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Firing Back: Taking on the Party Bosses and Media Elite to Protect Our Faith and Freedom Hardcover – July 15, 2014

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In Firing Back, six-term Congressman Todd Akin describes in eye-opening detail what it is like to be an unapologetic conservative in a town dominated by media bullies, back-room bosses, and liberals of either party. Although he tried to be a loyal Republican, Akin's first allegiance was always to the Constitution and his conservative principles. When the Bush administration lobbied him to approve its progressive legislative initiatives, No Child Left Behind and the Medicare prescription drug benefit, Akin refused. In the process, he made some serious enemies.

Those enemies got their revenge after Akin made an awkward comment about rape. Although he had just won a hard-fought Republican primary in Missouri for US Senate, party bosses tried to coerce him to yield the nomination to their preferred candidate. When Akin refused, the bosses turned their back on him and let Democrat Claire McCaskill win.

In Firing Back, Akin tells the story of how the Republican leadership not only threw him under the bus but also ran over him a few times for good measure. Not one of them explained what it was about Akin's remarks that so deeply offended them. Akin names names and takes numbers in Firing Back, but this book is much more than a tell-all. It is a battle-tested guide to Republicans and conservatives to help them find their courage, reclaim their integrity, and, by doing so, help preserve America's faith and freedom.

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224 pages
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English
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WND Books
Publication date

July 15, 2014
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6.1 x 0.9 x 8.9 inches
ISBN-10

1936488205
ISBN-13

978-1936488209
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Todd Akin is the former six-term US Representative for Missouri's second congressional district. A graduate of Worcester Polytechnic Institute and member of the US Army Corps of Engineers, Akin earned an M.Div. degree from Covenant Theological Seminary and worked in the private sector before entering Congress. He lives in St. Louis County.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ WND Books (July 15, 2014)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 224 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1936488205
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1936488209
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 15.6 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.1 x 0.9 x 8.9 inches

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Ben

An inspiring story.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 26, 2022

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I'm a sucker for political memoirs, and this one definitely scores high in the unique stories category. Todd Akin writes passionately about his principled stand for what he believes in. A true lover of this country and its citizens. RIP

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RehanRC

This guy thinks that Women can personally prevent preganancies from rape, if they don't want them.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on July 17, 2022

If this guy is unwilling to correct his mistakes, and just continually lies and rationalizes his statements, how good do you think the book will be? The author was personally involved in decisions involving things he has no expertise in, and he was unwilling to take the time to research those topics. Do you think the author will put in the time and effort in this book? None of my statements are opinion based and are very easily fact checked. Buy the book. Regret your decision.

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Horrormovies

I recommend this book to anyone who loves legitimate idiots

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on July 19, 2014

I found this book extremely insightful on the ways of male privilege and rape culture. I recommend this book to anyone who loves legitimate idiots. I would also recommend Snooki's biography because they both share extremely insightful lessons on morals and values. Todd Akin is a legend like Unicorns. Unlike unicorns though, Todd Akin does not have any magic and has no idea how to be majestic. Akin and Unicorns share similarities by both being enemies of the ligers because ligers eat unicorns and superfluous people. On a side note I am pretty sure Akin will be chased by ogres with pitchforks if anyone takes this book seriously.

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V. Patterson

An Unchristian Book by an Unchristian Man

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on July 16, 2014

In this book Todd Akin continues to wallow in his sin of pride. Showing that he learned nothing by the implosion of his campaign, which cost his party a senate seat, he comes out with all guns blazing. His comments on pregnancy and rape were a coward's response to a question - should rape victims be able to get abortions or not? Rather than saying what he really believes - that all life is precious and that we shouldn't hold the way one was conceived against an innocent baby in the womb - a defensible if politically unpopular position - Akin tried to dodge the question by arguing that raped women don't get pregnant. When he was called on this comment - clearly raped women get pregnant all the time - he offered a half-hearted apology which he is now taking back in the pages of his book. He has no thought for the pain of victims of rape - all that matters to him is his unchristian pride. The book is full of it - he casts himself as the victim in every page, never taking responsibility for his own actions as Christ asks of us.
Todd Akin and people like him do more damage to the church than they can possibly imagine. But even if he understood it, there is no indication here that he would change his ways. None of what he does is to honor Christ, it's all to honor himself. As he says he will not be running for anything again (a moot point, as there's almost nothing he could get elected to), this book is mostly a parting shot to say 'I was right'. No, sir, you were wrong. One day Christ will ask you about your words. I hope you have something better to say to him than what you have said in this book.

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GibsonGuy7

Behind-the-scenes action. Read it - you won't be sorry.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on July 17, 2014

This is a good read and definitely worth the buy. This will shed a new light on the infamous Missouri Senate race in 2012. Like many stories, there's always another side, and this is a great opportunity to hear new information and behind the scenes stories from the race so frequently seen on the national news that year. More than that, this gives the in-depth story of a conservative stalwart in the U.S. House, from his formative early years in Missouri politics to the back story of his time in congress, under both Bush and Obama. For the political junkie - you'll get behind the scenes for so much of the last decade in national politics. For everyone else - you'll get one genuine man's take on the political and cultural climate in the United States today.

Todd Akin, to those of us in Missouri who knew of him, was truly not a politician. He wasn't smooth, fast-talking, sound-bite-quoting, or disingenuous. Basically he wasn't like the other entrenched, beltway politicians we were all used to seeing flaunt their empty talking points across the state. Todd Akin was a regular God-fearing American like the rest of us who enjoyed a hard day's work. It's a miracle he stayed inside the jacked-up system in D.C. as long as he did - they usually eat their own and the honest don't last long. It's a sad day when someone who sticks his foot in his mouth once or twice (don't we all?) gets railroaded at the first sign of blood in the water. We could use more honest, decent people who aren't into making fast money and smooth talk their way into getting our votes. I highly recommend this book so you can see a little view into the opinion of one of the most misunderstood elections stories of this decade. Read it with an open mind and you won't be disappointed.

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Ralph Simmons

Interesting

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on July 17, 2014

Todd Akin is a victim of his own speech. As a politician, he should have been prepared and know better than to recount sources he found on the internet that are at best inconclusive. Should he have said what he said? No. Should he have been heavily criticized and strung out by the GOP? Absoulely not! We live in a nation of free speech, but liberal media likes to twist words and brand everyone who isn’t on board with them a vile villain. Todd Akin’s book is a reminder of what happens when Democrats, the media, and the GOP reign down their full wrath on someone they deem to be not ‘with the program. ’ While I do not agree with Akin's statements, I believe he did not deserve the treatment that he received, especially from the GOP.

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