Here's the audio of the whore comment (Hat tip to Soundcloud):
http://soundcloud.com/dennisjromero/jerry-browns-voicemail-message
Here is the video of Brokaw's question and Brown's answer.
It hasn't gotten a lot of attention, but how lame was Brokaw's question if Brown was going to lead "an investigation" into who the guilty party was that made the comment?
First of all, whoever made the comment was in Brown's immediate presence, and Brown responded to the person, whom many are saying was Brown's wife, Anne Gust Brown. So for Brown, what is there to investigate? That question reminds me of when Bill Clinton told an interviewer that he had people investigating the truth over who was giving the President of the United States oral sex in the Oval Office.
God, do we deserve the political leaders we get, or what?
Meanwhile, the National Organization of Women, who has still endorsed Brown, has called for him to fire whoever made the comment.
Can Brown fire his wife?
I really don't see what this has to do with who would be capable of governing California, if indeed anyone could.
ReplyDeleteI speak as someone who did NOT consider Anita Hill's testimony relevant to Clarence Thomas's fitness to sit on the Supreme Court. He should have been denied confirmation for the same reason Christine O'Donnell has effectively shown herself unqualified to serve in the United States senate: neither of them could answer questions about relevant Supreme Court precedent.
I would have quoted the recent decision (2-3 years ago) that allows local govts to seize private property in the name of eminent domain to give to another private entity who will build something that will produce greater tax revenue. I forget the name of the case.
ReplyDeleteI'm with Siarlys on this one. He's not the one who said it. I'd hate to be held responsible for what everybody I know has to say. It's funny, because you're going off about the women on The View about being word police, and this is a case of exactly that.
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ReplyDeleteListen to Brown's response to the words when they were spoken. It's a garbled recording, but he appears to give a positive response to it.
This guy is a real jerk, and God only knows what his real feelings are about women, but he has proven that he can't run this state. It's unfortunate that there are so many younger voters who don't remember him when he was governor before.
That is no endorsement for Whitman, but Brown is atotal jerk.
I would agree that Brown is a jerk, although it escapes me which decision of a California appellate court, which the state Supreme Court declined to review, establishes that precedent. Possibly they were too busy deciding whether same sex couples should be issued marriage licenses.
ReplyDeleteHowever, even if Brown grunted approvingly, it does not establish that he can, or cannot, run the state of California. Gary, you're an advocate of renewed emphasis on classical education. Look back at I, Claudius, where the author comments that Livia, although ruthless and evil to her own family, did a very capable and beneficial job of running the empire.