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demmiblue

(36,751 posts)
Tue May 28, 2019, 01:57 PM May 2019

Gloria Steinem: "Mayor de Blasio is among my top four choices for President and the only male...

“Mayor de Blasio is among my top four choices for President and the only male human being on that list.” - @GloriaSteinem - asked if she’ll endorse #BdB2020 #NBC4NY




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hlthe2b

(101,730 posts)
1. Love Steinem, but somehow I do't think this is going to make a difference for DeBlasio.
Tue May 28, 2019, 02:00 PM
May 2019

I've never had reason to believe he was not a supporter of women's rights and equality. It is the other aspects of his mayoral stint that has given New Yorkers pause and me too as a result.

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Honeycombe8

(37,648 posts)
11. His biggest problem is not being known nationally. Most don't even know who he is.
Tue May 28, 2019, 02:57 PM
May 2019

I know who he is and that he has an Af. American wife. That's about all I know about him. He's a mayor of a big city in an area of the country I (and most others) don't live in, so I don't follow what he does.

I got to know more about Bloomberg since he was more high profile, I think, was known nationally before he was Mayor, and he was Mayor a long time.

I knew Koch because he was nationally known. He'd give national interviews. I think there was a 60 minutes story on him.

But DeBlasio must be low key.

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Sanity Claws

(21,822 posts)
2. I thought she had better judgment than that
Tue May 28, 2019, 02:00 PM
May 2019
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tymorial

(3,433 posts)
3. Well I cant agree with everyone in everything.
Tue May 28, 2019, 02:04 PM
May 2019
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genxlib

(5,508 posts)
4. There are two very different statements there
Tue May 28, 2019, 02:13 PM
May 2019

Her actual quote says he is the only male among her top 4.

The article states that he is the only male she would vote for President in 2020.

Those are very, VERY different things.

Best I can tell, that is some very bad journalism. Unless the author had context that they did not include, they extrapolated and stated a very different meaning to Steinem's statement.

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Amimnoch

(4,558 posts)
5. ha, was just going to type out the same thing.
Tue May 28, 2019, 02:18 PM
May 2019

Our news media is a core pillar of this republic, but these kinds of articles where the headliner says something that doesn't really support the details in the article (sometimes outright contradicts) is what's losing media credibility, and giving the bullshit spewn by Cheetolini credential legs.

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Sucha NastyWoman

(2,725 posts)
6. Yes, that "only male" phrase jumped out at me
Tue May 28, 2019, 02:19 PM
May 2019

Sounds like she has a real problem with all our other male candidates. I’d have to wonder why, as I think we have many good male and female candidates

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genxlib

(5,508 posts)
8. I am not sure she does.
Tue May 28, 2019, 02:29 PM
May 2019

She has every right to put three women in her top four. Frankly, I have two in my top four and I am a male.

I just think the mis-statement by the author makes it sound like she wouldn't vote for any male outside of the top four. That is not what she said.

The question is if Biden (or other male) wins the primary, will she vote for him in the General. I don't see anything in her statement that says she wouldn't.

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Honeycombe8

(37,648 posts)
10. To be fair, she didn't say any were not good. Just that he's the only male in her top picks list.nt
Tue May 28, 2019, 02:53 PM
May 2019
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demmiblue

(36,751 posts)
7. This is true.
Tue May 28, 2019, 02:23 PM
May 2019

I am going to delete the article and add a tweet that simply states her words.

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dsc

(52,130 posts)
13. what article
Tue May 28, 2019, 04:29 PM
May 2019
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genxlib

(5,508 posts)
14. The original post was changed to delete the article as noted in comment 7 above
Tue May 28, 2019, 05:01 PM
May 2019

But it was quoting this article from The Hill

https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/445742-gloria-steinem-says-de-blasio-is-her-only-male-choice-for-president

Specifically, the offending statement from the article was this...

Feminist activist Gloria Steinem says New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio (D) is "the only male human being" for whom she would vote for president in 2020.


I had a feeling my comment would cause confusion after the initial OP was edited to remove the reference.

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Honeycombe8

(37,648 posts)
9. Interesting. That makes an impression on me.
Tue May 28, 2019, 02:52 PM
May 2019

Not too many people vote on women's issues, though, I think (although they talk about it a lot). Steinem is pretty hard nosed when it comes to women's issues.

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RLG

(314 posts)
12. He's not on my radar by any means
Tue May 28, 2019, 04:05 PM
May 2019

but among the three mayors running, I think he's more credible than Buttigieg.

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