Comments on: McCain Cancels Fundraiser With Texas Oilman Who Made Rape Joke

By: MrsTarquinBiscuitbarrel

MrsTarquinBiscuitbarrel — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 20:41:34 +0000

Not too surprising that McSame would cancel appearing with Clayton Williams. What’s shocking is that he would even have considered appearing with him in the first place! Molly Ivins vividly documented Claytie’s campaign against Ann Richards, all of his rude and sexist remarks, including his fond reminiscences of going to Texas to “get serviced.” (Ivins correctly commented that it’s the cow that gets serviced, not the bull. Never mind.) Williams very publicly and rudely refused to shake Richards’ hand at an event at which they appeared together. Bubbas throughout Texas didn’t like that, fortunately.

By: joelmael

joelmael — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 16:48:01 +0000

Unfortunately of 3000 stocks Clayton Williams Energy (CWEI) is up the most at 245% this year to date .

So plenty of money for his buddies.

By: janetplanet

janetplanet — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 16:47:34 +0000

There was a weatherman in NY during the sixties, Tex Antoine, who told this joke on the air, and was fired immediately. His segment came just after the anchorman had reported on a violent rape. They cut to Tex, who told that joke. Bad move. I was just a kid, so I can’t remember what network he was on, but he had been a fixture on NYC TV/News/Weather for many years. He was never seen or heard from again.

The same should happen to this jerk.

By: yonodeler

yonodeler — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 16:14:24 +0000

I never gave the p-word a serious thought. I feel crossed up by tech frequently, and sometimes I actually am.

By: David Neiwert

David Neiwert — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 16:06:57 +0000

This was a tech screwup. This was always a Cliff Schecter post, but I created what was supposed to be a cross-post and it put my mug on it. Apologies to all, especially Cliff.

By: yonodeler

yonodeler — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 16:03:04 +0000

I thought the above post looked familiar. It’s probably just an editing thing. If Solomon were around we could let him wave a sword over the post.

By: BobbyG

BobbyG — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 15:49:22 +0000

Yeah, LOL, I’m serious. It was Anheiser-Busch products only. Company town.

By: BobbyG

BobbyG — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 15:48:12 +0000

Foreigners have now got all our cheap-assed dollars. They gotta do something with them.

By: katymine

katymine — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 15:47:44 +0000

{{{SHUDDER}}}}}

Would let the restaurant know that I will not be ordering beer due to their lack of choice….

By: cbl2

cbl2 — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 15:46:28 +0000

. . .looks like the good people of St Louis and the region in general are about to get a graphic lesson in the global economy -

the Busch family is held in fairly high regard and folks will see their bottom line in it’s nakedness