In the wake of the furor over Alan Simpson's description of Social Security as "a milk cow with 310 million tits," Simpson has issued the usual perfunctory "sorry if you were offended" statement, where he says:
I certainly did not intend to diminish your hard work for the Older Women’s League.
And here are a few excerpts from the email tirade Simpson sent to its Executive Director Ashley Carson:
- I’ve spent many years in public life trying to stabilize that system while people like you babble into the vapors about “disgusting attempts at ageism and sexism” and all the rest of that crap.
- ... then take a look at the chart on Page 6 which I hope you are able to discern if you are any good at reading graphs – or anything that might challenge your biases and prejudices.
- Call when you get honest work!
What was your intention, Mr. Simpson?