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While running an unsuccessful bid for governor of Texas in 1990, oil man Clayton Williams was heard making an off-color joke comparing rape to weather. Williams' comment: "As long as it's inevitable, you might as well lie back and enjoy it."The Independent: Rape Joke Returns to Torment McCain Campaign(June 17, 2008)
The comment was brought up before a John McCain fundraiser scheduled to take place at Williams' home in June of 2008 and resulted in McCain's canceling the event.
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Fast Facts
- Born: October 8, 1931
- Birth name: Clayton Wheat Williams, Jr.
- Birthplace: Midland, Texas
- Nickname: Claytie
- Graduated from Texas A&M University
- Degree: animal husbandry
- Ran for governor in 1990
- Comment made after bad weather delayed cattle roundupABC News: Broad Appeal(June 16, 2008)
- Williams apologized for commentThe New York Times: Texas Candidate's Comment About Rape Causes a Furor(1990)
- Comment made around campfire to ranch hands, campaign workers and reportersThe New York Times: Texas Candidate's Comment About Rape Causes a Furor
- McCain campaign claims to have been unaware of joke before scheduling fundraiser Boston.com: Democrats Hit McCain Fundraiser
- Willaims had raised $300,000 for the McCain campaignIndependent.co.uk: Rape Joke Returns to Torment McCain Campaign
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