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LittleBlue

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26. Good for you

Reply to demwing (Reply #22)

Mon Mar 25, 2013, 02:15 PM

Mar 2013

And I'll celebrate when we get an FCC chair who actually does his/her job as a protector of the people, and not concern myself with whether they were born with an innie or an outie.

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Gloria Steinem and Friends Want Obama to Appoint a Female to Head FCC [View all] bigtree Mar 2013 OP

Be careful what you ask for - Obama is perfectly capable of appointing Carly Fiorina...... djean111 Mar 2013 #1

+1 Jamaal510 Mar 2013 #14

gender-neutral doesn't cover the concerns and benefits of a woman chair, expressed in the letter bigtree Mar 2013 #18

he'll nominate whoever he believes in bigtree Mar 2013 #17

gender should not be a consideration. bowens43 Mar 2013 #2

Affirmative Action demwing Mar 2013 #6

Because it's still not a level playing field. UnrepentantLiberal Mar 2013 #9

it shouldn't be assumed that the woman nominated wouldn't share the President's goals bigtree Mar 2013 #16

Exactly. theKed Mar 2013 #19

I nominate Gloria Leonard. bluedigger Mar 2013 #3

Grammar quibble--they're calling for him to appoint a woman, not a female. geek tragedy Mar 2013 #4

"Female" can be used as an adjective OR a noun demwing Mar 2013 #8

The press release said woman, not female. geek tragedy Mar 2013 #10

That was not your original point demwing Mar 2013 #12

the letter referenced both 'female' and 'woman' chair in the same sentence bigtree Mar 2013 #13

Waste of time. Man or woman LittleBlue Mar 2013 #5

They weren't asking Obama to become a liberal, UnrepentantLiberal Mar 2013 #11

"Don't celebrate a woman getting the position" - Sorry, but I will demwing Mar 2013 #22

Good for you LittleBlue Mar 2013 #26

Good for you demwing Mar 2013 #27

The nominee should be firmly in favor of net neutrality. nt Generation_Why Mar 2013 #7

As a woman, I have no more use for female corporate shills than I do for male ones. forestpath Mar 2013 #15

Exactly. djean111 Mar 2013 #20

It wouldn't surprise me a bit if he chose her, or somebody just as bad. forestpath Mar 2013 #21

Why? demwing Mar 2013 #23

I don't have to explain myself to you. forestpath Mar 2013 #24

I'm sorry, you apparently didn't get the memo demwing Mar 2013 #25