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nashville_brook

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53. yes, actually. you don't punch down. you don't resort to marginalizing women by
Wed May 13, 2015, 04:14 PM
May 2015

deploying tired old stereotypes. the fact that he went there in a policy debate defies logic. shows that he's the one who is being carried away by his emotions.

"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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