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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.
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I don’t like McCain but I like how he is handling this, so far. Man, we need to stop apologizing everytime they make a ruckus over something.
“I wonder if this hack feels the same way about all the despicable things said about Prez Bush and his family hmmmm”
Playing the odds on the political bias of members of the press, as well as the liberal bias of the story templates, the answer would be “no.”
A different word that does not allow kids to learn the word would be better in my opinion. Since when does conservatives allow for cursing? I tell you this year has changed the conservative on many things. Divorce is suddenly accepted, a half pro-lifer is being touted, and many other things that would have been looked at negative are accepted now. I don’t think I like that so much.
I think it should be her Secret Service callsign. “Agents be advised, Bitch is leaving the building.”
Makes us look small.
On the other hand, it is true.
On the gripping hand; if bill is a SOB and hillery is a bitch, this would explain how they got elected in Arkansas.
Ick. I thought the woman looked and sounded horrible and crass for saying it.
And it did come off as unnatural. Maybe someone did put her up to it.
Bitch isn’t nice. How about %##@*& ^^%$ **&#$%!!!
Mr. Bush is not accored any respect and neither was the Secret Service detail that guarded her fat arse for all this time. why does she deserve it?
Treat others as you want to be treated.
Connie Chung thought so back in ‘95. She just wanted to get it confirmed by Newt’s mother.
http://www.mediaresearch.org/cyberalerts/2002/cyb20020123_extra.asp#2
I watched him yesterday, and he was beside himself, like an old lady who has been mistaken for a hooker, and he kept saying "the B-word" this and that. Sanchez should get a life and reserve his shock at real tragedies such as drunken drivers killing innocent people.
I suspect that she has been called names much worse than the B word. She curses at people. Turnabout is fair play.
Typical MSM hype. It hasn't caused an "uproar" anywhere except perhaps amongst Hillary! sycophants. Choruses of laughter, yes. And McCain didn't "cause" it, the questioner did. Sheesh.
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Ah the hypocritical righteous indignation of news readers!
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