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davidpdx

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37. I agree that she gets a high amount of scrutiny
Mon Jun 23, 2014, 12:12 AM
Jun 2014

I disagree that people laugh off Biden's gaffes. He was ridiculed pretty hard about the comments he made about people being in chains. The main difference now is that as VP he's not quite as front and center (aside from during the campaigns) and that helps him quite a bit.

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never huh? GusBob Jun 2014 #1
Okay, Yep, Perry and Romney, among others come to mind. dballance Jun 2014 #26
Sometimes it is easy to say this when it doesnt matter what is said always turns negative. Thinkingabout Jun 2014 #2
When a politician commits gaffe after gaffe like Romney did Cali_Democrat Jun 2014 #3
Sober up rock Jun 2014 #4
It's not just her mouth. Baitball Blogger Jun 2014 #5
What is a "bourgeois expression"? frazzled Jun 2014 #6
Thanks for asking, so I didn't have to. Sort of a fun idea though, the "bourgeois expression." (nt) enough Jun 2014 #9
Perhaps it's this ... frazzled Jun 2014 #10
He/she must have discovered a new word, 'bourgeois'. lumpy Jun 2014 #14
It's a look of overconfidence and detachment that ordinary people have little reason to relate to. Baitball Blogger Jun 2014 #41
Actually it's her alliance & deep connections to the very same corporate predators and warmongers woo me with science Jun 2014 #7
^^^this^^^ L0oniX Jun 2014 #12
Yup, this is followed by the folks she hires. TheKentuckian Jun 2014 #15
I'm gonna say that OUR biggest problem with her is her gender, that she's a woman. NYC_SKP Jun 2014 #8
Maybe it's YOUR biggest problem, mimi85 Jun 2014 #13
you managed to word that as badly as possible CreekDog Jun 2014 #43
Are you an authority of some sort? n/t Skip Intro Jun 2014 #46
Not expert on self alerting on my own OP's and lying about doing that later CreekDog Jun 2014 #47
Women and their fuckin' mouths, eh? Lex Jun 2014 #11
Is there some year coming where being a woman gets you a pass TheKentuckian Jun 2014 #16
And every candidate's hair and clothes go under the microscope too, right? Lex Jun 2014 #22
They sure do davidpdx Jun 2014 #28
That's one. Gormy Cuss Jun 2014 #30
The person's assertion was that it never happens with men only women davidpdx Jun 2014 #34
Perhaps you should pay attention. Gormy Cuss Jun 2014 #39
I know what else he asserted davidpdx Jun 2014 #40
Because he was a pretty boy Lex Jun 2014 #31
I have no doubt there is a difference in what is acceptable by society's standards davidpdx Jun 2014 #35
The conversation was about her mouth being a problem, did I say a word about hair and clothes? TheKentuckian Jun 2014 #42
LOL, no, we call out stupid men democrats comments also! nt Logical Jun 2014 #24
I understand what she is trying to tell us when she is talking about how poor they are but for God's jwirr Jun 2014 #17
I get what she's trying to do. It's something Mitt Romney tried to do... Drunken Irishman Jun 2014 #20
She needs to let her inner dork out. joshcryer Jun 2014 #33
"Ruling Class patter" is how someone put it in another thread. scarletwoman Jun 2014 #18
meh. bigtree Jun 2014 #19
Her comments were truncated. BUTCHERED. You only read a partial bit of what she actually said KittyWampus Jun 2014 #21
What do you think the voters are going to hear? scarletwoman Jun 2014 #23
Anyone's words can be butchered in a similar fashion. It's ridiculous to regurgitate rightwing KittyWampus Jun 2014 #25
Never seemed to hurt W any. . . Stargleamer Jun 2014 #27
I agree, but I wouldn't exactly put it the same way you did davidpdx Jun 2014 #29
You put it really poorly but otherwise I agree. joshcryer Jun 2014 #32
I agree that she gets a high amount of scrutiny davidpdx Jun 2014 #37
I'm sure she USED to be principled and progressive, but she sold out a long, looong time ago. reformist2 Jun 2014 #36
See her Saul Alinsky thesis. joshcryer Jun 2014 #38
i trust hillary over media reporting. spanone Jun 2014 #44
She's the female Biden. bigwillq Jun 2014 #45
I think the bigger obstacles are her policies JEB Jun 2014 #48
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