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"President Obama’s increasingly ugly public spat with the progressive wing of the Democratic party" JaneyVee May 2015 #1
that was indeed a crescendo in his escalation of the spat. nashville_brook May 2015 #2
Like what? He said nothing sexist, has a wife 2 daughters, and... JaneyVee May 2015 #6
listen to the recording -- it's completely condescending. meant to be that way. nashville_brook May 2015 #7
But "emotionally involved" isn't what's being lobbed at him... JaneyVee May 2015 #8
he deployed a stereotypically belittling tone that, in this context nashville_brook May 2015 #12
Holy crap. PC police run amok. JaneyVee May 2015 #21
look, I'm offended by it. I'm not offended on anyone's behalf. nashville_brook May 2015 #44
So now saying Elizabeth in a tone = the N word? JaneyVee May 2015 #61
I'm a man and I caught the condescending tone right off. You think we make this shit up? Enthusiast May 2015 #56
Condescending tone doesn't = sexism. JaneyVee May 2015 #62
I believe he was condescending. Chemisse May 2015 #67
Tone conveys meaning. sulphurdunn May 2015 #64
"With all due respect, Bless your heart." Jackpine Radical May 2015 #66
Exactly sulphurdunn May 2015 #69
With all due respect… (nt) Jackpine Radical May 2015 #71
Or, ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2015 #75
PC police? I don't think so ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2015 #74
Good grief, we do not. He struck out in a moment of stress...uncalled for and unlike his usual libdem4life May 2015 #18
Obama or Sherrod? JaneyVee May 2015 #25
Creative change there...some feel the need to Rescue Obama. libdem4life May 2015 #27
From baseless BS allegations? Sure, why not. JaneyVee May 2015 #37
It's my opinion, and last I heard those were allowed here. For myself, I no longer use the libdem4life May 2015 #43
so you call the president by last name and senator by first name? there ya go nt msongs May 2015 #35
I'm not the one claiming it's sexist to do so. JaneyVee May 2015 #36
Paternalism is not sexism...it's acting like a Parent. As I've stated...I don't think it was sexist libdem4life May 2015 #40
But Sherrod claimed Obama was being sexist. JaneyVee May 2015 #41
Oh, I've had no stated opinion on that. But I'd go for Tacky and Illtimed, at best. libdem4life May 2015 #45
i think most people don't even know what that word means. nashville_brook May 2015 #50
that's someone having your back. women know the difference... nashville_brook May 2015 #42
I was going to wait for a female to weigh in on that ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2015 #9
see my comment above. it's most certainly a sexist tactic... nashville_brook May 2015 #17
Okay ... Now care to comment on the tactics directed towards this President? n/t 1StrongBlackMan May 2015 #20
Elizabeth Warren has done nothing untoward. nashville_brook May 2015 #23
Yeah ... Okay ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2015 #31
that comment doesn't make any sense. nashville_brook May 2015 #46
Of course it doesn't. n/t 1StrongBlackMan May 2015 #65
yes, actually. you don't punch down. you don't resort to marginalizing women by nashville_brook May 2015 #53
That would be you naoya6161 May 2015 #57
He was extremely condescending to a woman who is a US Senator and who as it happens, is RIGHT sabrina 1 May 2015 #84
Sexism is irrelevant. What is relevant is his approach to the people who eridani May 2015 #85
You think he was sexist toward Warren? nt Cali_Democrat May 2015 #16
absolutely -- and it's the kind of debate team tactic that should be totally beneath him. nashville_brook May 2015 #19
What did Obama say that was sexist? nt Cali_Democrat May 2015 #24
Don't bother, apparently it was just a "tone" that... JaneyVee May 2015 #26
That could be it, by golly. They do exist, you know. libdem4life May 2015 #30
Except when that "tone" is directed towards this President ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2015 #68
his whole response to Warren was intended to belittle (in the Matt Bai interview) nashville_brook May 2015 #33
What specifically did he say in the interview that u think was sexist? nt Cali_Democrat May 2015 #38
he used classic sexist tactics to marginalizing speech as "emotional" and not "logical," while nashville_brook May 2015 #47
So it was nothing specific that he said...it was his "tone" that was sexist. nt Cali_Democrat May 2015 #59
And amazingly ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2015 #70
this paragraph Romeo.lima333 May 2015 #3
+1 Go Vols May 2015 #52
Wow!! This has major Wellstone ruled May 2015 #4
the narrative changed so quickly yesterday you could feel the whoosh nashville_brook May 2015 #5
Lot's of I.O.U.'s were called on this baby. Wellstone ruled May 2015 #13
i'm actually surprised at the WH response to the vote nashville_brook May 2015 #22
Appears the White House and the McTurtle Wellstone ruled May 2015 #63
Fuck a bunch of Third Way dingdongs. Enthusiast May 2015 #58
Not so fast! It's going back to the Senate for another try. leftofcool May 2015 #10
doesn't matter. it's going to pass the senate eventually, nashville_brook May 2015 #14
They'll add a couple of sweetners and enough Dems will support it because of that. Hoyt May 2015 #29
Exactly! Progressive ranting and gnashing of teeth did absolutely nothing! leftofcool May 2015 #32
I was just adding a link to your OP. Good find. Hoyt May 2015 #34
won't pass the house. it'll get out of the Senate, b/c that what the Senate does... nashville_brook May 2015 #39
Repukes control the house. It will pass. leftofcool May 2015 #77
Wouldn't a bunch of infrastructure projects put jobs here even in Ohio? nt Mojorabbit May 2015 #82
Yes, but that's a different matter. I'm all for it. Would prefer to see both. Hoyt May 2015 #83
From what I've read, John Poet May 2015 #15
Absolutely. Paternalistic is the word for his unhinged and reactionary response to the push-back libdem4life May 2015 #11
i believe that wind is squarely at our backs now. nashville_brook May 2015 #49
Bernie flies in on the same wind because, as used to be said about Bill C, Bernie has a way of libdem4life May 2015 #51
Don't worry, Mrs. Nafta will save us all. bigwillq May 2015 #28
i know, right :) nashville_brook May 2015 #48
Hillary should run as Hillary BrotherIvan May 2015 #54
Repeatedly lying to the electorate has consequences. Enthusiast May 2015 #55
It appears to be un-blocked ( or about to be). So much for our 15 minute revolution (MSM-wise). Ford_Prefect May 2015 #60
One has to wonder, except for those who were always against it, if those Democrats who voted to still_one May 2015 #76
I'm not so sure about this. zentrum May 2015 #72
Well if someone called "thefloridasqueeze" thinks so.... MaggieD May 2015 #73
And 543,000 other news stories of course (LOL) DirkGently May 2015 #79
Oh BS. MaggieD May 2015 #80
Well it is leading the news and everything. DirkGently May 2015 #81
I've never seen Obama like this. DirkGently May 2015 #78
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