I'm not going to post a false headline on the front page that you wrote just to make a point.

I can hardly wait for the faux outrage of righties about Barrack's sexual harrassment and virtual rape of this poor woman. The poor lady will probably need years of counseling and should wait to see if he is elected so that the Rethugs can launch a full scale investigation into Barrack's history of victimizing women. Thank you Michelle Obama for sticking by your man during this crisis of character that Barrack is going through. With time and counseling you will learn to forgive him and help him to grow past this character flaw.
I'm praying for you Barrack.

This happened in Detroit, Danni.


This reporter is far more upset that Obama never answered her question than she was about being called "Sweetie".

IMO the "sweetie" thing is much ado about very little.


Obama made a social gaffe which is something we've all done from time to time.

It's not like he lit a fart.

That's true Jeff, but when you consider that the spoiled entitled princesses that voted for Clinton are so upset taht some claim thwy will work against Obama this incident feeds into their misperception about sexism being the reason why Hillary is not winning.

It's not like he lit a fart.

Posted by JeffJ



Funny shit.

Yeah, if he lit a fart the environmentalists would be complaining about Obama pollution the air and would demand he pay a greenhouse gas tax.

When she was doing shots and beers, Hillary called the bartender "dear." Which I guess means she was treating him like a male prostitute. Oh the shame.

But Gal, men don't have an organization that protects their rights and complains everytime they are mistreated like women do. So it would not have been an issue and wasn't.

In Rob World, Cheney calling a reporter "a major league a-hole" indicates his tendency to refer to reporters as male prostitutes.

Maybe USA Today will run with your "exclusive' Wobby.

Really, how did calling somebody "Sweetie" become an insult? Take the Pampers off, people!

"Cheney calling a reporter "a major league a-hole" indicates his tendency to refer to reporters as male prostitutes."

In all fairness Cheney thought he was talking about Jeff Gannon and was just confirming, based on his experience, that Gannon does in fact have a major league a-hole.

This is all lib speak/political correctness. Libs are overly sensitve to words, but not to actions and policies. When lib policies destoyed the black family and the inner cities that is overlooked, but when Obama calls someone sweetie that's front page news. That is why libs are crazy, nuts, wacko.

As for Obama, he is a first class lib pussy for apologizing.

While he is on an apology kick - you think he will apologize to white people for his racist comments? Would be nice of him to finally clear the air....

Maybe he was trying to "pull a Clinton," and hit on her.

Then Mary Matlin could put her husband James Carville on the Democrat payroll, and "the ragin' Cajun" could call the reporter "trailer trash." Obama's using the wrong playbook.

Obama also apologized for not answering her question, which was, "Senator, how are you going to help the American autoworkers?"

"loosen up, Sandy baby!"

my name is Barack Hussein Obama and I approve this message.

praise Allah.

Maybe USA Today will run with your "exclusive' Wobby.

Posted by itsme


ROTFLMAO!

... calling her "sweetie" ...

I'm not going to post a false headline on the front page that you wrote just to make a point.


Posted by rcade at 2008-05-16 08:11 AM | Reply | Flag:

In other words ROB I get to post my own false headlines to make my points...but, those who frequent this blog are not as entitled.

You may always start your own blog...... Understand?

Factually,

RCADE

Obama should have told everyone who has been put off by this to get a life.

The fact that he hasn't done so gets him another "X" in his negative column. That's two now. The first one was from the John Mellencamp endorsement.

Obama's admittedly habitual condescending attitude towards women was also evident in the debates, when he mumbled his annoyance to HRC and took a hit for it then.

Just another rookie mistake.

He's running for Emmit Till's second term!

At least he didn't call her a cunt

In other words ROB I get to post my own false headlines to make my points...

I don't post intentionally false headlines. I just changed two this morning in response to readers who thought they were inaccurate. Rob admitted he was writing a bogus headline as part of his ongoing campaign to work the ref.

Getting back to the issue here, I think Obama was right to apologize for calling a female "sweetie" as he was disregarding her attempt to get a question answered. It's not a major insult, but it's condescending and dismissive. It's like calling a man "pal" when you don't know him and you think he's being a jerk.

I'm sure politicians and reporters have these kinds of social faux pas all the time as they deal with each other, since in many cases they're pissing each other off.

In this situation, since so many female Hillary backers are going to be deciding whether they'd support Obama in the general election, he can't afford to leave this one out there without trying to make up for it.

Obama's admittedly habitual condescending attitude towards women was also evident in the debates, when he mumbled his annoyance to HRC and took a hit for it then.

I call BS on that one. Name a concrete example where Obama has been condescending towards Clinton in a debate. If you're referring to his "I look forward to you advising me too, Hillary," in an Iowa debate, his response was no more rude than her comment that preceded it.

As you admit his response was rude, I call self-retorting post on that one.

If you would care to argue that his response to the reporter was not part of an admitted pattern of rude behavior towards women by him, well, apparently you will have to argue with him about that.

Posted by Corky at 2008-05-16 09:45 AM |

You should've waited for that nice Mr. Wolfson to transmit this morning's talking points to you. Hillary's making all nice-nice with Obama at the moment. Her desire for the vice-presidential nomination is only surpassed by her desire for the presidential nomination (which even she knows isn't going to happen this turn of the wheel).

To be fair, I think if I had been the reporter in question, I would have viewed Obama's comment as patronizing and condescending. I would have been less insulted after he explained he uses the word more than he should and apologized for doing so. I would take him up on his offer to make it up to me the next time he was in MI by asking for an exclusive interview. It wasn't the best thing Obama could have said, but it wasn't the worst thing either.

Obama was clearly wrong here, and the fact he apologizes is moving in the correct direction.

One has to wonder though, if he did this to his wife what would be the conversation be like behind closed doors.

This will be a tough issue for him to over come, bring out the wife and let her address the issue, it will certainly dampen the blow.

Rob admitted he was writing a bogus headline as part of his ongoing campaign to work the ref.

You mean ongoing campaign for honesty and integr...

Okay even I laughed at myself typing that... won't even finish it...

Still though, my headline was better, and you got to admit its a little demeaning to call an established member of the press "Sweetie," when you don't want to answer her question.

What was the other thread title you changed?

To be fair, I think if I had been the reporter in question, I would have viewed Obama's comment as patronizing and condescending.

The way you libs here slobber over Barack Obama I'm gonna have to call bullshit on this...

I'm guessing that in this situation immediately after calling any of you posters "Sweetie," his very next words would be, "could you please put your pants back on."

Doc Stalksus

I really could give a flying fuck what Wolfson or you, especially you, have to say about anything.

Obama's penchant for making stupid gaffes that highlight his known problems.... see: BitterClingerGate/blue-collar voters, or using a condescening nickname towards women when he needs their votes...... seems to be a pattern that the GOP can look forwards to exploiting.

We are still waiting for the chorus of the selectively outraged to ask McCant to account for his calling his wife a trollup and a cunt.

He has been given the chance to set the record straight and has refused to deny the charge.

I guess if Obama had called the reporter a cunt everything would be fine with poor, sensitive Rob and his ever so delicate band of merry men... and women. (Must respect Rob's sense of political correctness.)

I think Spud would luff it if Obama called him sweetie!

to ask McCant to account for his calling his wife a trollup and a cunt.


Well Obama called this woman, "sweetie," during a press conference... McCain SUPPOSEDLY called his wife a "cunt" and a "trollup" like 15 years ago, in front of 2 reporters who never reported on the subject and 3 aides but unless I'm wrong they haven't confirmed it... you get actual proof he call her those words, and yeah I'll condemn it... but right now the whole thing sounds like bullshit to me...

Although to be fair to McCain any woman who plays with a man's hair and makes fun of approaching baldness is being cuntish... but you still don't call your wife that...

Obama's penchant for making stupid gaffes that highlight his known problems.... see: BitterClingerGate/blue-collar voters, or using a condescening nickname towards women when he needs their votes...... seems to be a pattern that the GOP can look forwards to exploiting.


Posted by Corky at 2008-05-16 10:04 AM | Reply

Corky,

Do you think any of the "hardworkin' white" men who voted for Hillary in West Virginia ever call women -- even professional women -- "Sweetie?"

If so, will you please condemn them for their paternalism and sexism right now?

Is this bitch white that he called "sweetie?"

It is a little.... unbecoming, I guess.
But if that's the reed you're going to hang your vote out on...

He apologized, admitted his error. FAR bigger issues to focus on. This isn't PTA President we're talking about voting for.

One has to wonder though, if he did this to his wife what would be the conversation be like behind closed doors.

I would imagine that like most couples the Obamas use terms of endearment with each other, so I don't think if he called his wife "sweetie" it would be to the same effect. I use and have been called sweetie, honey, baby, sweetheart. I wouldn't like being called any of those things in a public setting, especially a business setting, by a stranger though. I would take into account, however, the fact that someone uses the term with others. I have a friend, for example, who often calls salespeople people hon and buddy. He is an elderly gentleman who comes across as polite and friendly. Most folks are offended by his word. Usually they just smile.

I don't post intentionally false headlines. I just changed two this morning in response to readers who thought they were inaccurate. Rob admitted he was writing a bogus headline as part of his ongoing campaign to work the ref.

Posted by rcade at 2008-05-16 09:53 AM | Reply | Flag:

THIS is why I love the DR so much. RCADE is impossible to get something by.....and he recognizes the great and worthy pastime of "working the ref". I sure do love this site...although can we sue for the addictive qualities it possessess, lol.

Actually Anton,

You may be on to something. Perhaps Obama decided to up the ante in KY with some good ol' fashioned misogyny to go along with his "God's Will" Cross Ad and his newly found American flag pin and his John Edwards Po' Boy strategy.


As he appears to be going all out, all pander all the time there, we'll see what good it does him on Tuesday, eh?

Oh! I wish he'd call me "sweetie," teehee!

....oh yes, me too.

DUMPLING1

That boy's lucky he's been doing that kinda talk in Detroit and not in Mississippi.

But then, the reporter is probably a cheese and wine liberal, who's wetting her pants at the idea that Obama might be interested.

Such familiarity with a white woman will lose Obama the slack-jawed, droolin', uneducated, road kill eatin', white vote, and the dyke feminist vote.

Is this bitch white that he called "sweetie?"

Posted by Rob_The_A_Hole at 2008-05-16 10:15 AM | Reply | Flag:

Did he call her a "bitch" too...hehehe.

Using sweetie in terms of endearment is quite different when using it as a dismissal.

Just another rookie mistake.

As I pointed out earlier, Hillary called that one bartender "dear." He might have viewed that as condenscending and partronizing. I wouldn't call Hill's comment a rookie mistake. It came across to me as more of grandmotherly remark. Some may have viewed it as elitist.

That bar tender would have been pissed...ONLY if he had perceived it as a Hill-arious pick up line.

-will lose Obama the slack-jawed, droolin', uneducated, road kill eatin', white vote

Oz isn't going to vote for him?

As you admit his response was rude, I call self-retorting post on that one.

I didn't say Obama's "advising me" comment was rude. I thought it was brilliant, and you could see from the crushed look on Clinton's face that she thought it too. She thought she'd scored a point off him for relying on old Clinton advisers, and he turned it around on her and got the biggest laugh of the night.

It reminded me of when Joe Lieberman said in the debate with Cheney, paraphrasing, "my wife wishes I would get a job in private industry like yours" and Darth responded, "I'm doing everything I can to make that possible." Lieberman, who relished his reputation for being funny, had just been turned into Cheney's straight man.

You may be on to something. Perhaps Obama decided to up the ante in KY with some good ol' fashioned misogyny to go along with his "God's Will" Cross Ad and his newly found American flag pin and his John Edwards Po' Boy strategy.

Posted by Corky at 2008-05-16 10:18 AM | Reply

So Kentucky Democrats are poor, white, mysogynist, religious nuts? Did I get that right?

I'm sure Hillary will mention that in her victory speech.

She's such a sweetie.

Such familiarity with a white woman will lose Obama the slack-jawed, droolin', uneducated, road kill eatin', white vote, and the dyke feminist vote.

Posted by Johnson

Seeing as you've posted this multiple times, you must feel pretty strongly about it. So which are you - slack-jawed and droolin' or dyke feminist?

Your frequent use of the term "boy" is patently offensive.

But I guess you knew that already.

That bar tender would have been pissed...ONLY if he had perceived it as a Hill-arious pick up line.

Posted by ride_on at 2008-05-16 10:24 AM | Reply

Or if she didn't leave a tip -- as usual.

Her tip to him was....I'll be raising your taxes.

The bartender is a Ron Paul supporter (as are food servers).

"Obama's penchant for making stupid gaffes"

"I remember landing under sniper fire. There was supposed to be some kind of a greeting ceremony at the airport, but instead we just ran with our heads down to get into the vehicles to get to our base."

Good one Doc, but very soon we'll be pointing out only Obama and McCain gaffes. Move along now.

Oh well, it'll give CNN, MSNBC, FOX filler for another 24 hours. Hillary's turn tomorrow on all three. Then McCain's on two of them. Repeat thru November.

"McCain gaffes"

John "Call Me Captain Queeg" McCain is a gaffe.

This will be a tough issue for him to over come, bring out the wife and let her address the issue, it will certainly dampen the blow.

Posted by moneywar


If this is considered a tough issue for "people", than "people" are even more pathetically shallow and stupid than they have appeared up to now.

Rcade

Perhaps we aren't talking about the same moment. I was referring to when he took heat for mumbling to her at a debate something about she was, "liked well enough".

But since we are digressing to fond memories, my favorites always involve Obama during speeches, having just made some supposedly insightful pronouncement, he poses as if for a poster shot tilting his head a bit upwards and usually to his right, nose in the air, gazing off in the distance at the New World of Hope that only he can see clearly enough to lead the poor ignorant masses to.

OF course, no one is tawdry enough ask him for concrete specifics about how exactly he is going to do that.

Is this bitch white that he called "sweetie?"

Posted by Rob_The_A_Hole



Not supposed to laugh at lines like this, but I think I hate PC as much as A-Hole does.

Good line.

Let's see if any of the defensive types can appreciate the humor in it.

I was referring to when he took heat for mumbling to her at a debate something about she was, "liked well enough".

That was awkwardly phrased, but he said at the next debate it wasn't intended as a slight to her. I think that's more believable than the idea he was trying to insult her likeability in a debate.

As Obama famously said the silly season is upon us.

Lots of time waitresses call this old duck Honey, Sweetheart, and i take it for what it is... friendly, trolling for tips.

The right retards of course want to make this a national disaster, and slip in a little Jim Crow while they are at it.

When Hillary has triangulated a face saving departure from the race will she and Corky be supporting Obama ?
Stay tuneth.

Obama sexually harassed this woman! He virtually raped her!!! I'm morally outraged!

But since we are digressing to fond memories, my favorites always involve Obama during speeches, having just made some supposedly insightful pronouncement, he poses as if for a poster shot tilting his head a bit upwards and usually to his right, nose in the air, gazing off in the distance at the New World of Hope that only he can see clearly enough to lead the poor ignorant masses to.

My favorite Hillary moments are when she starts nodding like a bobble-headed doll. My favorite Bill moments are when he does his ear tugging, finger wagging schtick.

-I think that's more believable

His acolytes tend to believe anything he says. Present company excepted, of course.

Another of my favorite Obama responses during the debates was whenever he was asked a tough question he would respond, "Well, if I didn't think I could(fill in the blank), I wouldn't be running for President", which always drew wildly enthusiastic "see there, he proved his point" responses from his followers.

A good laugh is always appreciated during a long speech.

My favorite Hillary response was her pavlovian willingness to give Bush a blank check to launch a war against Iraq.

Or was she just triangulating?

Rogers

-I think that's more believable than the idea he was trying to insult her likability in a debate.

The point isn't what he TRYING to do, the point is that his admitted condescension towards women showed up at that moment, everyone saw it and commented on it..... reminiscent of this moment with the reporter.

That was the point.

Much to do about nothing.

This is just fucking absurd. Candidates apparently can't say anything anymore. The onion had a great article about this last week.

Number Of Acceptable Things Candidates Can Say Now Down To Four

NEW YORK--After Sen. Barack Obama's comments last week about what he typically eats for dinner were criticized by Sen. Hillary Clinton as being offensive to both herself and the American voters, the number of acceptable phrases presidential candidates can now say are officially down to four. "At the beginning of 2007 there were 38 things candidates could mention in public that wouldn't be considered damaging to their campaigns, but now they are mostly limited to 'Thank you all for coming,' and 'God bless America,'" ABC News chief Washington correspondent George Stephanopoulos said on Sunday's episode of This Week. "There would still be five phrases available to the candidates if the Obama camp hadn't accused Clinton of saying 'Glad to be here' with a little tinge of sarcasm during a stump speech in North Carolina." As of press time, the two additional phrases still considered appropriate for candidates are the often-quoted "These pancakes are great," and "Death to the infidels."

"Obama sexually harassed this woman! He virtually raped her!!! I'm morally outraged!"

hahah

love how people make mountains out of mole hills

if weird al had to re do gangsta's paradise today
it would be
the bloggers paradise instead of amish paradise

Faux Noise, had at least 7 segmants that I saw from Fox an Friends to O'Rielly, with this hard hitting news item.

Yet on a Day when the President of the Republician Party, spoke in Israel an embarrased himself an our Country by talking about APPEASEMENT, they could not find time in there busy schedule to air anything about Sec.Of State Rice, Sec.Of Defense Gates an Senator McCain all of which have called for talks with IRAN to bring down the level of dis-trust.

ABC, CBS, NBC, MSNBC, PBS, CNN all found time to air these statements by Bushes own Policy makers, but SURPRISE the just could find time to air these stories on there busy FAIR AN BALANCED network.

Now I understand why you FUCKS that only get your news from the Network of the Republician Party, still believe that Saddam had WMD and that we actually found all of the WMD. I can only hope that you fucking Morons don't have any Children, this would amount to CHILD ABUSE to be raised by such FUCKING IDIOTS!!!!

FAIR AB BALANCED MY ASS!!!!!

Clisary,
You crazy fool. For somebody that absolutely hates Fox News you sure are aware of what's happening there.
No wonder their ratings are so high. You leftwing shitstains can't get enough.

How many times did you throw one of your cats at the TV while yelling directly at Steve "Douchie"?

You sure am crazy...

The point isn't what he TRYING to do, the point is that his admitted condescension towards women showed up at that moment, everyone saw it and commented on it..... reminiscent of this moment with the reporter.

His admitted condescension towards women? He's gone on the record with his non-fondness for the wimmenfolk?

"Second apology is for using the word 'sweetie.' That's a bad habit of mine. I do it sometimes with all kinds of people. I mean no disrespect and so I am duly chastened on that front.."

In a posting on the New York Times Political Blog titled "Obama: Hold On, Sweetie," reporter Jim Rutenberg pointed out this wasn't the first time Obama used the word: "Back in Pennsylvania in early April, Senator Barack Obama took some heat for calling a female factory worker 'sweetie,' in Allentown."

If he is not admitting a pattern of condescencion towards women by using the term "sweetie", then what is the "bad habit" he admits to?

If you are going to argue that the term is not condescending, I suggest you wander around NY using it. Just wear headgear for protection.

Wow, this is an earth-shattering development.

"He's gone on the record with his non-fondness for the wimmenfolk?"

WTF's the matter with you, Rogers? Corky says so, so it must be true.

If he is not admitting a pattern of condescencion towards women by using the term "sweetie", then what is the "bad habit" he admits to?

I think you're being kinda dense, Corkster. He's admitted using the word, but saying he meant no disrespect. Admitting to an innocent mistake is not the same thing as admitting to "a pattern of condescension." You make it sound as if the guy's apologizing for a lot more than he actually did.

It's weird. You gotta know that Hillary Clinton wouldn't fare any better if people gave her the least charitable interpretation they could of her statements and actions.

"101CHAIRBORNE:....If you had any sense you would always listen to the ememy, I make it a stone rule not to hear someone who always agree with me, somethings the RIGHT thrives on, just listen to those you agree with does not make for a good conversation. But thats something you fucks on the right don't understand DIFFERENT POINTS OF VIEW, try it ASSHOLE!!!!!!!!

I listen to FAUX NOISE when ever I need a laugh, an with this PRESIDENT I find myself depressed for our Country so needing a laugh I watch those fuck, on FOX!!!!

I don't think Obama meant any disrespect. Big deal. "Sweetie" -- it's sure a
lot nicer than what McCain calls his own wife in public.

I heard the recording of Obama making the apology to this reporter and he sounded sincere. I think reporter Peggy Agar of WXYZ-TV has more than gotten her proverbial 15 minutes of fame for her lifetime. Right, Peggy, sweetie?

Rogers,

Obama would be better off if his supporters didn't always give him the most charitable interpretation they could make of his statements.

What he said is to many women like saying, "fuck you, but I mean no disrespect by that". If you want to argue that although the term is condescending and disrespectful to women, and although he does it often and calls it a bad habit, that it is an "innocent mistake", then I suggest you are the one being thick.

And since anyone who disagrees with you must be "dense", I wonder how many people tend to talk to you at all?

Calling someone "sweetie" is like saying "fuck you"? You gotta be kidding me, sweetie.

"What he said is to many women like saying, 'fuck you, but I mean no disrespect by that'."

What utter bullshit.

"Obama would be better off if his supporters didn't always give him the most charitable interpretation they could make of his statements."

Hillary would be better off if her supporters didn't always try to put Obama in the worst possible light and attempt to diminish him as the only way to try and build her up.

God damn Celisary is crazy as fuck, but I can't stop laughing at his posts...

God damn Celisary is crazy as fuck, but I can't stop laughing at his posts...


I LOVE THAT NUTTY GUY!!!!*****!!!! FUNNY AS HELL!!!!

Celisary's line (when he's mad at someone )that's my favorite:

"I'm coming for you when the revolution starts"

I listen to FAUX NOISE when ever I need a laugh

I get a laugh when you say FAUX NOISE, celery. You think you are denigrating that network, but you are too ignorant to realize that the two negatives in your silly derivation of "Fox News" create a positive.

FOX NOISE would be an insult, as it is saying that network outputs only noise

FAUX NEWS would be an insult, as it indicates the network outputs news that is not real.

FAUX NOISE says they are not putting out noise -- something negative -- ergo, it must be something positive, like news.

Do the math, or bone up on grammatical conventions used in the English language, celery stalk. You may now hurl a lot of capital letters and excessive punctuation marks of your choosing at me now, celery.

And now, a twist on Buffalo Springfield's song "For What it's Worth"

Political Correctness strikes deep
Into your life it will creep
It starts when you're always afraid
Step outta line, the men come, and take you away

You guess wrong, Corky. I can be an asshole in a lot of different ways, but chauvinism ain't one of them. I'm not surprised you'd play the gender card on me along with Obama. Your deck doesn't seem to contain any other cards.

Corky, you seem obsessed. Relax. It's just a presidential race. It's not like it's YOU running for office.

(or are you????)

Jesus Christ on a popsicle stick, Corky. Sweetie=Fuck you, now? Does it hurt when you stretch the truth that much? Careful, or you might pull your labia.

OK, so you are just an asshole. I dare say then that you don't have a bad habit of blowing women off with a nice, "sweetie", as does Obama.


I have lots of cards, including the "why won't Rogers answer the question about supporting a candidate who refused to endorse a revote in his state, thereby disenfranchising his own vote", card.

Corky has officially come unglued. News at 11.

Corky can't help himself. He's been trained to respond "Yes, Mistress" and anything else seems like an insult to him.

Obama would be better off if his supporters didn't always give him the most charitable interpretation they could make of his statements.

What he said is to many women like saying, "fuck you, but I mean no disrespect by that". If you want to argue that although the term is condescending and disrespectful to women, and although he does it often and calls it a bad habit, that it is an "innocent mistake", then I suggest you are the one being thick.

Obama would be better off if Clinton supporters didn't always give him the least charitable interpretaion they could make of his statements.

I'm sorry, but calling someone sweetie in no way equates to saying fuck you to her. His use of the word sweetie could be interpreted to mean he, actually, really likes women. Tone of voice is important here.

Someone is being thick as a brick here, and it ain't RCade.

I was at a campaign rally once on a college campus, and at the end, a bunch of students handed out bumper stickers. I wanted one, and so, when the guy, who was handing them out near me, came by, I called out, "Hey cutie! Over here!" I got the bumper sticker, and my use of the term was not an indication that I'm a manhater. The male student laughed as did my friends, some of whom were guys.

I guess I missed the part in the WaPo article that said "sweetie" = fuck you, or that said anything about Obama being sexist. Seemed to me to be just another attempt at an excuse.

A little Right Guard for that stench of desperation, please.

My favorite Hillary response was her pavlovian willingness to give Bush a blank check to launch a war against Iraq.

Or was she just triangulating?

Posted by Doc_Sarvis

Of all of the votes to fund the war since Obama was able to cast a vote, please let me know which of those votes differed from Clinton. I know it pains you lockstep Obama morons, but your Messiah has voted for the war 13+ times so his pro-war ACTIONS speak much louder than his anti-war WORDS. You see, people should be judged based on their actions and by such, Obama is a dishonest politician.

I know this is a sure fire way not to get a response from the (ever shrinking) Obama crowd - they hate facts....

Saying, "Thanks, sweetie", to the waitress is offense enough to some women, but having a habit of blowing women off in public in front of their co-workers, professional women trying to do their job, with a "sweetie" is just that, blowing them off.

But off course, if ones habit is to keep them barefoot and pregnant in the cabin anyway, none of this matters, right, Oz?

"Sweetie"? That's all you got on him?

More evidence the Cons are flailing.

Saying, "Thanks, sweetie", to the waitress is offense enough to some women

Now you're talking crazy. If you are a waitress, being called sweetie, hon or doll goes with the territory. I know, because I've done waitress work.

Jesus Christ on a popsicle stick, Corky. Sweetie=Fuck you, now? Does it hurt when you stretch the truth that much? Careful, or you might pull your labia.

Posted by mOntecOre at 2008-05-16 12:59 PM | Reply

Is there an "I spit my soda on my keyboard because that was so damn funny" flag?

"Now you're talking crazy. If you are a waitress, being called sweetie, hon or doll goes with the territory. I know, because I've done waitress work."

I agree 100% - and if you let them paw at your ass a bit, it can increase the tips too! Hell, I heard some guys will pay you a lot of money to piss in your mouth! I don't know why these damn women keep getting offended so easily....

If that reporter had been thinking on her feet, she should have responded with something like, "Well, dear, could you please answer the question?" That would have stopped him in his tracks, put him in his place and probably caused everyone, including Obama, to laugh.

Heaven forbid one of these Obama pud-pullers actually admit the guy makes mistakes.

You guys are honestly unbelievable in your zealous defense of the most inane Obama mis-steps.

Newsflash douchebags: Obama is human. He is not perfect. He has and will continue to fuck up. Hope, Change, and now apparently "Faith" will only get you so far.

I agree 100% - and if you let them paw at your ass a bit, it can increase the tips too! Hell, I heard some guys will pay you a lot of money to piss in your mouth! I don't know why these damn women keep getting offended so easily....

Women customers sometimes refer to waiters by using words like hon or honey. Hillary called the bartender dear. I don't think body parts or bodily fluids are usually involved in the exchange.

Saying, "Thanks, sweetie", to the waitress is offense enough to some women.

Not when it comes with a big tip to go along with the "Thanks, Sweetie" (grin)

He should have said "broad". Nobody uses that term of endearment anymore.

And she's broad where a broad should be broad. - Ens. Nellie Forbush

Obama calling her "sweetie" is of absolutely no importance and is trivial.

What IS important is what I've put in bold below:

Obama also apologized for not answering her question, which was, "Senator, how are you going to help the American autoworkers?"

Call me sweetie, honey, baby, but answer my question about what you're going to do to help American autoworkers. Especially when Obama ridiculed blue collar workers who lost their jobs to free trade. (Y'all remember his little limosine liberal donor fest in San Francisco where he made those condescending remarks.)

FAUX NOISE says they are not putting out noise -- something negative -- ergo, it must be something positive, like news.

Do the math, or bone up on grammatical conventions used in the English language, celery stalk. You may now hurl a lot of capital letters and excessive punctuation marks of your choosing at me now, celery.

Posted by goatman at 2008-05-16 12:28 PM

I disagree with that goat. faux means fake, so cel is saying fake noise. This could be taken as a further insult, that their noise isn't even real, but fake!

So fox news is actually fake noise, which seems pretty accurate at times.

Hell, now that I think of it some women, who aren't lesbians, call waitresses and female bartenders honey and dear. Get a grip and a real gripe, folks.

Is sweetie bad? To me it just sounds southern.

"Heaven forbid one of these Obama pud-pullers actually admit the guy makes mistakes."

Uhm Newsflash oh great Queen of the Douche, Obama himself admitted he made a mistake and said he was sorry.

Its only the denizens of the Right, and Corky who seem to be trying to make this into some big f'ing deal.

"Women customers sometimes refer to waiters by using words like hon or honey."

Like I said - I agree 100% with you. If you were a woman in a male dominated field and someone used the term sweetie when referring to you to dismiss your question as irrelevant, I am sure you would feel the exact same way. Hell, I bet he calls Nancy Pelosi and Barbara Boxer 'sweetie' all the time as well. That is why there are so many reports of him calling everyone sweetie flying around. I am sure you will have the same sense of affection when McCain refers to Obama as 'boy' in the presidential debates...

if ones habit is to keep them barefoot and pregnant in the cabin

You keep forgetting that I don't live in Appalachia.

Gal gets a FF for the "cutie" thing.

I use that myself, as in "So what are you cuties up to?" Women always laugh or smile. Darlin' became a habit for a while until I became friends with a gal whose middle name was in fact "Darling" and so I reserve that for her alone.

This PC crap was promoted by the feminists so we should all understand where Corky is coming from. He just wants to show his solidarity with the old hens who foisted that perversion on America. Time to end that crap.

Jacque,

I already said if I had been the reporter I would have found the comment patronizing. I also said what I would have said if I had been her and able to think on my feet.

The closer this story needed: "..and then he spanked her face with his Detroit piston and wiped it on her collar."

Is sweetie bad? Only if a Republican says it. I hear Jesus called Mary Magdalene "sweetie" all the time. No reason he should change his ways for his second coming... which reminds me... The closer this story needed: "..and then he spanked her face with...

So fox news is actually fake noise, which seems pretty accurate at times.

Since we all agree (for the sake of this grammatical exercise based on the celery stalk's derivaton Fox News) that the network's output is one of two things, noise or news, to put out fake noise means it must be putting out the opposite, i.e. news.

Just as "I am unkind" = "I am not kind" =/= "I am not unkind" "FAUX NEWS" = "FOX NOISE" =/= "FAUX NOISE"

Uhm Newsflash oh great Queen of the Douche, Obama himself admitted he made a mistake and said he was sorry.



Posted by SanAntonioRogue at 2008-05-16 01:29 PM | Reply


Uhm newsflash "queen", I said one of the Obama pud-pullers, not Obama himself.
Maybe you have man-batter caking your eyes or something?
It's you sycophants I'm refering to.

This poor woman will need years of counseling. Let's launch an investigation into his abusive behavior.

"Is sweetie bad? To me it just sounds southern.

Posted by JOE at 2008-05-16 01:28 PM"

Fuck, Joe! You're not exactly helping us create our faux outrage.

Corky & 101

IF HE'D HAD JUST CALLED HER A 'CUNT', HE WOULD BE THE REPUBLICAN NOMINEE!

John McBush call his first wife (not the billionaire, heiress, drug addict, felon) a 'CUNT' in front of reporters and it's no big deal. Obama called a reported 'sweetie' and he's a sexist?

Do you people hear how stupid you sound?

I think you're being kinda dense, Corkster.

Posted by rcade at 2008-05-16 11:47 AM | Reply | Flag:

LOL, understatement is such an effective tool......

Gee, what happens when WhineCork(tm) flags that RCADE post?! Let's keep this one for posterity. Hehehe

"Hi, I'm Corky and I'm kinda dense."

Ha! Doc and Ride-on, what a pair! Talk about defective tools.....

Is sweetie bad? To me it just sounds southern.

Posted by JOE at 2008-05-16 01:28 PM | Reply

I agree. Those kinds of things are very common in certain parts of the country, such as the south and parts of the midwest. I'm from Illinois. Yesterday, for example, a rather buxom, young blonde secretary referred to me as "honey." I was not put off by it -- even though she's lower on the "totem pole" here than me. In fact, I rather enjoyed it. If I weren't married, I probably would have gunned on her afterwards. I hope it continues. It's good for my soon-to-be-middle-aged ego. She's a sweetie.

John McBush call his first wife (not the billionaire, heiress, drug addict, felon) a 'CUNT' in front of reporters and it's no big deal. Obama called a reported 'sweetie' and he's a sexist?

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