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You know, both of you should be ashamed of yourself for picking on Ohio Congresswoman (D-9th) Marcy Kaptur. You are both guilty of feeding the hunger for insipid drivel about incidences that mean nothing, literally nothing, but especially nothing in comparison to the 26 years Kaptur has served this state and her constituents.
How do I know? Since I never even knew what she looked like until yesterday morning?
Because I watched Kaptur for 30 minutes yesterday field excellent and not so excellent questions and comment on Washington Journal. Either of you two watch her?
And then I asked around, people who live in her district. And then I did a little more research on her accomplishments.
She messed up which big brokerage which middle-aged white guy who deals with numbers for George Bush worked at before coming to the Bush administration?
PahLEEEZE. Want to figure out how many things those two guys messed up? Not to mention their boss.
Honest to goodness. We’re out here trying to make the point that people look to substance and what do you do? Help circulate stupidity. No apologies from me to you for being harsh.
Picking up on Kaptur’s confusion is ridiculous and petty and for come look and see purposes only.
When was the last time you picked on her for hard work and stamina, hm?
Update: The PD’s Elizabeth Auster reports it as an “embarrassing slip-up.” When we live in a country that elected a vice president who accidently shot his friend in the face while hunting, and he didn’t act the least bit embarrassed, it’s really hard to figure out where to draw the line.
By Jill Miller Zimon at 5:34 pm January 18th, 2008 in Blogging, Economy, Government, Media, Ohio, Politics, Women
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I agree with Steve Fought. Marcy can take it and it was a simple mistake, compared to some of the real mistakes that have been made by our elected officials, as one of her constituents…I can live with her mixing up two people. Heck, I call my kids by the wrong names at times.
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If you are willing to accept “half ass” from a congress person, male or female, then that’s what you’ll have.
She’s made plenty of other mistakes of this variety where you have to question her smarts.
Just remember the flack Dan Quayle caught for spelling “potatoe”.
Sounds like a double standard here and it’s not from men.
Gordon – you say more mistakes “of this variety.” So – is this a variety that matters?
I take no responsibility for Quayle.
I’m saying this is was congressional hearing not some mistaken identity at a grocery store. She was to prepare to question a witness at a hearing. She is a member of this committee right? She should know who the hell she’s about to question.
You and I both know she was up there to grandstand (by the way a problem with both parties at these stupid hearings)and shove it in the face of a Bushie.
I expect more from an elected official, male or female; democrat or republican, black or white. I think you have a lower expectation because she’s female.
None other than Christopher Hitchens, not a garden variety conservative, says it best.
“People who think with their epidermis or their genitalia or their clan are the problem to begin with. One does not banish this specter by invoking it. If I would not vote against someone on the grounds of “race” or “gender” alone, then by the exact same token I would not cast a vote in his or her favor for the identical reason.”
I think you can extrapolate that to your position on this issue. Who cares if it was a male or female reporting the story? Who cares if it was a male or female screwing up? I don’t care if it was a liberal or conservative.
I have an expectation that if politicians are going to run these half ass hearings I expect that they should know who the hell they are questioning.
Gordon – I’m not pandering here – I really do appreciate you taking the time to explain how you see it. I don’t think we’re going to agree, though. If you do in fact have that expectation you outline in the end of the most recent comment, then I look forward to watching your blog follow the mistakes the politicians make – all of them, from both sides. But I don’t think you or anyone can do that or SHOULD be doing that, and I don’t think the media should be highlighting any but the most egregious errors and if they do, they should put them in a monthly, “Look who’s slipped” column or something, since it truly does seem to happen with regularity.
Hitchens is off his rocker these days based on what I’ve been reading by him. I stopped taking him seriously about two months ago.
I resent – seriously, I resent you saying I have a lower expectation because she is female. That is nonsense to anyone who knows me – if anything, I expect more from women, because we always have to do more, show more, say more, be more. If you want to have a longer discussion on that point, I’m always game – it’s a fascinating topic.
Again – the issue here is why the media covered it at all and the different way in which it got covered. That’s what raised my ire.
And I do thank you for reading and commenting.
Actually, if you would read my blog you would see that I shell it out for everyone.
I have an expectation that a senator should not be in a restroom stall trying to get sexual services.
I have an expectation that a congressperson should not be bribed.
I have an expectation that a president should not commit perjury in a legal proceeding and any spouse that defends such behavior is unelectable
It goes on and on….
You have given me reason to, at the least, add you to my feeds of Ohio blogs I follow, and I will do that.
I agree with your expectations stated above but I would say as for the bribing, we can’t control or get rid of people who offer bribes, so we can’t exactly expect that an elected person won’t BE bribed. However, we should expect that an elected person will reject the bribe and report the person or people who are trying to gain favor that way.
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