2016 Postmortem

pnwmom

(110,263 posts) Sun Dec 20, 2015, 09:47 PM Dec 2015

I saw a comment online somewhere yesterday that cracked me up. [View all]

Some young guy saying he wasn't interested in Hillary Clinton because she reminded him too much of his MOTHER.

Well guess what, young guy: since I've been your age, I've been looking at candidates that reminded me of my father. Or grandfather. Or uncle. Or brother.

For the first time EVER, there is a real possibility that young men might have to swallow the idea of a President who reminds them of their mother.

Deal with it.

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I saw a comment online somewhere yesterday that cracked me up. [View all] pnwmom Dec 2015 OP

Hillary Clinton reminds you of your father? notadmblnd Dec 2015 #1

You need some new glasses. Either that or a reading class. n/t pnwmom Dec 2015 #3

I do need new glasses, can't afford them notadmblnd Dec 2015 #5

Some people are just too quick with the snark without even reading well. Cha Dec 2015 #57

Love it! <3 NurseJackie Dec 2015 #2

Yeah I know that guy. His mother was Margaret Thatcher. nm rhett o rick Dec 2015 #4

No, Joan Crawford "Mommy Dearest!" Dustlawyer Dec 2015 #14

lol nt m-lekktor Dec 2015 #47

I think that feeling is more common than we think. Nonhlanhla Dec 2015 #6

oddly enough I think you hit on something here hollysmom Dec 2015 #7

Good point. I think most women older than 50 have had at least one experience like that. pnwmom Dec 2015 #8

Pickles keithbvadu2 Dec 2015 #9

quite right: people should dislike candidates because of atrocious foreign and domestic policies MisterP Dec 2015 #10

Whichever is the nominee, the two others will strongly endorse. pnwmom Dec 2015 #11

Being a parent doesn't automatically make you a good person.... daleanime Dec 2015 #12

Neither does being a man, but that's been the de facto job requirement for more than 200 years. n/t pnwmom Dec 2015 #15

So it's OK just as long.... daleanime Dec 2015 #17

Why are you twisting what I said? I said that women have been dealing forever with pnwmom Dec 2015 #22

K & R SunSeeker Dec 2015 #13

Same comment was made in 2008 question everything Dec 2015 #16

My mother is not a hawk. tecelote Dec 2015 #18

Interestingly, an African-American male friend had very different take on this.... Moonwalk Dec 2015 #19

That is very interesting! pnwmom Dec 2015 #23

I love this take on it. leftofcool Dec 2015 #26

Nice take. Thanks. eom BlueMTexpat Dec 2015 #48

Really. You've been looking at candidates that remind you of your father? Luminous Animal Dec 2015 #20

My father, brother, uncles, and grandfathers were all white men. pnwmom Dec 2015 #24

Ah. So your white male relatives were only that. White male relatives. Luminous Animal Dec 2015 #28

Hillary had a Republican father, so she had to make her own way politically, pnwmom Dec 2015 #30

Mine weren't.... Spitfire of ATJ Dec 2015 #29

Amazing how a positive post about a historical candidate attracts negative misogynistic.... George II Dec 2015 #21

My mother was more honest. Spitfire of ATJ Dec 2015 #25

Great example catnhatnh Dec 2015 #27

self-delete pnwmom Dec 2015 #31

Yep I know because of the thousands of posts on DU... catnhatnh Dec 2015 #33

There were quite a few yesterday attacking her for needing more time in the bathroom. n/t pnwmom Dec 2015 #36

Just pulling your post about the race card... catnhatnh Dec 2015 #35

I pulled it to edit and accidentally ended up with two posts. n/t pnwmom Dec 2015 #38

To say " playing the gender card" is just as sexist as saying "playing the race card" is racist. pnwmom Dec 2015 #32

I certainly would catnhatnh Dec 2015 #37

No, you have not successfully read my mind. I didn't say that men in general are misogynists. pnwmom Dec 2015 #39

+1. eom BlueMTexpat Dec 2015 #49

Cool story, brah. Bonobo Dec 2015 #34

Thanks, Bonobo. n/t pnwmom Dec 2015 #40

It isn't her age or gender that has brought out the many, many people to support Sen Sanders. rhett o rick Dec 2015 #41

I didn't say it was. I said that women have always had to deal with male Presidents pnwmom Dec 2015 #42

I didn't say a word about Bernie in my OP. For all I know, that young man pnwmom Dec 2015 #44

I wonder how Democrats sleep at night when they support the 1% that has brought us rhett o rick Dec 2015 #45

Some of us just don't think Bernie has a magic wand to wave. pnwmom Dec 2015 #46

If Sen Sanders will have the support of most all Democrats, he will have a much better rhett o rick Dec 2015 #55

African Americans and Hispanics aren't wild about Bernie. pnwmom Dec 2015 #56

If it helps, try substituting "Elizabeth Warren" for "Hillary" in the original post, maybe then... Moonwalk Dec 2015 #54

The young men should be safe until at least January 2025. Elmer S. E. Dump Dec 2015 #43

Great post! cwydro Dec 2015 #50

Oh, for pity sakes. Reminding one of a parent is not all about gender. merrily Dec 2015 #51

This message was self-deleted by its author JackInGreen Dec 2015 #52

Sister's back in town. @HillaryClinton crushed the #DemDebate. #ImWithHer but so is my sister. #Sist riversedge Dec 2015 #53

k&r cali Dec 2015 #58