Boxer gets snotty with general: Address me as “senator,” not “ma’am”
posted at 7:21 pm on June 17, 2009 by Allahpundit
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I don’t know how else to read this except as a gratuitous slur that he’s refusing to acknowledge her title because she’s a woman, as though he’s Col. Jessep in “A Few Good Men” or something. What are the odds that a guy who’s spent decades addressing his superiors as “sir” would address a woman senator as “ma’am”? I actually went back and skipped around in the video of the rest of the hearing to see how he interacted with male senators and caught him answering Vitter’s questions with “yes, sir” a number of times. Is Boxer’s ego so fragile and her method so imperious that she’d publicly humiliate a guy whom she has no reason to believe is being anything less than respectful?
Answer: Given the power trip she once pulled on Inhofe at a hearing with Al Gore, yeah. She’s that imperious. Click the image to watch.
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Can we address her as “asshat” instead?
Ed Morrissey on June 17, 2009 at 7:24 PM
Good thing he didn’t call her Liz.
myrenovations on June 17, 2009 at 7:24 PM
How about slutty flight attendant? That’s cool, right?
BPD on June 17, 2009 at 7:25 PM
She is a jerk
CWforFreedom on June 17, 2009 at 7:25 PM
She’s a witch with a Capitol B
Amadeus on June 17, 2009 at 7:25 PM
Boxer is an egotistical, self indulgent turd . . . I’d like to tell her what she can do with her “senator”.
rplat on June 17, 2009 at 7:26 PM
It just shows that Liberals do hate the military.
William Amos on June 17, 2009 at 7:26 PM
what a window licker.
SHARPTOOTH on June 17, 2009 at 7:27 PM
I would prefer that she be addressed as ‘former senator boxer’.
Timothy S. Carlson on June 17, 2009 at 7:27 PM
Isn’t Boxer part of that “We Support our Troops” crowd, who despises our military with every bone in her body?
She’s lucky to be called ma’am, even that’s above her pay grade.
fogw on June 17, 2009 at 7:28 PM
Love it, Ed. Absolutely love it! :)
ThePrez on June 17, 2009 at 7:28 PM
CUNNING STUNT! Barbara
400lb Gorilla on June 17, 2009 at 7:28 PM
So didn’t expect that from you.
Esthier on June 17, 2009 at 7:29 PM
I watch a lot of c-span & hearings.. She is often snotty & often testy with A LOT of people.
saus on June 17, 2009 at 7:29 PM
Somebody PLEASE send this witch a larger thong.
HornetSting on June 17, 2009 at 7:29 PM
I would prefer that she be addressed as ‘former senator boxer’.
Timothy S. Carlson on June 17, 2009 at 7:27 PM
Great post
CWforFreedom on June 17, 2009 at 7:30 PM
The Senator SLUT to you!
Right_of_Attila on June 17, 2009 at 7:30 PM
Never underestimate potential for poor self esteem of someone that is very short. No doubt, Boxers feet are not anywhere near the floor in this video.
Freddy on June 17, 2009 at 7:30 PM
It’s only polite to say “ma’am” to a woman named after a type of men’s underwear.
Attila (Pillage Idiot) on June 17, 2009 at 7:30 PM
Wasn’t expecting that from you but have no problem with it.
Esthier on June 17, 2009 at 7:30 PM
I propose an amendment to the next spending bill to provide ‘Senator’ Boxer some Dr. Scholl’s. She needs to be gellin’!
Viewtifulgare on June 17, 2009 at 7:31 PM
Yeah I expect Letterman to call her a whore tonight.
econavenger on June 17, 2009 at 7:31 PM
Hey, she’s right. She has worked very hard.
Senator Assclown.
JeffinOrlando on June 17, 2009 at 7:32 PM
Can you imagine what the General must have been thinking?
tru2tx on June 17, 2009 at 7:32 PM
“Ma’am” is how you address female superiors in the military. Boxer is a straight up b%^@#!
davenp35 on June 17, 2009 at 7:33 PM
I went to college with someone who interned for her. He was an idealist lib who loved “what she stood for” by the time the internship was over he despised her. According to him she’s highly elitist, arrogant, hypocritical, and thin skinned. A typical craven leftist I thought to myself. But then I didn’t have to intern with her to know that.
elduende on June 17, 2009 at 7:33 PM
HAHAHA, I luv it! I remember being offended when President Bush was constantly referred to as Mr. Bush for 8 years on CNN
Henny on June 17, 2009 at 7:33 PM
Somebody PLEASE send this witch a larger thong.
HornetSting on June 17, 2009 at 7:29 PM
man i hope you don’t have a visual of that stuck in your head, it could cause permanent damage.
SHARPTOOTH on June 17, 2009 at 7:33 PM
She is a Senator, OUR SERVANT, not some demi-God. She has demonstrated one skill…an ability to lie well enough to be elected. Why do our elected servants all believe they are so important, so above the mere accomplished? That general is vastly more accomplished then the silly woman.
His response should have been a snappy ‘Yes Madam’
JIMV on June 17, 2009 at 7:33 PM
I would like to give her a title, inmate 237890. What an egotistical hag.
You know I never liked people who are so enamored with their little titles. Like people who have Phd after their names on their personal checks. I’ll bet she has Senetor embossed on her underwear.
hypno2013 on June 17, 2009 at 7:33 PM
“YOU worked hard?!! You’ve never even been through f***ing boot camp!!!”
Viewtifulgare on June 17, 2009 at 7:33 PM
Dear “senator” boxer. Do me a favor and go scrub some floors or clean-out some toilets or something else you not only worked hard to earn, but are actually capable of doing.
notagool on June 17, 2009 at 7:34 PM
I `m so appalled I can`t speak. How dare she talk down to a Serviceman who by the looks of it has spent his life defending this country. What a B*OTCH. Total classless Witch. Let me guess Pelosi`s BFF right I could see thta.
LSUMama on June 17, 2009 at 7:34 PM
Asshat Boxer? Yes,it fits nicely. I like the sound of that.
juliesa on June 17, 2009 at 7:34 PM
Heh heh…..good one.
NeoKong on June 17, 2009 at 7:34 PM
What
A
HO!
angryed on June 17, 2009 at 7:35 PM
Sent to Mzzz Boxer, Subject: Don’t you know who I am?
I read with great amusement about your insisting that a United States General Officer call you “Senator” instead of Ma’am. Your petulant little whine was that you worked so hard for the title. He got his rank from a Cracker Jack box?
Mz Boxer, your lack of professionalism is legion. You’d be truly hilarious if you weren’t able to contribute to the policies that govern this county.
This comment comes to you under the category of Women’s Issue because, lady, you got issues.
Peyton on June 17, 2009 at 7:35 PM
He should’ve responded that he meant no insult based on the Good Senator’s age.
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Christien on June 17, 2009 at 7:35 PM
No, No….We`re not discussing Palin here. :)
ThePrez on June 17, 2009 at 7:35 PM
I can think of at least 40 words to address her,..senator is not one of them!
christene on June 17, 2009 at 7:35 PM
In the Senate there’s a Boxer, and a liar by her trade
innominatus on June 17, 2009 at 7:35 PM
Oh.My.#*#&$&*#$#&*#$&*&#*$&*#$&*#$
Stupid #*%*#%*#%*#@%@#&@&$@#&$@#$&@!!!!!!!!
nickj116 on June 17, 2009 at 7:36 PM
Yeah, let’s use your name…mine would get me banned.
ladyingray on June 17, 2009 at 7:38 PM
http://www.chuckdevore.com/
You all need to remember this when Chuck Devore needs some of your money.
Mark1971 on June 17, 2009 at 7:38 PM
Hey Babs, I wish I could “work hard” to get you booted out of your office in California so you wouldn’t have to be called Senator, ma’am!
yoda on June 17, 2009 at 7:38 PM
I don’t like this woman very much…
ladyingray on June 17, 2009 at 7:39 PM
Picture her in control of your healthcare…
mjbrooks3 on June 17, 2009 at 7:39 PM
I’m with this guy.
therightwinger on June 17, 2009 at 7:40 PM
Called her office 415/403-0100
and told her receptionist that “Senator” Boxer has no business being so rude to a general, and that it would be nice to see liberals show some respect and treatment to our military, unlike “Senator” Boxer’s poor example.
Go for it!
atheling on June 17, 2009 at 7:41 PM
Nope, but as a woman, I understand how hard it can be to find a thong that can fit around my stinger. ;}
HornetSting on June 17, 2009 at 7:42 PM
Until that “lady” has been to war, she hasn’t accomplished anything even remotely close the Col. What a -itch.
txag92 on June 17, 2009 at 7:42 PM
HornetSting on June 17, 2009 at 7:43 PM
I bet he had a real GOOD idea how she could refer to him in the future!
Love this:
Minorcan Maven on June 17, 2009 at 7:43 PM
Ed, I love you.
flyawaybird on June 17, 2009 at 7:43 PM
HornetSting on June 17, 2009 at 7:44 PM
Term limits will take care of some of these egos.
alwaysright43 on June 17, 2009 at 7:44 PM
Nope, but as a woman, I understand how hard it can be to find a thong that can fit around my stinger. ;}
HornetSting on June 17, 2009 at 7:42 PM
I think the -itch wears granny panties. They tend to be easier to get in a wad.
txag92 on June 17, 2009 at 7:45 PM
See? This is the side of ALLAHP I truly love. This is great stuff.
Will it make the major news networks in California so we can chip a little more off that Boxer glass house dynasty and get her unelected some day maybe?
Not a chance.
SilverStar830 on June 17, 2009 at 7:45 PM
I believe, at the lady’s request, she would prefer to be called Senator Asshat
IrishTexan on June 17, 2009 at 7:45 PM
Would she prefer, “Uptight B*tch” instead? Stupid hag.
KSgop on June 17, 2009 at 7:46 PM
I think that given the immaturity and complete lack of respect she displayed there I think the title she’s spent YEARS “earning” is more inline with a name for a female dog.
wildcat84 on June 17, 2009 at 7:46 PM
She worked hard for the title. Hundreds of Lawinskies.
Rick007 on June 17, 2009 at 7:46 PM
Or, the thong could be so far up her arse, it’s constricting her breathing.
HornetSting on June 17, 2009 at 7:46 PM
I hate to turn on members of my own tribe but what is wrong with these women as they age in Wash D.C.? Both she and Pelosi are staring down 70 this year and get more bitter and rough as time marches on. Aren’t you supposed to mellow out in your golden years? They must have miserable lives behind the scenes.
sherry on June 17, 2009 at 7:46 PM
You didn’t ‘work’ for anything you two-faced, vapid little twat. The only skill you know is to flap your forked tongue to make the right sounds so that enough idiots and fools vote you into a position of power. My uncle puts more honest labor into his farm in a single week than you’ve done in your entire misbegotten ‘career’…women like you are living arguments for the hardliners in my faith spouting Biblical arguments against women in positions of leadership.
That overdressed b—h ought to be glad she was addressed as “ma’am” – such a title is a gracious compliment she doesn’t deserve in the slightest.
Dark-Star on June 17, 2009 at 7:47 PM
She may have worked hard to become a Senator but obnoxious b!tc# comes natural.
thomasaur on June 17, 2009 at 7:47 PM
I’m in California and I hope to high Heaven that Carly Fiorina runs against Boxer; I think Carly can beat her. Carly’s not the perfect Republican, but I’d take her any day over “Ma’am” Boxer.
yogi41 on June 17, 2009 at 7:47 PM
I am a California Resident, Asshat Boxer is my Senator. I dare anyone here to start a webpage campaigning to make me her replacement in 2010. That’s right double dog Ed and christian boy Allahpundit dare you to.
doriangrey on June 17, 2009 at 7:47 PM
Can’t wait for the Katie Couric – Charlie Gibson ambush interviews of the woman. If they cover everything she knows, will it fill a half hour?
Mark30339 on June 17, 2009 at 7:48 PM
I am a California Resident, A$$hat Boxer is my Senator. I dare anyone here to start a webpage campaigning to make me her replacement in 2010. That’s right double dog Ed and christian boy Allahpundit dare you to.
doriangrey on June 17, 2009 at 7:48 PM
He should address her as sweetie.
Darth Executor on June 17, 2009 at 7:48 PM
Full of herself.
Full of $#!+.
davidk on June 17, 2009 at 7:48 PM
Why is she concerned with her silly title? Why don’t you pay attention to WHAT he’s talking about you doltish egomaniac? I’d count my blessings he was calling me something as respectful as ma’am considering how supportive she is of our service men and women who fight to give her the right to say whatever she pleases…even if it does make her sound like the condescending little snot she is.
I’m with Ed on this one, far more appropriate.
hollygolightly on June 17, 2009 at 7:49 PM
Another liberal turd who knows nothing about the military. It’s completely natural–and respectful–for a member of the military to refer to an elected official as “sir” or “ma’am”.
flipflop on June 17, 2009 at 7:49 PM
Just put it in YouTube form on my blog.
http://nicholasjacob.wordpress.com/2009/06/17/barbara-boxer-is-appalling/
She’s appalling.
nickj116 on June 17, 2009 at 7:49 PM
“Senator Box now that you’re pissed off at me for not referring to your title I guess a BJ is out of the question, right?”
MaiDee on June 17, 2009 at 7:49 PM
He should address her as sweetie.
Darth Executor on June 17, 2009 at 7:48 PM
or hun
txag92 on June 17, 2009 at 7:50 PM
Well, I suppose if you consider lying, pandering to special interst groups, hating the military, and using other people’s money to get to where you are hard work the, ya she worked hard for the title.
boomer on June 17, 2009 at 7:50 PM
Excuse me Mam for adressing you in a polite, professional manner. NOW GET ON THE FLOOR AND GIVE ME 20!
fourdeucer on June 17, 2009 at 7:51 PM
You know, as a Californian I am only embarrassed that Diane Feinstein is one of my senators. I am totally p*ssed Barbara Lapdog is the other.
sondiehl on June 17, 2009 at 7:51 PM
Well, I suppose if you consider lying, pandering to special interst groups, hating the military, and using other people’s money to get to where you are hard work
thethen, ya she worked hard for the title.boomer on June 17, 2009 at 7:51 PM
Is that Ed’s new favorite word?
I think he should address her either as “sandwich maker” or “beer fetcher”.
MadisonConservative on June 17, 2009 at 7:51 PM
It must have been about ten or fifteen years ago, when I was having lunch at this restaurant in DC, and the waitress kept correcting me when I addressed her as “ma’am,” insisting I call her by her name. Apparently “ma’am” is some sign of domesticity, of subservience. Or something.
On the other hand, a couple of years ago, I got into a snark fest in this forum with “The Boss,” and she let me address her as “ma’am.” What a classy gal.
Where I grew up (Ohio), we still call them gals.
manwithblackhat on June 17, 2009 at 7:52 PM
FIFY
ladyingray on June 17, 2009 at 7:52 PM
Damn, beat me to it.
Tim Burton on June 17, 2009 at 7:52 PM
Carly owes her fame principally to BEING a woman, ironically. She was actually a really, REALLY terrible CEO. Lucent? Ruined it. HP? Darn NEAR ruined it, was ousted just in time, and it’s done far better WITHOUT her.
But she is an example of equality, proving that inept executives who ruin companies can keep somehow getting great jobs regardless of sex.
And, the Republican party doesn’t need a senator Fiorina. We don’t need to thin our blood with more squishys. She belongs more in the democrat party than the GOP.
wildcat84 on June 17, 2009 at 7:53 PM
What a 8itch!!!
“I worked so hard to get that title”
Show me one day of work you have ever done slut!
conservnut on June 17, 2009 at 7:53 PM
How does an ego that large fit into a body that small? Much of an inferiority complex, Baba?
Mallard T. Drake on June 17, 2009 at 7:53 PM
Nope, but as a woman, I understand how hard it can be to find a thong that can fit around my stinger. ;}
HornetSting on June 17, 2009 at 7:42 PM
good to know…err…um…i think.
SHARPTOOTH on June 17, 2009 at 7:53 PM
MA’AM
MA’AM
MA’AM
That’s not for you Babs. That’s for the wife of the man you just insulted, wh0rebag.
Wh0rebag is all you BABS.
Branch Rickey on June 17, 2009 at 7:53 PM
OH, AND WHEN YOU ARE DONE, IRON MY SHIRT
fourdeucer on June 17, 2009 at 7:54 PM
Yeah, cause they just GIVE the title of “General” away.
I’m going with Centaur – half human, half horse. One guess on which half of the horse she is.
DrAllecon on June 17, 2009 at 7:54 PM
What a c-word. I love when politicians say they work hard. Try working for a living Babs. You are just playing with other peoples money.
God: welcome to heaven ma’am
Boxer: call me senator.
God: go to hell ma’am
bigtexmex on June 17, 2009 at 7:55 PM
Why do any military personnel vote for a stinking Democrat, ever? Or endorse them when they retire? I just don’t get it.
If we acted like 99 percent of the civilizations that have existed before us, the military would have marched on Washington and strung up the lot of those jack asses a long time ago.
Interweb Troll on June 17, 2009 at 7:55 PM
Someone clearly didn’t want a tip.
“Ma’am” is a completely polite form of address. Objecting to it in that manner is rude.
And in the case of Boxer, I frankly have LITTLE respect for the senate or the imperious pompus arses who call themselves “senators”. Seems the democrat “imperial congress” is back.
wildcat84 on June 17, 2009 at 7:56 PM
My letter to Boxer:
baldilocks on June 17, 2009 at 7:56 PM
Moron, plain and simple.
n0doz on June 17, 2009 at 7:57 PM
A federal voting law that required all voters to be net tax payers for 2 of the last 3 years would eliminate her kind.
And that’s a good thing.
Right_of_Attila on June 17, 2009 at 7:57 PM
Carly is running because she is rich and board, do we really need another board elitist in the senate? To quote myself…
doriangrey on June 17, 2009 at 7:57 PM
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