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13. Would you have preferred they compare her to John Dillinger instead?

Sun Nov 15, 2015, 03:07 AM

Nov 2015

I don't see any offense in it. If O'Malley had compared Sanders to Dillinger, a gunslinger of Sanders' same sex, would that be sexist?

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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

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

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