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Originally posted by Tyrone Slothrop
I've never understood why seemingly intelligent people, like you and Slave, keep repeating this mantra, as if a woman who shows some skin deserves to get raped.
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1. Why would you blame a rape on a woman for wearing revealing clothing? That's offensive.
2. We repeat it because it's true. Kerry has attempted to sell himself as a war hero, and he pointedly spends lots of time and attention on that, while steering away from his record in the intervening twenty years. Unfortunately for him, hanging your hat on only one qualifier leaves you vulnerable. Bush's claimed qualifications, on the other hand, are much more diverse. So, a hit on something like this - something that he doesn't even call out as a qualification - has less voter impact, except in the hard-core Democratic ranks. Whereas Kerry can take a numbers hit on a Swifties sort of thing, I think the impact on Bush is minor.
