Comments on: Where is Obama’s big speech on sexism? http://barrdear.com/john/2008/06/03/where-is-obamas-big-speech-on-sexism/ Thoughts about economics, politics and life in general Fri, 09 Jan 2009 22:20:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: John Barrdear http://barrdear.com/john/2008/06/03/where-is-obamas-big-speech-on-sexism/#comment-458 John Barrdear Thu, 12 Jun 2008 11:35:34 +0000 http://barrdear.com/john/?p=176#comment-458 Don't you lie! I'm sure you're a mid-Westerner. It's that tell-tale drawl of yours. :-) Don’t you lie! I’m sure you’re a mid-Westerner. It’s that tell-tale drawl of yours. :-)

]]> By: Adam Burke http://barrdear.com/john/2008/06/03/where-is-obamas-big-speech-on-sexism/#comment-453 Adam Burke Wed, 11 Jun 2008 22:20:32 +0000 http://barrdear.com/john/?p=176#comment-453 Sorry Mike, I've never even been to Wisconsin ... just a common name. Sorry Mike, I’ve never even been to Wisconsin … just a common name.

]]> By: Mike Williams http://barrdear.com/john/2008/06/03/where-is-obamas-big-speech-on-sexism/#comment-435 Mike Williams Sun, 08 Jun 2008 15:58:05 +0000 http://barrdear.com/john/?p=176#comment-435 Adam Burke... did you go to the UW-Madison and work at the IMC? send me an email: mike@willyware.com Adam Burke… did you go to the UW-Madison and work at the IMC? send me an email: mike@willyware.com

]]> By: John Barrdear http://barrdear.com/john/2008/06/03/where-is-obamas-big-speech-on-sexism/#comment-414 John Barrdear Tue, 03 Jun 2008 14:35:27 +0000 http://barrdear.com/john/?p=176#comment-414 Okay, pretend that I prefixed everything with "Given that Obama is trying to be painted as an all-encompassing liberal that can heal the nation's ills ..." I'll grant that the out-of-touch/liberal/elitist/Hollywood-type aura (what <strong>is</strong> that anyway?) has been successfully sprayed at him (<a href="http://images.google.com/images?q=obama%20snob" rel="nofollow">example</a>), but the mark of the successful politician is that they can convince a wide variety of people that normally think of their tribes as mutually exclusive that (s)he really understands all of them. Okay, pretend that I prefixed everything with “Given that Obama is trying to be painted as an all-encompassing liberal that can heal the nation’s ills …”

I’ll grant that the out-of-touch/liberal/elitist/Hollywood-type aura (what is that anyway?) has been successfully sprayed at him (example), but the mark of the successful politician is that they can convince a wide variety of people that normally think of their tribes as mutually exclusive that (s)he really understands all of them.

]]> By: Adam Burke http://barrdear.com/john/2008/06/03/where-is-obamas-big-speech-on-sexism/#comment-413 Adam Burke Tue, 03 Jun 2008 14:12:43 +0000 http://barrdear.com/john/?p=176#comment-413 Maybe he was trying to deny Hillary oxygen. Also, the last thing he wants to look like is a poser who mouths off about things he hasn't experienced himself, given the liberal elitist aura he has already managed to accumulate. Maybe he was trying to deny Hillary oxygen. Also, the last thing he wants to look like is a poser who mouths off about things he hasn’t experienced himself, given the liberal elitist aura he has already managed to accumulate.

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