Comments on: Obama Apologizes to Peggy Agar for ‘Sweetie’ Remark http://www.bittenandbound.com/2008/05/15/obama-apologizes-to-peggy-agar-for-sweetie-remark/ The Not So Pretty Side of Hollywood Sun, 22 Nov 2009 20:58:01 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Robert Wiseman http://www.bittenandbound.com/2008/05/15/obama-apologizes-to-peggy-agar-for-sweetie-remark/comment-page-1/#comment-15761 Robert Wiseman Fri, 16 May 2008 03:38:56 +0000 http://bittenandbound.com/2008/05/15/obama-apologizes-to-peggy-agar-for-sweetie-remark/#comment-15761 Itis a sign of the misogyny that is still out there that Obama can get away with this kind of comment and not take a hit for it. I doubt that he would refer to me as 'sweetie'. I am a big man. What makes his putting off this reporter this way o.k.? It really isn't trivial...it reveals a mind set that is truly disturbing. Itis a sign of the misogyny that is still out there that Obama can get away with this kind of comment and not take a hit for it. I doubt that he would refer to me as ’sweetie’. I am a big man. What makes his putting off this reporter this way o.k.? It really isn’t trivial…it reveals a mind set that is truly disturbing.

]]> By: Vinnie Vegas http://www.bittenandbound.com/2008/05/15/obama-apologizes-to-peggy-agar-for-sweetie-remark/comment-page-1/#comment-15673 Vinnie Vegas Thu, 15 May 2008 16:04:59 +0000 http://bittenandbound.com/2008/05/15/obama-apologizes-to-peggy-agar-for-sweetie-remark/#comment-15673 What I really don't like about stuff like this is the presumption of familiarity. Best as I know, Senator Obama and the journalist have a professional relationship - she should call him 'Senator' (and she did), and he should call her "Ms. Agar" or "Ms." if he doesn't know her name. What I really don’t like about stuff like this is the presumption of familiarity.

Best as I know, Senator Obama and the journalist have a professional relationship – she should call him ‘Senator’ (and she did), and he should call her “Ms. Agar” or “Ms.” if he doesn’t know her name.

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