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I don't see male candidates

PeraclesPlease — Sat, 24 Mar 2012 09:44:36 +0000

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I don't see male candidates regularly described as "dicks", "cocks", "pricks", "assholes" or other curses reflecting gender or over the top slurs in normal press releases and political commentary.

Whether Michelle Bachmann is a liar depends on what she said vs. the truth. Fact check it, and use it if appropriate. Frankly, I thought her problem was being delusional, not lying.

As for "bitch", simply drop it - it's not appropriate, and it reflects badly on all women, who make up only 16% of elected officials despite being over 50% the populace.

(yeah, I know - women get irrational because they have periods so they deserve the term, it's only descriptive, etc. now let's step forward into 2012)

Just a reminder: Questlove

jollyroger — Sat, 24 Mar 2012 04:35:49 +0000

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Just a reminder: Questlove dj's a party at the brooklyn bowl on thursday nights at 11

Or how about a blot of the

moat — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 17:31:12 +0000

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Or how about a blot of the psychedelic?

When the white knight is talking backwards...

I agree, using bitch is like

rmrd0000 — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 16:54:19 +0000

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I agree, using bitch is like using Uncle Tom. In the setting depicted, Tom was somewhat heroic. Calling Herman Cain a hero would be obscene.

My favorite pet dog of all

Richard Day — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 16:28:54 +0000

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My favorite pet dog of all time was a bitch.

To use that word as an adjective for some loser like Bachmann would be obscene!

http://motherjones.com/media/2011/11/roots-questlove-occupy-ahmir-thompson-interview

MJ has something on this Questlove guy.

Kind of a neat guy!

Or how about a little irony?

Michael Wolraich — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 04:23:02 +0000

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Or how about a little irony? Instead of Sam Cooke, they might have covered Louis Armstrong's What a Wonderful World.

I agree that Bachmann is a

rmrd0000 — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 02:31:46 +0000

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I agree that Bachmann is a piece of work.

The Roots intro to the Fishbone song allows the unsympathetic Bachmann to become a victim. If Limbaugh played the Fishbone song in reference to Michelle Obama I would be upset. I think Bachmann can be justifiably upset.

I wouldn't have a problem if the Roots had played Sam Cooke's "Wonderful World" which has the following words:

Don't know much about history

Don't know much biology

Don't know much about a science book

Don't know much about the French I took

There is also the Knickbockers "Lies":

Lies, lies, you're telling me that you'll be true

Lies, lies

That's all I ever here from you.

Suggesting Bachmann is a bitch, seems a little lazy. It had to be done undercover with tweets to those in the inner circle."Wonderful World" or "Lies" would have been upfront statements and the words performed in Bachmann's face, so to speak. I'm sure a multitude of other songs would have fit the bill. The Roots introduced former CNN anchor Lou Dobbs who focused on immigrants with the Genesis song "Illegal Alien". I think use of bitch, allows the point that the Roots were making about Michelle Bachmann to be diverted from ignorance and mendacity to profanity.

Frankly, "Lyin' Ass Bitch" is

CVille Dem — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 01:38:13 +0000

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Frankly, "Lyin' Ass Bitch" is one of the nicer ways I could describe Michelle Bachmann. She is heartless, dishonest, and purposely stupid to appeal to her ignorant sycophants. She should consider the song a compliment, considering her hateful rhetoric if she has one ounce of decency within her frigid soul