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Specter: Sorry for 'act like a lady' remark
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| Contributor | Thomas Walker |
| Last Edited | Thomas Walker Jan 25, 2010 09:51am |
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| Category | General |
| Author | Thomas Fitzgerald |
| Media | Newspaper - Philadelphia Inquirer |
| News Date | Monday, January 25, 2010 03:50:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Sen. Arlen Specter called Rep. Michele Bachmann (R., Minn.) yesterday to apologize for his comments during a radio interview last week, the senator's office said, and she called back and "accepted the apology."
Specter's office gave no further details, saying the conversation between the two had been private.
On a Philadelphia talk show Wednesday, Specter admonished Bachmann to "act like a lady" during an exchange over the health-care overhaul legislation, a remark that Republicans, Specter's Democratic primary opponent, and some pundits deemed patronizing at best and demeaning to women at worst. Bachmann told Fox News commentator Sean Hannity on Thursday that she had been "stunned by the arrogance" of Specter's remarks.
By apologizing to Bachmann, Specter clearly hoped to put the controversy behind him before it could remind women of their anger over his treatment of Anita Hill during Supreme Court confirmation hearings for Clarence Thomas 19 years ago. Such a comparison would be a political liability as he faces a tough primary challenge from Rep. Joe Sestak (D., Pa.) in seeking a fifth term. |
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