Quotes of the Week

First of all, from what I understand from doctors [pregnancy from rape] is really rare. If it’s a legitimate rape, the female body has ways to try to shut that whole thing down.

U.S. Rep. Todd Akin, Missouri's GOP nominee for U.S. Senate, on St. Louis' KTVI-TV

Re: Congressman Todd Akin, Gov. Palin: 'I'm suggesting that he get out.'

U.S. Sen. John Cornyn on Twitter on Tuesday

Rape is an evil act. I used the wrong words in the wrong way, and for that I apologize.

Akins, days later, in a TV ad marking his decision to stay in the race

[Obama] is going to try to hand over the sovereignty of the United States to the U.N., and what is going to happen when that happens? I'm thinking the worst. Civil unrest, civil disobedience, civil war maybe. And we're not just talking a few riots here and demonstrations, we're talking Lexington, Concord, take up arms and get rid of the guy.

Lubbock County Judge Tom Head, on Fox 34 

I wish we were getting worldwide attention for something better than a crazy county judge. But what are you going to do?

Kenny Ketner, chairman of the Lubbock County Democratic Party, on CNN