Hilary Rosen: 'Spare Me The Faux Anger' On Ann Romney 'Never Worked A Day In Her Life' Remark
In a post on CNN.com, Rosen wrote about the backlash and hate mail she received and urged Republicans to spare her the "faux anger.
"Spare me the faux anger from the right who view the issue of women's rights and advancement as a way to score political points. When it comes to supporting policies that would actually help women, their silence has been deafening," she said. "I don't need lectures from the [Republican National Committee] on supporting women and fighting to increase opportunities for women; I've been doing it my whole career."
Conservative blogger Michelle Malkin said Rosen's remarks will bring Republicans together.
"By attacking @AnnDRomney, @hilaryr managed to do what hadn't been poss. before tonight: Uniting the Right behind Romney. Heckuva job, Hil," she tweeted.
"I apologize to Ann Romney and anyone else who was offended. Let's declare peace in this phony war and go back to focus on the substance."
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SUBSTANCE! I say, "Let's go back to focus on the SUBSTANCE!
Rosen: 'I Apologize to Ann Romney'
Amid a massive backlash from the American public and a stampeding retreat from her supporters, Democratic National Committee advisor Hilary Rosen backtracked from her words about Ann Romney last night on CNN, stating a few moments ago, “As a pundit, I know my words on CNN last night were poorly chosen … I apologize to Ann Romney.” The report of that statement comes from Jim Acosta at CNN.
The question is whether the Obama campaign and the Democratic National Committee will apologize to Romney, and whether they will fire Rosen over this incident. Rosen has long been associated with the Obama team and the DNC, and her apology means virtually nothing given the fact that she has defended her comments at length over the past 24 hours. Only pressure from inside the Obama campaign and DNC forced this apology.
Even then, she apologized to Romney for her wording, not for the point she was making.