Posted on 11/15/2007 8:43:53 AM PST by jdm
US Republican presidential hopeful John McCain has caused an uproar after he laughed when an audience member called Democratic rival Hillary Clinton a "bitch" instead of telling the woman off.
At a campaign event on Monday, the woman asked Senator McCain, "How do we beat the bitch?''
Senator McCain laughed along with the crowd as he said, "May I give the translation?''
"That's an excellent question,'' he said.
"I respect Senator Clinton. I respect anyone who gets the nomination of the Democratic Party.''
Overnight, Senator McCain said his response to the woman's comment was "appropriate", the Associated Press reported.
"She made a comment, I made light of the comment, and then I said very seriously I treated and continue to treat Senator Clinton with respect and I've said that many times,'' he said.
When asked whether he thought the woman's comment was funny, Senator McCain said he laughed because he wanted to move on.
"I can't dictate what other people say - that's not my business,'' he said.
Yesterday,CNN journalist Rick Sanchez raised the question of whether Senator McCain should have admonished the woman.
"Most people who have seen it are looking at it as a real mistake on his part in terms of the way he handled it,'' Sanchez said on the cable network's Out in the Open.
(Excerpt) Read more at news.com.au ...
“Go ugly early” is a bad strategy.
I learned a long time ago, you salute the rank, not the officer. As someone said, she is a Senator. It is not appropriate to call them derogatory names that are not acceptable in polite company.
The name calling stuff just makes us all look bad.
I prefer “Monica Lewinski’s boyfriend’s wife.”
I would never call Hillary a b*tch.
She’s merely “lady-like” impaired.
“Its inappropriate. She is a US Senator deserving of respect due the office.”
You MUST be joking. What office one is elected to does NOT automatically confer a need for respect.
Does she respect Bush? Does she respect HER OWN HUSBAND?
If you believe she does, I have some ocean front property in Kansas to sell you.
“Is it OK to call Hillary a bitch?”
Yep.
(moving to next thread)
I'm from South Carolina and I was purdy disappointed when I heard that exchange on Rush the other day.
I would have expected more from my fellow South Carolinian, such as fat ugly bitch ho...............or something to that effect.........
It’s the journalist’s job to report what he said, and not to tell him what to say, and think.
That’s their own arrogance and abuse of power — which is much more damaging and destructive than anything else that was said.
That’s the abrogation of the First Amendment freedom of speech (and thought) that the mainstream media has taken upon itself to destroy for everybody else as their own exclusive right and privilege, that only they have a right to have, as the self-designated “superior” people in our society.
Hillary, whatever she is and is called, is just a pawn to these ends — just as they regard everybody else who stands in their way of their own ambition to get to the top in their cutthroat world. So one just needs to hear what they are saying beyond their words to what they mean and would like others to think — that they have a right to “dictate” what everybody else should be thinking and saying — as our new self-proclaimed dictators and tyrants.
No, respect is earned by deeds/character, not by merely holding a certain office.
Trade you a “F—K Bush” sign from a progressive protest for your “Hillaty Is A Bitch” one.
[”Most people who have seen it are looking at it as a real mistake on his part in terms of the way he handled it,’’ Sanchez said on the cable network’s Out in the Open.]
Yesterday’s link to this issue stated that Sanchez was referring to women working in the CNN studio when he said: “Most people who have seen it. . .” That’s not much of a sample unless he is just interested in the dingbat take.
Oh, well, then I guess it's so!!
Pound sand.
...Associated quislings.
She is a criminal hack.
Being a bitch is just a state of mind for her. She is manipulative and armed with every agency allowed and NOT allowed by law to build a wall around her. Cross that line and you too will pay.
Is she a bitch? Probably, is she dangerous? Yes, but ONLY if we let her get away with it.
LOL. An Elton classic!
No.....that would be too much of a compliment.....
I have wondered for the last year when the “B” word was going to let loose. Whether appropriate or not, it really puts Hillary in a corner. The label starts to fit when she tries to oppose other candidates position. Also, if she tries to be compassionate it makes her looked as a fake.
Better her problems then ours.
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