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blondeatlast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-16-10 05:07 PM Original message |
Serious question regarding debates between male candidates and female candidates. |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-16-10 05:11 PM Response to Original message |
1. Would humor work? For example, |
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blondeatlast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-16-10 05:29 PM Response to Reply #1 |
11. In some cases, but I think these comments ("man up". "put your pants on") |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-16-10 05:49 PM Response to Reply #11 |
18. I'm sure they are rehearsed. But I wonder how someone like |
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tridim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-16-10 05:17 PM Response to Original message |
2. I look at it as immaturity. I hope the voters see it that way too. |
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blondeatlast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-16-10 05:18 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. I don't think it's immaturity. I think it's planned and even rehearsed. nt |
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Gabi Hayes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-16-10 05:22 PM Response to Reply #3 |
6. it was completely obvious that Angle's "man up" comment had nothing to do with what she said next. |
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tridim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-16-10 05:27 PM Response to Reply #3 |
10. Planned by similarly immature handlers, like Frank Luntz. |
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blondeatlast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-16-10 05:34 PM Response to Reply #10 |
14. Luntz--exactly. Lower than slug-slime. nt |
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elleng (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-16-10 06:44 PM Response to Reply #10 |
25. Luntz may be many things, including immature, but his advice is based on testing/polling, |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-16-10 07:07 PM Response to Reply #25 |
26. Ellen,you are SO right! My son in law is a Dem political consultant whose specialty |
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elleng (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-16-10 07:25 PM Response to Reply #26 |
27. or she just fergot!!! |
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elleng (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-16-10 07:29 PM Response to Reply #26 |
28. Neat job (if you can stand it! How does he do?) |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-17-10 09:11 AM Response to Reply #28 |
32. He has a pretty nice job...he is working with the polling person at the Kennedy School |
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nenagh (657 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-16-10 05:32 PM Response to Reply #3 |
12. Planned and rehearsed absolutely.. |
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ProudToBeBlueInRhody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-17-10 05:15 PM Response to Reply #2 |
34. Angle and O'Donnell are two of the most immature candidates I've ever seen |
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frazzled (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-16-10 05:18 PM Response to Original message |
4. How should it be handled? |
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Gabi Hayes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-16-10 05:25 PM Response to Reply #4 |
8. love your response for reid, but I'm afraid he wouldn't have the, uh, balls. |
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frazzled (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-16-10 05:42 PM Response to Reply #8 |
17. Wrong answer |
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Gabi Hayes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-16-10 05:53 PM Response to Reply #17 |
21. lighten up, francis. I couldn't watch reid 'debate', though I really tried. |
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blondeatlast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-16-10 07:51 PM Response to Reply #17 |
29. My dad was a quiet, but verey effective man; very successful in his profession, He worked in |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-17-10 12:34 AM Response to Reply #29 |
31. I agree. We need more gentlemen (and gentlewomen) in the Senate. |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-16-10 05:53 PM Response to Reply #4 |
20. That answer sounds defensive. |
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blondeatlast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-16-10 11:23 PM Response to Reply #20 |
30. True, deflection would be another good tactic. nt |
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ProudToBeBlueInRhody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-17-10 05:19 PM Response to Reply #4 |
35. Are you kidding me? |
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Pirate Smile (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-16-10 05:20 PM Response to Original message |
5. Not only can they say horribly sexist offensive crap questioning their opponents manhood |
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blondeatlast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-16-10 05:23 PM Response to Reply #5 |
7. Me too, and it sets our progress back. It infuriates me; it's cynical |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-16-10 05:27 PM Response to Original message |
9. excellent post. palin started it and pissed me off so. yes it is wrong. yes i would like to see |
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pipi_k (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-16-10 05:33 PM Response to Original message |
13. Well, for me it's not so much what they say... |
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northoftheborder (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-16-10 05:34 PM Response to Original message |
15. Somebody like Al Franken could come back with a quick-witted funny response - but few people have... |
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livetohike (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-16-10 05:40 PM Response to Original message |
16. The whole Mama Grizzly, GOP women running for office |
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lunatica (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-16-10 05:53 PM Response to Original message |
19. "I put my man pants on every morning ma'am. One leg at a time like everyone else" |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-16-10 05:54 PM Response to Reply #19 |
22. I agree. Humor is the solution. n/t |
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blondeatlast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-16-10 05:57 PM Response to Original message |
23. My thought: "A gentleman would not respond to such vulgarity and a lady |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-16-10 06:00 PM Response to Reply #23 |
24. yes. exactly. nt |
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blondeatlast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-17-10 05:10 PM Response to Reply #23 |
33. k |
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