Akin's slurs against McCaskill indict his candidacy
Lewis DiuguidMissourians should pay close attention to what Republican Senate candidate Todd Akin and people in his camp are saying about Sen. Claire McCaskill.
Akin and his aides have stooped to profane name-calling of the Democratic opponent. Generally when that happens, the camp falling to that low level is out of ideas and is unworthy of representing the state.
First Akin on Saturday likened McCaskill to a dog. That’s particularly demeaning when such a statement refers to a woman. He essentially called McCaskill the B-word, which is as awful as his comments about rape.
Then Rick Tyler, an Akin aide, wrote on Twitter that if McCaskill “were a dog, she’d be a ‘Bullshitsu,’” The Kansas City Star reports. Then to make things worse, Tyler tweeted that the remark was meant as a “joke” and apologized to “dog lovers everywhere.”
Such statements not only are unacceptable, but they show Akin to be uncivil, uncouth, unfit to represent the people of Missouri in the Senate.
George Hunsucker
Northland
7 months agoair claire: 0’care=yes, porkuls bill=yes, Supreme Court nominees=yes, voting with the big 0 95% of the time=yes, debt ceiling expansions=yes, MO values=NO
Simple choice for Missourians……
Phil Cardarella
7 months agoThis is no big deal. Claire has been called worse — by better.
Compared to his ideas, his rhetoric is practically charming.
Garry Lafferty
7 months agoAkins is not honest were do you get that.George your wrong about Claire voteing record its 87% Democrat. Your confushed with Senator Blunt who was 99% Bush, as congressmen for Missouri.Sense become Senator for Mo. Senator Blunt just says no like Akins and do nothing congress.
George Hunsucker
Northland
7 months agoDid she vote FOR the porkulus and 0’care Garryh? Enough said!!!!
She has not voted MO values, she has voted big 0 values!!!