Jerry Brown will say anything and do anything to be elected governor of California.
According to a tape released to the Los Angeles Times by the Los Angeles police union, Brown and members of his campaign have no problem with the term "whore" being used to describe Brown's opponent, Meg Whitman.
Listen to this audio.
A Brown associate calls his Republican opponent Meg Whitman a whore.
From FOX News:
In a private conversation captured on audiotape, California Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jerry Brown or one of his aides can be heard referring to Republican rival Meg Whitman as a "whore," the Los Angeles Times reported late Thursday.
The exchange, recorded by a voicemail, discussed Whitman cutting a deal to protect law enforcement pensions as the candidates competed for endorsements from police, the L.A. Times said.
In an audio recording available on the L.A. Times blog PolitiCal, Brown can be heard leaving a voice message for Scott Rate, a union official for the Los Angeles Police Protective League.
After asking Rate for the league’s endorsement, Brown says ‘thanks’ and hangs up the phone, but the call doesn’t end.
Instead, the message continues to record and Brown can be heard talking about the situation with his aides.
After Brown discusses his frustration with Whitman potentially cutting a deal for several seconds, another voice interjects saying, “What about saying that she’s a whore?”
“Well I’m going to use that,” Brown replies. “It proves you’ve cut a secret deal to protect the pensions.”
...A Brown campaign spokesman confirmed the tape’s authenticity, but “said that Brown was responding to the notion of accusing Whitman of cutting a deal to gain endorsements, not to the use of the word ‘whore,’” the L.A. Times said.
Whitman campaign spokesman Sarah Pompei released a response to reports of the recording late Thursday.
"The use of the term 'whore' is an insult to both Meg Whitman and to the women of California. This is an appalling and unforgivable smear against Meg Whitman. At the very least Mr. Brown tacitly approved this despicable slur and he himself may have used the term at least once on this recording," Pompei said.
To me, it sounds like Brown himself can be heard calling Whitman a whore.
Without a doubt, a member of Brown's camp refers to Whitman in that extremely disparaging manner. Without a doubt, Brown does not reprimand the individual.
That alone is inexcusable.
I agree with Sarah Pompei that Brown has insulted Whitman as well as women in general. His complete lack of respect for Whitman and women is really disturbing.
I think Brown should apologize immediately. If not, this will snowball. It would be better for him to issue a statement expressing his sincere regret than to ignore the matter. I don't think it will go away.
The tape is out there.
How much uglier can this campaign get?
This whore stuff really is an outrage.
I think Gloria Allred should represent Meg Whitman.
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Here's more, from KCAL:
"A transcript of the conversation authorized by the LA Police Protective League and transcribed by a registered court reporter identifies the voice that said the word "whore" as "J.B." for Jerry Brown."
Will the National Organization for Women and other women's groups condemn Brown?
That's highly unlikely.
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UPDATE, October 11, 2010: Source: Brown's wife called Whitman a 'whore'
Fox News is claiming it has sources whom have identified the person in Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jerry Brown's campaign who called Republican challenger Meg Whitman a "whore."
The comment was accidentally recorded on voice mail after Brown thought he hung up the phone after leaving a message for the Los Angeles Police Union.
Fox News says people with knowledge of what happened say it was Brown's wife who suggested calling Whitman a "whore," for cutting a deal to get the union's endorsement.
...The Fox News source notes that Brown's wife, Anne, is a former executive at The Gap and can't exactly be fired from the campaign.
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