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XemaSab

(60,212 posts)
Wed Oct 17, 2012, 04:21 AM Oct 2012

Anyone think the "binders full of women" phrase will hurt him among conservatives?

If I was a knuckle-dragger, it would sound to me like he passed over 100 qualified men for a cheap affirmative-action hire, and the women he got couldn't even put in the hours that the job required. They had to have special concessions to go home and cook dinner and deal with the kids--concessions which a man in that position would not have gotten.

I think it may have been an answer that was magically designed to offend everyone, without actually answering the question.

Something in his whole response reminded me of James Watt saying, "I have a black, a woman, two Jews and a cripple. And we have talent."

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Anyone think the "binders full of women" phrase will hurt him among conservatives? (Original Post) XemaSab Oct 2012 OP
If Obama just manages a 'meh' performance in the third debate, he will still... Systematic Chaos Oct 2012 #1
Who cares? Goal of the evening was to shore up wavering suburban women. aquart Oct 2012 #2
Among conservatives? No it won't hurt him, because most of them also feel this way - patricia92243 Oct 2012 #3
"Equal pay for women? No, none of them would work for free." JimDandy Oct 2012 #4
Nah. Rethugs hate women. Sparky 1 Oct 2012 #5
No this dude could be on video slapping a woman bigdarryl Oct 2012 #6
no but "stapling green cards to diplomas" will. KurtNYC Oct 2012 #7
What should hurt him.... RichGirl Oct 2012 #8
Rethugs consider women to be "objects" BumRushDaShow Oct 2012 #9

Systematic Chaos

(8,601 posts)
1. If Obama just manages a 'meh' performance in the third debate, he will still...
Wed Oct 17, 2012, 04:37 AM
Oct 2012

...have Romney completely beat overall. His victory in tonight's debate was way more powerful than his loss in the first.

And I honestly never thought I'd come out of tonight feeling this optimistic.

aquart

(69,014 posts)
2. Who cares? Goal of the evening was to shore up wavering suburban women.
Wed Oct 17, 2012, 04:46 AM
Oct 2012

Who would be happy to strangle that sexist pig right now.

patricia92243

(12,603 posts)
3. Among conservatives? No it won't hurt him, because most of them also feel this way -
Wed Oct 17, 2012, 04:46 AM
Oct 2012

unfortunately, even lot of the women.

JimDandy

(7,318 posts)
4. "Equal pay for women? No, none of them would work for free."
Wed Oct 17, 2012, 05:07 AM
Oct 2012

Seriously, he had to skirt (heehee) any question on pay as it would have gotten too cose to reminding the audience that he was so rich he drew no salary as Gov of Mass.

 

bigdarryl

(13,190 posts)
6. No this dude could be on video slapping a woman
Wed Oct 17, 2012, 05:28 AM
Oct 2012

And these right wing nut jobs will still vote for him

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