McCain Fundraiser Stated That Frequenting Mexican Prostitutes Part of Growing Up...

[Median Democrat]

I guess we should not assume that based on the rape joke that Clayton Williams does not respect women. Afterall, it could just be one comment. However, what about Clayton Williams saying that frequenting Mexican prostitutes in his youth was "part of growing up in West Texas."

http://www.dallasobserver.com/2001-05-31/news/trick-tow... /

In Texas, the proximity to legal brothels is considered as much a natural resource as oil. Clayton Williams summed up this blasé attitude during his gubernatorial campaign with a casual and costly admission of frequenting Mexican prostitutes in his youth. "It's part of growing up in West Texas," he told wide-eyed reporters. "It was a lot different then. The houses were the only place you got serviced. It was kind of what the boys did at A&M."

According to this article in the NY Times:

http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C0CE2DB...

TEXAS CANDIDATE ADMITS BUYING SEX

LEAD: Clayton Williams, the Republican candidate for Governor, acknowledged in an interview published today that he had patronized prostitutes as a young man.

Clayton Williams, the Republican candidate for Governor, acknowledged in an interview published today that he had patronized prostitutes as a young man.

An aide to his Democratic opponent, Ann Richards, said Mr. Williams's ''private behavior is best left to him and his family'' and was not a legitimate subject for a campaign, but the aide added that the admission raised new questions about Mr. Williams's attitudes toward women.

Mr. Williams, in discussing his use of prostitutes, was quoted in The Houston Post as saying: ''I've never claimed to be a perfect man. It's part of growing up in West Texas.''

Mr. Williams is in Arizona today, but his press secretary, Bill Kenyon, released a statement in which he said the admission had come in response to a direct question from a reporter. Mr. Williams responded, the statement said, by ''conceding once again that he's not perfect and by telling the truth about incidents earlier in his life, even when it wasn't politically expedient.''

Last month, the Republican candidate drew fire from women's groups by making a joke about rape. He apologized.

The Post interviewed Mr. Williams in Scottsdale, Ariz., at a meeting of independent oil producers. It quoted the 58-year-old candidate as saying he patronized prostitutes while a student at Texas A&M University and adding, ''It was kind of what the boys did at A&M,'' He said he had not visited a prostitute in at least 35 years. He and his wife have been married 25 years.

[opihimoimoi]

1. Amazing the way these Pubs self destruct....simply amazing....

[SwampG8r]

2. he should have run as a member of the Cowboy Party

all that stuff is ok if you are a cowboy
i see it in the movies

[Median Democrat]

4. I Guess He Could Have Exchanged Off-Color Jokes About Women With McCain

Here is a 1998 Salon article discussing one such joke by John McCain that lead McCain to apologize to then President Bill Clinton:

http://www.salon.com/news/1998/06/25newsb.html

John McCain's Joke:

"Why is Chelsea Clinton so ugly?
Because her father is Janet Reno."

The joke may be crude, but it pales in comparison with the published details surrounding the presidential sex scandal. McCain's two-liner conveys some interesting insights into what he considers humorous (lesbianism, a young woman's physical appearance), particularly since it was delivered to a Republican crowd. Remember, this is the party that champions pro-family values."

[charlie]

3. Clayton's so dumb

he threw away the governorship by refusing to shake Ann Richards' hand. Even the most pea-brained good ol' boy would consider that unforgivably bad manners. He should've known, but like I said, he's spectacularly dumb.

[spag68]

5. IMHO

Don't be trapped by thinking that these criminals are dumb.

They are very smart and always have been, however that doesn't keep them from being assholes. Let me amend that, arrogant,unfeeling, greedy, prevaricating assholes.

[charlie]

7. Nah, he'd dumb

Doesn't mean he isn't dangerous, of course. He's dumb like Bush is dumb, with a psychopathic disregard for everything except his own appetite for wealth and power. Which has served him well, naturally. I wasn't kidding when I said he sunk his fortunes by not shaking her hand. He's probably still kicking himself for his stupidity, that run for governor cost a lot of money and effort.

[Sparkly]

6. It's still probably the only way he "gets serviced."

I'm guessing by the fact that he even uses the phrase "get serviced."

(Nothing against prostitutes!)

[SwampG8r]

8. made me laugh

when i worked for my uncle running cattle we took the heifers in for servicing

[yellowcanine]

9. Didn't Smirky also "sample" the wares south of the border?

[Generic Brad]

10. Everyone they know does it

That's why we keep hearing gaffes like this. It never occurs to them that the majority of us don't act like they do.

[Median Democrat]

11. Agree, Bragging About Bagging A Prostitute To The Press?

This is the thing that really surprised me. Clayton William's perspective on women was so warped that he thought it was okay to mention in comments to the press! Worse, to pass it off as an accepted right of passage? That is what I find amazing. Its not even a vicious rumor that may be true. This is Clayton Williams in his own words bragging. It makes you think whether the "sit back and enjoy rape" comment was really a slip of the tongue or whether that represents Clayton's real views on the matter. I guess it doesn't matter, since John McCain is keeping this man's money.