Maureen Dowd
Where are the women appointees, Mr. President?
Maybe these women in the first wave to the top had to be more-macho-than-thou to succeed. And maybe women don’t always bring a completely different or superior skill set to the table. And maybe none of that matters.
We’re equal partners in life and governance now, and we merit equal representation, good traits and bad, warts and all.
It’s passing strange that Obama, carried to a second term by women, blacks and Latinos, chooses to give away the plummiest Cabinet and White House jobs to white dudes…
Maybe Obama thinks he’s such a huge change for the nation to digest that everything else must look like the Eisenhower administration, with Michelle obligingly playing Laura Petrie. But it’s Barry tripping over the ottoman.
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They’re in the kitchen snooping around. Well, at least that’s what Moo-shell is doing.
platypus on January 13, 2013 at 10:12 AM
By the way, the feminists thought Mitt meant “women in bindings.”
platypus on January 13, 2013 at 10:14 AM
Obama: “But we don’t need a secretary of dish washing”
Buddahpundit on January 13, 2013 at 10:15 AM
Poor MoDo.
Nah, just kidding. Schadenfreude rules.
Red Cloud on January 13, 2013 at 10:15 AM
Maybe he needed to borrow some of those binders from Mitt Romney. But ah, you stupid bint—you voted to save yourself 9 bucks a month on birth control, instead of voting for a guy who actually was interested in putting women to work. You just signaled by that that 0bama could get away with not hiring women.
Sekhmet on January 13, 2013 at 10:15 AM
“Hold on one second there, sweetie…”
Fallon on January 13, 2013 at 10:16 AM
UH OH !!
I could’ve sworn I just heard Moron Doubt say BOY !!!
cableguy615 on January 13, 2013 at 10:16 AM
Women by our vote sadly signaled that avoiding an appearance on Maury Povich after pulling a train last Saturday night was more important than working. Why should 0bama hire more women?
Sekhmet on January 13, 2013 at 10:17 AM
Sadly, I think you are correct.
Fallon on January 13, 2013 at 10:18 AM
War on Wemynz!
trs on January 13, 2013 at 10:19 AM
Remember in the 1990s when we had a president who thought women’s cankles were beautiful and they were interested in the state of his penis?
radjah shelduck on January 13, 2013 at 10:21 AM
Clearly, what the president is saying is: “It’s time for women to get back in the kitchen.”
Hill60 on January 13, 2013 at 10:37 AM
Obama has always gotten away with sexist behavior. Remember his honey/sweetie remarks back in 2008. But, who are we to criticize a god?
Blake on January 13, 2013 at 10:41 AM
Certainly more memorable than blaming YouTube for killing a U.S. Ambassador, eh ?
Jeff2161 on January 13, 2013 at 10:41 AM
Liberals are so gullible. What easily led sheep.
John the Libertarian on January 13, 2013 at 10:44 AM
As an aside, the SWP is blowing up over rape cover-up allegations. It’s been well known that senior members rape young women members. Their slogan should be: “We Are All Laurentia Beria Now.”
Blake on January 13, 2013 at 10:46 AM
Recovering from abortions?
artist on January 13, 2013 at 10:49 AM
I looooooove that opening. The best 15 seconds on television EVAH!
Ladysmith CulchaVulcha on January 13, 2013 at 10:53 AM
And with you playing the part of the wart – a big, honking one on the tip of the nose with a single hair growing out of it.
The wicked witch wanted it back, but you threw her in a vat of printer’s ink.
turfmann on January 13, 2013 at 11:22 AM
(grabs popcorn)
Good Lt on January 13, 2013 at 11:32 AM
Kindergarten Rule: Sharing is caring
Ladysmith CulchaVulcha on January 13, 2013 at 11:41 AM
He’s saving those for his next two Supreme appointments. A black woman and an Asian woman.
FireBlogger on January 13, 2013 at 11:53 AM