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StopTheTPP

(64 posts)
Mon May 11, 2015, 06:16 PM May 2015

The Way President Obama Has Talked About Senator Warren is Sexist and Shameful

The title says it all. In her letters, she refers to him as President Obama. He refers to her only as "Elizabeth."

And then he proceeds to belittle her instead of legitimately responding to his points.

That's all. If this is divisive I'm sorry. I felt the need to say it. If this gets hidden, I understand.

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The Way President Obama Has Talked About Senator Warren is Sexist and Shameful (Original Post) StopTheTPP May 2015 OP
Could you cite some specific examples? yardwork May 2015 #1
The question is does he refer to male colleagues or Senators also by their first name? randys1 May 2015 #2
He Does That HassleCat May 2015 #3
Hope you don't burn yourself out, with all the outrage, I mean. Oh, and welcome back! Tarheel_Dem May 2015 #4
No, it's not. NuclearDem May 2015 #5
Interesting: Obama only 'fencing' with warren, but not sanders 4139 May 2015 #6
there is nothing sexist or shameful about it, he would not refer to Palin as "sarah" JI7 May 2015 #7
Your concern is noted. Dr Hobbitstein May 2015 #8
I hope your nonsense isn't hidden. Everyone should see how unhinged tritsofme May 2015 #9

yardwork

(69,087 posts)
1. Could you cite some specific examples?
Mon May 11, 2015, 06:18 PM
May 2015

I am against TPP and a fan of Elizabeth Warren's, but without specific examples, I'm having trouble believing this about President Obama. I haven't noticed him be disrespectful to anybody.

randys1

(16,286 posts)
2. The question is does he refer to male colleagues or Senators also by their first name?
Mon May 11, 2015, 06:20 PM
May 2015

I dont know that it is sexist until I see an accounting of all that.

Having said that, all men are capable of being misogynist, it is built into us by society.

 

HassleCat

(6,409 posts)
3. He Does That
Mon May 11, 2015, 06:20 PM
May 2015

He calls everyone by first name. It really annoys some of them, like John McCain. But Obama served with them in the Senate, so he's "one of them." I wouldn't do it myself, but I'm not the President of the United States.

4139

(2,008 posts)
6. Interesting: Obama only 'fencing' with warren, but not sanders
Mon May 11, 2015, 06:36 PM
May 2015

I tried google how the president refers to sanders and found -0-, except for a joke he told

JI7

(93,360 posts)
7. there is nothing sexist or shameful about it, he would not refer to Palin as "sarah"
Mon May 11, 2015, 06:37 PM
May 2015

because they don't have the type of relationship he has with others who he refers to by first name. he does the same with biden and says "joe" when talking about him.

tritsofme

(19,842 posts)
9. I hope your nonsense isn't hidden. Everyone should see how unhinged
Mon May 11, 2015, 06:39 PM
May 2015

the opposition to the president's trade agenda has become.

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