As New York magazine reported in 1995, from a writing session that the reporter sat in on:
Franken: “And, ‘I give the pills to Lesley Stahl. Then, when Lesley’s passed out, I take her to the closet and rape her.’ Or, ‘That’s why you never see Lesley until February.’ Or, ‘When she passes out, I put her in various positions and take pictures of her.’”
With the national conversation now turning to women's issues as a result of the bizarre and offensive comments by Missouri Senate candidate Todd Akin over the weekend, it seems a bit odd that Vice President Biden would take the stage with Franken, considering his own lack of sensitivity to the horrors of rape.
It doesn’t mean jack-sh*t what democrats say. We can do the “Well, HE said this/that/the other thing” bit ‘til the cows come home... and yes, it’s grossly unfair the dems get away with it... but Akin knew that going in. Every GOPer has to be at the top of his/her game when being interviewed.
Yes, it sucks, but that’s the dynamic.