Todd Akin Jumps the Tracks

Published in Frankfurter Rundschau
(Germany) on 20 August 2012
by Damir Fras (link to originallink to original)
Translated from by Ron Argentati. Edited by Jonathan Douglas.
Todd Akin has questionable notions about female anatomy.

As evidenced by the entry on his homepage, Todd Akin is an independent spirit and a man of solid principles. In view of his latest interviews, one should add that he's much, much more: He's also a believer in bizarre theories that he shamelessly tries to legitimize.

In one interview, the Republican congressman claimed that pregnancy following rape was a rare occurrence. “If it's a legitimate rape, the female body has ways to try to shut that whole thing down,” he explained.

He went on to say, “But let's assume that maybe that didn't work or something. You know, I think there should be some punishment, but the punishment ought to be on the rapist and not attacking the child." The man from Missouri didn't define what he considered a “legitimate rape.” But then, he doesn't have to. It's enough just to say it.

Todd Akin wants to be elected to the U.S. Senate this November. It's a fairly good bet that he won't get his wish. As a counterpoint to Akin's misogynistic bullshit, I'll put it this way: “When it comes to the gentleman from Missouri, human intelligence has possibilities with which his election can be avoided.” And there are certainly a lot of intelligent humans in the state of Missouri.


Todd Akin auf Abwegen
Von Damir Fras
20. August 2012

Todd Akin hat eine bedenkliche Vorstellung der weiblichen Anatomie. Foto: dapd

Ausweislich des Eintrags auf seiner Homepage ist Todd Akin ein unabhängiger Geist und prinzipienfest. Ausweislich seines jüngsten Interviews muss man sagen: Todd Akin ist noch viel mehr - ein Anhänger bizarrer Theorien etwa, die er auch noch schamlos zum Besten gibt.

In einem Interview behauptet der republikanische Abgeordnete im US-Repräsentantenhaus, dass Schwangerschaften nach Vergewaltigungen doch „eher selten“ seien. Denn: „Wenn es sich um eine wirkliche Vergewaltigung handelt, hat der weibliche Körper Möglichkeiten, mit denen er versucht, das Ganze zu verhindern.“

Und wenn doch einmal das eher Seltene eintreten sollte, dann dürfe nicht das ungeborene Kind bestraft werden, dann müsse der Vergewaltigter bestraft werden, sagt Akin. Was allerdings eine wirkliche Vergewaltigung ist, erklärt uns der Mann aus Missouri nicht. Muss er auch nicht. Es reicht schon so.

Todd Akin möchte im November in den US-Senat gewählt werden. Gut denkbar, dass sich dieser Wunsch nicht erfüllen wird. Wir wollen mal so sagen - als Kontrapunkt zu Akins frauenverachtendem Schwachsinn: „Wenn es sich um Kandidaten wie den Herrn aus Missouri handelt, dann hat die menschliche Intelligenz Möglichkeiten, mit denen sie versucht, das Ganze zu verhindern.“

Und in Missouri gibt es doch viele intelligente Menschen.
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