Thursday, October 22nd, 2009...1:50 pm
Yeah, Yeah, Some of His Best Friends are Women
Ray Barnes stirred up some controversy at a meeting on air quality. I could pull his quotes out from yesterday’s Yellow Sheet, but his logic is so convoluted that I think it is best not to discombobulate my audience.
At least not more than usual.
Okay, suffice it to say that Barnes said that women are more “emotional” and men are more “logical.” The thought process of Barnes (and John Huppenthal, who he was trying to praise) is apparently what qualifies as “logic” up on West Washington. I don’t think any further explanation of the state of policy discussion at the capitol is necessary.
Barnes had to explain himself later when one person in the audience decided to make a comment about this on her Facebook page (one can imagine Barnes saying that she got all emotional or something). Word got out and people started asking him to clarify his statement.
Barnes did the typical expert gymnastics in response, simultaneously contorting his words while digging himself further into a hole. Once again, I’ll save you from that, ‘cept one quote:
I don’t think it’s sexist. I married a woman because she’s a woman, not a man.
Does this mean that Barnes might be open to the possibility of same sex marriage? He is acknowledging that the gender of his spouse is a choice on his part, right?
13 Comments
October 22nd, 2009 at 4:31 pm
“…But he wasn’t talking about the women in the audience, Barnes said. “When we go to an affair like that, you don’t see the weakest women, we see the strongest,” he clarified. “Weaker women don’t get involved,” he said. Those “weaker” women, Barnes said, are usually the ones who “stay home with the kids” or run home to the kitchen after work.”
…Think this jeopardizes his chances of duplicating his 2009 Az Chamber Legislator of the Year Award?
October 22nd, 2009 at 5:05 pm
WTF, Barnes?! Either the missus left your briefs in the dryer too long or it might be time to go up a size, as those comments indicate your Fruit of the Looms are keeping oxygen rich blood from reaching your brain. As a stay-at-home member of the weaker/fairer less logical sex who the AZ leadership has deemed ill-equipped to make educated choices over her own body, I call upon all my weak AND strong sisters to see to it you have way too much time on your hands. Jackass.
October 22nd, 2009 at 5:16 pm
Well said you “stay-at-home member of the weaker/fairer less logical sex who the AZ leadership has deemed ill-equipped to make educated choices over her own body.” The audacity is amazing…ballsy…ignorant…and completely indicative of the (il)logic that has come to pass in this state. For the love of god, do we want everyone leaving az? First parents of kids who are furious with the education cuts, now women. Is that the plan…? White males will be left to rule AZ?
October 22nd, 2009 at 5:17 pm
Oops, that’s concur. See what happens when you get all emotional and weak? No wonder we can’t be trusted with an opinion…
October 22nd, 2009 at 11:16 pm
I totally explained it on my blog. Which you should click on, because I’m whoring it here.
October 22nd, 2009 at 11:32 pm
Well, we can see right away how ‘logical’ his thought process is, just by the fact that he thinks that air quality issues are caused by gender differences.
October 23rd, 2009 at 8:31 am
Barnes is right, men are logical. That’s why they’re murdering each other everyday in the Mideast and Afghanistan and Pakistan and Africa, etc,etc, ad nausem, over issues that are as old as the hills around them. Because they’re so logical.
October 23rd, 2009 at 8:43 am
I think his statement is just ridiculous and his logic is far away from being logical.
October 23rd, 2009 at 3:14 pm
No Donna, you are wrong. I totally explained on MY blog AND I threw in some CQ for flavor! LoL!
October 23rd, 2009 at 6:30 pm
I bet he just loves Jon Kyl too.
October 23rd, 2009 at 8:34 pm
Does anyone else see the resemblance of Barnes to Dick Cheney? oooh….
October 24th, 2009 at 2:34 pm
Gotta love a man that says it like it is…
October 24th, 2009 at 7:25 pm
Is it just me, or are there other people who sometimes question whether conservatives really can be relied on to stand firm against radical Islam?
radical Islam: women only exist to bear children and serve their husbands. Check.
radical Islam: religion should be taught in schools and practiced publically. Check.
radical Islam: drugs and alcohol are from the devil. Check.
radical Islam: war against unbelievers is a good thing and glorifies God. Check.
radical Islam: sexual immorality should be criminalized. Check.
radical Islam: homosexuality is an abomination and homosexuals should not be given the same legal protections as heterosexuals. Check.
radical Islam: organizations like governments and political organizations should be run by men. Check.
radical Islam: pornography and other material that is blasphemous or subversive to God should be banned. Check.
radical Islam: scripture should be taught place of science. Check.
radical Islam: if a woman becomes pregnant she should be forced to bear a child. Check.
radical Islam: if a woman becomes pregnant by a man she is not married to, it is her fault and she should be punished more than he is, including being forced to bear the child. Check.
radical Islam: women should dress in non-provocative clothes to avoid causing a man to commit sin. Check.
radical Islam: women don’t need much education beyond what is needed to help their sons with their schoolwork. Check.