK!" and Newsweek, the bastion of liberal mags, even sees the light.

"our VP candidates voted the same way on 52 substantive bills"

http://www.govtrack.us/blog/2012/08/15/v...

Sorry, but the EPA was passed in 1964. The LL Act is NOT the EPA Act.

Equal Pay Act of 1963

The Equal Pay Act of 1963 is a United States federal law amending the Fair Labor Standards Act, aimed at abolishing wage disparity based on sex (see Gender pay gap). It was signed into law on June 10, 1963 by John F. Kennedy as part of his New Frontier Program.[1] In passing the bill, Congress denounces sex discrimination[citation needed] for the following reasons:

It depresses wages and living standards for employees necessary for their health and efficiency;
it prevents the maximum utilization of the available labor resources
it tends to cause labor disputes, thereby burdening, affecting, and obstructing commerce;
it burdens commerce and the free flow of goods in commerce; and
it constitutes an unfair method of competition.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equal_Pay_A...

"The Akin/Ryan legislation"
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LOL, and the left wing circus spins and spins regardless of the facts.

- Unemployment over 8% for over 3 1/2 years.
- The national debt larger than the size of the US economy.
- Our nations bond rating lowered for the first time in history.
- No national budget for over 3 years.
- Historic levels of national deficits.
- For every dollar spent the nation is borrowing 40 cents.

No worries though, the current president says the private economy is doing just fine...

217 Republicans and 10 Democrats. The Terrible Ten as they are infamously known as in Democratic circles. The Akin/Ryan legislation to redefine the meaning of rape to "forcible" rape had to be scuttled by the Republican party after a groundswell of objections.

I'm content to talk about Romney's tax returns/offshore bank accounts and the Akin/Ryan legislative partnership until election day. I'm just amazed some conservatives seem determined to do the same instead of shutting it down by moving on to the real issues.

Barney (aka purplethehelmet) I see you mentioned the Family Research Council in this comment section. I wonder what your thoughts are on the shooting from the leftest activist that occured there.

Interestingly the left fringe is trying to draw Ryan and/or Romney into what the person running for office in another state said. The current media game, echoed here by sheeple, is the cosponsoring of legislation. The real facts behind this are there were 277 cosponsors, to include members of both political parties that cosponsored that bill; a fringe tie at its best by the deflectors.

Hey look at the new yardstick of the left fringe, "I'd not mentioned anyone condoning Akin's remarks. I'm talking about people that choose to not rebuke them."

I guess in this regard the current democratic leadership, to include the white house and dem party spokespeople to include pelosi and reid must then think enticing children for terrible things with an adult is okay because they have not spoken out against Minn state Rep Kerry Gauthier.

It was an ignorant statement by probably a good man. He will pay dearly for it. The Republicans will not tolerate insensitive remarks. It's a team mentality right now. the Republicans are focused and driven. You screw up and you are benched/cut.

The Dems on the other hand....I did not here one Dem condemn the Biden Remarks on "unchained". They all tried to laugh it off as a "that's Joe being Joe..ha, ha, ha". Good ole Grandpa Joe.

Talk about a double standard for the Dems.

As Wader just pointed out...we are the silent majority just waiting to be heard again in Nov. Peace.

Just like what happened this spring, all the blowhard loudmouths who spew imbicile partisan comments will be educated again on how they represent a vocal minority of feeble minded inconsequentials. The silent majority will show up again, on NOV 6th, and the next day you will be snivelling in your beds realizing you are a non-factor....again. Each person in this world is responsible for their own conduct, statements, actions, and votes. The Akin guy is a Derp and Paul Ryan is a good man of excellent upbringing and standards...any attempt to join the two into 1 just makes you look like an idiot.

wislady, you need to do your homework:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lilly_Ledbe...
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/11...

Listen: it was a dumb statement and not his business. Think. Joe. Biden.

gina51

Paul Ryan was born in 1970, so I don't think he voted against it.

The Equal Pay Act of 1963

http://www.eeoc.gov/laws/statutes/epa.cf...

What do you expect ? Paul Ryan voted against equal pay for women.

If he is going to step aside, the deadline is tomorrow, by 5PM.

dbt

The funding for his campaign was pulled by RNC. He is on his own.

The Missouri Senate is as easy to take from the Dems as Wisconsin now is. Afterall, we only need 51 to repeal ObamaTAX.

It was a dumb statement but I've heard much worse from the left. The liberal media now has something to eat and the Republicans have a chance to insert a stronger candidate. Everyone wins.

I also love that Mitt Romney's outrage after hearing Akin's comments was mellow, at first, then he ramped up the outrage today.
So phoney and scripted.

Guess again, wislady.

http://firstread.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/...

Best not to believe unconfirmed anonymous tweets.

Paul Ryan's views on abortion are the same as Akin's from Missouri. Paul Ryan co-sponsored
an extreme 'Personhood' bill in the House that got shot down in Mississippi. Yes, Mississippi thought it was too extreme! Holy cow.

I can here Hannity, Rush, Reince, Ann Coulter and all the conservative blow hards call for Akin's quitting right now to protect Ryan.

4bears: I agree with most of what you say. No one posting here is going to change their minds. But I disagree with the cocktails part. Republicans prefer $300 bottles of wine, bought by someone else ;)

This is all good humor. Does it really matter who they run? All vote party line anyways... I am starting to believe it's a game for the mucky mucks of the R Party. They sit around having a couple cocktails and a hearty laugh on what idiot got elected this time!

Akin's statement had NOT one damn thing to do with religious belief It had to do with IGNORANCE As to the woman's body as in a majority of the GOP and doing what they are doing and saying about women.Bowlgirl you are such a LIAR as to OUR PRESIDENT promoting abortion. To want planned parenthood and women to have a choice is not repeat NOT promoting abortion Actually it is preventing it by the women not getting PREGNANT and if not pregnant then no fetus thus no abortion. GET THE PICTURE?But then again you are GOP supporter That explains that.As to Johnson 9 Which I do not care for)HE IS A SENATOR Representing our STATE as a US SENATOR and has all the right in the world to request this. Wislady Thank you for a real comment to the truth with issue at hand. As to the GOP and the women having a choice What have you that support this to say as to after the fetus is born and the GOP want no part of supporting it and THEN IT IS A REAL PERSON THAT IS PART OF THIS UNJUST WORLD, What happens to all those children that can not be cared for after they are born as to the many reasons the parent wanted SAFE SEX? Please do not say refrain from sex as that is not reality........As I do not think all of the people commenting, that agree with this, were VIRGINS when they got married if married.

wislady, so typical. I'd not mentioned anyone condoning Akin's remarks. I'm talking about people that choose to not rebuke them. Why don't you go back to your "fun distractions" now?

poohbah
I don't think anyone on this site has condoned what Akins said.

By the way....have the dems stepped up to call for the retraction of the ads calling Romney a cheat and possible felon? How about the ad with Ryan throwing granny over the cliff?

How about Pelosi referring to republicans as "e coli"?

Silence.

Thumbs up to the TV station in Madison that refused to run the "granny ad".

916WI: you accuse others of attacking you
"Rather than answer my questions to better justify your position, you choose to deflect the issue by attacking me personally? As I said....sad and pathetic:("
but in response ro my comment, you said
"Baegucb......I don't know what planet you have been living on"
Hypocrisy much? Or just a gratuitous insult?

Once again 916... Your use of the word "hate"---> must be what the ReFIBlicans do when they have nothing else constructive to add to a discussion. They attempt to distract from the discussion with name called, etc. Here is a dictionary so you can read up on it. (Yes I HATE to do wash dishes.) Smile :-)

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/hate

916 - Did you hide his DUNCE cap?

http://www.boston.com/news/politics/2012...

"916 -I'll bet Todd Akin is your hero and you probably think he is correct with his "legitimate rape" comment."
As is the case with the rest your comments, you would be totally wrong with this one as well.......keep spreading the hate buddy, you might not be particularly good at it, but at least your persistent with your message......

Yada...."my best"? No, not at all--just a simple observation involving you condemning a person and their religion because you don't agree with their beliefs. Rather than answer my questions to better justify your position, you choose to deflect the issue by attacking me personally? As I said....sad and pathetic:(

916 -I'll bet Todd Akin is your hero and you probably think he is correct with his "legitimate rape" comment.

"Congressman's Akin comments on rape are insulting, inexcusable, and, frankly, wrong. Like millions of other Americans, we found them to be offensive." - Mitt Romney's follow-up comment on Akin's comments.

Even if the diehard conservatives on this site can't bring themselves to admit it, Mitt Romney just did. And good for Mitt Romney for his statement. And good for Ron Johnson to rebuke the comments.

I'd be interested to hear Paul Ryan's reaction, in his own words, to his buddy Akin's comments. Ryan and Akin, as co-sponsors of H.R. 3 to redefine the meaning of rape, have been lockstep on trying to legislate that there are different types of rape. In the case of the bill they co-sponsored, they tried to create a new class of rape called "forcible" rape. As though some other class of rape isn't forcible? Excuse me!!!

"Akin and Ryan were the original co-sponsors of the controversial bill H.R. 3, “No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act,” which initially included language which changed the definition of “rape” to “forcible rape,” until public pressure forced the bill’s supporters to remove that unacceptable and narrow definition. As I wrote previously, Paul Ryan is not just anti-choice, his anti-choice views are extreme and just plain bad for all women." [ http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/the_rum... ]

916 - do your homework - Mormons are a cult. Read and learn, take classes, but your name calling makes you look silly.

http://mormoncult.org/

Baegucb......I don't know what planet you have been living on--to bring you up to date on the Republican party--the majority of the men and women in the party would vote "lock-step" on a pro-life bill.......

916...."hate, fear, ignorance"...lol...you are one silly guy...lol. Is that your best? You have a sick mind to think that way when people don't agree with you. I really feel sorry for you. Have you been drinking today?

Well done BAEGUCB - Excellent comment on Paul Ryan. Read this information on Ryan.
"12 Things You Should Know About Vice Presidential Candidate Paul Ryan"

http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2012/0...

Yada.....your ignorance, fear and hate must be both sad and frustrating to live with:(
Do you personally know any Mormons? Have any civilized, level headed conversations with them? Or the minute they reveal their religious beliefs, do you just bring on the hate?

Paul Ryan serves on the Budget committee with Akin, and voted in lock step with him on anti-abortion bills. Just Ryan hasn't put his foot in his mouth about it yet.

Off topic, but fun distraction....

Paul Krugman is upset with the Newsweek Cover

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/20...

http://hotair.com/archives/2012/08/20/ne...

"I believe this if the first time that I've ever agreed with Sen. Johnson on something." Yea, me too.

yada
Did I say something that supports him? His statement was repulsive.

Someone Tweeted that he stepped aside, however I have not seen a news report. If he decides he is staying...he will have no funding, as the RNC has already diverted funds that were going to used for him, to another cause.

Does anyone know what happens if someone who wins a primary steps aside...do they go to the runner up, or just do a write in candidate to replace him?

This presidential election is so very funny with the Republican Evangelical Christians supporting a man that belongs to a cult.

http://mormoncult.org/

Also - Great comment-->"Ron Johnson is nothing more than a bag of hot air and a bumbling idiot"

He's a Republican - bet u still support the guy....you are one funny lady

Akin has withdrawn from the Senate race.

I think his comment about women's bodies being able to prevent pregnancy is just about as offensive as the "legitimate rape" comment. It shows an astonishingly feeble grasp of science and biology.

dtb --- well said!

I agree that he needs to step aside.

Vector, he cares ony for gaining a repub majority in the senate. We have no way of knowng if he secretly agrees with Akin; he's just smart enough not to say it out loud.

"You'd think someone with such apparently backwater ideas on women's health issues would be in agreement with Akin, unless he has something to gain by publicly reprimanding him"
Or just maybe Akin's comment was so totally out there and so totally wrong that even someone as "backwater" as Johnson can see that Akin should go crawl back under a rock.

I believe Senator Johnson voted against renewing the Violence Against Women Act that protects women from domestic abuse, and made a comment earlier this year that if a woman can't afford contraceptives, she should just "google" how to get them. You'd think someone with such apparently backwater ideas on women's health issues would be in agreement with Akin, unless he has something to gain by publicly reprimanding him

If everyone was removed from office or fired from their jobs for things they wish they hadn't said (usually taken out of context), we would have no elected officials in office and no one would have a job.

Politicians say thousands of words on a long tiring campaign. Public speaking is stressful enough, then you have the media ready to jump or twist your meaning to gain political points for their favorite candidate.

The voters in Missouri are smart enough without people in Wisconsin telling them what to do. After all, Missouri people still can smoke in their favorite restaurant or bar. They don't like people telling them what to do, or who to vote for.

What would one expect from the "show me state" ?

Notice that Johnson objects because it diminishes the Republicans' ability to elect a senator from Missouri??? Here we go again!

Thank You Senator Johnson

agree with first 2 posts

Bowlgal, this isn't saying something stupid or make a gaffe, it's believing something that's so terrible that you have to question his ability to look at facts and make a rational decision. A few weeks ago when Romney misspoke and called the Sihks, Shieks I defended him. It was a simple mistake. Sen. Akins comments show a lack of understanding or empathy of a serious issue.

Pres. Obama still promotes birth abortions and Biden is a walking gaffe machine. I suppose one Republican saying something stupid would be headlines in the media. They have nothing else to talk about.

I agree with concernedwi, but there is NOTHING in this world that would get me to agree that Ron Johnson is nothing more than a bag of hot air and a bumbling idiot!!

I believe this if the first time that I've ever agreed with Sen. Johnson on something.