Here's a short story:

(CNN) -- Politicians make gaffes almost daily. Some they can overcome. Some are fodder for late-night comedians. Some are deadly to their campaigns. Republican congressman Todd Akin's recent gaffe was so toxic, he may not only have killed his campaign, he may be the political equivalent of a zombie who also infects the Romney/Ryan ticket with his deadly virus. 

The American public is smarter than most political campaigns give us credit for. We may not be geniuses -- me included -- but we intuitively grasp when a politician has merely slipped up or when he or she has revealed something much more significant. 

The first type of political gaffes are just that: mistakes. For example, when then-presidential candidate Barack Obama said he had campaigned in "57 states." Or when Rep. Michele Bachmann suggested that the American Revolution had started in New Hampshire. 

These kinds of comments are generally overcome. The only time they're potentially fatal is if they occur with such frequency that they begin to define the politician. Note to Joe Biden: You are really getting close to achieving that feat. 

Then there are the gaffes that are not gaffes at all. These reveal the candidate's views on an issue or a character flaw that we had not previously seen. 

Rep. Todd Akin's notorious remark Sunday clearly falls into the second category. 

Akin assessing candidacy with conservatives in Florida 

His statement that a woman being raped could magically shut off her reproductive system and avoid becoming pregnant was so outrageous that even Mitt Romney quickly denounced him. (Surprising, because Romney failed to condemn Rush Limbaugh's despicable comments regarding Sandra Fluke, the law student whom Limbaugh called a "slut" on his radio show after she appeared before Congress to discuss contraception.) Akin's statement also brought national attention to his radical position that a woman who becomes pregnant from rape should be required to carry the baby to term.  (End of story)

Provide your best guess for the following question. Give ONLY the guess, no other words or explanation.

For example:

Guess: <most likely guess, as short as possible; not a complete sentence, just the guess!>

Here are a few examples of questions and answers:

Question: Who said something outrageous?
Guess: Todd Akin

Question: What did he say?
Guess: A woman being raped could magically shut off her reproductive system

Question: To what end?
Guess: To avoid becoming pregnant

Question: Who distanced themselves from the comment?
Guess: Mitt Romney

Question: Why was this unexpected?
Guess: He failed to condemn Rush Limbaugh's despicable comments

Question: What was that about?
Guess: He called her a "slut"

Question: On what media?
Guess: Radio

Question: What did Akin's mistake bring to light?
Guess: His position that a woman who becomes pregnant from rape should be required to carry the baby to term.

Question: Is he the fist person to make a public mistake?
Guess: No

Now answer the following question in the same format.

Question: Who else?

Barrack Obama