GOP FAIL the rats aparently do believe in " ligetimate rape " after all?

[The Dyslexic Dodger]

Republicans gave $760K to Akin campaign despite disavowal

By Deirdre Shesgreen, Gannett Washington BureauShare

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Todd Akin earned the ire of Republican Party leaders and others over his comments on "legitimate rape." He apologized for the comment but never recovered politically, losing the nationally watched Mo. Senate race to Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill.(Photo: Don Shrubshell, AP)

Story Highlights

• Cash infusion came despite a complete disavowal of Akin by top party leaders
• Republicans pumped $760,000 into the Show-Me State just a few days before voters went to the polls
• Akin earned the ire of party leaders after he said that women who are victims of "legitimate rape" rarely get pregnant

11:28AM EST December 7. 2012 - WASHINGTON — After vowing not to spend any money on behalf of Todd Akin's U.S. Senate bid, national Republicans pumped $760,000 into the Show-Me State just a few days before voters went to the polls.

New campaign finance filings show that the National Republican Senatorial Committee sent $360,000 to the Missouri Republican Party's federal campaign committee on Nov. 1. And the NRSC — which is charged with electing GOP candidates to the Senate — sent another $400,000 on Nov. 2.

The state party reported paying almost exactly that amount — $756,000 — to Strategic Media Placement, an Ohio firm that Akin had used to buy his TV ad time, on Oct. 30 and Nov. 1. The state party's FEC report shows the funds were for "W. Todd Akin."

That cash infusion came despite a complete disavowal of Akin by top party leaders —including Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell, of Kentucky, and NRSC Chairman John Cornyn, of Texas.

"We have no plans" to devote any money to the Missouri race, Cornyn said in a September interview. "I just think that this is not a winnable race," he added.

Akin earned the ire of party leaders after he said that women who are victims of "legitimate rape" rarely get pregnant because their bodies have a way to prevent that from happening. He apologized for the comment but never recovered, losing the nationally watched race to Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill.

At the very end of that contest, the Missouri Republican Party launched a major TV ad blitz on the teetering candidate's behalf. At the time, officials at the state party declined to say where they got the money to fund the nearly $700,000 blitz, and the NRSC similarly declined comment.

But the new filings show that the NRSC gave the state party enough to cover the tab. It's not clear if officials in Washington said how that money should be spent.

Democrats seized on the NRSC funding as evidence of GOP hypocrisy.

"It is not only wrong that the NRSC would provide funds to support a dangerous extremist like Todd Akin, it was underhanded and dishonest that they would purposely mislead the public about their actions," said Matt Canter, a spokesman for the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee.

An NRSC spokesman did not immediately respond to an e-mail and voicemail requesting comment. And a spokesman for the Missouri GOP also did not respond to a voicemail on Thursday.

  http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2012/12/06/akin-republi...

[LoveLife&Laughter]

Todd Aiken was one of many of DeMint's "SuperConsrvatives" that ended up losing solid Republican seats to Democrats..  DeMint primaried McConell too, who narrowly held on to his Senate seat.  And of course, Demint now suddenly retires.  

We have to ask why Boehner and McConell are getting rid of tea baggers in congress..a moderate move to the middle right from right extremism?

[The Dyslexic Dodger]

The tea Party is mad as hell. They arent going away just being hidden better....for now.

http://www.teapartypatriots.org/

 

http://tpnn.com/

We are woefully unaware of how very entrenched and organized the Tea Party is. They are very busy on local,state AND national levels now. They Did Not stop with the election, we are fools if we underestimate them agian.

The super concervitives wer/are controled by the Tea Party not the other way aruond. 

[LoveLife&Laughter]

I agree with your first four words, the rest is self explanatory.

[The Dyslexic Dodger]

luaghing..

[The Dyslexic Dodger]

Just to see Todd Atkins comment on "Ligitimate Rape one more time. Sure the GOP disavows him- THEN supports him with

 790K . These guys are such phony liers!

http://bcove.me/xdk17dat

[Lifesighs]

When he refused to stop running, the repugs knew they couldn't afford to lose another senate seat so they held their noses and gave him money. How un ethical can you get. They should have done a better job of getting him to resign by the deadline.

[LoveLife&Laughter]

The GOP broke their party just for votes, it's theirs to fix; good luck.

(snort)

[The Dyslexic Dodger]

 With every level of hipocracy in the republican party that is bruoght uot into the light of day I am more amazed at how low the GOP has fallen. I gess its one of those "They have to hit bottom" deels. If I was a non-wingnut republican I wuold be ashamed of my party.

  I no that there is coruptoin in my party, but not in this widespred malignent way.  I can stil believe in the esential goodness my party.