All-male White House health bill photo sparks anger

[riversedge]

Source: BBC




All-male White House health bill photo sparks anger

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There is a familiarity about this photo, and it could have been taken in many boardrooms around the world - men gathered around a table making plans and cutting deals.

But the lack of women here, among a group of conservative Republicans discussing their healthcare bill with the vice-president, struck a particular nerve.

That's because one of the points under discussion was whether the new bill should mandate that health insurance plans provide "essential benefits" including maternity services.

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So the reaction was swift when Vice-President Mike Pence tweeted the photo, with the words: "Appreciated joining @POTUS for meeting with the Freedom Caucus again today This is it. #PassTheBill"........................

Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-39375228

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Bad optics Trumpy--but we know your attitude on women!



Democratic Senator Patty Murray was one of the first to respond, making an ironic observation.

[ginnyinWI]

1. not only all male, all white male, by the looks of it. n/t

[George II]

9. My second observation (after all male) - ALL WHITE!

[milestogo]

22. Yes, that's what we have.

I am so sick of old white hetero males fucking up the country for the rest of us.

[smirkymonkey]

31. +1000

[Metro135]

23. Exactly!

[riversedge]

2. I heard Vodka Spice added a token female into a new picture and this was supposed to make us women f

If anyone has seen the pic. please post. Thanks

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I heard Vodka Spice added a token female into a new picture and this was supposed to make us women feel represented (eye roll).

Link to tweet

[gibraltar72]

3. Lots of boobs

but no women!

[pandr32]

4. LOL!!!

[yesphan]

6. Oh,

Yeah !!!!

[Sophiegirl]

10. You win. nt

[wordpix]

12. DUzy!

[BumRushDaShow]

15. !!!

DUzy!

[PatSeg]

5. This has been a very common sight lately

Not only all male, but usually all white as well.

[leftynyc]

7. Saw a hilarious tweet

about that pic last night - more men than a gay brunch.

[krepitch]

8. Meanwhile....

Link to tweet

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[Sophiegirl]

13. +1000

[meow2u3]

16. Betcha the dogs voted for a war on catnip

[Soxfan58]

24. I love it!!!!!!

[murielm99]

25. LOL!

[briv1016]

11. Remember this birth control panel from 2012?

[pbmus]

14. Where are the Koch brothers...

[EarthFirst]

18. They are eagerly awaiting to sign checks...

The ink has dried on the "Pay In The Amount Of..."

They're just waiting on the signatures to ensure they have gotten their desires fulfilled.

[progree]

17. I might as well add this captioned version of the photo for the record

(apologies to EarlG / Picture of the Moment)


http://www.democraticunderground.com/1017430686

[CTyankee]

29. I wonder how many of them had any of this stuff for their wives/girl friends...

[wiggs]

19. Of course it's BBC. Wish CNN and others here would say the same. nt

[Sunlei]

20. Republicans care so little for 'the people' they throw together some 'plan' in a fucking week.

[FreeStateDemocrat]

21. All "WHITE" males too??? Who is looking out for the "inner cities?"

[Hoyt]

26. White Wing males, at that.

[Kimchijeon]

27. that is pretty messed up

not surprising.... in the least

[asiliveandbreathe]

28. I would love to see that picture displayed in every news and newspaper

for the next 300 days..or longer...so telling...what a poor excuse for a man and mankind..

[dalton99a]

33. +1

[YOHABLO]

30. And this is what is wrong with America .. all white men in suits.

[smirkymonkey]

32. And all old, ugly white men. I get the feeling that this is either payback

for the fact that women aren't attracted to them or that they want to make women so poor, desperate and powerless so that they will have to resort to having relations with men like this just to survive in this world. Basically, the only reason women would have anything to do with men like this would be out of desperation and I'm pretty sure that is their goal.