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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsEllmers urges men to bring policy ‘down to a woman’s level’. RENEE Ellmers.
http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/ellmers-urges-men-bring-policy-down-womans-levelMen do tend to talk about things on a much higher level, Ellmers said. Many of my male colleagues, when they go to the House floor, you know, theyve got some pie chart or graph behind them and theyre talking about trillions of dollars and how, you know, the debt is awful and, you know, we all agree with that. ( )
As for connecting to women specifically, Ellmers drove it home with a line that, had there been liberals in the audience, would have made the news.
We need our male colleagues to understand that if you can bring it down to a womans level and what everything that she is balancing in her life thats the way to go, Ellmers said.
The space between her ears must be filled with Ellmers glue!
I think she'd better...
Aerows
(39,961 posts)Not at all.
It's just a "messaging problem".
redqueen
(115,096 posts)Not sure which is her biggest problem. Her obviously massive amounts of internalized misogyny or just general idiocy.
Maedhros
(10,007 posts)sharp_stick
(14,400 posts)and lots of it is brought about by thickheaded morons like Renee Ellmers. I'm amazed they can still get any women to vote for this party.
leftstreet
(36,076 posts)What a moron
justgamma
(3,660 posts)Republican women do seem a bit ditzy. They all seem to talk like 3 year olds.
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Warpy
(110,900 posts)and Ellners qualifies.
She's also the broad who had an arsenal stolen out of her open garage and didn't notice it was gone for days..
TwilightGardener
(46,416 posts)what the menfolk are saying, but I'm not. And neither are most women. Maybe you should go find a new job or role in life that's dumbed down to YOUR level.
randys1
(16,286 posts)survival every time they vote republican.
Same way tens of millions of men are able to vote against their literal survival, dumb.
laundry_queen
(8,646 posts)But god, I wish we could. So tired of hearing stupid people on teevee.
KamaAina
(78,249 posts)Our man Clay! I once introduced him at a disabilities conference in Honolulu where he was speaking. I may soon be able to say I once introduced a member of Congress!
stevenleser
(32,886 posts)Rex
(65,616 posts)REALLY!? No I mean it...REALLY?
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)Talk about dumbing things down.
Gothmog
(143,998 posts)This lady is suppose to be one of the GOP's hopes to turn around the war on women
one_voice
(20,043 posts)suck a fucking idiot.
Maybe some remedial classes will help bring you up to a 'higher level'.
one_voice
(20,043 posts)KamaAina
(78,249 posts)and it got hidden!
dembotoz
(16,734 posts)KamaAina
(78,249 posts)didn't just drop a B-bomb.
Warpy
(110,900 posts)Skidmore
(37,364 posts)and give her a piece of your mind. I'm tired of being insulted by this type of woman so willing to sell other women out.
KamaAina
(78,249 posts)@RepReneeEllmers Let. Me. Try. Not. To. Use. Any. Big. Words. You. Are. An. Idiot.
KamaAina
(78,249 posts)@RepReneeEllmers Let me try to bring this down to your level. You are a twit who is very dangerous to women's rights.
niyad
(112,424 posts)Zen Democrat
(5,901 posts)Apparently, Republican women are dumb as stumps. Ellmers, Virginia Foxx, Michelle Bachmann, et al, must be so upset that Louie Gohmert is talking over their heads. Bless their hearts.
GO CLAY AIKEN!!!
LisaLynne
(14,554 posts)her remarks almost make sense.
leftyladyfrommo
(18,815 posts)to buy into the whole conservative thing if you are female.
OKNancy
(41,832 posts)Swede Atlanta
(3,596 posts)things at a "higher level".
That is such totally bull-roar. Women are as intelligent and capable of complex thought as men. Based on my work experience over the past 30+ years I have seen women make more reasoned and successful decisions than men. Men often approach a problem with the "I don't need to read the instruction manual" mentality. They believe they know everything they need to know just by "gut feel" without the need for actual facts.
Women on the other hand have been more pragmatic, always probing and asking questions. They often don't rush to judgement or decision and because of that the decisions have been more correct and productive.
Don't get me wrong about men. Men are also very capable leaders.
But for her to suggest that women can only relate at a lower level when my experience has been that women often make as good or better decisions than men belies her stupid comment.
Spazito
(49,735 posts)They, including repub women, truly believe women are 'lesser than' and need to be talked down to, controlled, restricted.
This woman is dumber than a bag of hammers hence her affinity to repub policies.
sarge43
(28,939 posts)littlemissmartypants
(22,417 posts)lovemydog
(11,833 posts)BY ASHE SCHOW | JULY 15, 2014 On Sunday, I wrote an article about the GOP's poor messaging on the war on women narrative. I posted some comments from Rep. Renee Ellmers, R-N.C., who said GOP men need to bring their messages down to a woman's level.
Ellmers called me a liberal woman reporter and said I had taken her quote completely out of context.
Below are her full comments from the event Friday, along with the audio of her segment. I have bolded the comments I used in my original post.
http://washingtonexaminer.com/rep.-renee-ellmers-full-comments-regarding-the-war-on-women-narrative/article/2550883?custom_click=rss&utm_campaign=Weekly+Standard+Story+Box&utm_source=weeklystandard.com&utm_medium=referral
Cartoonist
(7,297 posts)From your link.
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Can this woman get any dumber?
Marie Marie
(9,999 posts)JI7
(89,172 posts)Men do tend to talk about things on a much higher level,
sueh
(1,818 posts)Is this how the conversation goes? congressMAN: "Well, Princess, I think you should just let us men-folk worry about things and you just vote on this bill the way we tell you to". OMG.
Uncle Joe
(58,107 posts)this is a stupid cone dipped in stupid with stupid sprinkles.
And as I posted on another thread on this subject, I don't believe Ellmers will win her reelection.
Perhaps she was just speaking to her own inability to understand charts, graphs and stuff which in itself would be a strong recommendation to a swift career change.
Thanks for the thread, KamaAina.