Biden mentions rape in criticizing Republicans

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The Hill:

Vice President Joe Biden, speaking at a fundraiser in Philadelphia Friday, compared Republicans in Congress to people who excuse rapists by blaming their victims.



The vice president, known for speaking his mind and at times putting his foot in his mouth, said that Republicans who want to cut spending while at the same time cutting taxes for the wealthy are similar to rape apologists.

“When a woman got raped, blame her because she was wearing a skirt too short, she looked the wrong way or she wasn't home in time to make the dinner,” Biden said.

“We've gotten by that,” he said. “But it's amazing how these Republicans, the right wing of this party – whose philosophy threw us into this God-awful hole we’re in, gave us the tremendous deficit we’ve inherited – that they’re now using, now attempting to use, the very economic condition they have created to blame the victim – whether it’s organized labor or ordinary middle-class working men and women. It's bizarre. It's bizarre.”



President Obama has tapped Biden to be his lead negotiator with congressional Republicans on the budget.

[clearvision]

Obama is off to central/south America and this is who is 2nd in line?

[Casino67]

'New tone' run amuck.

[Chickadee]

POTUS and VPOTUS are both exhibiting their true caliber as men and leaders. How can we expect other world leaders, as well as the people, to have any respect for this country when these schmucks are our representatives? [heavy sigh ]