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Originally Posted by cacophony
i don't know whether the link above was intentionally linked to this story or not. since the comments are about "she" i have to assume the content updated. this is what i just read:
i've got to admit, this is a pretty goddamned big blemish, in my opinion. i have a range of hot button issues but if i were to have one big, round, shiny master button, this would be it.
it speaks volumes about a man when he speaks in such a diminishing way to a woman. i've got a serious problem with this.
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I can understand the "hot button" aspect of it, but at it's core, I have to say that I feel it's unreflective of who he really is. Nothing in Obama's actual treatment of women indicates he in any way views them as inferior. For example, I doubt he would have been able to marry a woman as strong and intelligent as Michelle Obama if he had some kind of latent, sexist tendencies. I would agree however that it would be a good idea for him to try to break the habit of using a word like "sweetie" for exactly the reasons you cite. Although I don't believe for a second that he's a misogynist, I do believe it's a poor choice of words. Luckily, he appears to recognize and acknowledge this in his comments.
That aside, here's a great example of how Hillary's continuing strategy of questioning Obama's qualifications has been a big mistake. Even in an article about how she thinks her supporters should absolutely vote for Obama if he's the nominee, here's the sinkhole of crap she's created:
In response to Clinton's comments, Republican National Committee Spokesman Alex Conant issued a statement:
"Just as Sen. Clinton herself has questioned Obama's qualifications to be president and enact change, so do many of her supporters."
Way to go, Hill.
Also, Cacaphony, your guy is in the news today saying that statements made by Bush this morning are "bullshit":
http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com...ments-bulls-t/
I say Biden for VP.
And lastly, Obama has picked up four more superdelegates this morning, as well as at least six of John Edward's eight pledged delegates from South Carolina.