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In the Missouri senate race congressman.
-- could still ignoring calls to drop rob the race after his controversial.
Legitimate rape comments now the congressman is calling on his opponent to step that up.
Despite a new poll showing democratic senator Claire McCaskill leaving Aiken 48 to 38%.
He had a one.
Point -- at the beginning of the week -- campaign saying quote.
If she can't break 50% after we've like this Democrat should ask Blair to step down in quote.
Well joining us now to analyze Jacobs comments the context of of all.
Two terrific doctors doctor -- regard to our psychologist assistant clinical professor.
At turow college of osteopathic medicine psychotherapist doctor -- -- Are right.
-- -- the army begin with you.
What could possibly have been going through manor grounds.
Bachelor's degree in engineering.
Who served in congress who has a master's degree is model.
-- -- how how could such as.
-- happened while I I certainly think his comments were misogynist.
Definitely anti woman and and he want -- -- shallow that he was a voice or.
The unborn child and I think he felt that that was he is Michigan -- is audience.
And why not just saying that we're not.
If politics like if he wanted to be split because once I -- -- thinking what he was saying he's just not biological.
Reality.
Women are raped and get pregnant all the time and that -- -- legitimate rate is particularly insulting it's like.
What -- is he.
What and I think this is the typical example of just because you have a high IQ.
It doesn't necessarily mean that you're an intelligent person -- and that's how we look at emotional IQ because if you have a higher emotional IQ.
You don't spew that kind of insanity and when we talk about.
What century is -- and it's really what planet are you on because what he said was very much delusional and -- is not washing is much more sophisticated.
And that I think that's seven.
That is not just thinking -- and not thinking about the emotional or physical wellbeing of of the mother who is rape to mean that is fine and typically the person who's reaping the might see the person that everything down.
In most cases in personal and I don't think there's a soul room watching this broadcast religion and it requires an education in either anatomy.
Our biology.
I and I can't imagine that this congressman -- -- can't -- when he was thinking.
I can't imagine the motivation reflections it was the most well if the same time I can't imagine when vice president Joseph Biden is talking about speaking to a audience.
Are primarily of blacks talking about having -- that Romney saying very clearly.
We'll put them back and change its -- -- report goes through a man's mind why is there.
I discrete judgment being made between two highly offensive statements.
I think it goes right -- want done doctor Robbie was saying.
This idea of playing to your audience and wanting to be loved by your audience and I think that was a situation where the vice president.
Was in front of a black audience and one -- Reach out to them and be emotional and use the term you all.
Quite honestly I've found it to be very offensive.
But however in the world there's another standard between Democrats saying that and Republicans saying it.
Especially to the audience that you're speaking to but winning greater detained were right out of vehicles were they -- -- I don't.
Come off a -- mean you know radio every flavors say might -- -- dealing -- -- Rationally we're saying here that the three of mr.
-- yes.
Why should we not tolerate that kind of nonsense I don't but why should there be a double standard there shouldn't be and why should there not be a voice of some sort saying.
-- is that damn fool and so is the vice president the United States are involved -- -- -- -- -- I've been there a -- it in saying in the -- I think look when weighing -- -- when you compare what they said.
What Biden may have said might have been offensive to people such as myself maybe not as offensive to other people.
That wide Aiken said was offensive to every woman.
-- on this planet and there are a lot of women.
All war where you're saying -- -- there more women than there are blocks I -- -- could hear a greater going no I think -- looking at the idea of sexuality and someone.
Who model -- highly judgmental.
So -- highly judgmental basically.
But.
Not demonizing but -- but devaluing women.
And and their rights and and and also and there are on Wednesday and -- and there are a lot of great hits another double LO or another -- ties.
By something like that -- that.
Here's another little problem there and I wanna -- and some others but here's an animal hospital.
And the fact is that that is precisely what the vice president United States who has -- higher standard.
Of conduct required of him then does as far as I'm concerned from -- on the campaign trail.
As vice president states for him to go around -- that kind of nonsense if one.
Aiken is to -- is to retire from the field as a candidate Y with the vice president now be called upon to resign but those who say they are offended.
I think in trying to compare what these people said let's let's -- it's it's it's not about comparison in both.
Did very stupid things very offensive things a lot of people were hurt by a lot they're saying I can't make that comparison.
I'm just hang time that there will who had been yeah.
-- -- They believe we -- do you venturing fell at an impasse -- reason it will -- itself farther and rather than -- being observed bluntly that there are -- and turn to Paul -- -- watching new energy in the Romney can name we're gonna have a chance with fox and news.
But four -- the vice presidential candidate.
We're seeing a different kind of a slight but we're seeing first poll by Fox News of likely voters that in fact.
-- within the margin of error.
The Ryan.
The Romney Ryan ticket.
As a lead over the president and his vice president I didn't say illustrious.
What do you make of what's that what's going on -- I.
I think that there's no energy there's a new energy in the in the Romney campaign -- drowning real issues that need to be addressed the economy Medicare.
And the blog hi there I'm not going -- -- and the gloves are off now you're gonna get someone who is in many ways representative of Tea Party ideology.
To come in yes it may hurt them in some way but in many ways in many ways it will energetic I think they.
Really did -- made a bold move Mitt Romney seems a very excited by his choice and just gonna transfer and psychological perspective our.
You can tell that -- is a really good -- our.
Because the dynamic is very similar between a father son dying a good doesn't know -- -- -- positive dynamic -- Dynamic has between Biden and Obama can't I don't that I I don't get that -- they're like two hours and you -- links.
The little brother saying to the Big Brother what heck did you just say yeah.
What we know what -- this.
If I may say -- all ahead doctors your guard there Robert while Edward thanks very.
