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Botany

(70,447 posts)
Wed Oct 27, 2021, 10:23 AM Oct 2021

Are you fucking kidding me? Kyrsten Sinema's look at me moment.



Kyrsten Sinema Shredded for Wearing a Jean Jacket to Preside Over the Senate: ‘Does She Think This Is a F–ing Rodeo?’

Arizona Democrat Kyrsten Sinema wore a jean jacket vest Tuesday to preside over the U.S. Senate.

The throwback fashion statement — and we’ll call it what it was, tacky — wasn’t her first questionable choice or behavior that has drawn condemnation. But the utter surprise for those expecting a more professional sartorial demeanor — even from her — remained.

And it came at a crossroads, as congressional Democrats closed in on a deal for a domestic spending package. It’s something Sinema had previously stood in the way of, provoking anger among many of her colleagues in part because, in addition to trolling instead of engaging, she used it as part of an apparent attention-getting ploy.

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/kyrsten-sinema-shredded-wearing-jean-001725851.html
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Are you fucking kidding me? Kyrsten Sinema's look at me moment. (Original Post) Botany Oct 2021 OP
I didn't think it was possible to look worse than Gym Jordan we can do it Oct 2021 #1
I know. I've said the same here. Nt XanaDUer2 Oct 2021 #49
Valley girl, Arizona style... Wounded Bear Oct 2021 #2
Faux edgy. Harker Oct 2021 #3
She's got problems Zambero Oct 2021 #4
I agree.. LeftInTX Oct 2021 #33
That is true, however there are a few who use the media & props in the same Look At Meeee! scenarios Budi Oct 2021 #5
Ooh yeah. Very true. Nixie Oct 2021 #24
Does she go to high school? MontanaMama Oct 2021 #6
By the numbers: packman Oct 2021 #7
"Just being an asshole" Botany Oct 2021 #10
Yes. This is Sinema's "'I REALLY DON'T CARE, DO U? moment. Mike 03 Oct 2021 #14
She knows that "they" need her vote and so she can act like a nasty little self indulgent shit. Botany Oct 2021 #21
You forgot getting rich off of corporate right wing donors. redstatebluegirl Oct 2021 #11
Rodeo? Try biker bar facing foreclosure. hlthe2b Oct 2021 #8
All I can say is IDIOT! BlueJac Oct 2021 #9
I don't like her jewelry either. Does she think she is Ringo Walleye Oct 2021 #12
Ehh... biker bar / preside over the US Senate lapfog_1 Oct 2021 #13
Maybe she thinks it makes her look more like john McCain? jalan48 Oct 2021 #15
Next summer she'll try out blue jean cut-offs. Ilsa Oct 2021 #16
she's the embodiment of agingdem Oct 2021 #17
We absolutely must win the Ohio and Pennsylvania senate seats. jaysunb Oct 2021 #18
This JustAnotherGen Oct 2021 #45
A tool for the filthy rich Farmer-Rick Oct 2021 #19
Her facial expression isn't helping... 3catwoman3 Oct 2021 #20
Kyrsten v. Gym: Who will win the "Tacky Troublemaker Trophy"? Buns_of_Fire Oct 2021 #22
Did you ever have that sudden slight hair-raising sensation that a person Wingus Dingus Oct 2021 #23
Don't attack a women for what she wears Homoudont Oct 2021 #25
Your concern is deeply appreciated by the folks "here at DU." Botany Oct 2021 #26
"Your concern is deeply appreciated." We are Polly Hennessey Oct 2021 #27
If, say, Kaine sat up there in a Christmas sweater, he'd get comments, too Blaukraut Oct 2021 #28
Well, as long as it's December I'd say Kaine can go ahead and wear that sweater Polybius Oct 2021 #34
OMG. Obama's tan suit was a SUIT, appropriate for a President. Wingus Dingus Oct 2021 #30
Usually I'd agree, but noting is absolute Polybius Oct 2021 #32
So I'm in the camp of who cares what she wears ... BUT KentuckyWoman Oct 2021 #35
I'm gonna blame you for the fact that I now have a picture in my head... PoliticAverse Oct 2021 #40
LOL tenderfoot Oct 2021 #38
lmao alphafemale Oct 2021 #51
I'm a woman in leadership JustAnotherGen Oct 2021 #47
I'm curious, if someone was to post "Fuck off troll", would that be a TOS violation? 11 Bravo Oct 2021 #48
WHY do we let her have the gavel?? Captain Zero Oct 2021 #29
Not sure why people are more upset about this than the "DANGEROUS CREATURE" sweater she wore... PoliticAverse Oct 2021 #31
Did not know about this one! LeftInTX Oct 2021 #36
Only dangerous to the average constituent. n/m BradAllison Oct 2021 #43
Because it's still a sweater . JI7 Oct 2021 #53
She is as big of a narcissist as Trump. nt Gore1FL Oct 2021 #37
She has a compact mirror in her hand which she keeps looking at. nt BlueLucy Oct 2021 #39
So what's she gonna wear this Halloween? n/t PoliticAverse Oct 2021 #41
So fucking smug BradAllison Oct 2021 #42
It would just be annoying/amusing if the situation was not so tragic on many levels. Irish_Dem Oct 2021 #44
Disgraceful malaise Oct 2021 #46
She looks like a den mother over a bunch of cub scouts Dave says Oct 2021 #50
Fucking twit. 11 Bravo Oct 2021 #52

Zambero

(8,962 posts)
4. She's got problems
Wed Oct 27, 2021, 10:27 AM
Oct 2021

Her smug look and choice of attire seem to be saying "Not to be outdone by Gym Jordan!".

 

Budi

(15,325 posts)
5. That is true, however there are a few who use the media & props in the same Look At Meeee! scenarios
Wed Oct 27, 2021, 10:27 AM
Oct 2021

Senate & Congressional grandstanders are plentiful.

 

packman

(16,296 posts)
7. By the numbers:
Wed Oct 27, 2021, 10:31 AM
Oct 2021

1. Total discard for decorum
2. Total contempt for the office
3. Playing to the crowd
4. Not caring for anyone's sense of respect for the institution
5. Just being an asshole

Botany

(70,447 posts)
10. "Just being an asshole"
Wed Oct 27, 2021, 10:33 AM
Oct 2021

Nice outfit if you were going out to a bar or on a date but to preside over the senate?


I think she has some real mental problems too.

Mike 03

(16,616 posts)
14. Yes. This is Sinema's "'I REALLY DON'T CARE, DO U? moment.
Wed Oct 27, 2021, 10:41 AM
Oct 2021

Like with her "Fuck Off" bracelet.

I think that message is primarily to her constituents.

Botany

(70,447 posts)
21. She knows that "they" need her vote and so she can act like a nasty little self indulgent shit.
Wed Oct 27, 2021, 11:01 AM
Oct 2021

Margaret Chase Smith or Barbara Boxer or 'liz Warren or Tammy Duckworth she is not.

Class of a rat's asshole.

agingdem

(7,805 posts)
17. she's the embodiment of
Wed Oct 27, 2021, 10:54 AM
Oct 2021

the Dunning Krueger Effect plus an apathetic attention seeker...assumes her position give her carte blanche to do as she pleases with no regard for the "little people" who unwittingly elected a classless mean girl wannabe...a buffoon..

jaysunb

(11,856 posts)
18. We absolutely must win the Ohio and Pennsylvania senate seats.
Wed Oct 27, 2021, 10:54 AM
Oct 2021

This sideshow isn't helping save our democracy.

JustAnotherGen

(31,781 posts)
45. This
Wed Oct 27, 2021, 05:03 PM
Oct 2021

And hold onto Warnock's and Kelly's. That's all it takes to send her to the back of the class with the other malcontents.

Buns_of_Fire

(17,157 posts)
22. Kyrsten v. Gym: Who will win the "Tacky Troublemaker Trophy"?
Wed Oct 27, 2021, 11:03 AM
Oct 2021

Gym's still ahead on "Obnoxious Big Mouth" points, but Kyrsten has countered with her "Mavericky Goofball" costumes. And don't count out Margie the Kook, Matt the Molester, and a perennial favorite, Louie the Goober. Still too early to call.

Wingus Dingus

(8,052 posts)
23. Did you ever have that sudden slight hair-raising sensation that a person
Wed Oct 27, 2021, 11:04 AM
Oct 2021

you're dealing with isn't all there? She's that person.

Homoudont

(35 posts)
25. Don't attack a women for what she wears
Wed Oct 27, 2021, 11:11 AM
Oct 2021

Please don't attack a women for what she wears. It misogynistic and unfair to her. Here at DU we would never attack Obama for wearing a tan suit so please don't attack Sinema for her attire.

If you want to attack her please do so on her position and voting record, not the way she appears.

Polly Hennessey

(6,787 posts)
27. "Your concern is deeply appreciated." We are
Wed Oct 27, 2021, 11:48 AM
Oct 2021

calling her on her lack of respect for the Senate. She most likely chose what to wear with an agenda in mind. This makes her fair game for criticism. Criticizing clothes is not disrespectful in my opinion. Clothes are one of the first things we observe when looking at a person. We have an opinion.

Blaukraut

(5,693 posts)
28. If, say, Kaine sat up there in a Christmas sweater, he'd get comments, too
Wed Oct 27, 2021, 11:56 AM
Oct 2021

It's not about criticizing Sinema's choice of attire. It's about WHERE she chooses to dress like that. There has to be some sort of (even unwritten) dress code for the Senate. It's a workplace.

Wingus Dingus

(8,052 posts)
30. OMG. Obama's tan suit was a SUIT, appropriate for a President.
Wed Oct 27, 2021, 12:01 PM
Oct 2021

A faded-denim vest with patches on it to preside over the Senate is a fuck-you to the institution and constituency she serves.

Polybius

(15,334 posts)
32. Usually I'd agree, but noting is absolute
Wed Oct 27, 2021, 01:02 PM
Oct 2021

Suppose she went to work in a mini-skirt with fishnet stockings? Can we talk about it then? What about men? If Mitch McConnell walked onto the Senate floor in bicycle shorts, we can't make fun of him?

KentuckyWoman

(6,679 posts)
35. So I'm in the camp of who cares what she wears ... BUT
Wed Oct 27, 2021, 01:07 PM
Oct 2021

if Mitch was presiding over the Senate in a mini-skirt and fishnets ... I might comment

PoliticAverse

(26,366 posts)
40. I'm gonna blame you for the fact that I now have a picture in my head...
Wed Oct 27, 2021, 02:22 PM
Oct 2021

of Mitch McConnell wearing a mini-skirt and fishnet stockings.

JustAnotherGen

(31,781 posts)
47. I'm a woman in leadership
Wed Oct 27, 2021, 05:05 PM
Oct 2021

And if she showed up at a meeting to present to me and my peers dressed that way -

I would pull her out of the meeting. . . And I work in the tech sector.

Obama was wearing a SUIT. Appropriate for the President.

I don't expect the female members of the Senate or House to be in pantsuits - but I do expect junior members to look to the leaders and follow suit (pardon the pun). That shit matters in the real world -I expect nothing less from people I'm paying to do their job in Washington DC.

11 Bravo

(23,926 posts)
48. I'm curious, if someone was to post "Fuck off troll", would that be a TOS violation?
Wed Oct 27, 2021, 05:08 PM
Oct 2021

Many people are asking. (Not me, but MANY people!)

Captain Zero

(6,785 posts)
29. WHY do we let her have the gavel??
Wed Oct 27, 2021, 11:56 AM
Oct 2021

That's the question. It's like rewarding a petulant kindergartner.

It really pisses me off.

LeftInTX

(25,126 posts)
36. Did not know about this one!
Wed Oct 27, 2021, 01:07 PM
Oct 2021

I knew she had a sweater like that, but did not know she wore while presiding over the Senate

Irish_Dem

(46,502 posts)
44. It would just be annoying/amusing if the situation was not so tragic on many levels.
Wed Oct 27, 2021, 04:49 PM
Oct 2021

The damage to the US, our democracy, our party and the American people by this woman.

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