Paul Ryan is distancing himself from right-to-life bill cosponsor Rep. Todd Akin, who said “legitimate rape rarely leads to pregnancy,” but hasn’t the damage already been done? Guilt by association? He’s doing a Gregory Hines tap-dance around his record on women’s rights. SMH.

“His statements were outrageous, over the pail. I don’t know anybody who would agree with that. Rape is rape period, end of story,” Ryan told KDKA Political Editor Jon Delano.

Ryan, like Romney, distanced himself from Akin’s remarks, but in Congress, he joined Akin in opposing abortions even when a woman has been raped.

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Delano: “You sponsored legislation that has the language ‘forcible rape.’ What is forcible rape as opposed…”

Ryan: “Rape is rape. Rape is rape, period. End of story.”

Delano: “So that forcible rape language meant nothing to you at the time?”

Ryan: “Rape is rape and there’s no splitting hairs over rape.”

As for the president’s claim that Romney-Ryan will restrict birth control, Ryan calls that ridiculous.

“Nobody is proposing to deny birth control to anybody,” says Ryan.

Ryan says women won’t fall for these side issues.

“And I don’t think they’re going to take the bait of all these distractions that the President is trying to throw at them.”Source

Um, the mere fact that he is on record saying that he’s against abortion period, speaks volumes and no amount of flip-flopping can change that fact. This is more hypocrisy from Paul Ryan and his boss Mitt Romney.

This was cross-posted from The Hinterland Gazette.