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This morning, I listened to NPRs Steve Inskeep interview with Connie Mackey about the support her organization is giving to Todd Akin, in spite of his comments.
She attempted to diffuse criticism of Akins remarks by deferring to Obamas comments of last week. She quoted Obama as saying:
calling his comment horrendous.
Inskeep challenged her assertion to which she replied You can look this up. Inskeep said they at NPR would do so and she responded with, and I hope you report on it.
Well, NPR did follow up and this is what Obama really said about Akins comments:
Not exactly what Mackey wanted us to believe he said.
http://www.npr.org/2012/08/24/159975476/family-research-council-still-backs-akiin
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I also learned a new phrase, "Going into the weeds."
Frustratedlady
(16,254 posts)It doesn't matter what Obama says, it won't be right. I still marvel that he can be so congenial when he has all this **** thrown at him, day after day after day.
Why are the Republican women without comment? Oh, yeah...being submissive, I guess.
atreides1
(16,093 posts)Some are loyal, like a favorite pet....
Berlum
(7,044 posts)Raven
(13,899 posts)are going to hear what they want to hear and there is just no reaching them.
CitizenPatriot
(3,783 posts)because this is not how he speaks:
"men should have no business" that's freeper speak if ever I heard it.
central scrutinizer
(11,661 posts)by interviewing them in the first place. Their correction is too little, too weak, too late.
1StrongBlackMan
(31,849 posts)He said exactly what Macke said he said ...
I guess NPR didn't get the Democratic Speech Translator-Media Edition.
It's actually, a neat little contraption. It allows the user to hear what any Democrat is REALLY saying be removing words, changing the tense of words, or by just plain making up words.
The device fits in the user's ear and is almost invisible ... except for that thick a$$ wire that connects directly to the tin-foil hat (sold separately, but necessary for the operation of the translator).
KansDem
(28,498 posts)So you equate "Men should have no business doing any legislation on womens issues" with "...we shouldn't have a bunch of politicians, a majority of whom are men, making health-care decisions on behalf of women"???
"Men should" is the same as "a bunch of politicians, a majority of whom are men"???
"Doing any legislation on women's issues" is the same as "making health-care decisions on behalf of women"???
You really think these statements are the same?
He didn't say what the anti-choice proponent said he said. It's that simple.
LibertyLover
(4,788 posts)that OneStrongBlackMan intended his post to read as sarcasm and just forgot to put the smiley on it. At least that's how I took it.
1StrongBlackMan
(31,849 posts)I would have thought the "Democratic Speech Translator" description would have made the sarcasm thingy unnecessary. I guess I guessed wrong.
So to make it clear ... I WAS BEING SARCASTIC!
William769
(55,147 posts)And they know they lie.
And they don't care.
And they've been doing it for twenty years.
just1voice
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