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onetexan

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11. Spot on. As Clare Mccaskell said all the great women Biden
Sun Aug 9, 2020, 11:28 PM
Aug 2020

Is vetting for VEEP all got there because of their ambition. Seems when it comes to women the word ambition takes an ugly connotation. CNN stirs up alot of BS so i watch msnbc more.

K and R Ferrets are Cool Aug 2020 #1
+1000 MLAA Aug 2020 #2
I may be wrong, but I think it was one if Biden's people who said this. secondwind Aug 2020 #3
I'm going with the assumption Turbineguy Aug 2020 #6
CNN doesn't talk... brooklynite Aug 2020 #4
I wish I could remember who it was. . . BigDemVoter Aug 2020 #8
I don't think they were specifically named. Ms. Toad Aug 2020 #13
Wow, that's a lot of sour grapes and projection. crickets Aug 2020 #36
Brian Stelter Bev54 Aug 2020 #15
+1000 MLAA Aug 2020 #5
Sexism I_UndergroundPanther Aug 2020 #7
K&R times a thousand! redstatebluegirl Aug 2020 #9
I screamed at the TV when I heard that! BTW, what's wrong with being 42bambi Aug 2020 #10
Spot on. As Clare Mccaskell said all the great women Biden onetexan Aug 2020 #11
Calling her "too ambitious" is sexist as Hell. SunSeeker Aug 2020 #12
Is it possible to run for president (or senator) without being ambitious? jg10003 Aug 2020 #14
Exactly! 👍 Duppers Aug 2020 #30
straight up sexism Archetypist Aug 2020 #16
Yep grantcart Aug 2020 #18
+1 spooky3 Aug 2020 #19
I am only surprised they didn't also say "too smart" grantcart Aug 2020 #17
Actually, being ambitious is a huge plus. Srkdqltr Aug 2020 #20
I would tell anyone that said that "Thanks for the compliment." even if they did not mean it that cstanleytech Aug 2020 #21
Amen caraher Aug 2020 #22
It's a dysfunctional & twisted world we're living in! Sounds like something that would come Illumination Aug 2020 #23
two kinds of ambition quickesst Aug 2020 #24
Harris would be great - really aggressive on the campaign trail as only a former DA could be. PatrickforO Aug 2020 #25
Obama was decried as ambitious. OneBro Aug 2020 #26
Exactly! smirkymonkey Aug 2020 #34
Yeah FO to pundits who say that.. also do they say Cha Aug 2020 #27
Ambitious is as ambitious does... dchill Aug 2020 #28
Post removed Post removed Aug 2020 #29
Our media sensationalizes everything to generate content.... KY_EnviroGuy Aug 2020 #31
What is too ambitious in politics? lame54 Aug 2020 #32
Part of the rule for Democrats, especially women: always assume the worst motivations. betsuni Aug 2020 #33
She threatens them with competency. Baked Potato Aug 2020 #35
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