Hardball: HRC has an "Eat your peas" sort of message.

[sniffa]

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

That's such a perfect description. I recommend she use Eat Your Peas before going to my next suggestion of Don't Go There.

[Blue_State_Elitist]

1. Yep because she is a bitchy old woman.

[K Gardner]

3. You said it.

[Cha]

43. Wow, I didn't think a

hilary supporter would be tellin' it like it is! Kudos!

[K Gardner]

75. Who knew.. it just goes to show...

They see the writing on the wall:

[tabatha]

9. No, she's more like a school ma'am.

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

Must you use the "B"-word . . .

besides, she's more like a whiner and hypocrite (a deadly
combination).

She's doing a good job of self destructing.  Why pile on at
this point with incendiary comments?  

[Blue_State_Elitist]

18. It's called sarcasm

in response to a sexist remark.

[high density]

20. "Eat your peas" is sexist now?

Wow.

[Why Syzygy]

44. Any remark that paints Hillary in a negative light

is sexist. They have nothing else.

[Cha]

45. I'm sure my dad told me to eat

a few things on my plate that didn't appeal to me at the time..mothers aren't the only taskmasters.

[tridim]

59. Wouldn't that be a "vegist" remark?

[4themind]

21. Agreed

I don't think Obama would use that word in public, in part because he knows there would be repercussions, this is a publicly viewed board too, I think you could represent him and his message well by helping to raise the level of civility around here.

[WillYourVoteBCounted]

57. MSNBC is playing over and over and over

I can hear it in my head, like an ear worm..

Shame on you Barack Obama!

its stuck!

[Why Syzygy]

42. who doesn't care if peas make me gag.

[Little Star]

49. It's the new black as SNL said. He should eat his peas!

[WillYourVoteBCounted]

54. Tina Fey and "Bitch is the New Black" on Saturday Night Live

I think Tina Fey is a supporter.

Tina Fey and "Bitch is the New Black" on Saturday Night Live
http://womensissues.about.com/b/2008/02/25/tina-fey-and-bitch-is-the-new-black-on-saturday-night-live.htm

[EmilyAnne]

71. That's a really shitty statement. We don't need this kind of sexist rhetoric. n/t

[jmg257]

72. "Shame on you" or, 'the new Black' nt

[DJ13]

2. I guess that beats the other slogan she considered........

:rofl:

[NC_Nurse]

4. Yeah, because voters just don't know what's good for them.

Riiight...:silly:

[durrrty libby]

31. "Yeah, because voters just don't know what's good for them."

Oh no, voters are geniuses. That's why millions of them voted for GWB.......TWICE

[NC_Nurse]

76. Well, you're right about Repubs, I think many of them have changed their

minds though. Even they can see how screwed up things are at this point.

[Peregrine Took]

5. Not original. I heard someone use that phrase earlier today on the radio.

[bunnies]

6. I think its more like "eat shit and die" at this point.

After all... I like peas.

[THUNDER HANDS]

7. i'm not a fan of peas, personally, but my fiancee LOVES them

she was eating a plate of peas - just peas - on the night I proposed to her.

[scheming daemons]

8. Wow... fancy dinner you took her out on to propose.....

:eyes:

[THUNDER HANDS]

19. i had to be sneaky about the proposal

she was expecting it any day, and I told her it would be a few weeks, she'd been waiting a while.

So I got the ring from the store, then got the new Harry Potter book, carved a hole in the book and placed the ring box in side of it. When she was downstairs in the basement eating a plate of peas in her pajamas, I came in and told her I got something for her.

She was like, what?

I said I got her an autographed copy of the new Harry Potter book. (she had already read it).

She asked me how much I paid for it. (she's very practical like that).

I said I paid $200 for it.

She flipped out and got furious.

She opened it up and saw the autograph on the inside cover (written by me, of course).

Then I said, wait, there's an inscription on the next page.

I flipped open the next page and it said "Paula, will you marry me?"


and behind that page was the carving out with the ring box inside of it.

I got down on my knee and proposed right there.

If I had taken her out that week, she would have known. This caught her completely by surprise.

[Vinca]

27. That's adorable and you're a sweetie. Paula's a lucky girl.

:hug:

[City Lights]

29. Way to go, Magic Rat!

Nicely done! :applause:

Congrats to both of you. :hi:

[Debi]

Awwwww

:loveya:

[tishaLA]

36. Great story.

Lucky fiancée!

[THUNDER HANDS]

41. thanks guys!

:blush:

[sniffa]

40. What a wonderful story tucked in here.

Thanks for sharing. :hi:

[Tresalisa]

48. How absolutely cool!

Best to you and your wife-to-be! :hi:

I'm sure she thought the '$200.00' was money well spent at that point! :toast:

[THUNDER HANDS]

51. heh

it wasn't $200 - I scribbed in the fake autograph to make it more believable right up until the very end.

The book itself was like, $20. Best $20 I ever spent.

:D

[redqueen]

70. AWWWWWWWWWWWWW!

How sweet... bet she was over the moon.

:loveya:

[Kahuna]

82. That's my Rat!!

:applause:

[Cha]

50. This must bring back

pleasant memories.

[IndianaGreen]

10. Hillary sounds like Carter's "malaise forever!"

While Obama has the hopeful message that Bill Clinton had in 1992, or Reagan's morning in America message. Optimism trumps negativism!

[tabatha]

11. Maybe if she berates Obama in the debate -

he should say, "Did I forget to eat my peas?"

[Yael]

12. Hilarious!

Yes We Can!

Eat Your Peas!

[WinkyDink]

77. Give Peas a Chance!

[martymar64]

79. Imagine Whirled Peas!

:toast:

[WillYourVoteBCounted]

13. I hate Tweety, but its so true.

Here's what comes to mind, and I can hear it out my back door on a good day:

Caw, caw!

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

14. Ahhhhhhhh, How Refreshing. More Sexism.

Guess we should be used to it by now, since it's been so readily used this campaign season.

[bicentennial_baby]

15. And it was a woman who said it, too

:o

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

23. Thanks For The Irrelevant Information.

[mopinko]

56. oh come on. you are going to hurt yourself reaching so far.

eeessshhhh.

[Debi]

16. I vote for 'you deserve a spanking young man'

:spank:

[polichick]

17. I was going to start this thread too...

Linda Douglass also said that Senator Clinton "scolded" Barack the other day, and that's true. Some might say it's sexist to use terms like "eat your pea" and "scold" but I wouldn't agree ~ women don't have to scold but both men and women do it, and we're just as able to inspire as men are. Those things are simply choices.

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

24. Scold Not So Much. Eat Your Peas? Absolutely.

Tell me honestly: When you hear the phrase, what sort of image does it conjure up?

Just sayin...

[polichick]

28. It does't make it a sexist remark simply because it's more often...

...mothers who say that than fathers. It's a very apt description ~ "take your medicine/vitamins" might also work.

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

30. In This Context It Absolutely Is.

Like I said: Be honest with yourself... What kind of image does that phrase conjure up for you? C'mon. Be honest with yourself for a moment. You'll get it.

[polichick]

32. You're being silly - a father or grandfather could just as easily say it...

It conjures up an image of a responsible adult trying to get a child to do something he/she doesn't want to do.

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

33. Oh Well. So Much For You Being Honest With Yourself.

You, me, and everyone else here know full well what image it conjures up. Shame you can't own up to it. Pretty weak, if ya ask me, but ya really ain't foolin anybody.

[polichick]

35. Read this again and LEARN, oh foolish one:

<http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=4766030&mesg_id=4766030>

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

37. What The Fuck Are You Talking About?

:crazy:

[polichick]

38. Oops, I gave you way too much credit...

Try to get over your mommy hang ups.

[Abacus]

My father yelling at me when I was six

because I didn't eat the PB&J he sent with me for lunch to the extent that we turned around to drive back to school to get it so I could eat it on the way home. That's my only "eat your peas" experience.

[Why Syzygy]

46. She's a WOMAN!!!

Of course it's going to be something a WOMAN would say.
What would you have them make up a gender indifferent mock quote? What a dream land.

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

62. That's Why It's Sexist.

It's attempting to denigrate her by using stereotypical type nagging woman references to make a point. That inherently makes it sexist.

And the fact that you declare that a statement of 'eat your peas' is something a woman would say, makes you sexist as well. You just simply don't see it.

[Why Syzygy]

66. You are even saying that the statement is something

a woman would say. That's what makes it sexist. There are differences in the genders. Recognizing that fact does not make one a sexist.

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

68. I've Done No Such Thing.

You have. I haven't. Your continued insistence that it is something a woman would say, as if factual and current, continues to make you look sexist.

Just because I'm aware that it's an old fashioned cliche sexist stereotype that is geared towards women, does not IN ANY WAY mean that I believe it to be something that generally only a woman would say. Huge difference there, and it's why I'm not being sexist and you in fact are.

And tell me... What difference is there between the genders that makes a statement of 'eat your peas' only applicable to women? I can't wait to hear your enlightening explanation.

[Why Syzygy]

74. YOU are the one who is saying it is a

"stereotypical type nagging woman reference(s)"

If you seriously believe that I'm a sexist, there is no point at all.

If you are in Hillary's camp, I'm sure you are looking for anyone to blame but HER for sounding like a nagging old woman! She plays the part. She got called on it. Just because I find it distasteful to the extreme that is no comment on my civil rights beliefs.

[NorthernSpy]

73. Alrighty, then. She reminds me of a DAD saying "eat your peas".

Happy now?


:eyes:

[NorthernSpy]

22. "Shame on you, Barack Obama!"

No dessert for you, young man!


:grr:

[Fire_brand]

55. Someone told me she looked like a mother that just found her son's porn stash

[NorthernSpy]

61. LOL...

Yeah -- the way she's waving that handful of papers around, looking wild-eyed.

:rofl:

[sniffa]

69. MOOOOMMMM

I TOLD YOU I'M COMBING MY HAIR

[stillcool]

25. What's next?

"time for a time out" "Why?..Because I said so!"
:rofl:

[Why Syzygy]

47. We've been told . ENOUGH with the rallies and speeches ..

yeah, I expected to be sent to my room.

[Kahuna]

83. "You'll just stand in that corner until you apologize!! And

don't you roll your eyes at me!

:rofl:

[Mz Pip]

26. We can't just live on

peas alone.

We've pretty much had a nasty diet of spoiled garage for the past 7 years.

I want my dessert now.

[globalvillage]

34. Maybe she's decided to run

as the peas candidate.

[sniffa]

39. I wouldn't be surprised if she ripped off DK

and created a Department of Peas.

[LoZoccolo]

52. lol n/t

[sniffa]

53. Still on Hardball

Let's get real, and stop lying about my record. How'd that work out for Dole?

[truedelphi]

58. Dole's "Eat your pineapple" got him

Exactly nowhere.

[kikiek]

60. Another sexist remark from him. Of course if she were a man the description would be

forcefully defending himself, fighting back, etc. Funny that this type of talk about Hillary is ok, but not when it is directed at Obama. Or any other minority.

[sniffa]

63. Well, that's Linda Douglass for you.

Self-hating, sexist pig.

[kikiek]

64. I don't care who it was on his program man or woman it is what it is. If you don't see that you're

ignorant.

[sniffa]

65. And now you're ignored

:woohoo:

[kikiek]

67. Who care. Badge of honor.

[Why Syzygy]

78. Contrary to all the flame throwers on thread ..

My first thought when I read the OP headline was, her message is basic, flavorless, maybe has some required nutritional value, but nothing you can't get from better tasting fare.

Nothing more than a plate of peas.

[Kahuna]

80. LOL. Eat your peas or no dessert for you Obama!

:rofl:

[Barack_America]

81. Not canned. No, never!

They are mushy and gross.

I'm with the fresh (preferably) or frozen pea candidate. I cannot stand with those who would advocate mushy vegetables!

[Scurrilous]

84. LOL

K & R :thumbsup: