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hlthe2b

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1. BS...but I do wonder if it had been a male governor doing the same...

Reply to JustAnotherGen (Original post)

Sat Jan 28, 2012, 03:09 PM

Jan 2012

If the secret service would not have stepped in--just to be sure of no escalation. She might well have gotten latitude because she was female, but it would be a sign of aggression regardless of gender. Rude, nasty, and totally bereft of any class-- that's Jan Brewer.

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Why Jan Brewer Should Keep Her Fingers To Herself [View all] JustAnotherGen Jan 2012 OP

BS...but I do wonder if it had been a male governor doing the same... hlthe2b Jan 2012 #1

Nah, a finger is not a fist Warpy Jan 2012 #2

'Didn't mean the SS would diirectly intervene if it were male-but possibly "step in" just a bit.. hlthe2b Jan 2012 #3

Wow, what a difference in reactions. noamnety Jan 2012 #4

that's interesting too iverglas Jan 2012 #7

i saw and recognized that immediately, too. we have all had a man do that seabeyond Jan 2012 #8

Politics is a contact sport. rrneck Jan 2012 #5

and now the view from another planet ... iverglas Jan 2012 #6

thoughtful post, and thanks for that Cretien image. Whisp Jan 2012 #9