American Affairs Desk: Rape Spin

By Mark Kaufman

Despite all of the condemnation regarding GOP Missouri Senate candidate Todd Akin’s ludicrous remarks about not being able to get pregnant from a legitimate rape, Mitt Romney, Paul Ryan and the rest of the Republican establishment, haven’t changed their minds about outlawing abortion in any and all circumstances. So it’s what he said and how he said it, not what he meant, that is the problem for the GOP, anti-choice crowd. Cue Frank Luntz to spin the wording. Same shit, different packaging.