McCain Camp On Rape Joke: "Thats What People Want"

Over the course of a campaign, damage control is inevitable because realistically, no candidate is perfect. Now when it comes to John McCain, he is anything but. So when the record showed that he made a disgusting rape joke when he was initially running for the Senate, his campaign spokesman took an interesting stance on the event.

From AmericaBlog:

McCain campaign refuses to deny that McCain used to like to tell rape jokes. In fact, they say rape jokes are the kind of thing that Americans love him for.

"He's long said that he's said and done things in the past that he regrets. You've just got to move on, and be yourself - that's what people want. They want somebody who's authentic, and this kind of a stuff is a good example of McCain being McCain." - McCain spokesman yesterday.

Being yourself in this context may be something that some Americans want, but then you'd have to label them extreme misogynists. If this guy represents McCain, then the campaign is seriously out of touch with the majority of Americans. Rape is not funny, period. It is disgusting, cowardly and an act that completely humiliates and demoralizes the victim. There is no room for humor and making jokes about rape has no place in our society...and is completely unbecoming of a Senator or any human being that is capable of knowing the difference between right and wrong.