Two politicians, two stupid quotes, two different reactions.
First Joe Biden and the GOP putting a mostly black audience back in chains: “We got a real clear picture of what they all value,” Biden said. “Every
Republican’s voted for it. Look at what they value and look at their
budget and what they’re proposing. Romney wants to let the — he said in
the first hundred days he’s going to let the big banks once again write
their own rules, ‘unchain Wall Street.’ They’re going to put y’all back
in chains.” http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2012/08/vp-biden-says-republicans-are-going-to-put-yall-back-in-chains/
I don't what the liberals say, b ut that was a borderline racist comment considering the audience but it also was a very stupid remark.
And the reaction? The liberals and Democrats, for the most part support Biden and what he said while the GOP said the comment was racist and stupid.
Then you Rep. Todd Akin who made a stupid Akin who said this: "It seems to me first of all, from what I understand from doctors,
that's really rare," Mr. Akin said. "If it's a legitimate rape, the
female body has ways to try to shut that whole thing down." http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390444443504577601481043101626.html
And the reaction? Both sides condemned the quote and urged Akin to drop out of the U.S. Senate race.
The liberals ignore Biden racist comment and condemn Akins. Talk about the lack of class.
Sunrise — 6:57.
7 hours ago
I don't think the two quotes are apples and apples. Joe Biden's remark was an inelegant play on something Romney (I think) said about unshacklling Wall Street. It sounded crude, sure, but I don't think most people really believe that Biden is a racist. He's just gaffe-prone.
ReplyDeleteThis Akin guy didn't make a gaffe, he expressed what he believed, straight up. The only question is if he should have used a different word than "legitimate." His statement is horrifying regardless of the word choice. He's saying that if a woman is REALLY raped, she won't get pregnant. This casts women who were raped and DID get pregnant as liars, who were asking for it.
Liberals didn't ignore Biden's quote, they just didn't wig out about it. The reaction to Akin has been bigger, because it's what he MEANT to say, AND because Paul Ryan was on board with this guy in Congress.