Obama refers to another female as 'sweetie'

[madbrian]

Posted: 6/2/08 at 12:14pm

Has he learned nothing? How can he hope to win over Clinton supporters if he continues with his chauvanism? From the campaign trail in South Dakota:

"Hey sweetie, do you know you are an Obama supporter?" he told little Kayleanna Kelley as he took her off her grandmother's hands. "Yes you are. You are wearing an Obama sticker."

[Unknown User]

Posted: 6/2/08 at 12:19pm

Outrageous! I hear he referred to her as "Baby" also. Just because a Womyn is 6 months old, wearing diapers, doesn't mean you can demean her with names like that.

[mejusthavingfun]

Posted: 6/2/08 at 12:19pm

Seriously, I'm so disgusted by this, it's an outrage. He should have used the good judgment of John McCain.
Updated On: 6/2/08 at 12:19 PM

[tazber]

Posted: 6/2/08 at 4:09pm

I think it's pretty obvious from this primary season that sexism is acceptable in this country.
Personally, I think we should rescind suffrage altogether.

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 6/2/08 at 4:12pm

Oh, yes, this was definitely because she was female, and not, I don't know, a child.

[Jonny boy]

Posted: 6/2/08 at 4:18pm

I dont get what the big deal is...... who cares if he calls someone "sweetie"......

[tazber]

Posted: 6/2/08 at 4:18pm

very good emcee!! You picked right up on the joke, I'm proud of you.

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 6/2/08 at 4:21pm

Is this even real? Or are we finally at the part of the political year where the actual overreactions cease and we're just satirizing?

Granted, I wouldn't be surprised if there were people who legitimately had an issue with this.

[amalou]

Posted: 6/2/08 at 4:21pm

Come on, if I of all people knew this was a joke it must have been pretty damn obvious. haha :)

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 6/2/08 at 4:26pm

I'd argue that given the amount political mountains made of molehills that are completely and totally 100% serious, it's becoming awfully hard to tell. Which is actually kind of frightening.

Updated On: 6/2/08 at 04:26 PM

[amalou]

Posted: 6/2/08 at 9:23pm

Good point. My ass was handed to me for thinking the Obama flag pin "controversy" was a bit overboard. So yeah, I see your point.

[Jon]

Posted: 6/2/08 at 9:50pm

Should he have called her what McCain called his wife?

[RetroBoy]

Posted: 6/3/08 at 4:36am

that no good bastard!

[best12bars]

Posted: 6/3/08 at 8:50am

I see abso-bloody-lutely nothing wrong with it, darling.

I mean, come on, sweetie. Make mommy some coffee, mmmm?

Really, darling, who doesn't say sweetie, eh Pats?