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Kablooie

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65. Here is what he said from the transcript:
Wed Oct 17, 2012, 02:32 AM
Oct 2012

Now one of the reasons I was able to get so many good women to be part of that team was because of our recruiting effort. But number two, because I recognized that if you’re going to have women in the workforce that sometimes you need to be more flexible. My chief of staff, for instance, had two kids that were still in school. She said, I can’t be here until 7 or 8 o’clock at night. I need to be able to get home at 5 o’clock so I can be there for making dinner for my kids and being with them when they get home from school. So we said fine. Let’s have a flexible schedule so you can have hours that work for you.

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No shit. vanlassie Oct 2012 #1
KICK KICK KICK LondonReign2 Oct 2012 #2
And who's gonna do the laundry? TheCowsCameHome Oct 2012 #3
Did he actually say that? I'm not watching (too nervous). (nt) enough Oct 2012 #4
You know who gets off work and has flex schedules? Those hated government employees. He was sad sally Oct 2012 #54
I'm glad I'm not the only gutless wonder here Patiod Oct 2012 #67
What a sexist pig! ColumbusLib Oct 2012 #5
Typically the femrap Oct 2012 #90
I was only half paying attention nobodyspecial Oct 2012 #6
Paraphrase - it was about one of his cabinet officers in MA when he was governor hatrack Oct 2012 #14
has bdamomma Oct 2012 #33
It's hard work, directing the stable hands and grooms . . . hatrack Oct 2012 #36
So they can be home to wipe the kid's noses lindysalsagal Oct 2012 #7
Did he really say that? Really?? The Velveteen Ocelot Oct 2012 #8
Wait...did he say that? I know they've killed satire so I know it's possible. NYC Liberal Oct 2012 #9
Did he seriously say that? I missed some of the debate. n/t cynatnite Oct 2012 #10
Direct quote or paraphrase? Lucy Goosey Oct 2012 #11
Amen. Women, by Nit Romney. Care Acutely Oct 2012 #12
I admit to watching the tiger game because I was nervous about the debate but did ROMNEY ACTUALLY Windy Oct 2012 #13
That was incredible. I hope to hell the press picks up on this. JenniferJuniper Oct 2012 #15
WTF, he SAID this?? Barack_America Oct 2012 #16
I really thought I was hearing things tawadi Oct 2012 #17
I heard it too... Pachamama Oct 2012 #22
We women are special creatures Robyn66 Oct 2012 #18
Gee duh ... we do not work hard, we are not educated, we are not competent ... etherealtruth Oct 2012 #25
I want equal pay - but men should have flex schedules to make the dinner too... Pachamama Oct 2012 #27
I want equal pay... a la izquierda Oct 2012 #75
Yah special schedules so we can go home to our second job. Nt marlakay Oct 2012 #82
Tweet: Too many women on Twitter - get back in your binders! Coexist Oct 2012 #19
Maddow tweeted it! chowder66 Oct 2012 #20
Yes, that is essentially what he said - and never answered the question about equitable/fair pay. txwhitedove Oct 2012 #21
no way. is there a youtube clip? aletier_v Oct 2012 #23
What's funny is that I do like my flex-sched to do it, but it's only because Fawke Em Oct 2012 #24
When they say flexible schedules they mean . . . EarthGurl2012 Oct 2012 #26
Welcoem to DU, EarthGurl2012! calimary Oct 2012 #49
Thank you EarthGurl2012 Oct 2012 #61
Also flex-time has been mandated by law since the 70's in MA. beac Oct 2012 #78
Glad I'm not the only one who WTFed at that Rob H. Oct 2012 #28
k/r fishwax Oct 2012 #29
I just posted it to Facebook n/t LiberalElite Oct 2012 #30
Whoa....he said that??? ProudToBeBlueInRhody Oct 2012 #31
Is Don Draper running for President? bullwinkle428 Oct 2012 #32
Bingo! JenniferJuniper Oct 2012 #38
Golly, yes! Kablooie Oct 2012 #64
Well, after a recent conversation nadinbrzezinski Oct 2012 #34
Wow! wow! Needs to go viral! nt riderinthestorm Oct 2012 #35
well, it can go viral newspeak Oct 2012 #58
Kickity-kick! MadrasT Oct 2012 #37
Yes alarimer Oct 2012 #39
What a stupid-ass f***tard! God, I really hate that guy. smirkymonkey Oct 2012 #40
yeah that really bothered me too southmost Oct 2012 #41
OMG. he REALLY said that? I thought it was a joke on twitter. OMG viral. nt progressivebydesign Oct 2012 #42
I was watching when he said that and the hair on the back of my neck stood up Digit Oct 2012 #43
"Get out of that binder and go make me a sammich, girl!" JenniferJuniper Oct 2012 #44
omg SmileyRose Oct 2012 #56
This is befitting.. HipChick Oct 2012 #45
I actually shouted at my TV at that point mcar Oct 2012 #46
wow. I missed that - the doofus actually Said That? Whisp Oct 2012 #47
Yeah work outside and inside the house...no sharing of domestic chores mnhtnbb Oct 2012 #48
DID HE REALLY SAY THAT?!!?!? OMG!! uponit7771 Oct 2012 #50
I'm a man that does all of the cookin'. Snarkoleptic Oct 2012 #51
Yeah i was really impressed with that statement... barnabas63 Oct 2012 #52
He didn't really say that, did he?? hifiguy Oct 2012 #53
I told my husband... Bobbie Jo Oct 2012 #55
Since several people have asked,here is the exact quote onenote Oct 2012 #57
That offended me as much as the damn binders full of women nadine_mn Oct 2012 #59
exactly! renate Oct 2012 #60
they need to be flexible to FIT INTO THESE BINDERS! Warren DeMontague Oct 2012 #62
Recommended. Heidi Oct 2012 #63
Here is what he said from the transcript: Kablooie Oct 2012 #65
I agree jsmirman Oct 2012 #66
He must have been playing right to his base when he said that... n/t Zalatix Oct 2012 #68
Only if there aren't 5 nannies, dude! sfpcjock Oct 2012 #69
The actual quote is: unhappycamper Oct 2012 #70
imho, this is much less flammable than the OP suggests. nt bunnies Oct 2012 #71
The flamable part is that was his answer on question of Lily Ledbetter Act and equal pay. txwhitedove Oct 2012 #72
Exactly. beac Oct 2012 #79
That's way, way different. HappyMe Oct 2012 #73
Yes, but it's much more compelling when you tell people he "essentially" said hughee99 Oct 2012 #84
You got to be Delphinus Oct 2012 #74
MAKE ME SOME PIE, WOMAN! eShirl Oct 2012 #76
oh my God, did he really say that. hrmjustin Oct 2012 #77
I want the Hillary phone pic to read "get in the kitchen and make your own damn sammich" Rose Siding Oct 2012 #80
The Rmoney dream. L0oniX Oct 2012 #81
Frankly what I thought was worse skygazer Oct 2012 #83
A good woman is hard to bind, Mitt Blue Owl Oct 2012 #85
did he say that? barbtries Oct 2012 #86
My husband said he would get hammered for saying this. RiffRandell Oct 2012 #87
a perfect example of the teeny tiny world lost mittens inhabits. nt Javaman Oct 2012 #88
Good DailyKOS post here Quantess Oct 2012 #89
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