Posts tagged Todd Akin

Todd Akin Voted to End Head Start the Same Year he Voted to Increase His Salary | Fired Up! Missouri

Sen. McCaskill is showcasing the fact that Akin was one of only 36 members who opposed the Head Start Funding Bill which passed 381-36. However, that’s not the worst of it.

Blunt: Akin Race Becomes a Debate About Control of the Senate | Crooks & Liars

We all knew this was coming. Never mind Republicans with their threats that none of them were going to support “legitimate rape” Senate candidate Todd Akin.

I ran against Todd Akin in 2010 | Occasional Planet

It was 10 am on March 31, 2010, the filing deadline in Missouri to run for Congress.

Rep. Todd Akin Receiving Rape Threats; Capitol Police Try to Determine if They're Legitimate | Daily RFT

The office of Missouri Representative Todd Akin has confirmed that they have received threats directed at the senatorial candidate, his family and his staff.

Todd Akin, Political Fragmentation and the Soul of the St. Louis Region | nextSTL

It’s an unfortunate fact, especially in recent days, that one of the most rightfully-maligned members of congress, Todd Akin, lives little more than a half hour drivefrom downtown St. Louis City.

When God prevents pregnancy | Dangerous Intersection

Representative Todd Akin made it clear he has been legislating on the topic of abortion in almost total ignorance. He doesn’t believe that there are many pregnancies caused by rape.

National and state GOP leaders criticize Akin, some call on him to step down | St. Louis Beacon

After sparking a nationwide firestorm for suggesting that women rarely get pregnant from “legitimate rape,” U.S. Rep. Todd Akin now finds himself sharply criticized by several national and state Republicans, with some calling on him to drop out of the race for U.S. Senate.

Akin faces criticism for comments on 'legitimate' rape | St. Louis Public Radio

Missouri’s GOP Senate candidate Todd Akin is facing a wave of criticism for comments he made during an interview about pregnancies caused by rape.

17th Amendment Under Attack | Fired Up! Missouri

Todd Akin and other GOP “Senate candidates are addressing what many voters are saying: ‘Hey, let’s stop holding elections!’”

Akin: Feds should not be funding school lunches | St. Louis Public Radio

Every year, politicians descend on the Missouri State Fair in Sedalia to attend the Governor’s Ham Breakfast and woo voters, and almost every year someone says something controversial.

Todd Akin (r): Well, that didn't last very long, did it? | Show Me Progress

Things do certainly change in a republican campaign in five days. It’s as if it’s a requirement for republicans to do so.

Today In Crazy Things Todd Akin Actually Believes | St. Louis Activist Hub

Todd Akin thinks student loans are part of a “stage 3 cancer of socialism:”….

Farm Bureau backs Akin, Spence in key races | Politicmo

The Missouri Farm Bureau’s FARM-PAC announced Friday that they are supporting the Republican ticket for U.S. Senate and Missouri governor.

A cautionary note for Todd Akin | Show Me Progress

Rep. Todd Akin (R-2) is well known for his Christian Nation brand of godliness. This is a guy, after all, whose signal political achievement, apart from a few big slathers of Defense Dept. pork, had something to do with keeping the words “one nation under God” in the Pledge of Allegiance and “in God we trust” as the national motto. Seriously.

Todd Akin interested in national defense or pork? | Show Me Progress

Yesterday I noted in passing that the Ryan Budget gave the Pentagon more money than it had asked for or wanted. It is, of course, even worse than that - Rep. Ryan actually accused the generals - those folks the GOP are so keen that we defer to when their positions are more convenient - of lying (h/t Ed Kilgore)…