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theHandpuppet

(19,964 posts)
2. Love the sentiment but HATE that word!
Fri Nov 1, 2013, 11:47 PM
Nov 2013
Impactful... ARGGHHH!!
I suspect she's been watching too much ESPN, where they simply invent the English language as they go along. It's the network of five hundred dollar suits and five cent vocabularies.

http://chronicle.com/blogs/linguafranca/2013/07/19/what-to-do-about-impactful/

Still love her, though!

Thinkingabout

(30,058 posts)
3. Why sure, the old saying,"if you want to know how to do something, ask a man, if you want it done,
Fri Nov 1, 2013, 11:48 PM
Nov 2013

Ask a woman. Also, what replaces two men working, one woman.

niyad

(113,095 posts)
6. two of my favourites: "do you want to talk to the man in charge, or the woman who actually knows
Sat Nov 2, 2013, 12:14 AM
Nov 2013

what is going on?", or, "of course I don't look as busy as the men. I did it right the first time."

sheshe2

(83,669 posts)
8. "of course I don't look as busy as the men. I did it right the first time."
Sat Nov 2, 2013, 12:47 AM
Nov 2013


thanks niyad, perfect~

A HERETIC I AM

(24,363 posts)
4. If you're ever stuck in the mountains in the winter and need to walk for help, send the woman.
Fri Nov 1, 2013, 11:51 PM
Nov 2013

A woman saved the Donner party.

Women survive.

They know how to get shit done!

longship

(40,416 posts)
9. A review for those who have not seen this.
Sat Nov 2, 2013, 12:56 AM
Nov 2013

My totally awesome former governor bringing the house down at the 2012 DNC Convention.

Those who saw it, maybe still need to see it again.



Way to go sheshe2!

sheshe2

(83,669 posts)
11. Thank you for the memories, longship!
Sat Nov 2, 2013, 01:27 AM
Nov 2013

D is for driving forward, R is for reverse.

What a remarkable woman!

Back at you, way to go longship.

ReRe

(10,597 posts)
12. One of the best speeches at the Convention!
Sat Nov 2, 2013, 02:44 AM
Nov 2013

I DVDed it and watched it over and over I don't know how many times. Her and Devalle (sp?) Patrick. Thank you for loading this.

 

WhaTHellsgoingonhere

(5,252 posts)
10. Believe it or not, that was one of the main topics tonight on Bill Maher...
Sat Nov 2, 2013, 12:58 AM
Nov 2013

...women work together and get things done. It's biological, i.e., men have too much testosterone. Everyone was in agreement.

Yea!

Which begged the question from one panelist:

Women not only outnumber men but they vote in bigger numbers, as well. So, why does Congress look the way it does? Women have had the numbers to change the makeup of Congress for years.

Laelth

(32,017 posts)
15. Being a politician is a terrible job.
Sat Nov 2, 2013, 06:40 AM
Nov 2013

In my experience, most women are too smart to go into politics as a career.



-Laelth

redqueen

(115,103 posts)
17. The overwhelming majority of single women vote democractic.
Sat Nov 2, 2013, 10:22 AM
Nov 2013

Of those who choose to get married, many end up changing their vote.

I've met several married women who didn't fall in line with this statistic and I hope it becomes more common.

ReRe

(10,597 posts)
13. It's the truth, sheshe2
Sat Nov 2, 2013, 02:52 AM
Nov 2013

Even men have to agree. And it's not being sexist to say it. Misogynists probably wouldn't agree, but I don't think anyone would dignify them as "men." to them.

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