McCain: Women are uneducated and untrained

Senator John McCain, desperately trying to sound like the dumbest candidate running for President, has slipped into it again. This time he's fired up women's groups everywhere demanding an apology for sexist comments he's made in relation to Lilly Ledetter Fair Play Act. From my own emailbox:

Dear EnK,
This week our members hit the phones to call on their senators to enact the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act. On Wednesday, we came close but fell three senators short of the 60 necessary to force a vote.

As disappointed as I was by the result, I was even more upset when I came across a news report regarding the reaction of Senator John McCain, who failed even to show up for the vote.

McCain said the gap between the pay of women and men in this country isn't due to discrimination. Women just need more "education and training" to earn as much as men.

Tell Senator McCain that what women need is equal justice under the law.

Lilly Ledbetter worked 19 years at Goodyear before she learned the men at her level were earning far more for the same work. She sued, and stood up for inequality by taking her case all the way to the Supreme Court—where five male justices ruled her claim invalid because she filed it more than 180 days after the discrimination started. Now, Senator McCain is blocking a vote on legislation to correct this injustice—and in the process, he seems willing to roll back 50 years of women's rights.

Sign our petition asking Senator McCain to take back his sexist statements and stop blocking this crucial vote.

Another vote will be called soon, possibly within days. If we can stop senators like John McCain from blocking a vote on the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, the bill, which has already passed the House, will surely pass the Senate as well. I'm asking all my friends to stand up for the rights of women in the workplace. I hope you will, too.

Signed by CREEDO's CEO herself!

I think Senator McCain represents the female voters of Arizona well don't you? He's essentially explained that the women in his state are untrained and uneducated, so why should they get equal pay? And he's absolutely right! Why should employers pay their employees for what they're not trained in doing? If they're uneducated, they shouldn't get the same pay as those who got their education. And the same goes for our legislators; if you can't represent your district with the respect they deserve, then you shouldn't get paid for the time you're up there "representin'!"

EnK