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In reply to the discussion: What if Romney said "binders full of women's resumes"? [View all]laundry_queen
(8,646 posts)43. I particularly liked his phrase,
"If women want to participate in the workforce" (may not be verbatim, don't have time to look it up, quoting from memory) WTF is that supposed to mean. So many things you can read into that one. Like every woman in the workforce is there by choice as a hobby or something, instead of being there because they are ambitious and/or primary breadwinners, just like men.
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The point is Willard does not think of women as PEOPLE. They are just objects to Bishop Robme.
Vincardog
Oct 2012
#2
it was a lie. he didnt seek it. it was gathered by bipartisan womens org, and handed to him.
seabeyond
Oct 2012
#3
Not much better. The notion he had to go on this big hunt for qualified women is absurd.
reformist2
Oct 2012
#14
So, Mitt Romney is jazz, and I have to listen to the words he's NOT speaking?
mikeytherat
Oct 2012
#16
Careful about dragging Ella into this - I saw one of her last concerts @ Hampton Jazz Festival 1992
mikeytherat
Oct 2012
#76
The entire answer to equal pay, a pretty straightforward question, went unanswered
justiceischeap
Oct 2012
#24
He still lied about the binders' origins...Mitt never requested them as he stated....
OldDem2012
Oct 2012
#27
The point is: one guy hiring a few women for political gain does not address pay inequity or...
MatthewStLouis
Oct 2012
#47
He sure misspeaks a lot, 47%, Binders, Pro-choice, deportation, No one dies from lack of insurance??
Pisces
Oct 2012
#50
+1. It's painful to see stuff like this hyped when there's more serious stuff to discuss.
HiPointDem
Oct 2012
#60
Ridicule works wonders in elections. Ask: Al Gore, Michael Dukakis, John Kerry
TwilightGardener
Oct 2012
#62
maybe. but making a big deal of slips of the tongue isn't good for democracy. i prefer full
HiPointDem
Oct 2012
#63
that he said "binder full of women" v. "full of women's resumes" has nothing to do with equal pay
HiPointDem
Oct 2012
#73
It wouldn't be nearly as entertaining, but it would still be a falsehood.
WhaTHellsgoingonhere
Oct 2012
#61
A better wording: " binders full of resumes from highly qualified applicants...
cherish44
Oct 2012
#81