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Obama is (OMG) human

POSTED: Friday, April 5, 2013, 10:49 AM

Christine M. Flowers, Daily News Columnist

Anyone who reads this blog, or my weekly column, knows that I am not a huge fan of our current president. I disagree with him on everything from universal health care to same sex marriage to abortion rights to his choice of football teams. However.... I feel the need to come to his defense on this one particular aspect of political correctness run amok (which I suppose is repetitive.) Recently, President Obama made the following remark about his old friend Kamala Harris, Attorney General of California: You have to be careful to, first of all, say she is brilliant and she is dedicated and she is tough, and she is exactly what you'd want in anybody who is administering the law, and making sure that everybody is getting a fair shake. She also happens to be by far the best-looking attorney general in the country." I would quibble with his claims that she is the best-looking AG, since I think our own Kathleen Kane is equally fair of face. But I do think that it's ridiculous for the ladies to start complaining about sexism and demanding 'gender sensitivity training' (what is that...being forced to undergo a mani-pedi while simultaneously being forced to listen the audio version of Sheryl Sandburg's book "Lean In" read by Lilly Ledbetter?) Whenever women have this reflexive reaction to a perceived slight, I have to laugh. True gender equality comes from having self-respect, not demanding that others toe a narrow and socially-engineered line of etiquette. It is also important to note that 'equality' is not 'identicality.' And I'm betting I'm not the only one pleased to see our president appreciating the good things in life.

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Comments (12)

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 10:55 AM, 04/05/2013

Agreed-Both AG's Kathleen Kane (who I did not vote for) AND Kamala Harris are very attractive women. On that note, so is the ever-radit S.C. Governor Nikki Haley.

— Lightning79

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 10:56 AM, 04/05/2013

Sorry, I meant "ever-radiant"

— Lightning79

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 11:12 AM, 04/05/2013

Thank God...I thought The President was referring to Eric Holder...

— TomTheCork

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 12:56 PM, 04/05/2013

After spending an evening with Michele, anything looks good.

— Richar Poor

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 2:28 PM, 04/05/2013

Usually when a guy goes out of his way to mention a gal's name at every opportunity, it means he has a (not so) secret crush on her.

I think Michele is pretty much unattainable, so don't get your heart broken.

— carl and sons

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 2:18 PM, 04/05/2013

You can be 50% non-white and still be human? What a wonderful country this is!

— carl and sons

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 3:17 PM, 04/05/2013

Anyone who complains when a man notices a woman's good looks is just being silly.

When I heard the president compliment the AG, I was also relieved that he is sure enough of himself to pay such a compliment.

He proves he is not only human but breathing.

— Gendres

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 3:23 PM, 04/05/2013

Or maybe he is just insecure.

— Richar Poor

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 5:27 PM, 04/05/2013

RP - a man has to be extremely sure of himself to pay another woman a compliment in public where his wife can hear him.

I am also sure that if Mrs. Obama has similar words to say about a handsome man, he won't feel at all intimidated.

8-)

— Gendres