Vincent Sheheen got a little tripped up last week and was forced to apologize for dropping a word he says he never even uses in private — much less a campaign rally.
“Listen, sometimes when you’re speaking five or 10 times a day, your words get a little bit garbled,” the South Carolina state senator and Democratic gubernatorial hopeful explained to radio host Bryan Crabtree in an interview posted online Monday. “When they get garbled, and it does happen to me I go back and say exactly what I meant, and you heard in that clip that I meant her — h.e.r.”
The garbled comment came at an event on Thursday, when Sheheen told supporters that they were going to vote Gov. Nikki Haley (R) out of office on Election Day.
“And we are going to escort whore out the door,” Sheheen said before quickly rebounding. “We’re gonna escort her out the door.”
Amid the ensuing bedlam, Sheheen giggled awkwardly while pointing at the attendees, many of whom were in stitches.
“Y’all,” he said. “Think about it, y’all. Alright, calm down out there.”
Sheheen noted in his interview with Crabtree that he immediately corrected himself and that he clearly meant to say “her.”
“And you know, listen. My mom’s around, and I can promise you I don’t use that word, the word a few people people are claiming that I used,” Sheheen said. “I don’t use it in private, I don’t use it in public but if anybody heard wrong, and certainly my words were garbled, then, you know, I apologize because I don’t want to send that message to anybody.”
Dear Mr. Sheheen,
I suggest you try “asshole”, as it’s not sexist, but still descriptive of the Governor Haley.
You’re welcome!
(I know he didn’t really mean to say “whore”.)
In this case, yes, you can see where the flub came from. “Escort” has the same “or” sound and his mouth just repeated it. Still, I’m surprised I haven’t seen him get pilloried on Faux or CNN yet.
Actually, Sheheen wasn’t too far off the truth. Haley has openly admitted that she is beholden to the CEOs of corporations, not the common people.
That said, I agree with CarlosFiance that the better term is “asshole”.
Why is he sorry for telling the truth?
You know, the more I hear from this guy, the more I like him. And he is down near my neck of the woods. I might have to look him up and tell him in person.