We are all children of God even those of us who are born of rape. We should not punish the innocent for the crimes of his or her father. Do not fall into the solipsistic arguments of the left. Respect life. Punish the rapists and help the victims.

He is right. He was asked a question about his beliefs and he answered truthfully. Admirable. Its the slimy dims and the way they attempt to twist right into wrong that will prove politcally suicidal this election season.

Chick-Fil-A baby, Chick-Fil-A.

Sometimes candidates say STUPID things, this is one of those times. He will try to clarify his comment, however the dems are going to pounce on this guy unlike anything he could ever imagine.

Looks like we blew the Lugar seat.I was afraid of this all along.You need numbers and Lugar was a shoo in number.I'm not a big fan of these purity tests to begin with.

I'm with 4. We would have had Delaware and Nevada (no Reid) in 2010.

First Delaware, then Nevada, then Missouri, now Indiana. Could Texas be next?

Lugar was a D is all but party affliation anyway. Lugar did not get my vote in the last election (I wrote in Mickey Mouse). We are fine with Mourdock....

Why is it stupid? He stood up for life. It isn't the innocent baby who deserves the death penalty. I have never understood the "except in the case of rape or incest" argument. The baby is still a baby, regardless of how it got there. You aren't really prolife if you say otherwise.

Why do pro abortion candidates ever get asked follow up questions about their extremist views? Why no questions asking the candidate if he's cool with a woman aborting a nearly full term baby? Or ask candidate X if he agrees with Obama's infanticide vote(s).

This is the more insidious media bias.

All life is sacred. Mourdock should be applauded, not condemned, for his words. I hope the voters in Indiana see it that way.

Mourdock took the bait. His answer made it sould like God intended the rape, when Mourdock meant He intended the conception. Mourdock needs to get back out in front of this, make ONE clarification and stand by his comment, then move on. It may not be enough to save his campaign, but anything else he does probably will only give Donnelly more ammo.

Taking bets as to how quickly the abortion comments appear in a Donnelly ad. I say this evening.

It is a tragic day in our country when it is considered politically suicidal to respect life. Baha'i Scripture says the first prayer a baby should hear has the phrase 'Thou hast come by the command of God'

If you believe in abortion in cases of rape and incest, then you fundamentally don't think a foetus is a person. If a foetus isn't a person, there is no reason to be against any abortion ever.

If a foetus is a person, then it is no less a person by having been conceived via rape or incest.

Also, the genetic problems associated with incest are not as dire as commonly believed. Generations of inbreeding amplify risk of genetic problems, but a single instance is not a death sentence for the resultant child. Chances are almost as good as anybody else's that the child will be healthy.

I'm not advocating incest in any way. I just want to be clear that there is no need to panic into murder.

Bottom line: Either abortion is murder or it isn't.

So what if it wasn't the defenseless kid's fault that he was conceived via rape or incest. Kill him! I find it incredible when people get selective over the sanctity of life issue.

Last year I met a woman who was conceived by rape. She is a mother now herself. Would she and her children have been better off not to have been born, her husband deprived of a woman and children he loves? When will we start to think instead of emoting?

One would think the Akin stupidity would make other white male Republicans avoid saying something just as dangerous. Clue to white republican men: avoid the trap the left has set for you. Do not step into the jaws. Have a little sense. Talk about the tragedy of rape. Say no one but a victim of rape understands the trauma. Say anything but stand up on a stage and commit hari cari.

Yeah, so he voiced his deepest internal beliefs. But! He's in a campaign! We all have deep, personal beliefs, and still we should realize, as thinking adults, not all of them need to be vocalized to TV reporters and not all of them would be easily accepted by the general public. This is one of those beliefs. He should have known better. Good politicians know how to filter their own, deep thoughts before letting them pass through the lips.

He's right in all aspects of what he said. The baby may have been the discoverer of the best alternative fuel or a new way of purifying seawater. But the baby should be killed to punish the father? That is the biggest problem with society right now. The trivialization of life (like in China) and always putting the blame on someone else.

I agree with him, but he should have tried to Jay Carney his response. Sorry, but this subject is a loser for Republicans and now we will have a Senate that will fight Romneys Supreme Court appointments.

Nevada & Delaware last time. We very well will lose MA, IN, MO,ME this time. May not pick up FL, MT or ND. Being elected matters and you don't have influence by being defeated.

I respect the man for being honest but he just committed political suicide and maybe took a lot of us with him. You can tell from the bewildered look on his face that he doesn't know what hit him. The rest of the world does not see things the exact way you do, Mr. Mourdock. If only some in the Tea Party and other committed believers could use a little common sense in who they chose to back.

It's also admirable, in a way, that committed Christians are unwavering in their beliefs. I guess that's what being committed means. The Taliban are also committed and unwavering in their beliefs. Can't you see the connection? You had better heed #4, #5, and #6 and stop nominating these purists. They are dragging us all down. What will you do then, become a martyr.?

#20 - Oh, gee, I don't know. The Taliban are unwavering and committed about killing people. The Christians are committed about *NOT* killing people. Would that make a tiny difference?