Paul Tudor Jones and his Todd Akin moment

MarketWatch (blog) | Fri, 24 May 2013 08:50:28 -0700

Hedge-fund billionaire Paul Tudor Jones has had, as one Tweeter put it, his Todd Akin moment. Akin was seeking to represent Missouri in the U.S. Senate when he said pregnancy can be prevented in a “legitimate” rape because a woman's body shuts down.

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Former Congressman Todd Akin Attempts to Uplift North County Conservatives

Patch.com | Sat, 25 May 2013 04:00:50 -0700

Members of the North County Republican Club got a chance to hear from former U.S. Senate candidate and Congressman Todd Akin, who has kept a low profile since this past November election, Thursday night at Yacovelli's in Florissant. Akin, a Wildwood ...

What Cecile Richards Has Learned From Todd Akin

New York Times | Fri, 10 May 2013 04:00:54 -0700

Todd Akin is not an outlier. He made the mistake of actually laying it out there on a TV talk show. This type of discussion is pretty common in the House. When someone asks you, “Did the rape guy win?” and you have to ask which one, that's a bad sign.

MSNBC Dutifully Demonizes Conservative Black GOP Politician: 'He Might Make ...

NewsBusters (blog) | Mon, 20 May 2013 10:09:20 -0700

On his May 20 edition of The Daily Rundown, the MSNBC anchor hammered the GOP's nominee for Virginia Lieutenant Governor, African-American pastor E.W. Jackson, as extreme and someone who “might make Todd Akin look like a moderate.” "Can the ...

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