Never, John McCain will never apologize because he will do and say anything to win and if misogyny paves his road to the White House, he will be a misogynist.

I wonder how much flip-flopping, pandering and outright lies the press will swallow before they quit thinking McCain is a straight-talker.

It was a woman that called Hillary a "bitch." One woman using that term to describe another woman is hardly evidence much less proof of McCain's sexism. Neither is his embarrased laugh.

This column clearly must lead to the questions of why Hillary did not repudiate the comments of the New York chapter of NOW when they attacked Senator Kennedy. If we are going to hold politicians responsible for the free speech opinions of their supporters, then we must hold all of them to the same standard.

Clearly, Hillary's failure to correct the comments of the New York Chapter of NOW would also fall into the category of holding candidates responsible for the free speech opinions of their supporters. We we hold someone else's candidate accountable, don't we need to hold our own to the same standard or face legitimate charges of applying a double-standard?

Liam: Imagine that the WSJ, or the Washington Post, ran large paid McCain ads constantly, with pulsating graphics, covering all corners of its main page. Imagine that, as if on cue, they ran non-stop commentary favorable to McCain. Wouldn't the readers of the WSJ or the Post have a legitimate question? Of course they would. Just a question.

The point here is kind of silly in my opinion. Republicans routinely hurl epithets at Democratic candidates that are vile, false, and disrespectful. When our side whines about it, it is oddly enough a confirmation of the charges Republicans make about Democrats in general. What do you say we quit whining about how our people are treated (male or female) and start attacking the scum who are doing it and beating them at the polls? There's a novel idea eh?

Please, let's adjourn the pity party and go after the Republicans instead of "tsk, tsking" their unseemly, impolite and disrespectful statements. Beating their asses is the only way to shut them up.

It looks like that majority of people here also have the same question: "how are we going to beat that bitch?"

RS, you're a Republican troll. It's tiresome.

Liam, if I give you a dollar will you buy a clue.

As for McCain, well gee whiz. As far as I'm concerned, he shouldn't apologize for anything. We should encourage him to let himself go. Go wild John, give voice to your innermost thoughts. Let America see what you're really like.

I think that this crosses the line and should not be allowed to be posted on TPM cafe. It should be deleted.

Ruth,

I believe you are addicted to the word misogyny. I wonder if you have forgotten its definition.
You are right in that there are to many insulting labels going around in this election (not just "misogynist").

I think you have tapped into a valid point about McCain. While I don't think anything I have seen him accused of doing or saying could remotely be considered as hatred for women. He has in both word and deed shown his character to be vindictive and stunningly callous to the infliction of human suffering. His joke about Chelsea was unconscionable (cruel, mean spirited and disgusting).
He seems to have no empathy or compassion for those he has made to suffer. No remorse. No conscience for constantly advocating for more mass murder and the infliction of horrific suffering on those that pose not threat to us nor wish us any harm. Though the press gave him credit for his bill to ban torture. He allowed the bill to be sabotaged with amendments making it worse than no bill causing torture with impunity the de Facto law of the land and the continued use of false confessions through torture to fabricate pretense for more war and atrocities. He said nothing when the bill was flipped to the dark side and still accepted credit as if torture had been banned. Over and over he has show not only disastrous judgment in the are of national security and foreign policy but now openly poses with and supports Rapturists who want to use war to produce another holocaust to hasten the arrival of Armageddon. He has promised more judges like Alito.

There has never been a more dangerous or morally corrupted presidential candidate than John McCain.
As Pat Buchanan said, he would "make Bush look like Gandhi".

He owes not only a profound apology to Clintons and his country. He owes this country his resignation and he owes several other countries and many millions of suffering and disabled Afghan and Iraqi people not only his profound apology but the dedication of the rest of his life to trying to undo some of the harm he has done.

Peace,
JF

Although I can appreciate your point, the difference between b**** and bastard is similar to the difference between n***** and honky - and for much the same reason.

It was at his campaign function, so he was in charge there. His failure to denounce...

Gimme a break. So the woman using the word "bitch" was not a misogynist. But McCain's failure to play the patriarch and tell "that woman" that her speech was unacceptable to him and she should conform to his idea of what is acceptable is proof of his sexism! You have to be joking.

BTW, neither John McCain nor any other candidate has a responsibility to be scolding intemperate remarks from the crowd.

McCain knows his audience. It's futile to try to get him to apologize -- in fact, let's get him to keep it up. If he's against Clinton in November, what would happen if most women voters are pissed at him?