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Obama says his daughters think it's weird there hasn't been a woman president yet during a speech*
Daily Mail (U.K.) ^ | 6/15/2016 | Kalhan Rosenblatt

Posted on 06/15/2016 4:27:25 AM PDT by simpson96

President Barack Obama said his daughters see no reason why they couldn't follow in their father's footsteps one day and think it's strange there hasn't been a female president yet.

During a talk about women at a White House-sponsored forum, Obama said today's generation doesn't see gender as a restriction.

He specifically said daughters Sasha and Malia feel being female doesn't prevent them from achieving any goal or holding any office.

'They think it's weird we haven't already had a woman president,' Obama said. 'They expect the world to catch up to them. And I have no doubt that we will.' Obama was unflinching when he said he is a supporter of women's rights.(snip)

'I may be a little grayer than I was eight years ago, but this is what a feminist looks like,' he said.

Obama's speech at the summit was littered with references to Clinton, CNN pointed out, as he noted that more women in corner suites – the Oval Office included – are needed.

He said while he remains in office he will continue to work toward pro-women policies.

'They keep waiting for this whole lame duck thing to happen. Let me tell you, it will happen as soon as I have elected a really good successor to carry on our policies,' he said. 'Until then, we're working pretty hard.'

Obama said our culture needs to be challenged when it 'punishes women for their sexuality but gives men a pat of the back for theirs'.

He gave an example, saying fathers shouldn't be given a pat on the back for 'changing a diaper'.

The president then said first lady Michelle Obama has to worry about her public perception as a woman and worries if she's 'acting the right way, or looking the right way, or too assertive, or too angry'.

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To: simpson96
'I may be a little grayer than I was eight years ago, but this is what a feminist looks like,' he said.

We knew that eight years ago Barry, in addition to being a narcissistic, thin-skinned liar...

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21 posted on 06/15/2016 4:58:26 AM PDT by Prov1322 (Enjoy my wife's incredible artwork at www.watercolorARTwork.com! (This space no longer for rent))
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To: Ann Archy

Ask her what the democrats did to Sarah Palin when she ran.


22 posted on 06/15/2016 4:59:23 AM PDT by shelterguy
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To: simpson96

Well, a lot of us are still waiting for a black President to lead us, too.


23 posted on 06/15/2016 5:00:06 AM PDT by econjack (I'm not bossy...I just know what you should be doing.)
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To: simpson96

has Amy Carter weighed in?


24 posted on 06/15/2016 5:04:03 AM PDT by ronniesgal ( Go Trump!!! Kick ass and take names!!!)
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To: Principled

Also whose lesbian lover Huma Abedin is a Saudi operative and Muslim brotherhood agent born of radical parents and whose mother is a proponent for female genital mutalization


25 posted on 06/15/2016 5:04:50 AM PDT by ground_fog
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To: simpson96

What, their father doesn’t count?


26 posted on 06/15/2016 5:06:01 AM PDT by miss marmelstein (Richard the Third: With my own people alone I should like to drive away the Muslims)
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To: simpson96

Do your daughters think it weird you’re not a man and your “wife” isn’t a woman?


27 posted on 06/15/2016 5:08:34 AM PDT by WKUHilltopper (And yet...we continue to tolerate this crap...)
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To: simpson96

Hey, Barack, just self identify as a woman. Problem solved.


28 posted on 06/15/2016 5:28:46 AM PDT by Yo-Yo (Is the /sarc tag really necessary?)
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To: simpson96

Who besides King Obeyme gives a rats ass what his daughters think?


29 posted on 06/15/2016 5:37:15 AM PDT by Joe Brower (The "American People" are no longer capable of self-governance.)
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To: simpson96

Yes, and their opinion should constrain our lives.


30 posted on 06/15/2016 5:41:49 AM PDT by odawg
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To: simpson96
I think it's weird that a President of the United States would have a self admitted domestic terrorist as his earliest mentor.
31 posted on 06/15/2016 5:43:23 AM PDT by Gay State Conservative (Obamanomics:Trickle Up Poverty)
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To: simpson96

Well, it was their own pappy who deprived Clintoon the White House job for the past eight years. They may want to STFU.


32 posted on 06/15/2016 6:56:23 AM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (When was the last time you heard a celebrity say, If Trump wins, I'm moving to MEXICO!)
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To: simpson96

We currently have a woman president. He has no balls, walks on his toes, an gets irrationally upset at something or someone every 30 days.


33 posted on 06/15/2016 7:58:11 AM PDT by MIchaelTArchangel (Don't Shut Down the Government! Eliminate Major Parts of the Government!)
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To: LeoWindhorse

the daughters have already shown a disdain if not outright hatred of white people.


34 posted on 06/15/2016 9:21:22 AM PDT by T-Bone Texan (Don't be a lone wolf. Form up small leaderlesss cells ASAP !)
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To: simpson96

Give me a good woman worth voting for and I’ll support her.


35 posted on 06/15/2016 9:50:01 AM PDT by Morgana ( Always a bit of truth in dark humor.)
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To: Fightin Whitey; Chode

I’ve seen that before, gag me.


36 posted on 06/15/2016 9:52:50 AM PDT by Morgana ( Always a bit of truth in dark humor.)
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To: simpson96

Well, if he’d just stepped aside and let Hillary win the nomination in 2008, there would have been one.


37 posted on 06/15/2016 9:54:13 AM PDT by dfwgator
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To: Ann Archy
unpossible...

38 posted on 06/15/2016 3:54:45 PM PDT by Chode (Stand UP and Be Counted, or line up and be numbered - *DTOM* -w- NO Pity for the LAZY - Luke, 22:36)
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To: Morgana
it prolly is
39 posted on 06/15/2016 3:55:21 PM PDT by Chode (Stand UP and Be Counted, or line up and be numbered - *DTOM* -w- NO Pity for the LAZY - Luke, 22:36)
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To: Chode

OMG....sad.


40 posted on 06/15/2016 5:00:26 PM PDT by Ann Archy (ABORTION....... The HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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