Todd Akin garnered support today from the Family Research Council Action
PAC for his statements regarding “legitimate rape“ flawed science. The
FRC has often called into question regarding the morality of providing
abortions for pregnant rape victims, so their defense of the Senate
candidate comes as little surprise.

President of the FRC Action PAC Connie Mackey released a statement today
claiming “This is another case of ‘gotcha politics’ against a
conservative leader.” She further attempted to dismiss the public outcry
over his use of the phrase “legitimate” as a qualifier for rape, and
defending his flawed scientific arguments. Mackey’s statement championed
Todd Akin as having a “long and distinguished record of defending women,
children and families,” despite his comments and actions clearly
showing otherwise.


Referring to the discredited Planned Parenthood sting tapes, Mackey
attacks Akin’s competition saying “When speaking about the issue of
rape, let’s not forget the cover-up of statutory rape by Planned
Parenthood, which to my knowledge has not been addressed by Senator
McCaskill.” This is of course normal for the FRC, long labelled as an
anti-homosexual hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center.

So that’s it folks. We were all wrong — Akin is a champion for women’s
rights! The FRC says it, so it makes perfect sense right?

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