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Monday, July 28, 2008
Defending McCain’s rape comment
Alright. I have read a lot in the blogosphere about McCain’s rape comment, as well as his taking money from somebody who has made some really inappropriate comments about rape. And about his calling his wife a rather offensive word. And here’s my defense of McCain.

First of all, his rape comment was one comment made 16 years ago. Can anyone honestly tell me they’ve never told, or laughed at, a joke, that they later looked at and thought was terrible? We’re all human, we all make mistakes, and we all do inappropriate and insensitive things some time. Which is to say that this comment should be forgiven. Not because it is appropriate, but because we should forgive people for slips.

Second, I feel the same way about McCain and this donor as I do about Obama and Reverend Wright. Politics is not guilt by association. A bad person can support a good politican and a good person. Also, a good person can have some unacceptable views.

Finally, as far as the “c” word incident goes, again, this was a long time ago. Second of all, it’s a word. It means different things to different people. I’ve been known to use it myself, and, quite frankly, while it can be offensive to some, I don’t see how it offends the nation. Every marriage has its problems. Every couple fights. And everybdoy gets emotional and says things they don’t mean and will later regret. We’ve all thought about our girlfriend, boyfriend, brother, sister, mother, or father, using less than kind words. Some of us have even let those words slip from our lips. If Cindy can forgive her husband, it is not our place to judge him for his words against her.

Also, let me ask you, what is more hurtful to a wife, and offensive to women in general. A man who uses an offensive word toward his wife, or a man who, while in office, cheats on his wife, gets caught, lies about it, and embarasses his family in front of the whole country?
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