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Akin In The Doghouse For Comments About McCaskill

Courtesy of House of Representatives

Republican Congressman Todd Akin is defending his statement comparing his opponent, Democratic Senator Claire McCaskill, to a dog.

Over the weekend, Akin garnered national ire for saying McCaskill is like a dog that fetches taxes and regulations from D.C. and brings them back to Missouri.

On the St. Louis Public Radio Program “St. Louis on the Air” Monday, Akin said that any attention to those statements is just a distraction.

“So you used the wrong word in terms of ‘fetching,’ something. Maybe you could have used something else. But everybody knew what I  was talking about,” Akin said. “We’re talking about bringing  a lot of bureaucracy from the capital and bringing it back to Missouri.  There wasn’t anything complicated about that.”

The conservative candidate says he wishes people would focus on the records of the two candidates.

“It’s about the record. And the fact is, the promises that have been made have been broken.”

One of the issues Akin discussed on “St. Louis on the Air” was energy. Akin criticized McCaskill for granting the EPA the power to regulate carbon emissions.

But during the interview, a listener email asked why a gay man should vote for Akin.

“If you’re going to vote on the gay issue, you shouldn’t vote for me. On the other hand, if you care about the future of our country, then it might be something different,” Akin said.

You can listen to the entire interview online at stlpublicradio.org

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