Akin akin to the Low Road

Chris here. Last night I got a text from my mom.

"I hear there's a controversial tweet in the Mc vs Akin Stuff--some A supporter took the low road."

So I googled it up which led me to the tweet, displayed below.

Tweet in question. Throw THIS in your binder.

This wasn't as big as the "legitimate" rape
comment so it didn't get an update on Senator McCaskill's official blog.

She did respond with "This doesn't surprise me. Missouri, ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED?"



Claire's campaign strategy revolves around "keep Akin talking. Let Missouri voters decide."

Akin didn't say it though!

He did. The entire purpose of a campaign is to communicate on behalf of their candidate.

Any information or statements released by, say, a senior adviser in a public medium like Twitter falls into the realm of Akin's statements.

He runs the campaign. He's personally responsible for what comes out.

But this was obviously just a joke, and its kind of funny to see politicians joking around.

As news sources point out, this is a "double-down" by the Akin campaign on his "dog" analogy for McCaskill in their last debate.

The phrase "double-down" originates in blackjack and references when you double your bet to receive one more card.

The point is, this isn't a joke. I wouldn't go so far as to call it a calculated move (I mean...its Akin), but this certainly doesn't qualify as a joke.

Ladies and gentlemen, this tweet reveals that Akin's fundamental view on Senator McCaskill has advanced beyond cat comparisons and moved on to dogs.

What this illuminates and about his view on women deserves a bullet list.

Akin's Updated View on Women

• Women are inferior and don't deserve to be paid as much.
• Akin's definition of "ladylike" is to shut up, behave, and let the man take charge.
• Before females were cats, now females are dogs. McCaskill = Female dog. Akin's political argument.

Elected officials govern with words. They can't afford to use them carelessly.

So after I acquainted myself with the situation, and got back to my mom, she finished off with a hilarious text I have to share. Sorry Mom, I love you!

"Have u ever watched the movie Camp Jesus? [Jesus Camp] It's a documentary set in missouri about how baby akins are grown. Ha"

How do you like THAT joke?