MyDD :: Obama says, " Hold On Sweetie "

Obama says, " Hold On Sweetie "

by latinfighter, Thu May 15, 2008 at 12:17:20 PM EST

Watching Obama tour the Auto plants in Michigan & address a reporter "sweetie". Then, fail to talk to the predominantly
" White working Class" employees of Chrysler who were all looking on, what a way to win voters.

Is this his way of winning women voters & working class whites?

He also Never addressed their issue. (If this was Bill or Hillary, they would have approached these "bitter workers", shook their hands, listened to their concerns, & gave them some comforting words & reassurance.

Good Luck Sweetie, You are going to need it. You better shape up.
There will be no more 93% Black voters who can carry a state in a general election for you. No more delegate splits in the Winner Take All GE. No more disproportionate allocation of delegates to urban areas with large African-American residents.

This is now, One on One with a War Hero.

No more North Dakota, No more South Dakota, No more Wyoming, No more Georgia, No more South Carolina, No more Alabama, No more Mississippi. - ALL RED in November !!!

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Is this the fourth or fifth diary on this? (2.00 / 2)

I suggest those interested just see the other discussions of SweetieGate.

Yes, it's true, he made an offhand mistake and profusely apologized when it was brought to his attention. Horrors.

John McCain supports privatizing Social Security.

by Travis Stark on Thu May 15, 2008 at 12:19:20 PM EST

Sweetie (2.00 / 1)

Lighten up.

That's it, baby; let's go win this election!

by Beltway Dem on Thu May 15, 2008 at 12:20:35 PM EST
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Honey (none / 0)

Don't feel hurt, alright? It's gonna be ok...

by Fairy Tale on Thu May 15, 2008 at 12:24:40 PM EST
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Babydoll... (2.00 / 1)

Barack gonna make it all better.

(I'm hitting "Post" against my better judgement and in the hopes that people realize that this is snark about a non-scandal)

In this avalanche, the pebbles get to vote.

by Dracomicron on Thu May 15, 2008 at 12:42:50 PM EST
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sweatpea (none / 0)

I love it!

I would say at this point we're starting to see a little desperation on the part of the woman who I support... NY Governor Paterson

by obamaovermccain on Thu May 15, 2008 at 12:44:04 PM EST
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Re: sweatpea (none / 0)

Bless your heart. Good to know that ya'll would have defended me when I used the term "darlin" and was accused of being a mysogynist. Good to know. Because I didn't mean it in a sexist way. Nope. I basically mean it in a insult way. Like saying, "Bless your heart.", it is a non gender specific, passive aggresive insult.
Nothing sexist about it.

I've been known to use it to the dog.
After he pooped on the rug.

So. You say that the world will be fine if I just say I didn't mean it in a sexist way. As a general insult it's okay to say. Because the person in question was only concerned with the sexist issue. When I clarified by saying they had been insulted but without sexist over tones that seemed to be the end of it.

Thanks. Good to know.

Good to know ya'll are trying to lighten up. I don't see it else where but, bless your hearts, there is hope. :D

by 12 dogs and a blog on Thu May 15, 2008 at 03:30:53 PM EST
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There are 23 states that (none / 0)

have Democratic legislatures. The Constitution allows states to use whatever process they choose to allocate their electoral votes. Perhaps we can prevail on the Democratic legislatures to hold caucuses in November to decide the winner in the state. Just to give the poor sap voters a sense of the meaningfulness of their participation, we also could hold beauty contests where people actually get to cast a (meaningless) ballot.

That's it, baby; let's go win this election!

by Beltway Dem on Thu May 15, 2008 at 12:20:08 PM EST

Re: There are 23 states that (1.33 / 3)

This coming from a supporter of a candidate who wants the superdelegates to overturn the will of those who participated within the rules of the primary system?

You don't see the hilarity?

by Reaper0Bot0 on Thu May 15, 2008 at 12:26:36 PM EST
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Don't you see the irony? (2.00 / 1)

That's it, baby; let's go win this election!

by Beltway Dem on Thu May 15, 2008 at 12:29:53 PM EST
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More polite (2.00 / 1)

More polite than 99% of men in power out there.

Whats your point.

At least he didn't call her a cunt like his opponent John McCain did to his own wife.

Another really weak smear on the Democratic nominee.

http://www.therealmccain.com/
http://www.therealmccain.com/
http://www.therealmccain.com/

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by GeorgeP922 on Thu May 15, 2008 at 12:20:42 PM EST

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god I hate it, I work in a call center and I wanna scream every time some woman calls me sweetie or honey!

it annoys me to no end.

Obama said, as Bill beamed. "Thank you, President Clinton."

by TruthMatters on Thu May 15, 2008 at 12:20:44 PM EST

Re: Obama says, " Hold On Sweetie " (none / 0)

DONT COME TO BALTIMORE!!!

You will see grown men call each other that sometimes.

Im a guy, and from my wonderful Baltimore women (say HRC demo)

I get called Honey, Hun, and Baby.

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by GeorgeP922 on Thu May 15, 2008 at 12:23:53 PM EST
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Re: Obama says, " Hold On Sweetie " (2.00 / 1)

In the south the term 'sweetie' is actually a polite way of addressing someone.

Obama/Warner 2008

by MissVA on Thu May 15, 2008 at 12:23:43 PM EST

Its nice if they really are your sweetie.. (2.00 / 1)

otherwise, its trivialiing somebody..

like bush's pats on the ass..

Universal healthcare IS a core Democratic value
Comprehensively cover 100%, not only the healthiest 80%

by architek on Thu May 15, 2008 at 12:42:50 PM EST
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Re: Obama says, " Hold On Sweetie " (2.00 / 1)

Obama is not from the South. The fact that he did it twice indicates it's part of his standard lexicon.

by TxKat on Thu May 15, 2008 at 01:19:26 PM EST
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So (none / 0)

So lets predict, how many more days of these weak sauce smears, where we say:

"Barack is too good looking."

"Barack is too polite."

http://www.therealmccain.com/

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by GeorgeP922 on Thu May 15, 2008 at 12:25:29 PM EST

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This pisses you off more than the "hard working white" remarks?

Look, he screwed up. That happens. The fate of nations isn't hanging on this one.

Criminy. Anyone married to Michelle Obama has a healthy respect for women, else he'd already have gotten his ass kicked by her.

by Reaper0Bot0 on Thu May 15, 2008 at 12:28:08 PM EST

Re: Obama says, " Hold On Sweetie " (none / 0)

Good point, on his choice of wife showing how much he respects women.
I can guarantee you their relationship is 50/50 if not biased to michelle.

And shit, the SAME THING could be said about Bill and his choice for wife.

Now John McCain?

Well he made his FIRST wife wait 5 years while he was in Vietnam.

He gets home and cheats are right away with a millionaire heiress.

He divorces his wife and 3 kids and marries the million-dollar woman and immediatly gets into politics.

http://www.therealmccain.com/
http://www.therealmccain.com/
http://www.therealmccain.com/

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by GeorgeP922 on Thu May 15, 2008 at 12:33:28 PM EST
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How long are Hillary supporters going to continue posting ridiculous and lame Republican diaries on this site? Will it at least stop once Hillary crawls away in defeat in a week or two?

by KevinT on Thu May 15, 2008 at 12:29:08 PM EST

Isn't it about time you joined the (2.00 / 1)

right wing blogs?

This is now, One on One with a War Hero.

You obviously belong there.

by Fairy Tale on Thu May 15, 2008 at 12:31:04 PM EST

this just demostrates how desperate (2.00 / 1)

Some HRC supporters are. Do you honestly believe this is the one thing that is going to torpedo Obama's campaign?

At least he didn't ask her to flash her thong.

by highgrade on Thu May 15, 2008 at 12:31:57 PM EST

Sweetiegate: Freudian slip? (none / 0)

It shows that he isn't as smart as some say...

Universal healthcare IS a core Democratic value
Comprehensively cover 100%, not only the healthiest 80%

by architek on Thu May 15, 2008 at 12:45:22 PM EST
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Re: Obama says, " Hold On Sweetie " (2.00 / 2)

This diary is so disengenuous.

Dislike Obama all you want, but he apoligized and apoligized a lot for the comment.

Hi Peggy. This is Barack Obama. I'm calling to apologize on two fronts. One was you didn't get your question answered and I apologize. I thought that we had set up interviews with all the local stations. I guess we got it with your station but you weren't the reporter that got the interview. And so, I broke my word. I apologize for that and I will make up for it.

Second apology is for using the word 'sweetie.' That's a bad habit of mine. I do it sometimes with all kinds of people. I mean no disrespect and so I am duly chastened on that front. Feel free to call me back. I expect that my press team will be happy to try to make it up to you whenever we are in Detroit next.

Can we be done with gloating over misspeaks yet?

Fight the Smears!

by Lettuce on Thu May 15, 2008 at 12:34:28 PM EST

he's either trivializing her, or he's gay... (none / 0)

i would guess...

Universal healthcare IS a core Democratic value
Comprehensively cover 100%, not only the healthiest 80%

by architek on Thu May 15, 2008 at 12:46:55 PM EST
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gay? (none / 0)

by Slim Tyranny on Thu May 15, 2008 at 12:55:20 PM EST
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Re: he's either trivializing her, or he's gay... (none / 0)

Points for creativity, however misguided.

by TL on Thu May 15, 2008 at 01:07:22 PM EST
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Re: Obama says, " Hold On Sweetie " (none / 0)

can this pig sink any lower???

snark

by the mollusk on Thu May 15, 2008 at 01:09:42 PM EST
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My sincere Apologies (2.00 / 2)

To all those women out there young and old to whom I have said "sweetie." I apologize.

At 60 my intentions and my words sometimes don't match.

Heck, at 60 my socks sometimes don't match. Assuming I remember to put them on.

Faced with the choice between changing one's mind and proving that there is no need to do so, almost everyone gets busy on the proof.

by jsfox on Thu May 15, 2008 at 12:35:47 PM EST

Re: Obama says (2.00 / 2)

He does need to be careful with offhand remarks. He is running for President, you know.

by WolfmanJack on Thu May 15, 2008 at 12:36:46 PM EST

Re: Obama says, " Hold On Sweetie " (2.00 / 1)

War Hero? War was wrong and what kind of Hero he is?
He is a War Victim for sure (McCain that is).
But yes, you are right: no more caucuses, winner take all, and yes most states Obama won were ... red.
And yes, all swing states (Hillary country) will vote for McCain, regardless of what Democrats will do after they will deny it to Hillary.
And I bet some blue states will vote for McCain too, I will vote for McCain, my family, friends, relatives and so on.
Obama will lose in a landslide.

Welcome to a Landslide without white Working class, Latinos, Women, Seniors and holding-on sweeties

by engels on Thu May 15, 2008 at 12:41:17 PM EST

"Obama will lose in a landslide" (none / 0)

You were wrong about Clinton winning the nomination, and you will be wrong about the general election.

by Slim Tyranny on Thu May 15, 2008 at 12:58:34 PM EST
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Obama will lose in a landslide (none / 0)

it is not clear that Obama will be a nominee, but it is clear he will lose in GE

Welcome to a Landslide without white Working class, Latinos, Women, Seniors and holding-on sweeties

by engels on Thu May 15, 2008 at 02:10:34 PM EST
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heh (none / 0)

Given that you and many others have argued that Clinton would win the primary, when she loses, I hope you and those many others take some time to self-reflect and realize that you could, in fact, be wrong in your prognostications.

Obama is going to be just fine in the GE, and McCain will lose to any Democrat.

by Slim Tyranny on Thu May 15, 2008 at 03:24:25 PM EST
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Wide, open-mouthed (none / 0)

YAWNNNNNNNNNN....

"Beauty, more than bitterness, makes the heart break." Sara Teasdale

by april34fff on Thu May 15, 2008 at 12:43:36 PM EST

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Sweetie will not stand.

by the mollusk on Thu May 15, 2008 at 12:44:45 PM EST

lets get the popcorn (2.00 / 1)

and see how obama makes everyone swoon. This will be fun to watch, as I guess he doesn't have any other strategy to win over working class women. Obama is so full of himself! Very funny!

by 4justice on Thu May 15, 2008 at 12:46:07 PM EST

Re: Obama says, " Hold On Sweetie " (none / 0)

As a Hillary supporter I was going to post a comment pointing out what a non-issue this is, but then I saw all the Hillary bashing comments on this topic, and realized it didn't make sense to try to unify anything with those people.

The man who reads nothing at all is better educated than the man who reads nothing but newspapers. -- Thomas Jefferson

by pollbuster on Thu May 15, 2008 at 12:47:21 PM EST

those people (none / 0)

by dystopianfuturetoday on Thu May 15, 2008 at 12:49:05 PM EST
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Re: those people (none / 0)

Oh you want to know who I was referring too as "those people." Ok, I'll play, it's those people who use this non-issue to bash Hillary Clinton. That's who I mean by those people, because i like to think that it isn't all the Obama supporters, but more and more, I wonder about it.

The man who reads nothing at all is better educated than the man who reads nothing but newspapers. -- Thomas Jefferson

by pollbuster on Thu May 15, 2008 at 01:20:47 PM EST
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Chill. (none / 0)

by dystopianfuturetoday on Thu May 15, 2008 at 02:07:40 PM EST
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Re: Chill. (2.00 / 1)

thanks, it's cool...

The man who reads nothing at all is better educated than the man who reads nothing but newspapers. -- Thomas Jefferson

by pollbuster on Thu May 15, 2008 at 02:34:20 PM EST
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that does it! (none / 0)

I'm gonna vote for McCain.

Obama obviously has no respect for women.

Rrrinnggg... Time to change the government.

by Carl Nyberg on Thu May 15, 2008 at 12:53:16 PM EST

The stupid, it hurts (none / 0)

This one on one against a war hero

Yes, a war hero who calls his own wife "trollop" and "c**t" in public, and has called other people every name in the book on the Senate floor. Obama is doooooooooooomed!

If this was Bill or Hillary, they would have approached these "bitter workers", shook their hands, listened to their concerns, & gave them some comforting..

They damn well should. They are the ones who sent the workers' jobs away. Maybe they could toss a big fat apology in there too.

by rhetoricus on Thu May 15, 2008 at 12:58:33 PM EST

Yeah, and McCain called his own wife (2.00 / 1)

a "cunt" and a "trollop". When that becomes more widely known, who are self-respecting women going to vote for? The verbally abusive McCain, or Obama who called someone "sweetie" and then apologized?

How much leverage can anyone possibly get out of this ridiculous, faux-scandal?

Even John McCain lusts after teh engels.

by sricki on Thu May 15, 2008 at 01:01:05 PM EST

Re: Yeah, and McCain called his own wife (none / 0)

just you wait. i can hear the electrons.

by the mollusk on Thu May 15, 2008 at 01:11:33 PM EST
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Totally inappropriate - is Obama (2.00 / 1)

tone deaf politically? what a sexist remark. Is his role model Chef on South Park?

by Molee on Thu May 15, 2008 at 01:11:44 PM EST

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by Molee on Thu May 15, 2008 at 01:11:48 PM EST

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One last word on this issue. It only becomes an issue that doesn't go away if you keep responding to it.

The man who reads nothing at all is better educated than the man who reads nothing but newspapers. -- Thomas Jefferson

by pollbuster on Thu May 15, 2008 at 01:24:10 PM EST

Does anyone know.... (none / 0)

a good recipe for brownies?

by IowaMike on Thu May 15, 2008 at 01:35:36 PM EST

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OH.

MY.

GOD.

This is about the 9th damned diary on this, yet you see nut-job Clinton supporters (note: that does NOT mean ALL Clinton supporters) who won't even take a stand against Bush calling Obama a Nazi appeaser.

Have we all lost our fucking minds?

No way. No how. No McCain.

by freedom78 on Thu May 15, 2008 at 02:26:05 PM EST

Re: Obama says, " Hold On Sweetie " (none / 0)

What is that great old Aerosmith song?

by eeruck01 on Thu May 15, 2008 at 02:33:40 PM EST

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not an issue.

he has daughters and a wife.

I mean he could have said "Move Bitch" but he said Sweetie...how horrible.

by eeruck01 on Thu May 15, 2008 at 07:00:25 PM EST

Sweetie Obama is a punishment for democrats (none / 0)

i read, heard and watched this disaster.
Sweetie Obama is just a bad man, Dems are nominating not just an idiot, but a bad man who cares deeply about himself only.