Vietnam Veterans Of America Demand Liz Trotta Apologize For Her “Expect To Be Raped” Comments

Vietnam Veterans of America are fighting mad at Fox News and contributor Liz Trotta. You may recall that Trotta shocked viewers last week when she responded to a rise in violent sexual assaults in the military by arguing that with women serving so closely alongside men, “Now, what did they expect?” John Rowan, VVA National President, has answered Trotta with a no-holds-barred denunciation of her remarks and of Fox News for not condemning them.

In a blistering press release, Rowan said,

“Ms. Trotta’s despicable commentary has sent a shock wave through the ranks of our membership and beyond. …As veterans who fought to uphold our Constitution, we hold sacred all the rights it insures… As such, we are appalled that Ms. Trotta would use the Fourth Estate as a vehicle to condone the criminal acts of some by contending that sexual assault in the military is ‘expected’ behavior. It is a disgrace that FOX would stand behind this type of commentary. Ms. Trotta owes the men and women of our military and those in the veterans’ ranks an apology, and VVA believes FOX should demand it of her.”

We couldn’t agree more. You can demand an apology from Fox News, too, by contacting the show at [email protected] or [email protected] or by tweeting them at @ANHQDC. They’ve also got a Facebook page.

(H/T John M.)

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commented 2012-02-20 15:22:11 -0500 · Flag

@Aria: It seems there’s an art to “the apology” that has become de rigueur for con-servatives. It typically begins with “If I offended anyone. . . .” or “I never intended any offense. . . .” In both cases, that’s a code for “I’m not really apologizing for anything; this is just a way to get the critics to STFU.”

commented 2012-02-20 14:42:05 -0500 · Flag

Visitor, if you pressure/humiliate them enough, you’ll get them to say “sorry”- but like I said before, don’t expect it to be sincere. Even when they seem to think a retraction needs to be made, the mentality is “Why am I apologizing for what happened on my show?! I’m just the host, it was ____’s fault!”

commented 2012-02-20 13:27:59 -0500 · Flag

Liz Trotta sez

The LameStream Media is to blame!

commented 2012-02-20 02:16:03 -0500 · Flag

Good luck getting a sincere one- if Fox News’ past record of apology is any indication, they’ll spout 1 or 2 quickly uttered lines, then make it hard to find on the site.

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Organization says, "It is a disgrace that FOX would stand behind this type of commentary."