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Women accuse Burns of sexism
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| Last Edited | RP Oct 26, 2005 01:41pm |
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| News Date | Wednesday, October 26, 2005 07:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Sen. Conrad Burns' off-the-cuff remarks have gotten him in trouble in the past.
He once called Arabs "rag heads," later apologizing for the comment. Another time, the Montana Republican commented on how challenging it is to live with so many blacks in Washington.
Now, two Northwest Airlines flight attendants say Burns offended them recently when he told one of the women she could stay at home and be a mother if she lost her job to outsourcing.
McElvaney said she approached the lawmaker with her concerns about outsourcing during a Sept. 25 flight from Great Falls to Minneapolis. When McElvaney asked what she would do if she lost her job, Burns replied she could stay home and be a mother, she said.
Five years ago, he offended a Billings woman when he pointed to her nose ring and asked her what tribe she was from.
During his first re-election campaign in 1994, he told a local newspaper editor it was a "hell of a challenge" living with so many African-Americans in Washington.
And in 1991, he shocked lobbyists when he invited them to a slave auction after voting for a civil rights bill. Burns said his comments had been misinterpreted because he was talking about a charity fundraising event known as a "slave auction." |
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