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Related: About this forumClayton ‘rape victims should relax and enjoy it,’ Williams is funding TX Gov GOP nominee Greg Abbott
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/10/clayton-rape-victims-should-relax-and-enjoy-it-williams-is-funding-tx-gov-gop-nominee-greg-abbott/Clayton rape victims should relax and enjoy it, Williams is funding TX Gov GOP nominee Greg Abbott
Katie Halper
08 Oct 2014
Texas Republican gubernatorial candidate and current Attorney General Greg Abbott is already impressively anti-woman in his policies and statements. But now he gets to add this gem to his misogynist achievements: being bankrolled by Clayton Williams, the oil and gas tycoon who lost the governors race to Ann Richards and is famous for saying of rape if its inevitable, relax and enjoy it.
But, as every man who makes inappopriate and offesnive statements about rape is quick to remind us, the quote was just taken out of context. Once you see the context, youll be totes fine with it. Back in March of 1990, Williams, the president and CEO of Clayton Williams Energy, an oil and gas company based in Texas, who everyone predicted would win the governors race, was getting ready for a cattle roundup at his ranch in West Texas when he harmlessly compared the bad weather to rape. Who hasnt done that before? And Williams felt terrible remorse right away, offering the classic Im sorry if anyones offended line, which isnt an apology for what you did as much as it is an expression of pity for those stupid or sensitive enough to miss out on a great comedic moment.
He even explained why he made the statement he did: context! Thats not a Republican womens club that we were having this morning Its a working cow camp, a tough world where you can get kicked in the testicles if youre not careful. Its a tough world, indeed, where you can get kicked in the testicles for failing to compare inclement meteorological conditions to rape and for failing to tell women how they should just go with the rape flow. OK. So, still not remorseful. But, later on, when asked if he was worried he had offended anyone, he said, Im not going to give you a serious answer. It wasnt a serious deal. It wasnt a serious statement. Eventually, of course, he came around, with the same sincerity of the Mormon Church on ordaining Black priests, saying, I feel just terrible about this. I had no intention in my heart to hurt anyone, especially those women who have been traumatized by rape.
Well, it turns out that Williams has donated $120,000 over the past 13 months to Abbott, who is running against Democrat state Senator Wendy Davis of Fort Worth. And it was revealed this week that he has also donated $15,000 donation to Houston state senator and GOP lieutenant governor nominee Dan Patrick, who is running against Democratic nominee Leticia Van de Putte, a San Antonio state senator. And what do Patrick and Abbott have in common? They are both running against women and they are both terrible on womens issues. Both oppose abortion even in cases of rape and incest. Dan Patrick voted against giving funds to test a backlog of rape kits in Texas. And Abbott pays his female employees less, on average, than his male employees. Male employees earn an average of $60,200 a year working for Abbott, while women make $44,708.
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Clayton ‘rape victims should relax and enjoy it,’ Williams is funding TX Gov GOP nominee Greg Abbott (Original Post)
unhappycamper
Oct 2014
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My recollection is that he was noting how a calf was struggling/fussing before branding
bigbrother05
Oct 2014
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Gothmog
(145,231 posts)1. clayton williams is the type of jerk who would support abbott
bigbrother05
(5,995 posts)2. My recollection is that he was noting how a calf was struggling/fussing before branding
He then made the comment. Guess he thought the reporters present were part of the "tough guys" club too.
ETA: The sad thing is that without the comment, we probably wouldn't have had Ann Richards as Gov and W would never have made it to Austin with a real oilman standing in his way. Guess he's to blame for the mess in Iraq.