Current Events > Audio Surfaces of Republican Rep. Jason Lewis Mocking Sexual Harassment Victim

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https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/jason-lewis-mocked-sexual-harassment-745162/

Republican Congressman Jason Lewis of Minnesota is coming under fire for disparaging remarks he made about women while he was a conservative radio talk show host. Before he was elected to Congress, Lewis was the host of a syndicated radio show that ran from 2009 to 2014.

One of the remarks, unearthed by CNN, was from 2011 and concerned sexual harassment allegations against then-presidential candidate Herman Cain. When Cain was head of the National Restaurant Association, two women received monetary settlements after they claimed Cain behaved inappropriately. On his radio show, Lewis questioned whether one of the women had a legitimate claim.

I dont want to be callous here, but how traumatizing was it? Lewis said. How many women at some point in their life have a man come on to them, place their hand on their shoulder or maybe even their thigh, kiss them, and they would rather not have it happen, but is that really something thats going to be seared in your memory that youll need therapy for? Youll never get over? It was the most traumatizing experience? Come on! She wasnt raped.

In July, CNN uncovered more disparaging comments that Lewis made about women, including him bemoaning the fact that it is no longer acceptable to call a woman a slut in March of 2012. Lewiss comments were prompted by criticism of conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh calling Sandra Fluke, who was then a Georgetown graduate student fighting for free birth control, a slut. Lewis also regularly filled in for Limbaugh on his show.

Can we call anybody a slut? Lewis asked, adding, It used to be that women were held to a little bit of a higher standard. We required modesty from women. Now, are we beyond those days where a woman can behave as a slut, but you cant call her a slut?

In a show from August 2012, Lewis also claimed that women are more emotional than men, which is why he believed then-President Barack Obama had an advantage with women voters.

We all know that women tend to vote more liberal than men, Lewis said, It is the women who are guided by more emotion than reason. Oh, here we go, stereotyping, stereotyping females once again. What are you doing? Well, Im not running for anything. Im just making an observation.

Lewis is, in fact, running for something now. He is up for reelection to a second term in Congress. In a statement to CNN, Lewiss campaign manager Becky Alery said that, This has all been litigated before, and as Congressman Lewis has said time and time again, it was his job to be provocative while on the radio.

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Tmaster148 posted...

and as Congressman Lewis has said time and time again, it was his job to be provocative while on the radio.

If he was forced to say provocative things he didn't believe, he should have taken it up with the host of the program.

Oh wait, it was him?
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Both sides
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I for one am SHOCKED.
SHOCKED I tell you.
SHOCKED
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So do we want James Gunn back or no? I'm losing track.
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s0nicfan posted...

So do we want James Gunn back or no? I'm losing track.

Not sure where you got that idea from.
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s0nicfan posted...

So do we want James Gunn back or no? I'm losing track.

I would prefer if James Gunn was not a congressman.
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s0nicfan shitting things up again.

No way, I've never known Republicans to mock sexual assault victims. Especially not while speaking to the public. That would be fucking disgusting and moronic.

o wait
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idk how a shock jockey ever won a seat in a legitimate battleground district

sounds like he's fucked now, back on oct 3 GOP sponsored polls barely had him ahead
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fyi if u say dumb shit publicly u dont get to be like "lol jk it was a joke guiz"
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Darkman124 posted...

idk how a shock jockey ever won a seat in a legitimate battleground district

I think that because of how popular Kline was in that seat, there wasn't ever a very serious Democratic contender for that seat, so combining that with Trump doing better in Minnesota than Romney/McCain and you have someone just scraping by.
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Darkman124 posted...

idk how a shock jockey ever won a seat in a legitimate battleground district

sounds like he's fucked now, back on oct 3 GOP sponsored polls barely had him ahead

his predecessor was a 6-time incumbent who only left office cuz he retired - i reckon he rode the anti-establishment wave. his opponent seems like a pretty establishment democrat looking at wikipedia but it was still a close election
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no one cares this isn't going to change anything or sway anyone
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CelestialVoices posted...

no one cares this isn't going to change anything or sway anyone

dont be bitter
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Guy seems like a big shithead, imo
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This dude was crying about not being able to call women sluts? What a fucking first world problem.
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s0nicfan posted...

So do we want James Gunn back or no? I'm losing track.

1. Gunn isn't a politician

2. Gunn was clearly joking
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HylianFox posted...

s0nicfan posted...

So do we want James Gunn back or no? I'm losing track.

1. Gunn isn't a politician

2. Gunn was clearly joking

Are you suggesting a shock jock saying edgy things while being a shock jock isn't?
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Kineth posted...

This dude was crying about not being able to call women sluts? What a fucking first world problem.

Tbh, the whole spiel about the sluts part sounds like something you find in one of the redpill like communities.
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this is only going to make him more popular with conservatives

hopefully he has an n word tape, then they'll elect him president
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metralo posted...

this is only going to make him more popular with conservatives

hopefully he has an n word tape, then they'll elect him president

Well at least according to Darkman he's not doing so hot in the polls.
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s0nicfan posted...

Are you suggesting a shock jock saying edgy things while being a shock jock isn't?

are you saying james gunn should run for office?
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Darkman124 posted...

s0nicfan posted...

Are you suggesting a shock jock saying edgy things while being a shock jock isn't?

are you saying james gunn should run for office?

He wouldn't be the first
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_actor-politicians#USA
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