Insensitive Shriver?

[realFedUp]

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http://www.nydailynews.com/10-02-2003/front/story/122841p-110294c.html

Insensitive Shriver?

A rape victim interviewed by Maria Shriver in 1996 has come forward with shocking remarks she claims the newscaster made to her.

Shriver interviewed Karen Pomer for an hourlong 1996 "Dateline NBC" program about her kidnapping at gunpoint - a six-hour horror during which she was raped. Shriver spent close to three days with Pomer, then a documentary filmmaker and now a sexual-assault activist, who has come out against Arnold Schwarzeneger in the California race.

Pomer claims that, after a lengthy on-camera interview and in front of several witnesses, Shriver turned to her and "matter-of-factly" said:

"Karen, I can't believe your boyfriend stayed with you. My husband wouldn't go near me again. He would leave me, because I would be damaged goods."

A spokeswoman for Schwarzenegger said she could not track down the candidate. She did reach Shriver. "It is something she would never say and never did say," the spokeswoman said.

"The crew that was with Maria said it never happened," added Sean Walsh, Schwarzenegger's chief spokesman, who called later.

But a woman who accompanied Pomer to the Santa Monica interview also remembers Shriver's statement. (The woman asked for anonymity.)

"Everyone sort of gasped," said the eyewitness, "because that was sort of an odd thing to say about your husband, and plus we all knew who her husband was."

Pomer said she found Shriver's remark "insensitive."

[NewYorkerfromMass]

1. Insensitive but true: "My husband wouldn't go near me again"

Maria spoke bluntly and I feel sorry for her that she felt the need to. She is definitely a victim, and I hope she runs from the creep when the dust settles. Hopefully California will now apply the 'Schwarzenegger standard' to Arnold himself

[SlavesandBulldozers]

2. a lot changes in 30 years

it's interesting how he had no problem with sloppy seconds in the 70's during his gangbang and steroids era.

and its pretty sad what Maria said, she was just being honest cause you know he would leave her if that did happen.

[CarinKaryn]

3. Maria is his "property"

He would reject her if she were "damaged" - doesn't mean he wouldn't gang rape and "fondle" any other woman.

It does sound like Maria is "damaged", just not in the way she ment :evilgrin:

[dfong63]

6. even if it was true, Maria should have kept her yap shut about it

Maria spoke bluntly and I feel sorry for her that she felt the need to.

if Shriver was acting as a professional journalist interviewing a rape victim, then she (Shriver) should have stuck to the subject, instead of interjecting herself into the story.

[TAH6988]

9. Victim of what? N/T

[NewYorkerfromMass]

4. Translation: "I can't believe your luck to have such a wonderful man

I have, unfortunately, married a BEAST".

[DinahMoeHum]

5. No, methinks she's just like too many other Kennedy wives. . .

They'll defend their womanizing/abusive/alcoholic/drug-addicted husbands in public; and then several months/years later turn around and announce they've split with them.

:evilfrown:

[bleedingheart]

8. She may stay with him for life...look at her grandmother Rose

everyone chooses their own path... my father-in-law's wife cheated on him for twenty years until she divorced him for someone else. He remarried a far nicer lady but he still pines for his ex....

[realFedUp]

7. kick