Ed Rendell caught on a "hot mike"

talking about the Gov of Arizona:



http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/12/02/campbell.brown.rendell/index.html

Congratulations!

:hug:

but in a backhanded way...

Apparently she must be a very hard worker...

:)

inception, that department will need a Secretary/Director that can spend 20 hours a day on the job!

and restore our Constitution to its rightful place.

We already have a defense department and a justice department - we don't need this monstrosity that threatens our Consitution.

I hope to see Napolitano find a good way to quickly dismember the giant under her care--- and then she can run for and win McNasty's AZ Senate seat. :)

even dumb shit like this?

He may be ass, but they are asslier!

Who really gives a shit? Do you really think that Gov. Napalitano needs to have to answer publicly to this sillyness? Do you really think that she cares what Rendell thinks of her life? Does he really know her that well anyways? Should Rendell now be made to explain his comments?

A better question is why is CNN doing this? Because it fills airspace, and provides possible conflict where there is none?

Look....the economy is tanking, and yet CNN chooses to create a gotcha moment about something that is neither here nor there. :shrug:

If you got something to say about my statement, go for it. I'm a pretty good debater.....

well I'm a master debater :)

There are so many important issues to worry about, but we'll get to listen to this story for a while.

to NOT tell something that is meaningless and was overheard as part of a private conversation? We used to call this ethics, not suppression.

new word of the day

from a private conversation.

This sort of thing used to be beneath REAL news networks. Can you imagine all the stupidity caught on tape that we were never told for decades? I'm sure there was plenty, but back in the day, there were these things... what the heck are they? Hmmm... I think they were called ethics... I'm not sure... I've not used the term in regard to news networks in a very long time.

thing to say. :argh:

if you don't have a family. My husband and I have two little ones and its exhausting and constant to take care of little kids. Not a lot of free time for outside stuff.

Than spend all our time chained to our desks.

Okay, so Rendell was stupid and he is an ass sometimes but I don't think it was THAT big of a deal.

is no less valuable than the free time of those who do.

Not when you're in public with a microphone that may or may not be live.

is fucked up

If you choose to devote most of your time to work then you can. That's what I'm doing right now and it is the way I want to live right now. People with families don't have this option.

does not mean that is what they need to DO - SINGLE PEOPLE HAVE LIVES TOO OUTSIDE OF WORK

Some people do throw themselves 100% into their work. In the long run, it's not always healthy, but the comment seems more directed to Janet Napolitano than single people generally.

For this job you have to have no life implies that Janet has no life. What a nasty thing to say.

I recall seeing a photo taken of her with them and her talking about them.

I had a beloved aunt who never married and who would take me to the movies and talk to me about movie stars. I had fun with Aunt Lois and I loved her. She devoted time and energy to me in a quiet way.

Why can't we talk about Janet's family? A family is more than just your own kids...

Everybody assumes we have "nothing to do."

And if she didn't, than I can see the point AtomicKitten was making.. Why didn't the CNN jerk just keep his trap shut?

Yeah, I know... they don't work that way.

Everyone knows Rendell talks out of his ass; she'd probably laugh at it.

:grr:

I know how you feel but wait until those parents start paying for college.. they'll begin to resent you.
:)

He's an Archie Bunker-esque slimeball and I had instant dislike when the first time I saw him years ago. He's just one of those people you can look at and instantly despise.

Sounds like classic Rendell to me.

he just happened to be speaking next to a lectern that had its microphone on.

Can 2010 please come...

Who cares, why bother.

FYI, it's mic, not mike - when abbreviating microphone.

:hi:

:rofl:

I wasn't sure how to spell it here.

Kids are hard work. I watch my sister with her twins and I marvel at how exhausting it all is.

So I get the best of both worlds...I get to play aunty and then I get to go home :)


Yeah it depresses me sometimes to think I probably won't have kids, but it is what it is.

that because she has no kids, she has no life.

I used to work from 8 in the morning to 10 at night and believe me...that is no life.

We hired a girl who gave birth at 41. She had problems because she had to drop off her baby at 7 and pick him up at 4, which made it impossible to work the hours my boss is used to. He gave her so much grief that she landed up quitting.

My boss is the kind of guy who will call me at 3 am on a Saturday because he didn't tell me he wanted something for a meeting.

So there are jobs you want to be dedicated to, and there are jobs you are forced to be dedicated to. And then you have no life.

Reread his quote. He clearly says that she has no life and that's why she'd be good for the job.

she'd be good for the job.

When I have no life, its good for the job.

Its kind of like those two things go together.

Lots of occupations that involve compete dedication and focus are like that.

Do list occupations for which you have to have no life.
:eyes:

You have no life. You get up, work 14-16 hours (or more), go to bed, and get up and do it again. Wash, rinse, repeat for 3 solid months.

I speak from experience - I did this for five years. I had friends and family literally tell me that they didn't know if I was dead or alive during that time, because I all but disappeared because of my work.

I suppose it's possible to have a life when you work like this, but it is very difficult to do so.

I remember seeing her speak at the Dem convention this year. I've never seen anything so stridently butch. Our Christine Quinn (NY) is a perfect shrinking violet in comprarison (and kinda hot.)

I find your stereotyping really offensive. Oh, and I know women who are straight who present themselves much like Janet Napolitano.

a lesbian? I find that hard to believe that she'd publicly address any rumors like that.

Just ask Charlie Crist or Barbara Mikulski.

Biden is Lincoln compared to Rendell.

Jerk.

that Pennsylvanian's wouldn't vote for a black candidate in the Primary. He was sure wrong on that one.

Such BS oozes influence from Judeo-Christian "screw and reproduce like rabbits" natalism.

"Such BS oozes influence from Judeo-Christian "screw and reproduce like rabbits" natalism."

Beautifully put, I couldn't have said it better if I tried :applause:

No matter how mangled it is. Hopefully he's right.

on political decisions

What's really sad is that it's considered newsworthy that some asshole got caught saying what he was really thinking. Wouldn't it be helpful to us to always know what they were really thinking? Wouldn't we be better off if everyone who wants our money wasn't telling us what they thought we wanted to hear all the time?

Yeah, it would be nice to be able to fly and to change your ice-cream's flavor telepathically too.

...and gets crucified for it.

Apparently, every random thought must be pure, or said politician will be crucified.

So then we weed out everyone who makes an occasional casual comment which can be blown up into some awful implication indicating that they have a deep character flaw, and end up with bland inoffensive nothings as politicians...

head.

:cry:

but you're stuck with him. ;-)

First, their headline on the story reads "Sexism sneaks in over open mic" Where'd that come from?

Second, Rendell's tone was matter-of-fact, not condescending or nasty. Whether or not he's accurate is another story.

I wonder about open mics. How much of what is said is passed on to us and why?

Democrats heed the warnings...don't get got!

How much of a life she had between her first gig, in Topeka, and her first big market gig, in Baltimore.

If politics was a job that *didn't* interfere with family life, there'd be a shitload more congressional staffers with a happy, healthy family life with wife/husband and three kids.

... and you cannot understate how crucial it will be to 'fix' all the problems.

The number of qualified individuals willing to put that kind of effort into doing the job would have to be very small.

It's one thing when a person is only responsible for themselves but if they have family they need to be there for them especially the children.

to have a career?
:mad:

like Sec. of State, then if you have kids you shouldn't take it, mother or father. I doubt if you would have wanted your mother or father to take a job where they never had ANY time for you. It's just like the song goes:

I've long since retired, my son's moved away
I called him up just the other day
I said, "I'd like to see you if you don't mind"
He said, "I'd love to, Dad, if I can find the time
You see my new job's a hassle and kids have the flu
But it's sure nice talking to you, Dad
It's been sure nice talking to you"

And as I hung up the phone it occurred to me
He'd grown up just like me
My boy was just like me

And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon
Little boy blue and the man on the moon
When you comin' home son?
I don't know when, but we'll get together then son
You know we'll have a good time then

by never being around? I have to side with Rendell on this. When you have kids and a family you have a lot more responsibility to be around and take care of them.

Seems this fuss over nothing isn't polling so well: http://news.aol.com/article/rendells-private-comment-caught-on-mic/267194

Only 27% are bothered by Rendell's words.

:wtf: