Senator sorry for ‘well-hung’ ideal man comment

SYDNEY: An Australian senator who told breakfast radio she would only date men who were rich and "well-hung" apologised today, saying she had tried to hide her embarrassment with a joke.
Jacqui Lambie (pix), who took her seat in the national parliament's upper house earlier this month, told Tasmania's Heart 107.3 that she had not been in a relationship for more than a decade.
When the breakfast hosts suggested they help her find love, she replied: "Now they must have heaps of cash and they've got to have a package between their legs, let's be honest.
"And I don't need them to speak, they don't even need to speak."
The 43-year-old's comments prompted a young male listener to ring in to say he was confident he met her criteria, in part because he had inherited some money and had experience with older women.
"I'm just a bit concerned because you're so young, I'm not sure you'd be able to handle Jacqui Lambie," the outspoken politician, who served a decade in Australia's armed forces, said.
The senator then asked: "Are you well-hung?"
"Like a donkey," he replied, as the hosts tried to get the pair together on a date before the man rang off.
Lambie later apologised for her comments.
"When Kim and Dave on Hobart's Heart FM 107.3 this morning asked me about my love life in a light-hearted segment – I tried to cover up my embarrassment by making a joke," Lambie said.
"A lot of people laughed, some people may have got offended." – AFP