Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Republican Response: Women Don't Count



Last night I watched the whole SOTU and Republican Response. The item that left the biggest impression for me was when Gov. Mitch Daniels (R-IN), near the beginning of the official Republican response, stated
One in five men of prime working age…did not go to work today.
Immediately after that, my brain went into a repeating loop of questioning stupid. Did he just say that? What sausage-fest proofed that speech? Did he really mean it? What the hell is "prime working age?" Was the intent to really address only the working men of our country?

I can find the quote a couple of places through Google and full text on his campaign page (he does not have an official twitter himself), but no one seems to be addressing the misogynist angle that's pretty damn apparent.

6 comments:

Kay Dennison said...

The Republican Party is a festering cluster of warts on the backside of humanity!

Amber Star said...

Thank you! I thought I heard that, but thought..nah...it couldn't have been THAT.

Debra She Who Seeks said...

And ageist too. What's "PRIME" working age -- anyone under 40?

Professor Chaos said...

Wait, are you saying ladies can have jobs now?

Kay Dennison said...

@Prof. Chaos: Yeah we can drive, we also have jobs and rights!!! What a concept, huh? LOL

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