Oh my.

That, along with the, what was it, if I give you a kiss will you wear my pin? Sucks.

What a fraud.

Eesh.

[x] Any (D) in the general. [ ] ?????. [ ] Any mullah-sucking billionaire-teabagging torture-loving pus-encrusted spawn of Cthulhu, bless his (R) heart.

esp considering all that's gone before.

This is probably part of his trying for white men too, i bet.

I love this job!

let's say it all together now -- a racist!

Don't you love it when we treat you as if you're a child? Next you'll tell me you get all "upset" if a male co-worker smacks you on the ass after a job well done. What? We do it in friendship. Friendship!

Now, let us men handle this nomination "contest" won't you? Don't you worry that little pretty head of yours. Obama won't.

construction-worker type remark ("accidentally" picked up reporters, of course) about some beautiful woman somewhere.

That reporter sounds *pissed* about being dismissed like that.

He left a voicemail on her phone...

""Hi Peggy. This is Barack Obama. I'm calling to apologize on two fronts. One was you didn't get your question answered and I apologize. I thought that we had set up interviews with all the local stations. I guess we got it with your station but you weren't the reporter that got the interview. And so, I broke my word. I apologize for that and I will make up for it.

"Second apology is for using the word 'sweetie.' That's a bad habit of mine. I do it sometimes with all kinds of people. I mean no disrespect and so I am duly chastened on that front. Feel free to call me back. I expect that my press team will be happy to try to make it up to you whenever we are in Detroit next."

Awwww. His press team will try to make it up to her. Awwww.

I don't think he really does it with all kinds of people. I can't see him calling Mike Tyson sweetie. When he says all kinds of people, he means all kinds of women.

Vote for this arrogant, incurious, sexist jerk?

NOT. ONE. CHANCE. IN. HELL. OR. TEXAS.

Oh, he's a real pilgrim, this Barack Obama.

on that apology? I'd like to add an update.

Screw You!

happily immune to all religious indoctrination

it wasn't only that he called her sweetie, it was that he used sweetie to enhance the dismissive tone he was taking with her.

I think this just might be where the shimmer of possibility that I would ever vote for him has finally disappeared.

All this leads me back to a very contentious "discussion" my spouse and I had at the beginning of this two-candidate race for the nomination: Which societal ill is more insidious--sexism or racism. Which one is more entrenched? In which one are we making the fastest strides--legally, religiously, socially--toward resolving the issues. And if we were to address one of those by selecting a presidential nominee, who deserves to go first? (Assuming rather simplistically that only racism OR misogyny would be addressed--both in the s symbolism of the campaign and in the eventual policies of the Democratic president.)

to congratulate her on her win in WVa?

He'll be tweeting his messages next.

He's wearing the flag pin, now that he's finally made it to Michigan.