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RALEIGH, N.C. – Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan admitted Wednesday that he told Rep. Todd Akin (R-MO) to end his bid for the U.S. Senate, and noted he is “comfortable” with presumptive GOP nominee Mitt Romney’s stance on abortion.
Akin “should have dropped out of the race,” Ryan told reporters on his campaign plane while flying from Virginia to North Carolina. “But he is not, he is going to run his campaign and we are going to run ours.”
The single phone call between Ryan and Akin, according to the Wisconsin congressman, went how “you would imagine.” There are no additional plans to speak with Akin going forward in order to convince the Missouri congressman to reconsider continuing his bid to replace current Senator Claire McCaskill (D-MO).
Ryan, who co-sponsored anti-abortion legislation with Akin, said he is proud of his opposition to abortion rights, and brushed off the vote as a bi-partisan measure. The House Budget Chairman is on board with Romney's position on abortion rights moving forward.
Related: Ryan on Akin: 'Rape is rape'
"Look I'm proud of my record," Ryan said. “Mitt Romney is going to be president and the president sets policy. His policy is exceptions for rape, incest and life of the mother. I'm comfortable with it because it's a good step in the right direction."
President Barack Obama’s re-election campaign criticized this switch on Ryan’s beliefs.
“As a Republican leader in the House, Paul Ryan worked with Todd Akin to try to narrow the definition of rape and outlaw abortion even for rape victims. He may hope that American women never learn about this record, but they deserve an answer to why he wanted to redefine rape and remove protections for rape victims,” campaign spokeswoman Lis Smith wrote in a statement.
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I'm not!
Oh holy hell gang - did you see Obama?
Dude can't even spell Ohio.
First we got Biden, now this?
Or is it the 57th state?
Too funny. Poor WAPO - caught showing poor O in all his glory.
Too funny.
Me either!
How many Democrats were involved in drafting that POS legislation?
How man Demorcats VOTED for it?
What are their names?
When will are intrepid *cough* journalists going to start asking some tough questions on this BS?
One Democrat voted for it, hardly "bi-partisan"
First we got Biden, now this?
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This site hasn't yet been updated for Gaffe Biden's recent "Hope and Chains" hoof-in-mouth episode, but, it's still funny:
http://politicalhumor.about.com/od/joebiden/a/top-10-biden-quotes.htm
My personal favorite is number 2:
2. "Stand up, Chuck, let 'em see ya." –-Joe Biden, to Missouri state Sen. Chuck Graham, who is in a wheelchair, Columbia, Missouri, Sept. 12, 2008
Ryan and Romney like two cheeks of the same dumb as s.
Wow Spanky you almost convinced me of something with those cutting edge utterances .
Yes, women and indeed everyone deserves an answer!
Has Mr. Marvelous abandoned is own legislative crowns....first the budget and now reproductive rights?
Ryan is a weasel.......Etch-A-Sketch Jr.!
Spanky,
If you are talking about our President doing the O-H-I-O at the Ohio State University Student Union yesterday he did it perfectly.
Wonder how comfortable Ryan was with Craig's stance?
Just askin'.
Of course Ryan's comfortable with the view of a narrow-minded, woman hating Mormon. Why wouldn't he be?
Obama/Biden 2012
Chilli, still having trouble with facts and truth I see. Ryan never wanted to remove protection for rape victims. That is pure libby lies, but that is what is to be expected.
Reproductive rights? No one says you can't reproduce, although in your case that might be a really good idea.
You clowns just think the government (i.e. me and other taxpayers) should pay for your birth control. How about you take some personal responsibility? Oh, that is way to hard for a libby, they want the government to do everything for them. Then they will turn around and accuse the government of 'trying to control my uterus'. What hypocrites. Either you want them in your vagina (Obamacare) or you don't. Make up your minds. LMAO
libbbys, more fun than a barrel of monkeys.
"What's ROUND on the end and HIGH in the middle!
O-HI-O!"
OMH! I actually agree with something you wrote RSR! I think Chilled's kids would be super smart and fun to chill with!
Rush Limbaugh?
"What's ROUND on the end and HIGH in the middle!
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Nasty DumbFux after smoking a fat joint and downing a bunch of shots with a beer chaser after each one.
Joe,
first off, your attempt to steal my joke was lame, as always.
secondly, the idea of a joke is to get to the punchline as quick as possible, heres an example:
Whenever Romney says "I believe..." the rest is the punchline. That guy is FUNNY!
RSR, you obviously are one of those knuckle draggers that The Weeper of the House referred to!
Don't be mad!
Carry on!
here's a joke for you...what's the most commonly heard democrat foreplay...."Roll over, Sis".
commonamerica1 - clearly you speak from first hand knowledge of that phrase - a GOP phrase if I ever heard one!
Strange, when I think 'incest' a democrat does not come to mind... Arkansas does however.
which Romney is Ryan 'comfortable' with?:
a) The Romney who was FOR abortion when running for office in liberal Massachusetts
b) The Romney that was FOR Ryan/Akin's definition of 'legitimate rape"
c) The Romney that is against the Ryan/Akin's definition of "legitimate rape"
d) Whatever stance Romney will have to adopt in the future (could be tomorrow, next week, or anytime before Nov. 6th)
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Obama 2012/Romney 1040
@Layton-3733410
The post by RSR was all over the place, pitching crazy talking points which made no sense.
Thanks for the 'shout out'!
heres a joke: What's the most common republican foreplay heard?
"Foreplay? What the Hell is that? Of course she wants it, she's a woman, and if she wasn't ready Gawd wouldn't have given her a whoo-haaa."
RSR: You're either misinformed or are the liar you accuse liberals of being.
"Chilli, still having trouble with facts and truth I see. Ryan never wanted to remove protection for rape victims. That is pure libby lies, but that is what is to be expected."
Romney has a stand on something?
Actually, he has a new stand every day. Depends who he's trying to pander to for money or votes on any given day.
He told FOX "absolutely" in regards to supporting the Person-hood Amendment.
Maybe Willard should tell Eddie Munster not to get too comfortable because he can flop on this or any other issue at the drop of a hat.
For those that forgot your Republican double-speak secret-decoder rings:
"I'm comfortable with it because it's a good step in the right direction. We can't change it to outlaw ALL abortions just yet, so no need to telegraph our intentions. The direction we (I) want to go in is far more draconian. Once we get elected we can change it completely, but no need to announce that now because it would scare off moderate voters. Once we get in there we can do whatever we want."
Detroit,
Now that's funny.
Clearly you're right. A step in the right direction indicates in the future if elected they'll try to get to the next step. Anyone doubt what that step would be?
the right direction is always wrong.
Ryan - as I suspected, is an articulate, detailed, somewhat charming and HUGE target for the dems to keep Romney off message (not that he had a message). Ryan crystalizes the vacuous, vague, platitude filled "vision" of a Romney administration and ties it directly to the house republicans - A big thank you to Mitt.
Obama is not perfect by any means (not that he has been met with anything but total obstructionism - see filibuster world records!), but instead of a referendum, we now have a clear choice election. Ryan's nod makes the choice clear. Women, Blacks, Latinos, Seniors - yep - looks like he's REALLY counting old old white folks.
Suppressing the vote is their only chance now.
Clowns.
Actually, he can't count the really old whites,...(they use Medicare).
He's sure NARROWED the big tent, though. And in short order.
Can't wait to see who they'll offend next. You gotta' wonder if this isn't some kind of evil genius afoot,...
Good Luck, 'Pubbies. Maybe 2016,...if Hilary doesn't want it.
As a white male I am getting sick of being lumped in with the loud, fat and stupid.
Obama/Biden 2012
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I know! we've gotta show appreciation to the smart, informed white guys who support Democrats. You should all get as much sex as George Clooney.
Amy - no one gets as much sex as George Clooney - get real! But, you're right, they deserve A LOT for appreciating women for the intelligent, capable women we are and for voting for the smart man in the White House!
Obama/Biden 2012
Ohhhhh, the attack ads just write themselves don't they? Hope to see something like this on a TV near everyone soon!
Can either of them stand on their positions of the past? OR is the American public supposed to take them at their word now? The daily flipping on issues, statements about returns not seen, seriously GOP - do you think women are just flat out stupid?????? NEWSFLASH - we're not and we're not voting for your sorry butts!
Achilles - he's not getting the SMART old white folks. They know he'd let them die before spending a cent on them. He's perfect for Romney who doesn't have time for the "little people."
Obama/Biden 2012
Seeking Sanity - How right you are. In no way was I assuming the old white vote was 100% bamboozled by Ryan and his runningmate! lol. Yeah - Medicare....They are truly running a cynical campaign in hopes of simply buying the election like he did in the primaries. Facts are stubborn things.
If I were advising Obama - I would hammer the message hard on how troubled he is by the debt and deficit and what particular prescriptions he has to address it. WE know he had a grand bargain on the table, and WE know he has been stymied for political reasons exclusively in getting that deal across to address the debt. (God forbid Boner does a deal with the evil socialist Obama!).....But the message is not getting through, and it's the only reason anyone would vote republican; their "perceived" hawkishness on the deficit. Obama needs to go on offense and agree wholeheartledly that we are on a path that is unsustainable fiscally - which is true. Democrats everywhere need to hammer that and stop only whining about programs that we can't pay for in the long term...DON'T let the republicans own this argument. It's the only argument we need to get out there and this thing is over - no matter how much these clowns spend....(which is another 6-pack of discussions on how to get ALL money out of this stuff...it's ridiculous).
"comfortable with Gov. Romneys' stance on abortion" That is a big shovel-full of butter-covered BS from Wisconsin Rep. Ryan.
butter-cover and deep-fried, just like they do at the state fair
Yeah!...That 'deep fried butter' must be a real heart stopper! Yikes!
Less attention has been paid, though, to Ryan’s hard-right positions on social issues. Indeed, on abortion and women’s health care, there isn’t much daylight between Ryan and, say, Michele Bachmann. Any Republican vice-presidential candidate is going to be broadly anti-abortion, but Ryan goes much further. He believes ending a pregnancy should be illegal even when it results from rape or incest, or endangers a woman’s health. He was a cosponsor of the Sanctity of Human Life Act, a federal bill defining fertilized eggs as human beings, which, if passed, would criminalize some forms of birth control and in vitro fertilization. The National Right to Life Committee has scored his voting record 100 percent every year since he entered the House in 1999. “I’m as pro-life as a person gets,” he told The Weekly Standard’s John McCormack in 2010. “You’re not going to have a truce.”
If Ryan got his way the morning after pill could get you charged with murder for killing a fertile egg.
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Mr. Ryan wants us to believe that his positions and sponsored legislation are irrelevant to the curent pollitical debate since this is Mitt's candidacy, not his. I don't agree with Mitt's policies but I agree even less with Ryan's. Apparently he has forgotten that if elected he would be first in line to replace Mitt should anything happen to the president, then it becomes Ryan's presidency and Ryan's policies. Vice-presidential candidates and their positions do matter, especially those that are as extreme as Paul Ryan's. I am hopeful that in November the republicans will be singing that old refrain "Don't tell my heart, my Aiken Breakin Heart"
Ryan is comfortable lying and not discussing any policies or subject relating to both his and Akins position on Abortion. This man is so two faced it is difficult to believe he actually has the nerve to even appear in front of people and talk !!!! Take my word Romney and Ryans policies are both the same as Akins and they will lie just to get into the Whitehouse. They are both lying about most other subjects and you expect that they will not do the same on abortion - think about it !!!!
elections just plain suck.
"R battle - elections just plain suck" WOW, To all that believe like this I truly feel sorry for you. Elections matter. Democracy is not for the faint of heart, nor the wallflowers among us. Democracy is being engaged in our future, engaged in our present, knowledgeable about our past. Democracy is understanding where we have gone wrong and what we must do to correct those wrongs. Democracy is all about how we work, play and live together in a civilized society. Neither side is blameless and democracy, through elections, is a dirty, dirty, knock down, name calling cat fight over what we feel is best for our country. I relish this Right (not priviledge) and apparently so do the tens of thousands of men and women who have died to protect this Right. The fact that you can belittle this cherished Right does dishonor to these men and women. The fact that there is so much effort being put into suppressing this Right does dishonor to these men and women. If you don't want to participate that is fine with me, but don't ever, ever tread on my Right.
jesus,im not treading on your rights.im pointing out the fact that democracy is a great ideology,but you have sh.t to pick from.gas chamber or electric chair pick one.wheres the real people?these are fake puppets.rep/dem it doesnt matter.obama,romney whoever gets in wont listen to you.then what? wait 4 more years and be let down again?and again and again? are you proud of american politics,and all the "good" thats come from it?get real choices and maybe well get some credibility back in politics.until then,elections just plain suck.
oh,question for dick chaney-what do you think about 2/3 of the american people being against the war? answer-"so?" he actually said that.thats modern day democracy.
To Believe Romney-Ryan are the saviors for the economy is self-delusional. Ryan's budget, Romney's history and both of their words clearly demonstrate their total commitment to serving "the money" and to continually taking the majority for granted, to just further feed the insatiable "more" (never enough) appetite of the 1% while leaving the 99% struggling, while witnessing the further disappearance of the middle-class. The Republican / Tea Party has become owned and controlled by "the money" and with the power, influence and money provided they simply take the majority for granted while assuming they can con the people and manipulate public opinion. They have no conscience or concern for the majority as they even strive to excite emotions of the conservative pro-life Christian, to their totally advocating for strong infringement on womans rights. Their deceptive positions reek of male egotism and theocratic ideals, next they will simply want women to wear sacks over their heads. Seriously it is obvious that they will use any argument to gain support and no where do they ever demonstrate any rational concern for other than their political ambitions and for serving "the money", how ever they need to accomplish their goals. Are the people really just that easy?
Ryan comfortable with Romney's stance on abortion! wow! wow! wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Is Romney comfortable with Ryan's stance on abortion?????????????????????????
By the way......have Misters Romney or Ryan ever got raped or pregnant???????
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Question on rape and abortions. If a woman is raped and gets pregnant, she can have an abortion according to Romney and NOW Ryan. Why is the woman allow and/or wants an abortion?? Because she doesn't want the child, can't afford to raise the child, afraid of having the child, or what ever her CHOICE is. Now if a woman gets pregnant because she didn't take precautions to prevent the pregnancy, now she can't have the abortion, WHY??? She still must not want the child, or she feels she can't raise the child, or what ever her CHOICE is. Same reasons??? What is the difference? Just because SHE did take the steps to avoid the pregnancy, now it is illegal according to Romney and Ryan.
Mitt and Paul claim to be Pro-Life; both are lying. You absolutely cannot be a Pro-Life advocate if you support the death penalty; both do.
Pro-Life: "The protection of all life from conception to natural death." Pro-Life opposes abortion and it opposes capital punishment; end of conversation.
Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan are liars; plain and simple. They are pandering to a right-wing element that, like them, has no integrity.
Does a fetus murder people? Sorry if you libs love to protect murderers and rapists.
Akin probably can't understand why republicans are so upset with him since now they are a heartbeat away from his views holding the presidency?????