Honest question: What would a genuine Richard Mourdock apology for his debate remarks about rape pregnancies look like?
I’m not being arch.
Short of recanting his opposition to a rape exception for abortion bans — a position shared by many Republicans, including the vice presidential nominee — what could Mourdock say that would count as an apology for John McCain and others on both sides of the aisle who are demanding one?
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McCain backtracks on demand for apology from Richard Mourdock, says he hadn’t seen yesterday’s purported apology because of busy travel schedule.
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I suggested earlier that it might not be plausible to “apologize” for the kind of thing Richard Mourdock said about rape, pregnancy and abortion, short of renouncing his own political and theological views.
Readers offered some suggestions on what a genuine apology from Mourdock would sound like: Read More
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