The problem is the way he expressed himself both in his original statement and in his later remarks. His oxymoron “legitimate rape.” really takes the cake. That’s a bit like “ lawful murder.”
Perhaps “violent rape” would have been a better choice of words. But then again, people would have lit into him on that too. The same people who want to cover for statutory rapists by having young girls abort their babies would start saying he doesn’t recognize the violence of ALL rape.
Trying to be cool with an enemy media is like trying to appease terrorists. It’s a pointless endeavor.
What disappoints me, though, is that Tea Party and GOP-e alike are ready to devour this guy because of what is at worst a poor choice of words. That’s politics, and it’s why I hate politics. Why I’m losing any kind of respect for anybody who engages in that.
I understand why everybody is so frantic. We’re just sure that the country is so stupid that it can’t tell the difference between a guy using “legitimate” instead of “violent” and somebody who wants to destroy women.
It’s like we’re afraid the whole world has PMS and can’t be trusted to think like rational human beings. The sad part is that every time we give in and dumb down the discussion and thought allowed, we kill whatever brain cells the society had.
It’s just sad. A guy can live a consistently pro-life life and because he says “legitimate” instead of “violent” everything is down the tubes. Sort of like a baby that appears at an inconvenient time - just throw him down the chute. Stick a scissors in his skull; he’s done.
It’s sad. I can’t be anything but sad over this whole sorry mess.