We asked Terry O'Neill, the new president of the National Organization for Women, what she thought of those Democratic women and others quietly complaining about a "boy's club" atmosphere at the White House, as exemplified by the president playing basketball earlier this month with 11 members of Congress and four Cabinet Secretaries -- all men.Hell hath no fury...you know the rest.As the New York Times and cable news chatter looked at whether the Obama White House is too fratty yesterday, President Obama brought along a woman golf partner for the first time in his 24 golf outings as president, domestic policy adviser Melody Barnes.
Is this much ado about nothing?
O'Neill says no.
"Relationships get built in those more informal settings," O'Neill told ABC News, "and the relationships have a huge impact on the influence an individual has. We know what happens when we segregated whether it by race or whether it by gender -- you end up with 1st class citizens and you end up with 2nd class citizens."
O'Neill told ABC News' Mike Callahan, "we need to see the White House leading the way for desegregating the work places all around the country and it is troubling."
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
NAGS Are Peeved At Obama's Golf Games
The National Association of Gals has a very predictable reaction to the news that Obama had a female golf partner for the first time:
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Does Karen Sibelius even PLAY Basketball?
Betcha Saracuda could whup him.
Well, Janet Napolitano plays a mean game of softball! Sheriff Joe Arpaio, meanwhile, plays hardball.
Then there's the TOTUS and the POTUS. The TOTUS plays gigs at comedy clubs, and the POTUS plays golf. I'm so impressed. . . (yawn)
Teddy Roosevelt, in his day, outplayed them all in one of his off days. He lived the Strenuous Life, and disciplined himself to do more with his body than the current POTUS will ever do with his little finger!
You want comparisons, try THAT one on for size!
Terry O'Neill, go pound sand.
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