Not sure why we have to focus on H.W. now.
Apparently this started once he got to be 90 years old and wheelchair bound. At least he and his people offered an apology.
You’re kidding, right?
“President Bush would never — under any circumstance — intentionally cause anyone distress, and he most sincerely apologizes if his attempt at humor offended Ms. Lind,” the statement said.
McGrath issued a second statement later Wednesday to provide context.
“At age 93, President Bush has been confined to a wheelchair for roughly five years, so his arm falls on the lower waist of people with whom he takes pictures,” McGrath said. “To try to put people at ease, the president routinely tells the same joke — and on occasion, he has patted women’s rears in what he intended to be a good-natured manner. Some have seen it as innocent; others clearly view it as inappropriate. To anyone he has offended, President Bush apologizes most sincerely.”
This is one of the worst excuses I’ve heard for sexual harassment/assault, and that’s leaving out the non-apology of “to anyone I offended” which is a way of saying "I did nothing wrong and sorry you’re so sensitive.