Ryan Just Akin To Get Outta Here

And Paul Ryan disappears the legislation he co-sponsored with Rep. Todd Akin down the Village memory hole.

Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan is now refusing to explain a bill that he co-sponsored with Rep. Todd Akin (R-MO) that critics say would have redefined rape, providing federal assistance only to victims of “forcible rape.”

In an interview with KDKA on Tuesday, Ryan said that he believed Akin’s assertion that only victims of “legitimate rape” could get pregnant “were outrageous, over the pail.”

“I don’t know anybody who would agree with that,” the candidate said. “Rape is rape period, end of story.”

KDKA Political Editor Jon Delano noted that Ryan’s congressional record showed that he had opposed abortion even in cases of rape and incest.

“Look, I’m proud of my pro-life record,” the Wisconsin congressman explained. “And I stand by my pro-life record in Congress. It’s something I’m proud of. But Mitt Romney is the top of the ticket and Mitt Romney will be president, and he will set the policy of the administration.”

Forcible rape language?  I have no idea what you are talking about.  I never believed that.  It's all a media trick.  Also, ask Mitt Romney, he's in charge.

“You sponsored legislation that has the language ‘forcible rape,’” Delano pointed out to Ryan. “What is forcible rape?”

“Rape is rape,” Ryan replied, shaking his head. “Rape is rape, period. End of story.”

“So that forcible rape language meant nothing to you at the time?” Delano pressed.

“Rape is rape and there’s no splitting hairs over rape,” Ryan insisted.

Romney’s running mate also said it was “ridiculous” for President Barack Obama to claim that women would be denied birth control if Republicans won the White House.

“Nobody is proposing to deny birth control to anybody,” Ryan remarked. “And I don’t think [women are] going to take the bait of all these distractions that the President is trying to throw at them.”

Nope, women are too smart to listen to the fact that Ryan wanted to redefine rape to such a narrow definition that abortion exceptions would be minimal, effectively outlawing the practice.  They're too smart to listen to the fact that the GOP's party platform in 2012 includes outlawing all abortions with no exceptions, period.

Those are distractions from the issues that matter, you know.  Just ask Paul here.  He'll tell you everything you need to know.  And then legislate that it's all you need to know, too.