"Bad habits show bad judgment and nobody wants to be treated poorly by a doctor or by a president.
Barack Obama yesterday called a young woman reporter “sweetie” during a
campaign stop at a Michigan auto plant. The reporter seemed offended as
much by the inappropriate crack as by his refusal to answer her
question.
This was the second time in as many months that Obama publicly called a
woman “sweetie.” He used the demeaning term last month during a
campaign stop at a factory in Allentown, calling a woman worker
“sweetie” as he made his way through the plant.
Obama’s late mother would likely understand the struggle of my mother and other working-class women of her generation.
Too bad her son forgot where he came from. Too bad he thinks he’s
better than the working women he disrespected twice with words that
dismiss them. Too bad he’s a man with a bad habit that’s admittedly hard to break.
But unless he overcomes his male chauvinism, he will always be a weaker person for it.
