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Gopher
Joined: 04 Jun 2005
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 Posted: Tue Dec 02, 2008 11:02 pm Post subject: Is This "Sexist...?" |
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CNN is denouncing this comment as "sexist." Do you agree...?
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How many times have politicians been warned about the dangers of an open microphone? And yet, on Tuesday, the lectern mic at the National Governors Conference picked up this little nugget from Pennsylvania's Democratic Gov. Ed Rendell.
He's having a conversation near the lectern about President-elect Barack Obama's choice for to lead the Homeland Security Department, Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano. Here is what Rendell said about Napolitano:
Rendell: "Janet's perfect for that job. Because for that job, you have to have no life. Janet has no family. Perfect. She can devote, literally, 19-20 hours a day to it."
Wow. Now, I'm sure Gov. Napolitano has many qualifications for the job beyond having no family, and therefore the ability to devote 20 hours a day to the job.
But it is fascinating to me that that is the quality being highlighted here as so perfect. C'mon. Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff is married with two grown children. His predecessor, Tom Ridge, had a family. Anybody remember a debate about whether they would have trouble balancing the demands of work and family? |
Is Barack Obama going to provoke another decade dominated by the goddammed PC people...?
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Koveras
Joined: 09 Oct 2008
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| Posted: Tue Dec 02, 2008 11:31 pm Post subject: |
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| No, I'm not in the habit of reading that much into things. |
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On the other hand
Joined: 19 Apr 2003
Location: I walk along the avenue
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| Posted: Wed Dec 03, 2008 1:23 am Post subject: |
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I don't know if the remarks were sexist, but they were a little bit insulting. Of course, we all say mildly unflattering things about people we know, just not into a microphone.
Politicians should ALWAYS assume the microphone is on, even if they can see with their own eyes that its not plugged in. Those who fail to observe this basc rule get little sympathy from me. |
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Jandar
Joined: 11 Jun 2008
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| Posted: Wed Dec 03, 2008 1:49 am Post subject: |
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| Does anyone know how many hours of sleep she requires daily? |
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cangel
Joined: 19 Jun 2003
Location: Jeonju, S. Korea
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jaykimf
Joined: 24 Apr 2004
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| Posted: Wed Dec 03, 2008 8:09 pm Post subject: |
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| How exactly is Obama provoking anything? Do you think Campbell Brown's comment would be any different if she were talking about a McCain appointee? |
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Gopher
Joined: 04 Jun 2005
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| Posted: Wed Dec 03, 2008 9:47 pm Post subject: |
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On the Other Hand: I agree. Politicians should know better.
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| How exactly is...? |
Ha ha. You guys sometimes respond to me with a kind of "they-killed-Kenny!" defiant outrage. I chalk it up to age difference. But still, why are you defending "the people in power?" Why can you not think independently? What are you...some kind of mindless, nationalist drone?
Jaykimf: just answer the poll question and move on, please.
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mises
Joined: 05 Nov 2007
Location: retired
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| Posted: Wed Dec 03, 2008 10:23 pm Post subject: |
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| No. Not sexist. |
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tatertot
Joined: 21 Oct 2008
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| Posted: Thu Dec 04, 2008 12:18 pm Post subject: |
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| I voted no, because the statement doesn't have anything to do with her gender. |
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Leslie Cheswyck
Joined: 31 May 2003
Location: University of Western Chile
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| Posted: Thu Dec 04, 2008 2:58 pm Post subject: |
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Me, too. Not sexist, "life-ist".  |
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khyber
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
Location: Compunction Junction
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| Posted: Thu Dec 04, 2008 3:22 pm Post subject: |
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| Not sexist. Obama being a family man, I think he sees the commitments and value of family time. Mothers and fathers both have those commitments =not sexist. |
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mnhnhyouh
Joined: 21 Nov 2006
Location: The Middle Kingdom
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| Posted: Thu Dec 04, 2008 3:49 pm Post subject: |
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| Gopher wrote: |
On the Other Hand: I agree. Politicians should know better.
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| How exactly is...? |
Ha ha. You guys sometimes respond to me with a kind of "they-killed-Kenny!" defiant outrage. I chalk it up to age difference. But still, why are you defending "the people in power?" Why can you not think independently? What are you...some kind of mindless, nationalist drone?
Jaykimf: just answer the poll question and move on, please. |
Dont spose you could answer the questin could you? |
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jaykimf
Joined: 24 Apr 2004
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| Posted: Thu Dec 04, 2008 5:07 pm Post subject: |
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| Gopher wrote: |
| jaykimf wrote: |
| How exactly is...? |
Ha ha. You guys sometimes respond to me with a kind of "they-killed-Kenny!" defiant outrage. |
Defiant outrage? Seems to me you are projecting.
| Gopher wrote: |
| I chalk it up to age difference. |
I suspect your chalk is off the mark, unless you're considerably younger than I am.
| Gopher wrote: |
| But still, why are you defending "the people in power?" Why can you not think independently? What are you...some kind of mindless, nationalist drone? |
What the hell are you talking about? Where, when and how have I defended "the people in power"? Have you got me confused with someone else? Or are you just spouting nonsense?
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| jaykimf: just answer the poll question and move on, please. |
You are the one who asked the question:
| Gopher wrote: |
| Is Barack Obama going to provoke another decade dominated by the goddammed PC people...? |
Why shouldn't I respond to your question? Of course I understand you'd prefer to avoid trying to explain that bit of nonsense. |
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Gopher
Joined: 04 Jun 2005
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| Posted: Thu Dec 04, 2008 8:23 pm Post subject: |
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mnhnhyouh
Joined: 21 Nov 2006
Location: The Middle Kingdom
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| Posted: Thu Dec 04, 2008 8:58 pm Post subject: |
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Hmmmm.... fairly concisely put question. It does seem that there is nothing else you can slag Obama off for, but then that isnt a shock. He hasnt even been sworn in yet....
Should we ask our question in shorter words?
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