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\"ToddAt The Onion<\/i>, “America’s Finest News Source” is not just a slogan; it is an indictment of the entire mainstream media industry. A couple of days ago, they “published” an oped from Representative Todd Akin with the title, I Misspoke\u2014What I Meant To Say Is ‘I Am Dumb As Dog Shit And I Am A Terrible Human Being’<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Of course, I don’t believe this. Well, I don’t believe he is any more dumb than your average Republican, which I will admit has a slight advantage over dog shit. I also don’t believe he is any more terrible than your average Republican, but, of course, that is pretty much the definition of a terrible human being.<\/p>\n

Here is his clarification, which I think is very helpful:<\/p>\n

You see, what I said was, “If it’s a legitimate rape, the female body has ways to try to shut that whole thing down.” But what I meant to say was, “I am a worthless, moronic sack of shit and an utterly irredeemable human being who needs to shut up and go away forever.”<\/p>\n

It is clear to me now that I did not choose my words with care and did not get across the point I was trying to convey. In hindsight, I guess instead of using the words “legitimate rape,” I should have used the words “I am an unforgivable, unrepentant, and unconscionable subhuman dickhead.” Or better yet, “I am an evil, fucked-up man who should never have been elected to the United States Congress, and anyone who would vote for me is probably a pretty big fucking dumbshit, too.” See how much more sense that makes? It’s amazing how a few key word changes can totally alter the meaning of a statement.<\/p>\n

Because, of course, it’s all about context. And yes, when you take what I said out of context, I can see how it might sound like I’m denying that women can be impregnated via rape. This is, I assure you, not what I was trying to express at all. Such is the age we live in that one little sentence excerpted in a news report can come back to haunt a person in a pretty big hurry. But if you actually go back and look at the remarks closely, you’ll see that what I was actually trying to convey in my statement was that<\/p>\n

(1) I am a big fucking idiot,<\/p>\n

(2) I am a nauseating slug of a human being who doesn’t deserve to live, and<\/p>\n

(3) I am essentially everything that’s wrong with this country and with humanity in general.<\/p><\/div>\n

Now I understand!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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