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(46,301 posts)
Fri Jun 20, 2014, 04:40 PM Jun 2014

George Will Doubles Down On Offensive Sexual Assault Column

Source: Media Matters

George Will doubled down on his claim that sexual assault victims have a "privileged status" on college campuses, refusing to apologize for a recent column that sparked significant backlash.


Read more: http://mediamatters.org/blog/2014/06/20/george-will-doubles-down-on-offensive-sexual-as/199817



George Will is a clueless, arrogant "Villager."
(Inside the Beltway pundit, living in his own bubble.)
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George Will Doubles Down On Offensive Sexual Assault Column (Original Post) Archae Jun 2014 OP
Keep it up, Georgie boy. sybylla Jun 2014 #1
Had same thought. I hope he gets exposed for the hateful, bigot that he is. gtar100 Jun 2014 #28
He has it wrong atreides1 Jun 2014 #2
When has he ever had it right Kelvin Mace Jun 2014 #8
He has written about baseball. He is OK at that. Thor_MN Jun 2014 #24
Well, he can't lose. He's past retirement age Warpy Jun 2014 #3
Haughty people are evil. n/t factsarenotfair Jun 2014 #4
I wish he'd get off my lawn already! n/t tom_kelly Jun 2014 #5
LOL The Road Runner Jun 2014 #26
This is great--the whole "self destruct" thing couldn't be a more appropriate end to an ignominious MADem Jun 2014 #6
George Will doubled down on stupid. nt sheshe2 Jun 2014 #7
Let's all be honest here bluestateguy Jun 2014 #9
"beating him up"?? are you KIDDING?? pointing out that he is a woman-hating, niyad Jun 2014 #15
Has he apologized? Athena66 Jun 2014 #16
Tell us what a sincere apology would sound like, and let's see. Demit Jun 2014 #17
forgive him? beat up on him? iwillalwayswonderwhy Jun 2014 #27
Every time this rape apologist digs himself in deeper truthisfreedom Jun 2014 #10
George Will Be Stupid KamaAina Jun 2014 #11
He needs... SoapBox Jun 2014 #12
Free advice to Mr. Will iandhr Jun 2014 #13
And they call our president a narcissist! rickyhall Jun 2014 #14
Dig your hole deeper George jimlup Jun 2014 #18
Keep digging, asshole. Cha Jun 2014 #19
Having been a long-time WashPo reader erronis Jun 2014 #20
Between this and Charles Krauthammer's moronic sputum of revisionist history today = a lot of fish chrisa Jun 2014 #21
What did Krauthammer say today? Archae Jun 2014 #23
Essentially that Bush destroyed Al Qaeda in Iraq, and because Obama pulled the troops out, they came chrisa Jun 2014 #25
Please proceed Mr. Will! Dustlawyer Jun 2014 #22
Actually I'm glad, because an apology from him would be completely bogus anyway. DesertDiamond Jun 2014 #29

sybylla

(8,496 posts)
1. Keep it up, Georgie boy.
Fri Jun 20, 2014, 04:42 PM
Jun 2014

IOKIYAR will only get you so far. That's exactly how you'll end up retired to your mansion.

gtar100

(4,192 posts)
28. Had same thought. I hope he gets exposed for the hateful, bigot that he is.
Sat Jun 21, 2014, 12:38 PM
Jun 2014

And that fewer people take him seriously. Like many republicans, he knows how to "sound" intellectual but can only reason based on his attachment to a selfish ideology which makes his content nothing but dribble. Case in point, this current issue. I've heard enough to come to the conclusion he's a clueless jerk, yet there he is paraded through the media as someone with clout. I hope more people come to the conclusion that he's not worth their time. We will all be better off focusing on far more interesting and compelling people.

 

Thor_MN

(11,843 posts)
24. He has written about baseball. He is OK at that.
Fri Jun 20, 2014, 10:16 PM
Jun 2014

Keep him away from politics and he isn't a total ass.

Warpy

(111,142 posts)
3. Well, he can't lose. He's past retirement age
Fri Jun 20, 2014, 04:47 PM
Jun 2014

and it's high time he repaired to his villa to put his twaddle into books and take the occasional, overpaid speaking engagement.

After all, nothing is going to get through this much arrogance and callousness except having it happen to him, and I doubt anyone here wishes that.

MADem

(135,425 posts)
6. This is great--the whole "self destruct" thing couldn't be a more appropriate end to an ignominious
Fri Jun 20, 2014, 05:03 PM
Jun 2014

career.

bluestateguy

(44,173 posts)
9. Let's all be honest here
Fri Jun 20, 2014, 05:22 PM
Jun 2014

If he apologized would anybody here forgive him, or would we just keep on beating up on him?



(Final Jeopardy music)




Exactly.

niyad

(113,063 posts)
15. "beating him up"?? are you KIDDING?? pointing out that he is a woman-hating,
Fri Jun 20, 2014, 06:40 PM
Jun 2014

sexist, ignorant, hate-mongering reichwing jackass is NOT "beating him up".

and no, because I would not believe for one nanosecond that he meant it.

Athena66

(61 posts)
16. Has he apologized?
Fri Jun 20, 2014, 06:47 PM
Jun 2014

Why, no. No, he hasn't.
So how do you know how anyone here, or elsewhere, would react?
He has already doubled down on what he originally wrote. Would you believe him if he all of a sudden apologized at this point, or would you view this belated apology with some skepticism?

 

Demit

(11,238 posts)
17. Tell us what a sincere apology would sound like, and let's see.
Fri Jun 20, 2014, 06:50 PM
Jun 2014

Because from what he has said in response already, I imagine his apology would be along the lines of "I'm sorry you took it wrong."

iwillalwayswonderwhy

(2,601 posts)
27. forgive him? beat up on him?
Sat Jun 21, 2014, 12:45 AM
Jun 2014

I doubt he feels beat up based on his statement and I highly doubt he gives two shits about whether I, as a woman, forgives him. He will only care if it hurts his pocket.

truthisfreedom

(23,140 posts)
10. Every time this rape apologist digs himself in deeper
Fri Jun 20, 2014, 05:43 PM
Jun 2014

I'm more assured that he's never had a serious conversation about rape with his daughter Victoria.

SoapBox

(18,791 posts)
12. He needs...
Fri Jun 20, 2014, 05:47 PM
Jun 2014

His ass kicked to the curb, by every decent woman (I'm leaving out the likes of TeaTerroristHater women) in the World.

...sick degenerate.

erronis

(15,181 posts)
20. Having been a long-time WashPo reader
Fri Jun 20, 2014, 07:44 PM
Jun 2014

I've always disliked this particular individual.

I've also always disliked a newspaper's decision to include certain opposite "color" commentators to broaden their base (and make no mistake, the only thing a newspaper cares about is selling copies.)

This paper (and to some degree the NYT) has relied on an intelligent new reading public who's alternatives have been Moony-inspired (after the Star was ingested.)

Since I don't watch T.V. I don't have to worry about the most asswholian commentators but I can very easily ignore the WaPo or other suppliers in my internet feeds.

I have a techie-type idea:
How about we ask all of our "news" deliverers to tag their individual offerings as political(RW/LF/fringe), science, news(world/US/redneck/etc.), sports/entertainment/etc.?

That way I can totally ignore RW/Fringe and just see what matters to me (World/National news [limited/no political] and real science).

chrisa

(4,524 posts)
21. Between this and Charles Krauthammer's moronic sputum of revisionist history today = a lot of fish
Fri Jun 20, 2014, 08:02 PM
Jun 2014

wrap.

chrisa

(4,524 posts)
25. Essentially that Bush destroyed Al Qaeda in Iraq, and because Obama pulled the troops out, they came
Fri Jun 20, 2014, 11:54 PM
Jun 2014

back. He said Bush did a great job with Iraq, and Obama ruined everything.

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