John McCain will survive “the bitch.” That’s unfortunate. If anything, this whole ugly little incident will give his campaign a boost.
More and more, when it comes to politics, I feel like I need to explain, “I’m not actually from here.”
Unlike George Allen, who watched his reelection campaign for the US Senate melt down after his “makaka” comment was caught on film and Youtubed, McCain didn’t say the bad word himself. He even recovered somewhat and assured everyone he respected Hillary Clinton. But he did laugh, and he did say “That’s an excellent question,” and he didn’t comment that calling a presidential candidate “the bitch” is inappropriate.
Should he have? Of course! If somebody called Larry Craig “the faggot,” wouldn’t we expect any major candidate to object loudly? Do we even need to ask what an appropriate response would be to calling Barak Obama “the nigger”?
So here’s an intimate look inside the Republican party in 2007. You can get a big laugh by calling Hillary Clinton “the bitch.” You can get another big laugh by joking “I thought she was talking about my ex-wife.” Lots of seemingly reasonable commentators will explain why this is no big deal.
But it is.
And the woman who said it? Whoo! What a bitch!
Here's the link to Youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLQGWpRVA7o
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