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In reply to the discussion: Amy Klobuchar responds: [View all]Texin
(2,590 posts)My god. She was a successful prosecutor. A woman in that kind of job has got to be tough as nails. Hell, a woman in any professional position or elected office that is, and has been, traditionally male-dominated, has got to be three or four times harder and more professional than the average male. And because they are, and they are successful, they are consistently going to be criticized as being hard and demanding. So what? These ninnies haven't been around the average male executive professional? Why is "demanding" behavior, which includes stating unambiguous expectations and meting out reasonable criticism when demanded. As people have noted, there are some positions, professional or political, that are highly stressful because of the absolute critical role that person plays. These are the type of positions in which the person occupying the position or office must account to the people they represent. Anyone accepting a role within such an organization, campaign, political office, should sure understand that going in. Staffers working for such a person know that the job is going to be stressful and demand more than putting in a mere eight hours. When they slack or wilt under pressure and an assignment gets blown or a deadline missed may mean the difference between meeting a critical challenge or winning a particular case, or race. People that can't handle that kind of environment should not be in the position to begin with. And any male who is in a similar position as Klobuchar's who was described as "tough" would be respected for it.