Obama apologizes to Kamala Harris for ‘best-looking attorney general’ comment

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President Obama apologized to Kamala Harris for his controversial comment.
President Obama apologized to Kamala Harris for his controversial comment.TODAY / Today

Obama in Need of Gender-Sensitivity Training

By Jonathan Chait – Apr 4, 2013 – for the Intelligencer

In remarks today, President Obama described California Attorney General Kamala Harris “as by far, the best looking attorney general.” Now, he had also described her as “brilliant,” “dedicated,” and “tough,” but … no.

For those who don’t see the problem here, the degree to which women are judged by their appearance remains an important hurdle to gender equality in the workforce. Women have a hard time being judged purely on their merits. Discussing their appearance in the context of evaluating their job performance makes it worse.

It’s not a compliment. And for a president who has become a cultural model for many of his supporters in so many other ways, the example he’s setting here is disgraceful.


 President Obama caused a stir Thursday when he commented on the appearance of ‘
 California Attorney General Kamala Harris.
 “She’s brilliant and she’s dedicated, she’s tough,” Obama said at a DNC fundraiser in 
 Atherton, Calif., according to a White House pool report. “She also happens to be, by far, 
 the best looking attorney general….It’s true! C’mon.”

Obama may want to consider at least two other AG’s in his ‘best looking’ category:

Florida AG Pam Bondi
California AG Kamala Harris
Nebraska AG Jon Bruning

One thought on “Obama apologizes to Kamala Harris for ‘best-looking attorney general’ comment”

  1. I just ran across your site and this blog. Wow, and to think that Harris may actually become our next president when Joe permanently retires to his basement a month after stealing the election! What is always amazing to me is how democrats can get away with saying the most outrageous things and are never called on it. Well the demonrats do stick together like, well, er, rats.

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Wives, in the same way submit yourselves to your own husbands so that, if any of them do not believe the word, they may be won over without words by the behavior of their wives, when they see the purity and reverence of your lives. Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as elaborate hairstyles and the wearing of gold jewelry or fine clothes. Rather, it should be that of your inner self, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great worth in God’s sight. For this is the way the holy women of the past who put their hope in God used to adorn themselves. They submitted themselves to their own husbands, like Sarah, who obeyed Abraham and called him her lord. You are her daughters if you do what is right and do not give way to fear. 1 Peter 3:1-6 --- Husbands, in the same way be considerate as you live with your wives, and treat them with respect as the weaker partner and as heirs with you of the gracious gift of life, so that nothing will hinder your prayers. 1 Peter 3:7 --- Finally, all of you, be like-minded, be sympathetic, love one another, be compassionate and humble. Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult. On the contrary, repay evil with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing. 1 Peter 3:8-9