I’m not one to get my panties in a bunch over an
un-politically correct joke, particularly if it’s funny—and is not going to
affect the state of the nation.
Take, for instance, my 81-year-old grandfather, a
self-defined “Georgia Cracker.” Recently, his wife was trying to force feed him
more strawberry “salad” (of the Cool Whip and Jell-O variety) and he busted out
his signature, “Dagummit, woman!”
“Granddaddy,” I said, “be nice to your wife.”
“I been a good husband,” he joked. “I ain’t whipped her but
twice.” I burst into laughter, choking on my Hoppin’ John. But I can say with complete certainty that neither my
grandfather, nor any man who possesses similar thinking on gender equality,
should ever hold political office.
In an interview with the Las Vegas
Sun
(thanks to Jezebel for weeding out the sleaziest part), McCain was asked why he didn’t
have Governor Jim Gibbons—of sexual assault scandal infamy—chair his Nevada
campaign.
“Maybe it's the governor's approval rating and you are
running from him like you are from the president?” the interviewer asked.
McCain chuckled. “And I stopped beating my wife just a
couple of weeks ago,” he said. Hardy har har. Perhaps this would be funnier if it didn’t directly
relate to the fact that women would very likely lose the right to reproductive
freedom under a McCain presidency.
Photo: jezebel.com
