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BamaFanLee Donating Member (21 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-26-11 05:58 PM
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89. "This wouldn't be tolerated if this was Michelle Obama."
That is because Michelle Obama has earned respect in this country. Michelle Bachman may not have deserved this treatment, but she sure hasn't done anything to earn respect.
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  -Bachmann: Fallon song choice shows sexism, bias alp227  Nov-23-11 05:23 PM   #0 
  - Deleted sub-thread  Name removed   Nov-23-11 05:28 PM   #1 
  - I think it shows that some people read the news.  FiveGoodMen   Nov-23-11 05:28 PM   #2 
  - And are sexist.  No Elephants   Nov-23-11 10:27 PM   #37 
  - If the shoe fits? nt  Lucky Luciano   Nov-23-11 05:34 PM   #3 
  - ...don't let the dog drag it off......  wizstars   Nov-23-11 07:02 PM   #18 
  - Doesn't the shoe always fit when you deal in stereotypes and slur words?  No Elephants   Nov-23-11 10:29 PM   #38 
  - Not necessarily sexist. I could see the same song brought out if Donald Trump  no_hypocrisy   Nov-23-11 05:37 PM   #4 
  - Deleted message  Name removed   Nov-23-11 07:13 PM   #22 
  - Of course it was sexist.  Remember Me   Nov-23-11 08:21 PM   #29 
  - Please tell me the irony of posting that under the name "no_hypocrisy" was intentional. n/t  Psephos   Nov-23-11 10:24 PM   #36 
  - +1  No Elephants   Nov-23-11 10:33 PM   #41 
  - It was.  no_hypocrisy   Nov-24-11 07:13 AM   #67 
  - Oh, please, Louise.  No Elephants   Nov-23-11 10:30 PM   #39 
  - Bitch.  Gormy Cuss   Nov-24-11 11:14 AM   #70 
     - In wild dog packs the bitch is the one who is the leader  nolabels   Nov-26-11 12:26 AM   #83 
  - They were just joking, (a standard republican shield). And while we are at it  Snotcicles   Nov-23-11 05:38 PM   #5 
  - What anyone said about Michelle Obama or Hillary Clinton or  Remember Me   Nov-23-11 07:14 PM   #23 
  - That wasn't an approval. I was using sarcasm to point out their hypocrisy. nt  Snotcicles   Nov-23-11 07:38 PM   #27 
     - Seemed a lot more like you were saying turnabout is fair play.  No Elephants   Nov-23-11 10:34 PM   #42 
  - It's just as sexist when applied to Bachman as it is when applied to the First Lady.  No Elephants   Nov-23-11 10:31 PM   #40 
  - Ohhh, they will be playing "She's Gone" for you very soon  Tom Ripley   Nov-23-11 05:39 PM   #6 
  - Doesn't mean it wasn't funny.  bluedigger   Nov-23-11 05:52 PM   #7 
  - I didn't find it funny at all. I found it humiliating -- and I wasn't even the  Remember Me   Nov-23-11 07:16 PM   #24 
  - If she were "comfortable enough in her own skin" she could have  Paka   Nov-23-11 08:01 PM   #28 
  - That shouldn't be required. No one should be placed in a position to  Remember Me   Nov-23-11 08:25 PM   #30 
  - Bullshit.  No Elephants   Nov-23-11 10:36 PM   #44 
  - Personally I found it funny because I think she deserves every bit of the humiliation and shame...  saras   Nov-24-11 09:45 AM   #69 
     - The sexism isn't so much about Bachman, actually  Remember Me   Nov-24-11 03:43 PM   #76 
  - Funny to whom?  No Elephants   Nov-23-11 10:35 PM   #43 
  - I wouldn't put Fallon, Entertainment, and Elite in the same sentence  itsrobert   Nov-23-11 06:00 PM   #8 
  - Deleted message  Name removed   Nov-23-11 06:02 PM   #9 
  - STFU...  russspeakeasy   Nov-23-11 06:14 PM   #10 
  - As a woman, I'm glad she labeled it as the sexism it was.  No Elephants   Nov-23-11 10:40 PM   #45 
  - F R E E D O M  FarLeftFist   Nov-23-11 06:25 PM   #11 
  - I detest Bachmann but Fallon was wrong  MaineDem   Nov-23-11 06:25 PM   #12 
  - +1 (nm)  Book Lover   Nov-23-11 06:28 PM   #14 
  - Agree 100%.  emilyg   Nov-23-11 06:40 PM   #16 
  - I agree n/t  MissDeeds   Nov-23-11 07:11 PM   #21 
  - Deleted message  Name removed   Nov-23-11 08:44 PM   #32 
  - But, what if a Jew IS cheap or an African American DOES sit on the porch a lot?  No Elephants   Nov-23-11 10:43 PM   #47 
  - I concur. You can't have it both ways.  FreeBillClinton   Nov-23-11 10:09 PM   #35 
  - Maybe.  No Elephants   Nov-23-11 10:50 PM   #48 
  - How about Hillary?  hughee99   Nov-26-11 04:11 PM   #88 
  - Thank you.  No Elephants   Nov-23-11 10:41 PM   #46 
  - I don't think Fallon knew anything about it  Yupster   Nov-24-11 11:22 AM   #71 
  - Wow... I can't believe myself on this one..  Bigmack   Nov-23-11 06:27 PM   #13 
  - I think it was subtle; how many viewers were aware of a relatively obscure 25 year old song?  Tom Ripley   Nov-23-11 06:29 PM   #15 
     - That's what makes it a cheap shot....  Bigmack   Nov-23-11 06:43 PM   #17 
     - Try this --  Remember Me   Nov-23-11 07:07 PM   #20 
        - Not trying to erase...just didn't say it. You're right. nt  Bigmack   Nov-23-11 07:28 PM   #26 
        - Think you posted to the wrong poster or misunderstood Big Mack.  No Elephants   Nov-23-11 10:54 PM   #50 
     - Is that the standard for odious stereotyping? How obcure the reference is?  No Elephants   Nov-23-11 10:52 PM   #49 
     - Not necessarily; I refer to Justice Thomas as "Good Ol' Clarence" and that's  Tom Ripley   Nov-24-11 12:17 AM   #64 
     - Some lyrics for context:  boppers   Nov-23-11 11:15 PM   #57 
        - I actually listened to the song, and there is a woman or women who sing there  alp227   Nov-23-11 11:35 PM   #58 
        - Ever met a woman who is either sexist, or clueless, or both?  No Elephants   Nov-23-11 11:51 PM   #60 
        - It was male written. By Fishbone.  boppers   Nov-23-11 11:58 PM   #62 
        - And it got massive airplay in 2007 thus insuring that the vast Fallon audience  Tom Ripley   Nov-24-11 12:14 AM   #63 
           - The band was The Roots.  boppers   Nov-25-11 08:46 PM   #79 
              - I know it was The Roots  Tom Ripley   Nov-25-11 11:35 PM   #82 
                 - "I did not know that it was a musician's obligation to change the world."  boppers   Nov-26-11 05:54 AM   #84 
                    - While I do apologize for my venomous tone, I stand by the substance  Tom Ripley   Nov-26-11 01:37 PM   #86 
                       - I think Woody, Miles, and Pete all changed the world.  boppers   Nov-26-11 03:33 PM   #87 
  - Nursing female dogs everywhere are offended by the comparison...  wizstars   Nov-23-11 07:06 PM   #19 
  - Bullshit. And, not that it matters for this thread, but, fyi, bitch" is female dog, nursing or not.  No Elephants   Nov-23-11 10:55 PM   #51 
  - "Hollywood entertainment elite"?? It's called Humor! Something Repukes never understood.  DaveJ   Nov-23-11 07:21 PM   #25 
  - but Republicans will respond that liberals complain about political correctness  alp227   Nov-23-11 08:55 PM   #33 
  - +1 Caring what Republicans say is silly. Caring about what one IMAGINES Republicans will say is  No Elephants   Nov-23-11 11:12 PM   #56 
  - Okay, I apologized in #65  DaveJ   Nov-24-11 12:26 AM   #66 
  - Bullshit. You need to re-read this thread.  No Elephants   Nov-23-11 10:56 PM   #52 
     - NE, I didn't read the thread, just replied to the OP.  DaveJ   Nov-24-11 12:18 AM   #65 
  - Is she also calling for rush to apologize to Michelle? (nt)  The Straight Story   Nov-23-11 08:25 PM   #31 
  - And if she isn't, that makes this all right for women everywhere?  No Elephants   Nov-23-11 10:59 PM   #53 
     - read the article, a woman Democrat in the House (Lowey) did  alp227   Nov-23-11 11:36 PM   #59 
        - ? She thought it was insulting, too, as did Fallon and the head of NBC.  No Elephants   Nov-23-11 11:54 PM   #61 
  - not condoning poor hosting behavior, but  wordpix   Nov-23-11 09:31 PM   #34 
  - Calling him on it after the fact is better than never calling him on it.  No Elephants   Nov-23-11 11:02 PM   #54 
  - She had no idea what song it was during the show  Yupster   Nov-24-11 11:26 AM   #72 
  - Sexist, especially because a much funnier, and more pointed, song was readily available.  No Elephants   Nov-23-11 11:05 PM   #55 
  - Now THAT would've been funny nt  Remember Me   Nov-24-11 03:25 PM   #74 
  - The truth often hurts.  sarcasmo   Nov-24-11 08:32 AM   #68 
  - The song is fitting..  and-justice-for-all   Nov-24-11 12:40 PM   #73 
  - Deleted message  Name removed   Nov-24-11 03:37 PM   #75 
  - You don't get it, do you? n/t  MaineDem   Nov-24-11 03:47 PM   #77 
  - It is only liable if it is not true. NT  Devil_Fish   Nov-25-11 02:12 AM   #78 
  - Until she speaks out against what Rush said about Michelle Obama  Beaverhausen   Nov-25-11 09:26 PM   #80 
  - Everything about this story is funny to me. nt  killbotfactory   Nov-25-11 11:25 PM   #81 
  - Particularly that had she not drawn attention to it, I would not have known.  sofa king   Nov-26-11 01:00 PM   #85 
  - "This wouldn't be tolerated if this was Michelle Obama."  BamaFanLee   Nov-26-11 05:58 PM   #89 
 

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