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Friday, January 4, 2013

2012 RE: In the Entire History of the U.S. Senate, Only 44 Women Have Ever Been Sworn In

Posted by Charles Mudede on Fri, Jan 4, 2013 at 8:06 AM

The 113th U.S. Congress convened at noon Thursday, ushering in 82 freshman House members and 12 new senators. Of that group four African Americans, five Asian Americans, 10 Latinos and 24 women were sworn in, ultimately marking a shift in which white males no longer make up the majority of House Democrats.

Out of the 233 seats held by the GOP, 209 are occupied by white males. It is what it is: the GOP is the white male party. Politics in America has come down to white males against the rest (the rest includes white males), the past against the future, the idea against the reality.

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I think the statement would work better as "a subset of white males against everyone else", so that's it's clear there are plenty of white males on both sides. I still don't agree, insofar as a sizable proportion of Republican voters are female, even if the leadership is male, though the past against the future is apt.

Posted by Lynx on January 4, 2013 at 8:47 AM

Way to marginalize everybody white and male, most of whom AREN'T sociopathic dickbags. If only there was some historical precedent that could inform us all about the dangers of stereotyping people based on gender and skin color...

Posted by All Women And Blacks Are Good on January 4, 2013 at 9:06 AM

As a white male, I can assure you that most white males are, indeed, sociopathic dickbags.

Posted by Asparagus! on January 4, 2013 at 9:07 AM

@1: Agreed. The GOP as it is today is a party of a particular group of white males - and white females - that share little with people like me apart from skin color and, possibly, some life experiences associated with that skin color. In fact, at least here in the Northeast, I'd say I know slightly more conservative women than men, although the count of either is pretty negligible.

Posted by NateMan on January 4, 2013 at 9:08 AM

@1, that's what i meant by the rest: "(the rest includes white males)"

Posted by Charles Mudede on January 4, 2013 at 9:13 AM

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to say it's white males versus everyone else but the rest includes white males is like hearing sarah palin translated to have a leftist point of view.

it's illogical gibberish.

Posted by a resty white male on January 4, 2013 at 9:51 AM

@6, what does he have to do with this post? it's like asking me for an opinion of adam lanza. so out of the blue.

Posted by Charles Mudede on January 4, 2013 at 9:52 AM

While we all know what the troll's ugly agenda is, and it is not one worth paying attention to, it does seem just a tad hypocritical for you, Charles, to call somebody else out for a non-sequitur, Mister King of the Non-sequiturs.

Posted by TVDinner

on January 4, 2013 at 10:13 AM

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As long as there are more Elizabeth Warrens, and fewer Maria Cantwells and Diane Feinsteins, I'll be satisfied....

Posted by sgt_doom on January 4, 2013 at 10:27 AM

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"it's like asking me for an opinion of adam lanza"

Except the Adam Lanza's in America are outliers, less than 0.1% of all gun deaths in the US, whereas the Ja'Mari's are 50% of all gun deaths.

Posted by Ja'know what I'm talkin' 'bout? on January 4, 2013 at 11:04 AM

Must be tough being a liberal, everywhere you go, constantly checking out everyones race, assessing their gender and being sure everyone is happy with their testicles/vaginas.

It's like having a stick permanently rooted up your ass.

Posted by Do'nald D'uck on January 4, 2013 at 11:10 AM