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By: deb

deb — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 02:13:16 +0000

I think having talented people on the staff is more important than trying to have the most upstanding people. I want things to be fixed, not be happy to know that everyone in office never done anything asshole worthy. And from Obama’s speeches I have heard I would want him to keep all the speechwriters he can close to him. He is going to need them.

By: GBL

GBL — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 01:58:09 +0000

Jill, you’re a journalist? Journalists check their facts, not just repeat what other talking heads say.

He’s a talented writer? Do tell.

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By: Bagelsan

Bagelsan — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 00:12:44 +0000

This post was clearly written to criticize Favreau’s actions and start a dialog regarding this incident.

A dialogue that started with the author’s comments minimizing what was done.

I took the first part of the dialogue to be the photo *itself*, which is condemnation enough by it’s very existence. This is then followed by the verbal commentary, which mentions back-to-back the guys credentials and his shitty behavior/(personality?) to highlight the magnitude of the photo. Because some random guy doing this < Obama’s “very talented” speechwriter doing this.

Also, to repeat what everyone else said, if you think you could do better go do better. I’ll hold my breath.

By: ilyka

ilyka — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 22:40:34 +0000

Shah8, that was a goof on my part [shakes fist at wordpress.com]–they’re open now. Please never attribute to malice what is better attributed to dumbass software and operator error.

I normally enjoy your comments, fwiw. You’re often a good gadfly. But this one, honestly, I think you got bogged down in obstinacy or privilege or something, because you’re responding like those guys from AutoAdmit who were all “OMG feminazis want 2 CENSORSHIP.I

I mean, did anyone seriously suggest a change to sexual harassment law to cover cases of cardboard cutout molestation? Weren’t you the one who dragged sexual harassment law into this in the first place? And great, you’re all concerned for Favreau’s job and that’s nice and all, but maybe the person who should have been concerned for his job was Favreau himself.

Just not with you on this one. Oh, well.

By: Emma

Emma — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 21:19:23 +0000

This post was clearly written to criticize Favreau’s actions and start a dialog regarding this incident.

A dialogue that started with the author’s comments minimizing what was done.

By: Bagelsan

Bagelsan — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 21:03:41 +0000

Just because the cardboard cutout in question is of a woman and the manner in which they interact with the cutout is reminiscent of sexual harassment and sexual assault does not mean that this is therefore an act of misogyny against women

Yes it does. Any other easy questions? I gotta minute.

By: shah8

shah8 — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 19:56:42 +0000

Bolt got it from shakespear’s last play, Henry VIII, or so I gathered. I originally got the quote from imdb quotes from the movie done in the 1960s.

Checked again, and you’re right. I was trying to google my way to the quote, and it lead to pretty similar discussions on other topics.