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Beto O'Rourke says comments about wife were "ham-handed"

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From CBS News

Beto O'Rourke says comments about wife were "ham-handed"
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2020 Democratic hopful Beto O'Rourke said Friday night that the criticisms of his "ham-handed" comments about his wife were "right on." "Not only will I not say that again, but I will be much more thoughtful in the ways that I talk about my marriage," he said.

During a taping of the "Political Party Live" podcast in Cedar Rapids, he addressed criticism of his campaign-trail joke that his wife, Amy, has raised their three kids "sometimes with my help." O'Rourke made the comment at multiple campaign stops during his first swing through Iowa, including earlier Friday, eliciting laughs each time, but he also drew criticism as being insensitive to the challenges faced by single parents raising children.

O'Rourke told "CBS This Morning" co-host Gayle King in an interview that aired Friday that as he and his wife came close to making the decision if he should run for president, the "best decision" was made by his wife.

"She said, 'There are lots of people who are talkin' about us doin' lots of different things. Let's instead of trying to figure that out right now, just spend some time as a family' … That's really what we did," O'Rourke said.

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"Yes I did do that, and it was really stupid of me to do it. I also did it __[fill in the blank]__ years ago and I have long since realized the error of my ways and mended them." is probably about the BEST way of dealing with stupid things that you did years ago (or even fairly recently). It takes the wind out of "the other guy's" sails.
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I have liked the way he has handled himself in dealing with his past. He is a refreshing change of pace from the orange one in the office right now.
 
Him apologizing is worse than the joke that he made. His joke was actually praising the ability for his wife to provide for their children while he provided in different ways. Any one that is offended by this is a moron.
 
ajn678 said:
Him apologizing is worse than the joke that he made. His joke was actually praising the ability for his wife to provide for their children while he provided in different ways. Any one that is offended by this is a moron.
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What a total wuss and a moron this guy is.
 
Anthony60 said:
What a total wuss and a moron this guy is.
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Wuss? Like Ted Cruz who bows down to a man who bashed his wife and father? Guess those Texans aren't so "tough" after all...
 
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If he wins the Democratic primary, Americans will have to choose between a guy who made a ham-fisted joke about his wife and a guy who bragged about committing sexual assault, walked in on underage women in dressing rooms, and had sex with a porn star while his wife was at home raising their newborn child.

Decisions decisions decisions.
 
Cardinal said:
If he wins the Democratic primary, Americans will have to choose between a guy who made a ham-fisted joke about his wife and a guy who bragged about committing sexual assault, walked in on underage women in dressing rooms, and had sex with a porn star while his wife was at home raising their newborn child.

Decisions decisions decisions.
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Well, if the decision on how to vote is based on whether the voter would like to be able to "grab their *****", or ogle teenage beauty contest entrants while they are dressing, and/or have sex with porn stars, Mr. Trump has a pretty good lock on a sizable chunk of the vote - doesn't he?
 
Puigb said:
Wuss? Like Ted Cruz who bows down to a man who bashed his wife and father? Guess those Texans aren't so "tough" after all...
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Cruz just realized where his is in the pecking order.
 
SLC said:
Cruz just realized where his is in the pecking order.
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Yes, bow down to the almighty Trump he has done, like a good little GOP politician.
 
Cardinal said:
If he wins the Democratic primary, Americans will have to choose between a guy who made a ham-fisted joke about his wife and a guy who bragged about committing sexual assault, walked in on underage women in dressing rooms, and had sex with a porn star while his wife was at home raising their newborn child.

Decisions decisions decisions.
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Thought that deserved to me MEME-a-fied.

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Cardinal said:
If he wins the Democratic primary, Americans will have to choose between a guy who made a ham-fisted joke about his wife and a guy who bragged about committing sexual assault, walked in on underage women in dressing rooms, and had sex with a porn star while his wife was at home raising their newborn child.

Decisions decisions decisions.
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It seems people do eventually become what they hate, weren't Republicans making similar arguments against Bill Clinton during his campaign?
 
The fact that people were offended by his joke.....is completely asinine and speaks to a larger societal problem.
 
ajn678 said:
Him apologizing is worse than the joke that he made. His joke was actually praising the ability for his wife to provide for their children while he provided in different ways. Any one that is offended by this is a moron.
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I am still not sure why he needed to apologize, there was nothing wrong with what he said.
 
ClaraD said:
I am still not sure why he needed to apologize, there was nothing wrong with what he said.
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It was a "meh" joke. And if there's one thing we can say for certain, it's that politicians are super hip, have a highly refined sense of humor and never ever make "meh" jokes.
 
Puigb said:
Wuss? Like Ted Cruz who bows down to a man who bashed his wife and father? Guess those Texans aren't so "tough" after all...
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Ted Cruz, not a wuss. Plenty of evidence of him standing up for principles. O'Dork? He's already an idiot, now a wuss.
 
I'm not a Beto fan but I don't think he said anything wrong either.
 
Anthony60 said:
Ted Cruz, not a wuss. Plenty of evidence of him standing up for principles. O'Dork? He's already an idiot, now a wuss.
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yeah, he currently bows down to a guy who called his wife ugly and said his father may have been involved in the JFK assassination...real "principled" there. He's a wuss, period, who let a loud mouth New Yorker walk all over him.
 
He's not a very intelligent person. He grew up the true white privilege life and was a punk on his father's power and wealth as the executive officer of the county for El Paso, then added a wife whose father is a multi-billionaire. He's never actually done anything.
 
I read his joke 4 times and have yet to find anything that he felt the need to apologize for. And I hate the term "ham handed".
 
Puigb said:
yeah, he currently bows down to a guy who called his wife ugly and said his father may have been involved in the JFK assassination...real "principled" there. He's a wuss, period, who let a loud mouth New Yorker walk all over him.
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Wrong, again. How is he abandoning his principles and "bowing down" to the President? I'm not expecting much of a reply from you on this, just rhetoric.
 
Anthony60 said:
Wrong, again. How is he abandoning his principles and "bowing down" to the President? I'm not expecting much of a reply from you on this, just rhetoric.
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If someone insulted your wife's face, and accused your father of being part of an assassination on the US President, how would you handle it? Just roll over and beg that person to help you when you're down in an election?
 
tres borrachos said:
If someone insulted your wife's face, and accused your father of being part of an assassination on the US President, how would you handle it? Just roll over and beg that person to help you when you're down in an election?
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That's politics. Stop trying to misdirect this to Cruz, he's not running and he beat O'Rourke, the wuss. That's in addition to being a drunk driver and a thief. I wonder what else they are hiding about his past? They should probably get a Special Counsel going now to tear into his life.
 
TU Curmudgeon said:
Beto O'Rourke says comments about wife were "ham-handed"
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I wish this moron would just go away.

His biggesrt accomplishment in life is losing an election to a sick puppy.
 
Anthony60 said:
That's politics. Stop trying to misdirect this to Cruz, he's not running and he beat O'Rourke, the wuss. That's in addition to being a drunk driver and a thief. I wonder what else they are hiding about his past? They should probably get a Special Counsel going now to tear into his life.
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It's politics to be a loser and let someone insult your family? Bull****.

McCain didn't do it. He wasn't the weak man that Cruz is.

He barely beat Beto. How sad is that?

Drunk driver and a thief? Good one. Now we're getting hysterical. I'll bet you screamed about Laura Bush driving drunk in her youth and someone losing his life because of it. I didn't. That's why I'd never be a hypocrite and criticize Beto for driving while drinking in his youth. Not to mention, I did it too.

Thieves have criminal records. Please post Beto's criminal record so we can all see it.
 
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