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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsBarack Obama happens to be, by far, the best-looking president . . .
. . . just sayin'.
____ Mr Obama complimented the (California) state attorney general's looks during a fundraiser in Atherton where he was helping to raise money for the Democratic candidates.
"Shes brilliant and shes dedicated, shes tough," Mr Obama told a crowd of 250 supporters. "She also happens to be, by far, the best-looking attorney general in the country."
"The President's comments caused a flurry on Twitter where Zerlina Maxwell, a feminist writer and supporter of Mr Obama's said: "It would be awesome if men would comment on someone's skill instead of their looks."
read: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/barackobama/9973037/Barack-Obama-criticised-for-commenting-on-California-attorney-generals-looks.html
Zerlina Maxwell ?@ZerlinaMaxwell 9h
Okay let me just help people out: 1) I'm not angry 2) I'm not outraged 3) I like Obama.
Joan Walsh ?@joanwalsh 9h
I don't know if this picture is before or after the president's remarks, but I admit the AG doesn't look unhappy pic.twitter.com/RzBgue90Uq
Scuba
(53,475 posts)How about "John Kerry is the tallest SOS"?
I think the right enjoys being outraged, and Obama will eventually file this one with the "58 States" and "you didn't build that" comments.
CincyDem
(6,385 posts)...I think Ms. Maxwell is absolutely correct, it is awesome when men comment on someone's [a woman's] skills instead of their looks.
When PBO said "She's brilliant and she's dedicated, she's tough", that sounds like some pretty high praise for her skills. That he also commented on her looks AFTER praising her skills - is that the sin ? Especially when it's probably true (although I haven't seen all the AGs).
I also agree that, at least in this photograph, their connection doesn't seem to have suffered from his comment.
monmouth3
(3,871 posts)outraged over such an innocuous remark?
Skittles
(153,193 posts)Cal Carpenter
(4,959 posts)You failed
Puzzledtraveller
(5,937 posts)HiPointDem
(20,729 posts). . . another one duly 'distracted' from the daily Obama outrage!
My work is nearly done here . . . just a few more.
. . . oh, wait . . . wrong file!
bigtree
(86,005 posts). . . soooo much projection.
Aren't there enough threads on that for you to snark up? Must be at least a dozen on the first two pages. Who the fuck is forcing you to click on this thread. If ANYTHING, this is ME ignoring people like you.
Carpenter fail.
Number23
(24,544 posts)Good for you.
Cha
(297,653 posts)Bertha Venation
(21,484 posts)HughBeaumont
(24,461 posts)It pains me because as a person, he's incredibly likeable.
The Chi-School bullshit's got to go. This country's near-pure Capitalism has to get to stepping. Milton Friedman must be buried at long last. It's KILLING America's workers, seniors and children. We need a stronger social safety net and less war.
JaneyVee
(19,877 posts)The Straight Story
(48,121 posts)WTF has the world come to??
Quick, call the outrage squad!
Next thing ya know we will have half naked men in salad commercials and women without shirts on protesting.
Oh crap. It is already happening. The end has come.
Have to add this to my list. Don't compliment a woman on her looks. Don't open doors. Don't help fix a tire. Don't ever use the word dongle when one is in ear shot.....
ecstatic
(32,731 posts)Bluenorthwest
(45,319 posts)gleaming Central Casting looks. Nothing is less attractive than attacking the poor and elderly.
forestpath
(3,102 posts)NCTraveler
(30,481 posts)But doesn't rank very high on my list of problems with his actions right now.
Logical
(22,457 posts)Oilwellian
(12,647 posts)Vacuous.
Arctic Dave
(13,812 posts)Quick! Get Obama in a pair of shorts at the beach!!!1111!
whatchamacallit
(15,558 posts)Guess I'm shallow that way.
bigtree
(86,005 posts). . . deep.
siligut
(12,272 posts)And she is indeed beautiful.
datasuspect
(26,591 posts)stupid reality teevee bullshit.
Uhhhhhmerica.
Hekate
(90,793 posts)I can tell he really hurt her feelings, too.
Cha
(297,653 posts)Thanks for the pic, bigtree
Revanchist
(1,375 posts)If so then he's a vile sexist that needs to be impeached!!!!!
I don't really need to add the tag to this post, do I?
MadHound
(34,179 posts)Sad, truly sad.