A Recent History of Republicans Talking About Rape
Max Read · 08/29/12 02:15PM![](http://d20hvt89h2l7r8.cloudfront.net/17xhlz0hugzqnjpg/c_scale,fl_progressive,q_80,w_800.jpg)
What a month it's been for Republicans and rape. Since Missouri senate candidate Todd Akin — at the time leading the polls by a wide margin — told a journalist that in the case of "legitimate rape, the female body has ways" to prevent pregnancy, prominent Republicans haven't been able to avoid putting their rapey feet in their moist, sex-obsessed mouths. Here's a recent history of Republicans on rape.