McCain Says No to Returning Funds Raised by Controversial Oilman

[dkf]

Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) will not return the $300,000 raised by a Texas Republican who joked in 1990 that women should submit to rape and "enjoy it."

Yesterday McCain cancelled a fundraiser that Texas oilman Clayton Williams was planning to hold at his Midland, Tex. home on Monday, after The Washington Post and ABC News questioned what the senator thought of Williams' remarks that women should give in while being raped. "As long as it's inevitable, you might as well lie back and enjoy it," he said during his unsuccessful bid for governor against the late Ann Richards.

Williams, who told the Midland Reporter-Telegram that he had already raised $300,000 for the presumptive GOP nominee, also said at the time that when it came to campaigning against Richards, he would "head her and hoof her and drag her through the dirt" like a cow on his ranch.

http://blog.washingtonpost.com/the-trail/2008/06/14/mccain_says_no_to_returning_fu.html

[anonymous171]

1. The guy is such an opportunist. nt

[dkf]

3. He'll take money from anyone.

[atreides1]

2. Of Course he won't return it

After all he did call his wife the C-word, besides McBush can't spare the money.

[southern_belle]

4. a leopard just can't change his spots

:rant:

[Ysabel]

5. i knew he'd keep it...

[all.of.me]

6. What a hypocrite!

Cancel the fundraiser, but keep the money!

:eyes:

[truthisfreedom]

7. Hey McCain, you're going to lose. But, "as long as it's inevitable, you might as well lie back

and enjoy it."

What an idiot. He should have put a million miles between himself and this turd.

We'll refer to this as the "rape money."

[slinkerwink]

8. I miss Ann Richards

[starroute]

9. It's a very old joke

For example, it was used in an early Robert Heinlein science fiction story from 1940, in which the inventors of the first effective solar power system realize they're about to get screwed by the big power companies and are inspired by the "relax and enjoy it" punchline to conclude that the answer is to open source their system instead.

So people like McCain or this Clayton Williams, who were born in the 30's, grew up in an era when that sort of humor was considered normal. It's another sign of McCain's out-of-touchness that he doesn't realize things have changed since 1940, but it's hardly on a level with the sort of corruption and bad behavior most of his lobbyist supporters are involved in.

[bigbrother05]

10. In the world of the oil field or ranching, probably the least offensive thing he said.