When I first read Todd Akin's "legitimate rape" quote, my first response was sheer amazement. Could anyone alive today really be so stupid? One day later, I'm still asking myself the same question.
What's most amazing to me is that the question that the pundits keep asking is whether or not Representative Akin should continue his campaign for the U.S. Senate. Really? That's the question? I think we should be asking if he's qualified for any job at all.
Think about it. Imagine you're a hiring manager. I don't care where you work. It could be a bank, the local gas station, a car dealership, or even a Dairy Queen franchise, for God's sake. Let's say you need to hire someone. You've scheduled an interview with a candidate. The candidate comes in to talk with you. In the middle of the discussion, the candidate blurts out "If it's a legitimate rape, the female body has ways to shut that whole thing down."
Now ask yourself something. How much longer would that interview last? Ten seconds? Five seconds? Even if you kept up the charade and let the interview continue, there's no way in hell you're going to hire that person. You know you wouldn't.
So, there you have it. There's absolutely no job that Todd Akin is qualified to hold. None. He's just not smart enough.
This is where the magic happens.
