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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Women react to Sanders' "Excuse me I'm talking" [View all]beedle
(1,235 posts)233. What is the proper response ...
... When a strong feminist rudly interupts you in the middle of answering a question?
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Doesn't matter. Sanders actually said it and the Twitter quotes from women are real.
stevenleser
Mar 2016
#6
It does matter, since your OP claims this is "women" reacting, not merely a Hillary website reacting
merrily
Mar 2016
#109
Women are not a monolith in their perceptions of what = sexism, but that is beside the point.
merrily
Mar 2016
#264
I'm as much a Fox News pundit as Bernie is. I guess you can't vote for him.
stevenleser
Mar 2016
#38
And there is no reason to un-say it. She was rude and kept interrupting him when it was hiis turn
pdsimdars
Mar 2016
#226
LOL, see my #98. And I am awaiting your attack on Sanders for doing the Townhall.
stevenleser
Mar 2016
#104
You can shoot the messenger(s) as much as you want. Doesn't change the truth. nt
stevenleser
Mar 2016
#13
I didn't watch this interchange, but I have been frustrated in the past when Hillary
Frustratedlady
Mar 2016
#73
Yeah, she wouldn't shut-up and let anyone else have a word! Cooper shoulda used a hook to pull ...
ebayfool
Mar 2016
#15
Not hard to figure out, just click on the Tweets they are real, as is the Sanders quote
stevenleser
Mar 2016
#27
Also easy to figure out. These posters have a considerable history. Wrong again. nt
stevenleser
Mar 2016
#34
+1 from another woman. Lots of thin-skinned pretend-offense from the Clinton peeps.
JudyM
Mar 2016
#150
MSNBC talked about it, article on NY Times talked about it. Cartoonists immediately seized upon the
stevenleser
Mar 2016
#123
Its frustrating watching her interrupt him at every debate frequently and then wanting
glinda
Mar 2016
#96
Prior to that debate, I saw little push back on Bernie's ads and posts, but after that
Lucinda
Mar 2016
#63
yeah, I think the constant finger wagging was far more obnoxious than the "excuse me" moment
Fast Walker 52
Mar 2016
#244
It's classier to allow him to keep acting the way he does and let people see it. nt
fun n serious
Mar 2016
#179
yes Hillary the fragile flower who can't be responded to in any but dulcet tones....NOT
Armstead
Mar 2016
#89
Chris Cilizza -- Master of Trivia CW....Washington Post -- in the tank for Clinton
Armstead
Mar 2016
#88
See #132 below, looks like it is being talked about all over the place. nt
stevenleser
Mar 2016
#136
That's a debate signal...They all do it to let moderator know they want to respond
Armstead
Mar 2016
#91
They have set times to talk and respond, so, no, that is not it Besides, the finger waving would
lunamagica
Mar 2016
#94
NO, they have a set time to talk and respond. And he'd start a soon as she started to talk.
lunamagica
Mar 2016
#101
Do you not see him dance, jump, make faces and wag his finger when it is NOT his turn to talk? nt
fun n serious
Mar 2016
#183
Bernie was right it was his allotted time to speak and Hillary kept interrupting.
Uncle Joe
Mar 2016
#82
Better than "STFU while I'm talking!" In a situation like that I'll usually say, "excuse me, was I
brewens
Mar 2016
#113
That is only an argument if you are saying Sanders didn't say it. He did say it. nt
stevenleser
Mar 2016
#124
Then you have lost the argument. See my #132, its all over all different kinds of media.
stevenleser
Mar 2016
#143
What??? I was not offended by him saying 'I am talking' when she interrupted him ...
slipslidingaway
Mar 2016
#118
BNR was recently bought by David Brock. He and Peter Daou et al use it as an attack hammer
madfloridian
Mar 2016
#121
Courtesy of MADEM in another thread this is popping up in media all over the place
stevenleser
Mar 2016
#132
You're going with the old oblivious to tone and context play? Good luck. nt
stevenleser
Mar 2016
#207
I would have just told her to shut the fuck up and quit stealing my time to talk
Cheese Sandwich
Mar 2016
#135
That wasn't a difficult prediction. Sanders had already been close to the line in previous debates.
stevenleser
Mar 2016
#155
Nope, she wasn't interrupting nor was that the discussion, you made that up out of thin air.
stevenleser
Mar 2016
#167
Somebody should've interrupted Hillary when she was speaking on the Senate floor for 20 minutes . .
Major Hogwash
Mar 2016
#157
I hope they reacted to Hillary's rude interruption just 1 1/2 seconds into Bernie's turn, and every
silvershadow
Mar 2016
#162
Nope. Nothing you can say to me will stop the articles all over the media. nt
stevenleser
Mar 2016
#172
Does your desperation to keep this thread kicked count as part of the media blitz?
The Midway Rebel
Mar 2016
#173
Would it be ok for @HillaryClinton to make faces, smirk at Sen Sanders comments & shake her finger a
riversedge
Mar 2016
#190
I almost forgot about the stupid smirking. He always does that when he is caught too.
stevenleser
Mar 2016
#191
See my #132 above. Attacking me won't help. But your pointless ad-hominem is noted. nt
stevenleser
Mar 2016
#198
What do you say to the women who say your pedeling this kind of ilk is what actually is sexist?
Quixote1818
Mar 2016
#209
I say exactly what I said to the other poster. Addressing your comments to me is pointless.
stevenleser
Mar 2016
#211
Since I started this OP, my question first. Do you discount the women who find it sexist?
stevenleser
Mar 2016
#215
To be quite frank, yes because the other women's arguments are 1000 times more compelling.
Quixote1818
Mar 2016
#216
If some women didn't like "excuse me, I'm talking," then they are being sexist.
amborin
Mar 2016
#199
She interrupted HIM. She interrupted/ignored Anderson. She talked and talked even ...
agracie
Mar 2016
#231
If they couldn't play victim or make her one they'd have nothing to run on. nt.
polly7
Mar 2016
#242
As a woman, considering how rude Hillary was being, I'd have said "STFU already."
Vinca
Mar 2016
#235
So the woman who stood up to a 12 hour grilling from a Senate Committee out to hang her is a wuss?
bklyncowgirl
Mar 2016
#248