'Binders full of women'

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'Binders full of women'

By Steve Benen

Objective observers can agree that President Obama's debate performance two weeks ago fell far short, but the setback featured one saving grace: there was no moment. Obama was off his game, but there wasn't a major, high-profile, embarrassing setback that could be replayed over and again.

By this measure, Mitt Romney's defeat last night was even worse, because he teed up all kinds of moments. He embarrassed himself on Benghazi; he was laughed at over the size of his pension; and of course he offered the political world the gift of "binders full of women."

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The question was excellent: "In what new ways do you intend to rectify the inequalities in the workplace, specifically regarding females making only 72 percent of what their male counterparts earn?" It was an easy one for Obama
--- he signed the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act into law and has an excellent record when it comes to appointing women to key positions.

It's more of a problem for Romney, who refuses to even give an opinion on the Ledbetter law; who suggested last night that some women need to leave work early to "make dinner" for their kids; and who defended his record by saying he sought and received "binders full of women" when looking to fill his gubernatorial cabinet.

The ridicule is still going strong 12 hours later. It shows no signs of abating.

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http://maddowblog.msnbc.com/_news/2012/10/17/14508535-binders-full-of-women

So, do we get to invoke Catch-22, and call him Mitt Binderminder?
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10021564300

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1. We need a "Million Binder March" in which we will

wave binders in the air and chant "Binders are people, my friend".