NOW Prez ‘Troubled’ by Obama Boys Outings
By Don | October 26, 2009
NOW president Terry O'Neill finds the all-male sports outings of Obama troubling.
From ABC News' Jake Tapper
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.
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."
Even though Obama has appointed more Cabinet and Cabinet-level positions than any other president it's still not enough for O'Neill who wants the number of women at this level to approximate the percentage of women in the general population.
What I want to know is has anyone asked First Lady Michelle Obama for her opinion? Will she support her husband or side with NOW?
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What is more troubling to me is that The Man Child thinks he has so much extra time to play basket ball. But I almost forgot that his many Czars are busy running everything for him, so that he has plenty of time to run around and play.
“Does Ms. O’Neill have a point or is it simply feminist over-sensitivity?”
It’s a “pick & choose” standard. Palin was the victim of sexist comments/questions by the media/opponents and NOW was silent. Hypocritical? Maybe…
In October, 2009, the greatest numbers of USA troops, fifty-five had passed away in Afghanistan War while the president of USA has too much enjoy lavish sports, trip, and musical in Broadway. I do believe that Cheny was right to POINT OUT that Obama has been afraid to make a right decision
about the War. I’ve missed GWB who stopped playing Golf because of thinking of USA troops in the spot of War and prayed for American safe everyday. THANKS GEORGE W. BUSH !!!
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Now he’s learning. Got himself a “token” female.