Oh SHIT!!!!

[bigdarryl]

DAMN!!!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHFPsiPYDA8&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Ebreitbart%2Etv%2Fhtml%2F362923%2Ehtml&feature=player_embedded

[wyldwolf]

1. ha ha. Rick rolled again!

[leftynyc]

2. Not everybody can access

youtube from their offices. Details please.

[YOY]

4. Boxer asking not be called ma'am.

Frankly sir or ma'am cuts it respectfully in my opinion but if she wants to be called senator...so be it.

[Raineyb]

5. I didn't see the big need to go all "call me Senator" military people tend to use

Sir or ma'am. He wasn't being disrespectful.

:shrug:

Regards

[YOY]

6. Must have struck a nerve. Sir or Ma'am from a military person can be taken as " My superior"

I think she must have been having a bad day...

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[lunatica]

18. Only a bufoon would say such a thing

[rvablue]

19. Yeah, right. Boxer is a "buffoon." Take it somewhere else, will ya? n/t

[YOY]

20. Did you mean to put a sarcasm sticker there?

Cos that's low even for a FReep.

[ellisonz]

22. And while we are at it...

...the rest of the democratic parts of the constitution of the republic.:sarcasm:

P.S. You really really really really really really do not want the CA Legislature picking senators. The process would actually be even more corrupt than the current one.

[zbdent]

11. when you remember Bush43 having a hissyfit when a reporter said Mr. Bush,

instead of Mr. President, then it makes a lot of sense ...

[YOY]

12. But Lord Pissypants never had a hissyfit when called "sir".

Comparing sir or ma'am to an actual title...not really a downstep. A better comparison would be if he called her Mrs. Boxer. I'd fully support her ripping him a new one for that.

But hey, if that's what she prefers then so be it.

[leftynyc]

17. I thought about t his story

and I think she overreacted. She could have sent him a note explaining why she wished to be called Senator instead of making it part of the story. I think ma'am is fine also.

[Turbineguy]

3. Looks like some of the commenters

could use some professional help too.

[Raineyb]

10. The comments are absolutely disgusting. Anyone know how to report

someone for an inappropriate user name? I don't have an account but I'm sure that a user name of Obamayoustupidn***** is not within terms of use.

[incapsulated]

14. Hon, this is youtube

Most "comments" are offensive and at the level of an 8 year old.

If there is no "gay" or "shut the fuck up fag" you are doing well.

[rockymountaindem]

15. I guess you don't spend much time on youtube

It's full of the scum of the earth.

[YOY]

16. Go anywhere in youtube for a level of maturity few can sink to.

I have been called so many names that I can only wonder what age the person on the other end is.

I remember one guy who cared so much about my sexuality that he took the time to call me "fag" every five seconds and even in a personal message.

I thanked him politely for his concern but I am quite straight and trying to quit smoking in case he is British and I was misinterpreting.

[incapsulated]

7. Was he calling the men "Senator"?

If so, she has a point, if not, she was having a bad day, I agree, heh.

[GOTV]

9. According to what I read he had been addressing the men as 'sir'

[incapsulated]

13. Yeah, well, we all have those days

I love Boxer but that was a bit cranky, heh.

[mkultra]

21. petty

[masuki bance]

23. Republicans Use Sen. Boxer’s Objection to ‘Ma’am’ to Raise Money

The Senate Republican campaign operation is citing a Tuesday exchange between California Democratic Sen. Barbara Boxer and U.S. Army Gen. Michael Walsh in its latest fund-raising pitch to supporters.

During a hearing before the Environment and Public Works Committee, Smith referred to Boxer as “ma’am,” a moniker the chairwoman did not appreciate.

“Do me a favor, can you say ’senator’ instead of ‘ma’am’?” Boxer said, interrupting the Army general. “It’s just a thing. I worked so hard to get that title, so I’d appreciate it. Thank you.”

Smith responded: “Yes, senator.”

In an email pitch to supporters, National Republican Senatorial Committee Executive Director Rob Jesmer uses the exchange to suggest the California Democrat is disrespectful of the U.S. military.

“He deserves better from a United States Senator. Ironically, General Walsh is even from California - making him a constituent of Senator Boxer’s,” Jesmer writes. “Republican members of the Senate believe that our troops deserve the utmost respect from all Americans - especially civilian leadership. Send a message to Senator Boxer with us.”

The NRSC is soliciting donations and asking supporters to sign a petition to “tell Senator Boxer our troops deserve more respect.”

A spokeswoman for Boxer did not immediately return a request for comment.

The exchange has sparked a flood of criticism on the right. California GOP Assemblyman Chuck DeVore, who is running for his party’s nomination to challenge Boxer in 2010, said Boxer “dressed down” a general who was following protocol of referring to senators as “sir,” “ma’am” or “senator.”

“So, General Walsh was simply following longstanding tradition,” DeVore told UPI.

Justified Right, a conservative blog, likewise criticized Boxer and noted that she has referred to former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice as “madam” when she appeared before Congress.

Not everyone is offended by the exchange. “Now, I feel a bit sorry for the general, because he may call all men ‘sir’ and all women ‘ma’am.’ I don’t per se find any problem with that. But still. I suspect women like Senator Boxer have been on the receiving end of sexist treatment for decades, so they know it when they see it,” opines the liberal AmericaBlog. “But damn, watch her in action. I wish our other senators, and president, could find that kind of testicular fortitude in general.”

http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2009/06/19/republicans-make-fund-raising-pitch-over-sen-boxers-maam-exchange/

[Liquorice]

24. I support her right to asked to be referred to as senator. I've always hated ma'am too. nt