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TacticalPeek (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-14-08 07:26 PM Original message |
Obama apologizes for calling reporter 'sweetie' |
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Elspeth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-14-08 07:27 PM Response to Original message |
1. IBTL |
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jefferson_dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-14-08 07:28 PM Response to Original message |
2. Another class act by our next President. |
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Elspeth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-14-08 07:29 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. Nah, he just got caught. |
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jefferson_dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-14-08 07:31 PM Response to Reply #3 |
5. He didn't have to but he did. |
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Elspeth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-14-08 07:46 PM Response to Reply #5 |
12. No, he had to. Many female supporters of Clinton are aghast at the misogyny during this primary |
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silverojo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-14-08 08:11 PM Response to Reply #12 |
26. What the hell's demeaning about "sweetie"? |
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heliarc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-14-08 08:27 PM Response to Reply #26 |
30. I think that the problem with "sweetie" |
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Elspeth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-14-08 08:32 PM Response to Reply #30 |
34. Exactly. But diminutive expressions are not professional & are demeaning in a professional context |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-15-08 10:39 AM Response to Reply #34 |
98. Maybe so, maybe not |
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NashVegas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-15-08 08:11 PM Response to Reply #98 |
140. I Saw the Footage |
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Patchuli (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-14-08 09:33 PM Response to Reply #30 |
50. I don't feel demeaned by that at all... |
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BearSquirrel2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-15-08 11:37 AM Response to Reply #30 |
110. It's personalizing ... |
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Elspeth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-14-08 08:34 PM Response to Reply #26 |
35. Silver, you gotta lot to learn. I'll assume you're a younger sort and cut ya a break |
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Patchuli (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-14-08 09:40 PM Response to Reply #35 |
53. I agree with Silver. "Sweetie isn't 'bitch' |
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Tangerine LaBamba (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-14-08 10:48 PM Response to Reply #53 |
61. Mountain, molehill, where does it end? |
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October (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-15-08 10:00 PM Response to Reply #61 |
156. I understand your point, but consider |
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Megahurtz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-15-08 08:23 PM Response to Reply #53 |
145. Over-reacting is right! n/t |
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Lautremont (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-14-08 11:11 PM Response to Reply #35 |
71. It's a good thing you never use diminutive or condescending language. |
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Megahurtz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-15-08 08:21 PM Response to Reply #35 |
144. I think the Oldsters are the ones |
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JoFerret (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-14-08 09:10 PM Response to Reply #26 |
45. The fact you can't see that it can be (demeaning) |
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Blaq Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-14-08 11:48 PM Response to Reply #45 |
74. Maybe he really misses his wife... |
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JoFerret (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-15-08 05:50 AM Response to Reply #74 |
91. What's the point there? |
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WillYourVoteBCounted (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-15-08 12:21 AM Response to Reply #45 |
77. people act as if he voted for the Iraq war! Or that he lied about sniper fire! |
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JoFerret (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-15-08 05:52 AM Response to Reply #77 |
92. Are you saying then that it was just a "misstep" |
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Egnever (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-15-08 12:40 AM Response to Reply #45 |
80. Maybe he is used to saying it to his kids and it just slipped out. |
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elias7 (913 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-15-08 11:10 AM Response to Reply #80 |
104. That's me, too |
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JoFerret (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-15-08 03:21 PM Response to Reply #80 |
130. By our words |
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Megahurtz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-15-08 08:26 PM Response to Reply #130 |
146. Oh Please! |
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JoFerret (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-15-08 09:14 PM Response to Reply #146 |
155. I bet you are not either. |
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Tunkamerica (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-14-08 10:14 PM Response to Reply #26 |
57. women call me sweetie and honey all the time, and i'm male |
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Patchuli (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-15-08 12:01 AM Response to Reply #57 |
75. Exactly! It's a term of endearment |
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October (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-15-08 10:07 PM Response to Reply #75 |
157. OK, Sweetie. Do you like when strangers call you that? |
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Patchuli (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-15-08 10:21 PM Response to Reply #157 |
158. Actually, yes I do! ;-} |
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Tunkamerica (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-16-08 12:00 AM Response to Reply #157 |
160. It's only strangers that do it. |
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5thGenDemocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-15-08 03:54 PM Response to Reply #57 |
132. I like it when I'm called "honey" and/or "sweetie" |
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Megahurtz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-15-08 04:04 PM Response to Reply #132 |
133. Me too. |
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Scout (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-15-08 12:47 PM Response to Reply #26 |
115. don't use terms of endearment for people to whom you are not endeared |
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Megahurtz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-15-08 08:16 PM Response to Reply #26 |
142. Nothing is demeaning about it. |
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marshall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-15-08 09:09 PM Response to Reply #26 |
154. The same thing that would be wrong if someone called Obama "boy" |
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tidy_bowl (249 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-17-08 08:43 AM Response to Reply #26 |
165. You really can't be serious.... |
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heliarc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-14-08 08:18 PM Response to Reply #12 |
28. "misogyny" |
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Elspeth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-14-08 08:40 PM Response to Reply #28 |
37. The entire tenor of the campaign has been woman bashing from the get go. |
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Berry Cool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-14-08 10:51 PM Response to Reply #37 |
64. I am a woman above college age, and I have no problems with his followers. |
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Elspeth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-14-08 11:02 PM Response to Reply #64 |
69. Which may lead to some rose colored glasses |
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JoFerret (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-15-08 05:53 AM Response to Reply #64 |
93. We may have to wait a few years for the |
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heliarc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-15-08 03:00 AM Response to Reply #37 |
89. I think you are right about some supporters. |
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np33 (100 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-15-08 08:16 PM Response to Reply #37 |
141. I don't really see where your coming from |
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WillYourVoteBCounted (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-15-08 12:23 AM Response to Reply #28 |
78. Number Of Acceptable Things Candidates Can Say Now Down To Four |
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Megahurtz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-15-08 08:30 PM Response to Reply #78 |
147. It's become THAT FUCKING STUPID. |
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MilesColtrane (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-15-08 11:35 AM Response to Reply #28 |
109. His opponent is a woman. He is trying to defeat her. Ergo he is a misogynist. |
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heliarc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-15-08 01:37 PM Response to Reply #109 |
121. Yeah... |
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np33 (100 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-15-08 08:18 PM Response to Reply #109 |
143. Ding! Ding! |
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RBInMaine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-14-08 08:53 PM Response to Reply #12 |
40. People need to just lighten up for Christ sake. Is this an issue when kids are dying in Iraq? |
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Megahurtz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-15-08 08:32 PM Response to Reply #40 |
148. No shit! |
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truthisfreedom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-14-08 09:01 PM Response to Reply #12 |
42. He should have been coached long ago to say "miss" instead of "sweetie" every time. |
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Patchuli (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-14-08 09:35 PM Response to Reply #12 |
51. That's a convenient over-reaction. nt |
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WillYourVoteBCounted (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-15-08 12:26 AM Response to Reply #12 |
79. Obama blasted for uninspiring voicemail messages |
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Megahurtz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-15-08 08:35 PM Response to Reply #79 |
149. Lol! n/t |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-15-08 01:48 AM Response to Reply #12 |
86. Obama has no "habit" of demeaning speech. He's polling just fine |
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grace0418 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-15-08 10:42 AM Response to Reply #12 |
99. Oh for crying out loud. I've heard the way Barack calls people sweetie. It's not in |
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coriolis (691 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-15-08 12:01 PM Response to Reply #5 |
114. Well, everyone knows Obama can do no wrong. |
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Domingo Moore (21 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-15-08 12:46 AM Response to Reply #3 |
81. Agree. That was the same reason why he gave the speech on race |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-15-08 06:42 PM Response to Reply #3 |
135. Deleted message |
movonne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-14-08 07:49 PM Response to Reply #2 |
17. This is getting so nit-picking..it seems like it is only him...mc cain, |
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CJCRANE (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-15-08 02:25 PM Response to Reply #17 |
122. It's crazy - why don't |
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AzDar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-14-08 09:03 PM Response to Reply #2 |
43. He's a Sweetie! |
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StarryNite (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-14-08 09:18 PM Response to Reply #43 |
48. Yes he is! |
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davidinalameda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-14-08 07:30 PM Response to Original message |
4. I called my boss sweetie today |
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TomInTib (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-14-08 07:40 PM Response to Reply #4 |
11. Me, too... |
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Benhurst (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-14-08 07:46 PM Response to Reply #4 |
13. I assume you know your boss. Also I assume your boss is in the |
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heliarc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-14-08 07:55 PM Response to Reply #13 |
20. Is he as close to the press as McCain is in this video? |
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Benhurst (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-14-08 09:06 PM Response to Reply #20 |
44. I don't know; but I doubt it. McCain has been a national firgue for |
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nonoxy9 (154 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-14-08 09:39 PM Response to Reply #20 |
52. Like, OMG! That was adorable!!! She is, Like, such a sweetie! |
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Tunkamerica (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-14-08 10:50 PM Response to Reply #13 |
62. I'm called sweetie constantly by women |
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habitual (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-15-08 10:39 AM Response to Reply #62 |
97. Me too, I had a job not long ago where a very strong and wonderful |
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YDogg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-14-08 07:47 PM Response to Reply #4 |
14. pretty much every day I go to my fav sandwich shop i am called sweetie ... |
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JerseygirlCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-15-08 03:04 PM Response to Reply #4 |
123. I've slipped and called all sorts of people "honey" or "sweetie" |
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enki23 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-14-08 07:33 PM Response to Original message |
6. boneheaded move on his part |
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TacticalPeek (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-14-08 07:34 PM Response to Original message |
7. Video: |
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izzie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-14-08 07:35 PM Response to Original message |
8. Read The Onion today to get a fun take on such stuff. |
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jpertello (584 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-14-08 07:38 PM Response to Original message |
9. Oh My! |
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GoesTo11 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-14-08 07:40 PM Response to Original message |
10. Better than McCain's special word |
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KSinTX (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-14-08 07:48 PM Response to Reply #10 |
16. True that!! nt |
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Mad_Dem_X (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-15-08 11:50 AM Response to Reply #10 |
112. EXACTLY! |
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superconnected (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-14-08 07:47 PM Response to Original message |
15. Somehow I'm not offended, and he did appologize... |
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MiddleRiverRefugee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-14-08 07:53 PM Response to Original message |
18. I constantly have to be careful not to call women 'Hon' |
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heliarc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-14-08 08:02 PM Response to Reply #18 |
22. Anywhere below the mainline... |
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bluestateguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-14-08 07:54 PM Response to Original message |
19. Only PC Thugs are going to whine about such pettiness |
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davidthegnome (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-14-08 08:04 PM Response to Reply #19 |
24. Amen |
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Journeyman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-14-08 08:11 PM Response to Reply #19 |
25. Yeah, the outraged are going to have go on without me on this one. . . |
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Politicalboi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-14-08 08:38 PM Response to Reply #19 |
36. And we just |
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frogcycle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-14-08 09:51 PM Response to Reply #19 |
55. roger that! |
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Megahurtz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-15-08 08:38 PM Response to Reply #19 |
150. You got it! |
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la la (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-14-08 08:00 PM Response to Original message |
21. I've heard that previously from him-- |
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Tangerine LaBamba (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-14-08 10:54 PM Response to Reply #21 |
65. Like you never called anyone |
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Inspired (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-14-08 08:02 PM Response to Original message |
23. He could call me sweetie any time. What is the big deal anyway? |
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mcollier (887 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-14-08 08:19 PM Response to Reply #23 |
29. How Stupid Can We Get |
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Megahurtz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-15-08 08:40 PM Response to Reply #29 |
151. Yup, |
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shireen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-15-08 12:58 AM Response to Reply #23 |
82. LOL! i was thinking the same thing. nt |
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JoFerret (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-15-08 03:26 PM Response to Reply #23 |
131. Not a big deal compared with life and death |
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Inspired (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-15-08 06:18 PM Response to Reply #131 |
134. I guess I'm not that sensitive to this issue. Being called sweetie? |
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JoFerret (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-15-08 07:55 PM Response to Reply #134 |
138. Ah! |
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frog92969 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-14-08 08:15 PM Response to Original message |
27. "Sweetie Gate" |
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Highway61 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-14-08 08:28 PM Response to Original message |
31. Yer kidding me right? |
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Triana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-14-08 08:31 PM Response to Original message |
32. Oh BIG effing DEAL! He can call me "sweetie" any time he wants... |
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DU GrovelBot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-14-08 08:31 PM Response to Original message |
33. ## DON'T DONATE TO DEMOCRATIC UNDERGROUND! ## |
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annabanana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-14-08 09:13 PM Response to Reply #33 |
47. EEK!!. . . . lololol . . . .n/t |
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Pastiche423 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-14-08 08:44 PM Response to Original message |
38. Well, it's a good thing that I haven't filled in the oval |
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Lena inRI (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-14-08 08:49 PM Response to Original message |
39. JeezLouise. . . |
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0rganism (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-14-08 09:12 PM Response to Reply #39 |
46. He's a "bittersweetie" |
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OhioChick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-14-08 08:55 PM Response to Original message |
41. He Can Call Me "Sweetie." |
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Iwillnevergiveup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-14-08 09:25 PM Response to Original message |
49. Maybe he forgot or never knew her name. |
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grannylib (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-14-08 09:46 PM Response to Original message |
54. He did the right thing; I have a bad habit of calling people of whom |
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bluebellbaby (275 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-14-08 10:07 PM Response to Original message |
56. As a woman I'm offended, does this not show his attitude towards woman... |
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Killy (32 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-14-08 10:19 PM Response to Reply #56 |
58. Uh...yeah. |
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bluebellbaby (275 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-14-08 10:50 PM Response to Reply #58 |
63. That's a fair deal...yes you are most likely correct |
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Megahurtz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-15-08 08:42 PM Response to Reply #58 |
152. Excellent response! |
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earthside (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-14-08 10:35 PM Response to Reply #56 |
59. As a man I'm offended ... |
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bluebellbaby (275 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-14-08 10:54 PM Response to Reply #59 |
66. Are you now being condesending? Implying I'm not mature and that I'm an idiot? |
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earthside (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-14-08 11:07 PM Response to Reply #66 |
70. Yup. |
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bluebellbaby (275 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-15-08 07:06 PM Response to Reply #70 |
136. Sexism at it's best...your menial opinion noted |
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Tangerine LaBamba (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-14-08 10:58 PM Response to Reply #56 |
67. No, it is not SEXISM |
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bluebellbaby (275 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-15-08 07:09 PM Response to Reply #67 |
137. You may consider it a straw "man or woman"...but it gets to the heart of |
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Traction311 (229 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-15-08 04:26 AM Response to Reply #56 |
90. Oh cut it out |
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petronius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-15-08 10:31 AM Response to Reply #56 |
94. I think context and intent would play a role in determining his attitude |
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conflictgirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-15-08 11:12 AM Response to Reply #56 |
105. I'm a feminist woman and I totally disagree |
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JerseygirlCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-15-08 03:06 PM Response to Reply #56 |
125. No, I don't think it does |
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Old and In the Way (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-14-08 10:47 PM Response to Original message |
60. Much adieu about nothing. |
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bitchkitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-14-08 10:58 PM Response to Original message |
68. Damn, I call people sweetie all the time! |
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chefgirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-14-08 11:31 PM Response to Original message |
72. I adore Obama |
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nvme (486 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-14-08 11:39 PM Response to Original message |
73. to the lil darlin's out there |
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Skittles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-15-08 12:16 AM Response to Original message |
76. impulsive, not a big deal |
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Hekate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-15-08 01:14 AM Response to Original message |
83. My favorite boss ever (may he rest in peace) was a good ol' boy who called my colleague "Toots" |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-15-08 01:46 AM Response to Reply #83 |
85. It would be a good thing to have an executive whose worst sin |
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Hekate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-15-08 02:18 AM Response to Reply #85 |
87. Hear, hear. |
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FrenchieCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-15-08 01:23 AM Response to Original message |
84. At least he wasn't propositioning an Intern....... |
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Zachstar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-15-08 02:25 AM Response to Original message |
88. If honey and sweetie are becoming offensive in this country then I am stunned. |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-15-08 10:37 AM Response to Reply #88 |
96. Exactly! I cannot believe this is newsworthy! |
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Nikki Stone1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-15-08 10:35 AM Response to Original message |
95. Message to Obama: Stop making dumb mistakes; we need you to win this thing! |
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progressoid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-15-08 10:43 AM Response to Original message |
100. The horror! The horror! |
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daleo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-15-08 10:59 AM Response to Original message |
101. It is a matter of power relationships |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-15-08 11:18 AM Response to Reply #101 |
107. Agreed. I think if those who are saying that it means nothing |
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daleo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-16-08 10:48 PM Response to Reply #107 |
163. That's an excellent point |
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Pawel K (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-15-08 11:00 AM Response to Original message |
102. Why do you need to apologize for calling someone sweetie? I must have missed something. |
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IndyOp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-15-08 11:04 AM Response to Original message |
103. My 2-cents - as in not worth much - this is, in part, a cultural issue... |
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Vidar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-15-08 11:16 AM Response to Original message |
106. Who the hell cares? |
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Nihil (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-15-08 11:27 AM Response to Original message |
108. I am *SO* glad ... |
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Mad_Dem_X (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-15-08 11:49 AM Response to Original message |
111. Oh, PUH-leeze... |
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Hugh Jardon (2 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-15-08 11:51 AM Response to Original message |
113. disgraceful misogyny! Hilary for president! |
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stlsaxman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-15-08 12:57 PM Response to Original message |
116. How refreshing to have a "Step 10" candidate... |
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Virginia Dare (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-15-08 12:58 PM Response to Original message |
117. He can call me sweetie anytime he wants.. |
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Texano78704 (215 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-15-08 01:06 PM Response to Original message |
118. If he were... |
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La Lioness Priyanka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-15-08 01:08 PM Response to Original message |
119. meh. i dont think it was really offensive to begin with |
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Zuiderelle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-15-08 01:08 PM Response to Original message |
120. I'm sure he didn't mean any offense, but I don't understand his answer. It's "a bad habit" of his? |
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JerseygirlCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-15-08 03:09 PM Response to Reply #120 |
126. I slip fairly often, and find myself calling people honey or sweetie |
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Zuiderelle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-15-08 03:13 PM Response to Reply #126 |
127. Yeah, it does happen, but I'm also not a politician who should be aware of how I come across. |
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JerseygirlCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-15-08 03:15 PM Response to Reply #127 |
128. Absolutely he should. And he knows it, and has apologized. |
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Zuiderelle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-15-08 03:17 PM Response to Reply #128 |
129. Yes, you're right. It's got to be difficult. |
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Haole Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-15-08 03:05 PM Response to Original message |
124. He can call me sweetie anytime! |
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Megahurtz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-15-08 08:10 PM Response to Original message |
139. Seriously, people are REALLY STUPID for making a Big Deal |
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abelenkpe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-15-08 09:04 PM Response to Original message |
153. why? nt |
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dogfacedboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-15-08 11:22 PM Response to Original message |
159. Annoying PC nipicking, plain and simple. |
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thunderdog (48 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-16-08 06:30 AM Response to Original message |
161. Easy Barack, they are hyper-sensitive out there in lala land. |
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dipsydoodle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-16-08 06:56 AM Response to Original message |
162. WTF is there to apologise about ? |
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candice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-16-08 11:54 PM Response to Original message |
164. I thought Edwards was his sweetie! |
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