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2016 Postmortem

MoonchildCA

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12. You have a point, but sexist, nonetheless.

Reply to Kalidurga (Reply #7)

Sun Nov 15, 2015, 01:22 AM

Nov 2015

She complains that Bernie's shouting comment was sexist, which it was not. It was consistent with what he has been saying all along. She was "pulling the sex card," if you like. But comparing the only female candidate to Annie Oakley--whether Obama said it first or not--is sexist. If she was male, the comparison would not have been made.

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O'Malley's statement comparing Clinton to Annie Oakley struck me as sexist. [View all] MoonchildCA Nov 2015 OP

Obama called her that in 2008. beam me up scottie Nov 2015 #1

The outrage if she were called - Clint Eastwood nt TheBlackAdder Nov 2015 #19

LOL!!! beam me up scottie Nov 2015 #20

Rubbish - this was Obama's in 2008 Rosa Luxemburg Nov 2015 #2

O'Bama baited Ferraro with it in 2008 Recursion Nov 2015 #3

blame Obama. He said it first. Is he sexist or racist.... I forget which "ist" he is guilty of. Bread and Circus Nov 2015 #4

Nothing sexist. Obama also compared her to Annie Oakley in 2008. Video Catherina Nov 2015 #5

Yes, by Obama or O'Malley it's a sexist statement. MoonchildCA Nov 2015 #11

Would you have preferred they compare her to John Dillinger instead? Catherina Nov 2015 #13

Hillary plays the gender card all the time... Hepburn Nov 2015 #6

She reminded us tonight Blue_In_AK Nov 2015 #15

Annie Oakley could out shoot 99% of men. Kalidurga Nov 2015 #7

You have a point, but sexist, nonetheless. MoonchildCA Nov 2015 #12

It's Obama's comment. Agschmid Nov 2015 #8

So he's copying President Obama? It worked so well for him? I don't know about it being "sexist" Cha Nov 2015 #17

Oakley was famous, not infamous. Ino Nov 2015 #9

You're right, I can accept that... MoonchildCA Nov 2015 #10

So it would not have been sexist... Ino Nov 2015 #14

Yeah...that one was a little out there. Ken Burch Nov 2015 #16

K & R SunSeeker Nov 2015 #18