When will John McCain apologize to Hillary Clinton–and all American women?
Sen. John McCain has a woman problem. As many people remember, a supporter asked him last November “how are we going to beat that bitch?” His response, after a good old boy’s chuckle, was “That’s an excellent question.” He then went on to discuss his superior poll ratings and ended with a dutiful statement about how much he respected Sen. Hillary Clinton. McCain’s out-of-control sexism is hardly new. In 1998, he made David Shuster seem positively tame. At a Republican fund-raiser, he jokingly asked “Why Chelsea Clinton is so ugly.” His answer was that “Janet Reno was the father.” Surely, I need not spell out the implications. Folks, this election has provided us with an important and much-needed teaching moment.” Can American politicians, pundits, journalists and political analysts learn to speak respectfully about female candidates and their daughters or will they end up vilifying women and alienating some huge portion of America’s population? Misogyny is out of control in this campai
