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Lostkitten3 -> RE: Someone's a little touchy! (8/15/2009 9:23:59 AM)
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Sorry Loki, but a person's sex life is NOT a part of the public forum on which the children of those people should be asked to speak. Nor should the participating, consenting adults. Their sex life is not our business. Does your work know what you do? In fact this is the one and only "civilized" country in the world that cares about who you fuck. In fact one reason so many other countries want Clinton to come negotiate with them is because he is so "manly" that he has more than one woman.
I have definitely seen Bushy get snarky and rude many times and actually is famous for creating international incidents for speaking so disrespectfully, so I am quite sure it is not just the women who get snarky. How male chauvinistic that you would only notice her.
As for Hilary's response, no males in politics have had wives with higher political positions than they. Most are housewives that support their husbands. So telling their wives opinion is "cute" to them. Hillary spent 48 years in that position, being asked her husband's opinion, and is probably quite sick of it. SO she is being a little snarky to make sure it doesn't happen again. They really can call her husband for his opinion, as he is happy to give it.
If you think that was a total bitchy off the handle response, I think you have not been around many angry women. That was entirely restrained. Most of us women won't admit it, but we can be extremely cruel with a biting tounge when we are puhed into a corner.
Let's just say that "Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned" is a time honored and popular quote for good reason. We spend most of our middle school and high school years trying to control it. That was definitely a controlled response. You may not have liked it, but it's not as much of an incident as you pretend it is. Since she went as spoke amicably with the person asking the question afterward, I am pretty sure they and the country were not offended.
Just the criticizing Republicans pretending they are smarter again
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ORIGINAL: Loki45
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ORIGINAL: Lostkitten3
The question, as asked by the translator was not innocent. It completely undermined her authority as Secretary of State (it's her job to have opinions on this matter) and implied that her husband's opinion (who currently holds no office other than former president, which is admittedly important to many other countries) was more important than hers. If they wanted her husband's opinion, they should have called him. If they want her opinion and the White House's stand on the topic, they ask her.
Which is all she said.
She was standing up for herself necessarily.
Just because it turned out to be an interpreter mistake, doesn't make her a bitch for standing up for, and insisting on her deserved respect.
As per usuall it's not so much what is said rather than 'how' it's said. And there is no debate whatsoever that it was a snarky, bitchy reply. I've seen male politicians asked questions about what their wives thought and they responded much better. Are men 'supposed' to be able to handle answering questions about their wives better than women are? Or should we expect an EQUAL type of response. I don't believe I've ever seen a male politician get offended or snarky with someone who asked a legitimate question about his wife's feelings. But when a woman does it, she's just standing up for herself?
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Of course it does run in the family, from what I've seen. When campaigning for her mom during the primaries, someone asked Chelsea what she thought about her mom taking her dad back after the "affair" and Chelsea replied "that's none of your business!" Well sorry Chelsea, honey, but when you're putting yourself in the spotlight as part of your mom's campaign and your mom's husband, your father, cheated on her while president, it very much is our business.
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