Martin Cullen. See also: crass, petty, vainglorious, hyperbolic, stupid, bombastic, insulting, egocentric, incompetent, blathering, attention seeking, childish.
Is media intrusion a bad thing? Sometimes. Is it invasive? Yes. Did Minister Cullen feel violated? Maybe. Is it rape? No. Cullen used a word which, frankly, should cost him his job, so obscenely inappropriate and insulting to actual rape victims, was his choice of words. In the meantime, his credibility will just have to do. He managed to demean victims of sex crimes whilst simultaneously creating a sideshow that will divert attention what he claims to champion, namely privacy. He has successfuly scuppered any attempt at reasoned and intelligent debate about privacy, the media, and how to legislate without going all "Spiegel Affair" in the process.
Gobshite.
