Monday, June 16, 2008

McCain Event with Texas Oilman - Who Joked About Rape - Postponed, Not Canceled


From Thinkprogress: On Friday, ABC reported that Sen. John McCain’s (R-AZ) campaign had canceled a fundraiser with a Texas oilman who compared rape to the weather while running for governor.

“As long as it’s inevitable, you might as well lie back and enjoy it,” said Clayton Williams in 1990. But the Houston Chronicle now reports that yesterday afternoon, the campaign said that the event had simply been “postponed” until later this summer. . .