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Georgia Republican admits defending Todd Akin’s rape comment was ‘stupid’
Republican Rep. Phil Gingrey of Georgia said Monday that he was wrong to defend Missouri Senate candidate Todd Akin’s remarks about “legitimate rape.” “Rape is rape,” he told the Atlanta-Journal Constitution. “If it’s rape, it’s legitimate. I certainly regret very much weighing in on that issue, which was something that…
Rep. Phil Gingrey: Todd Akin and Richard Mourdock are right about rape
In an address to the Cobb County, GA Chamber of Commerce, Rep. Phil Gingrey (R-GA) told the assembled group that Rep. Todd Akin (R-MO)’s remarks on rape were “partly right” and unfairly maligned by the U.S. media. According to the Marietta Daily Journal, the congressman believes that adrenaline can prevent pregnancies, and…
Romney surrogate claims ‘Etch A Sketch’ lying is ‘good campaign tactics’
Rep. Phil Gingrey (R-GA) admitted to CNN’s Soledad O’Brien on Friday that Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is in fact changing his position on numerous issues just to pick up skeptics in the political center, adding that lying to voters is so “typical” for Republicans and Democrats that he sees…
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