I think Perez did a poor job of editing this interview down. If you read what HE wrote, he says that Helen agrees that "if a guy engages in sex with a woman if she says 'no' at the last second" then it is STILL rape. I think the point that Perez was trying to make a big deal of is when she goes on to speak about if the couple are already having sex. I don't think its a question of the woman saying "no" and the man forcing her. It sounds more like she is referring to a lapse in judgment or the woman letting things go further then she wanted, without saying anything.
I love Helen Mirren. I would have to read the entire interview, but I find it hard to believe that Helen would not consider any kind of forcible sex as rape.
And as far as all of this nonsense about inexperience and being "ready" to be president, I hate to break it to you but none of them are ready. As Bill said last week, I doubt anyone is ever ready to be president. You elect someone who you think will represent your vision of what the country should be, and that is reflected in part on their judgment and how they feel about specific issues. You want someone who is intelligent, will assemble a good team and will make good decisions. McCain is no more ready to be president than Obama. And Palin's "administrative" experience means bollocks. For some reason people feel a sense of comfort when governors run as opposed to senators. Bush was governor of Texas and how did that work out for us?
Diddy did make me laugh, but he is not that versed in the issues. That doesn't mean that he doesn't have a point however.
The Dems aren't saints by any stretch of the imagination, but it is the conservatives, who tend to be Republicans, that have pushed the defense of marriage act, been against affirmative action programs from the start and have appointed justices that have done less to protect our civil liberties than the democratic appointees. To some, the choice of Sarah Palin signals a continuation of the same. She is a member of the NRA, staunchly pro-life, opposes gay marriage and wants to drill in her own state. That is what Diddy should have been saying.
McCain appointed Palin solely for strategic reasons. Not because he thinks that she would be a capable of running this country in the event that something happens to him, but because he thinks that he may be able to draw votes from dissatisfied Hillary supporters. In reality, it's a slap in the face to her supporters.
I love Helen Mirren. I would have to read the entire interview, but I find it hard to believe that Helen would not consider any kind of forcible sex as rape.
The Dems aren't saints by any stretch of the imagination, but it is the conservatives, who tend to be Republicans, that have pushed the defense of marriage act, been against affirmative action programs from the start and have appointed justices that have done less to protect our civil liberties than the democratic appointees. To some, the choice of Sarah Palin signals a continuation of the same. She is a member of the NRA, staunchly pro-life, opposes gay marriage and wants to drill in her own state. That is what Diddy should have been saying.
McCain appointed Palin solely for strategic reasons. Not because he thinks that she would be a capable of running this country in the event that something happens to him, but because he thinks that he may be able to draw votes from dissatisfied Hillary supporters. In reality, it's a slap in the face to her supporters.