Perkins stands by Akin
 

MORE 'legitimate rape' fallout ??Many in the mainstream GOP (including presidential nominee Mitt Romney and vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan) distanced themselves last week from Missouri Rep. Todd Akin's remark about "legitimate rape," but not so Family Research Council (FRC) president and former Louisiana state Rep. Tony Perkins, who said of his organization, "We support [Akin] fully and completely" and, "I think that Todd Akin is getting a really bad break here." ??The two men have been long acquainted.? [ Read more ]

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