{"id":13582,"date":"2007-11-13T15:15:21","date_gmt":"2007-11-13T20:15:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thecarpetbaggerreport.com\/archives\/13582.html"},"modified":"2007-11-13T15:15:21","modified_gmt":"2007-11-13T20:15:21","slug":"mccain-thinks-bitch-inquiry-is-an-excellent-question","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stevebenen.com\/thecarpetbaggerreport\/mccain-thinks-bitch-inquiry-is-an-excellent-question\/","title":{"rendered":"McCain thinks ‘bitch’ inquiry is an ‘excellent question’"},"content":{"rendered":"

Obviously, presidential candidates aren’t responsible for comments made by their supporters. Candidates are, however, responsible for showing a little class. It’s apparently something that John McCain has forgotten.<\/p>\n

At a campaign event in South Carolina, a McCain backer stood up to ask the senator, “How do we beat the bitch?”<\/p>\n

In response, McCain said, “We have our differences with our Democratic rivals, but I believe in treating people with respect. It’s why I don’t refer to women as ‘bitches,’ even when I disagree with them. I’m sure all of us believe we can debate the serious issues of the day without name-calling and degrading language.”<\/p>\n

No, no, I’m just kidding. He actually responded, “That’s an excellent question<\/a>.”<\/p>\n

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Just this morning, the NYT’s David Brooks wrote a gushing love-letter<\/a> to McCain, praising him as an honorable man of character. If there wasn’t so much evidence to the contrary, it might be persuasive.
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\nFor readers who can’t watch clips online, here’s a transcript:<\/p>\n

UNIDENTIFIED WOMAN: How do we beat the bitch? (Laughter)<\/p>\n

Mccain: May I give the translation? (Laughter) That’s an excellent question.<\/p>\n

You might know that there was a poll yesterday — a Rasmussen poll, to identify it — that shows me three points ahead of Sen. Clinton is a head-to-head match-up. (Applause)<\/p>\n

I respect Sen. Clinton; I respect anyone who gets the nomination of the Democrat [sic<\/i>] Party….<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Yes, McCain couldn’t even be gracious about his political opponents without using the grammatically wrong “Democrat Party.”<\/p>\n

I suppose the natural response from McCain backers is that he didn’t want to repudiate a campaign supporter during an event. But just a few days ago, McCain repudiated his own mother, on national television<\/i>, when she made anti-Mormon comments about Mitt Romney. He went out of his way to make clear — twice — that he didn’t agree with his mother’s remarks.<\/p>\n

But when confronted with a supporter who calls Hillary Clinton a “bitch,” McCain thinks that’s “excellent.”<\/p>\n

Stay classy, John McCain.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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