Word: packwood
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Packwood, while not admitting to any specific allegation, apologized Thursday for making "unwelcome and offensive" sexual advances. In defending himself, Packwood has stopped implying that his behavior was all caused by alcoholism...
...most recent explanation plays into our worst cultural stereotypes about white men of a certain age: that Packwood grew up in the '50s when boys would be boys and that "he just didn't get it." Using this excuse ("the Beav made me do it" future lechers could say to judges) is a clever move on Packwood's part. The only thing our society likes more than a recovering alcoholic is a recovering sexist...
...Packwood has every reason to ingratiate himself with his fellow Oregonians--he was reelected to his fifth term in the Senate by a margin of less than 60,000 votes...
...surely no great coincidence that Packwood's contrite acknowledgement of misdeeds has come after his reelection. Packwood beat out Democratic challenger Les AuCoin by only 4 percent in a race that many predicted could go either way. In an interview with the Post before the election and in previous interviews with local newspapers Packwood denied the accusations outright...
...Packwood has said that his initial denial came at a time when he was absent-minded due to campaign worries. It doesn't take a cynic to suggest that one of the things Packwood may have been worried about was how the allegations would affect his reelection chances...