Rep. Alan Grayson, the Florida Democrat who, as stated in a previous blog post, did it again. Early on in his career, he said he did not need to be lectured by "this K Street whore" about why such regulation isn't necessary regarding the economy. Initially, Grayson stood by this comment but eventually he apologized,"“I did not intend to use a term that is often, and correctly, seen as disrespectful of women...This characterization of Ms. Robertson, made during a radio interview last month in the context of the debate over whether the Federal Reserve should be independently audited, was inappropriate, and I apologize.”
This seems to be the third thing he said that wasn't the best...what could be the possible cause for this?
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That language is not acceptable obviously--especially for a public offical. He needs to watch his mouth a little better!
I guess public statements must be made with due care but I think that it should be the decision of the given official to chose their wording. Freedom of speech is a basic right. Careless talking has side effects of automatic regulation; if there is an outcry then the given official will not be voted in again etc. I think it should be said official's choice of whether or not to show factory-made grins and use euphemisms.
Interesting. I guess impulse gets the best of him. It's a good thing that it takes time to change a law and whatnot.
I don't think we should be too harsh towards Grayson. Yea, he's a public official and all, but think about it. He's human too.
Disrespect becomes a major issue when you climb up the political ranks. If you say something wrong, EVERYONE hears about it. Rep. Grayson obviously understood that he said the wrong thing, and he apologized for it. I find no wrong in this at all.
Sorry Yoda, but I have to disagree with you. I feel like the common use of the word is what leads you to call his language "impulse". It was perhaps "impulsive" of him to think to say "whore" when he couldn't think of another word, perhaps more politically correct, for that woman. It's the frequent and casual use of "whore" that makes people think it's okay to use. I actually think that it would have been better for him to have used that word to intentionally insult Ms. Robertson, rather than it be an impulse. If it was an impulse, it kinda means that he just associates women with the word whores, which seems terribly degrading. I know he's human, but he is a public official too. He has a lot more influence, and if he didn't learn his lesson the first couple of times, and this is just in his vernacular, it just seems kinda... gross.
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