2016 Postmortem

pnwmom

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51. It's called "potty parity" -- and Hillary was denied it.

Sun Dec 20, 2015, 01:55 AM

Dec 2015

Researchers have proven women simply need more time to go through all the necessary motions. (And younger women even need more time during some parts of the month.)

The 5 minute bathroom breaks, including transit time, that ABC scheduled were set up based on men's needs, not women's.

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Why was Hillary fashionably tardy after the break? [View all] hootinholler Dec 2015 OP

What happened? I missed it. reformist2 Dec 2015 #1

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that is repulsive. bettyellen Dec 2015 #7

This message was self-deleted by its author zigby Dec 2015 #25

That's not the only time that poster has had these kind of remarks about Hillary and gotten Cha Dec 2015 #44

Did your grandchildren take over your account? Starry Messenger Dec 2015 #14

Your posts suck tonight. Codeine Dec 2015 #20

Oh, please grow up? Hepburn Dec 2015 #21

Yes you should. n/t JTFrog Dec 2015 #22

I'm not the one making bathroom jokes Codeine Dec 2015 #24

You got it! Hal Bent Dec 2015 #92

Gotta side with the others on that. That was a needless and ignorant jibe Scootaloo Dec 2015 #34

Really petty and mean spirited.. again. you don't learn Cha Dec 2015 #45

Hillary's bathroom break pnwmom Dec 2015 #151

Because madamesilverspurs Dec 2015 #3

People have heard of "institutionalized racism." This was "institutionalized sexism." pnwmom Dec 2015 #40

If you're really claiming this was sexism, then you have to agree that you're being ageist. Quackers Dec 2015 #101

I would be defending him, too, if he'd made it back a couple minutes late. pnwmom Dec 2015 #103

How long was the debate? treestar Dec 2015 #118

It was than two hours, and they left during a commercial break. Clinton was about 15 seconds late. George II Dec 2015 #127

Didn't know that. For some reason thought it was 40 minutes. treestar Dec 2015 #154

I have a friend, younger than me, that can only last an hour between trips.... George II Dec 2015 #158

Most people aren't standing on a national stage talking for more than two hours, pnwmom Dec 2015 #153

OK thanks treestar Dec 2015 #156

Are you serious? JaneyVee Dec 2015 #4

It takes women a bit longer to get in madaboutharry Dec 2015 #5

Exactly, women don't use a urinal and she washed her hands. Thinkingabout Dec 2015 #10

You must know her well. 840high Dec 2015 #56

Bathroom studies also show almost all women wash their hands pnwmom Dec 2015 #61

I didn't ask you. 840high Dec 2015 #71

You didn't ask anybody anything. You made a comment on a public board. pnwmom Dec 2015 #72

More of a snark, huh. Thinkingabout Dec 2015 #112

I wish I could find it, a while back I read a study that found that about 80% of men... George II Dec 2015 #159

If you are a man then you may not know rest room habits of Thinkingabout Dec 2015 #111

Your inferences seem irrational. LanternWaste Jan 2016 #164

Bathroom line. Starry Messenger Dec 2015 #6

That was really disrespectful on their part, esp freeplessinseattle Dec 2015 #11

I'm not liking this panel or the format. Starry Messenger Dec 2015 #13

The moderators were horrible, and they seemed to intentionally lock O'Malley out of most of it. George II Dec 2015 #128

Extremely disrespectful. n/t pnwmom Dec 2015 #41

Exactly. That was nasty of them. n/t pnwmom Dec 2015 #38

It takes we ladies, especially we older ones, a little longer. MoonRiver Dec 2015 #8

It takes all women longer. We can't just whip it out over a urinal. pnwmom Dec 2015 #43

I think she had to go the bathroom. bigwillq Dec 2015 #9

There was a LINE. MADem Dec 2015 #12

Wouldn't it have been fairly easy to add a 30 second nc4bo Dec 2015 #15

You would think so Hekate Dec 2015 #23

ABC sucks. nt nc4bo Dec 2015 #26

She was Skyping with her granddaughter. DURHAM D Dec 2015 #16

I said dropped a deuce Dem2 Dec 2015 #17

This message was self-deleted by its author JTFrog Dec 2015 #130

Indeed Dem2 Dec 2015 #131

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I posted as a joke and Dem2 Dec 2015 #134

This message was self-deleted by its author JTFrog Dec 2015 #135

I am on your side and was last night Dem2 Dec 2015 #136

This message was self-deleted by its author JTFrog Dec 2015 #137

You missed the point Dem2 Dec 2015 #138

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Eh, people actually do those things you know - it's a normal bodily function Dem2 Dec 2015 #141

Fucking disgusting. Manny needs company. nt LexVegas Dec 2015 #18

No need to threaten people. senz Dec 2015 #35

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He sure does. mwrguy Dec 2015 #148

Seriously. The moderators were RUDE not to wait for the lady. Hekate Dec 2015 #19

From what I've heard the abc mods sucked in general .. why would they be smart enough to Cha Dec 2015 #48

If men had to do their business like BlueMTexpat Dec 2015 #110

Thanks for this very informative post! pnwmom Dec 2015 #152

Some interesting stuff treestar Dec 2015 #157

Absolutely. eom BlueMTexpat Dec 2015 #160

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Classic attention-seeking behavior. Making a grand entry. southerncrone Dec 2015 #27

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So, what's your point? southerncrone Dec 2015 #29

I thought so too. She could have slipped in quietly without speaking. senz Dec 2015 #36

ABC handled it poorly, not Hillary. They had no business making a spectacle pnwmom Dec 2015 #47

No, it's not about "disturbing the men," it's about respecting the proceedings. senz Dec 2015 #57

They disrespected HER by starting without her and by scheduling a bathroom break pnwmom Dec 2015 #58

No, she should have subsumed herself within the procedings. senz Dec 2015 #68

She should have HUMBLED herself? What century are you living in? pnwmom Dec 2015 #69

We're talking about her entrance, not how long a break she took. senz Dec 2015 #73

Of course it put her at a real disadvantage for them to start without her. pnwmom Dec 2015 #75

Okay, now I see your point, pnwmom. senz Dec 2015 #89

Phew! In general pnwmom Dec 2015 #90

Aw, communication can be a challenge senz Dec 2015 #95

It's a lost cause with some. Agschmid Dec 2015 #85

That's a very creative allegation lacking any objective evidence LanternWaste Jan 2016 #165

She said "Sorry." You know, what people with COUTH say when they're a bit late. nt MADem Dec 2015 #105

Researchers have done timed studies -- with stop-watches -- to study how long pnwmom Dec 2015 #39

And yet another CT from the sanders bunch Cha Dec 2015 #50

She is an older woman. Maybe there wasa long line in the ladies' room.there usually is. JDPriestly Dec 2015 #30

It's called "potty parity" -- and Hillary was denied it. pnwmom Dec 2015 #51

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I thought she handled it well renate Dec 2015 #32

What I find strange is that some feel that she had to wait in a line. Really? demmiblue Dec 2015 #33

Yes, I doubt she was in line with members of the audience. senz Dec 2015 #37

Doesn't matter. Researchers have done time/motion studies of bathrooms pnwmom Dec 2015 #42

This has been repeated so often artislife Dec 2015 #74

Sometimes people have to go, even if they already went. And women on the average pnwmom Dec 2015 #76

Diaper? WTF? I just think artislife Dec 2015 #78

Wow. Like she can't be a human being who might have to go when she wasn't planning to. pnwmom Dec 2015 #87

I buy the groceries...no depends artislife Dec 2015 #93

Why don't you criticize her for actual things? You're scraping the bottom of the sexist barrel here, pnwmom Dec 2015 #94

How is this sexist? artislife Dec 2015 #96

When the NORM is based on the needs of the male and disregards the differing needs pnwmom Dec 2015 #99

This seems to be your area of interest. artislife Dec 2015 #100

I do have a special interest in the needs of girls worldwide who stay home for school pnwmom Dec 2015 #102

Roll eyes artislife Dec 2015 #123

This message was self-deleted by its author JTFrog Dec 2015 #132

Tsk Tsk, says the hall monitor artislife Dec 2015 #142

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I don't defend Hillary. nt artislife Dec 2015 #145

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Oh, no...she isn't offensive at all...wink wink. artislife Dec 2015 #147

That is a snarky joke, intended to illustrate the "potty parity" issue - it's not a literal argument MADem Dec 2015 #107

Agreed. JVS Dec 2015 #120

She needed to show her disdain for the debate process NobodyHere Dec 2015 #46

I need to show my distain for anyone who is judging her because she is a woman pnwmom Dec 2015 #63

She couldn't go before the debates? NobodyHere Dec 2015 #66

Women need to go more often than men and they take longer, due to physiology, pnwmom Dec 2015 #70

Do you ever listen to yourself NobodyHere Dec 2015 #97

Do you? pnwmom Dec 2015 #98

This entire thread is absolutely fucking disgusting. NuclearDem Dec 2015 #49

You described it awfully well. Thank you. Cha Dec 2015 #52

There is a lot of disagreement on this thread. So which side are you taking? pnwmom Dec 2015 #55

I'm on your side. NuclearDem Dec 2015 #59

Yup. Awful. JaneyVee Dec 2015 #67

Yup. Agschmid Dec 2015 #86

This. A thousand times this. Codeine Dec 2015 #119

Does anyone know if the candidates are allowed to talk to their aides during breaks? Yupster Dec 2015 #53

This was a scheduled 5 minute bathroom break, including transit time. n/t pnwmom Dec 2015 #60

But my question is Yupster Dec 2015 #143

What a joke. As if Hillary isn't in total command of the facts. pnwmom Dec 2015 #149

I wasn't talking about Hillary Yupster Dec 2015 #150

Some replies to this thread are disgustingly low. Drunken Irishman Dec 2015 #54

Trashing thread Kalidurga Dec 2015 #62

Good idea, Kalidurga. Maybe tomorrow. pnwmom Dec 2015 #64

Thank you Kalidurga Dec 2015 #65

I can't believe I'm having to explain this to otherwise intelligent people. n/t pnwmom Dec 2015 #77

I can't believe it takes a line to the bathroom to create any kind of solidarity but there it is. Kalidurga Dec 2015 #83

LOL pnwmom Dec 2015 #84

I'm thinking the break was too short, and the moderators were PatrickforO Dec 2015 #79

It was only 5 minutes, including transit time. And what do you want to bet pnwmom Dec 2015 #91

Please cut her some slack. She said sorry! akbacchus_BC Dec 2015 #80

This message was self-deleted by its author JTFrog Dec 2015 #81

If this is your only issue with Mrs. Clinton, akbacchus_BC Dec 2015 #82

Amazing that this piece of shit is still going! akbacchus_BC Dec 2015 #88

As a non-Bernista ... NanceGreggs Dec 2015 #104

I am a Bernie supporter, TDale313 Dec 2015 #109

Oh she pulled that 'stunt' last time too. Getting old Hillary. eom Purveyor Dec 2015 #106

Stay Klassy. n/t TDale313 Dec 2015 #108

The irony is there are those... DemocratSinceBirth Dec 2015 #113

My guess: it was a tactical move. Debate theater. JustABozoOnThisBus Dec 2015 #114

This is a ridiculous post. Vinca Dec 2015 #115

She was eating the brains of a Sanders supporter. Obviously. randome Dec 2015 #116

It could have been several things Le Taz Hot Dec 2015 #117

People make my head hurt mythology Dec 2015 #121

Why on Earth do you care? MineralMan Dec 2015 #122

This message was self-deleted by its author JTFrog Dec 2015 #124

to distract certain types of people wyldwolf Dec 2015 #125

Another new low ronnykmarshall Dec 2015 #139

You're fucking kidding right? Arkana Dec 2015 #155

This is NOT cool and I have supported Bernie before hardly anyone ever heard of him Douglas Carpenter Dec 2015 #161

And so the fuck what? awoke_in_2003 Dec 2015 #162

The grade-school petulance with which a post like this is created LanternWaste Jan 2016 #163