"Rape is rape, and the idea that we should be parsing, qualifying and slicing what types of rape..."

“Rape is rape, and the idea that we should be parsing, qualifying and slicing what types of rape we’re talking about doesn’t make sense to the American people… What I think these comments do underscore is why we shouldn’t have a bunch of politicians, a majority of whom are men, making decisions on behalf of women”

- Barack Obama, Obama blasts Todd Akin, Mitt Romney - Edward-Isaac Dovere - POLITICO.com