Posted on 09/23/2013 8:35:35 AM PDT by Kip Russell
Media mogul Ted Turner reiterated an absolutely absurd idea Sunday.
Appearing at the International Women's Earth and Climate Summit in New York City, Turner proposed “men be barred from political office. They could do everything else, be president of universities, business leaders, but they just couldn’t serve in any elected position for 100 years” (video follows with transcript and commentary):
TED TURNER: Well, I came up with the idea at least 20 years ago that we needed more women in politics. It would take a different turn. And I suggested that men be barred from political office. They could do everything else, be president of universities, business leaders, but they just couldn’t serve in any elected position for 100 years.
[Laughter and applause]
I think we’d have a lot more emphasis on education and healthcare and a lot less on Army and the Navy and the Marine Corps.
[Laughter and applause]
It would be a very positive step, but it hasn’t happened yet. But it still might.
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Under Ted’s brilliant plan, in less than twenty years men would be back in charge - and the Sultan of America will give us permission to take as many wives as we can afford.
I was going to say the opposite. I think Teddy needs to get back on his meds.
With sufficient quantities of marijuana, Ted's comments will be far more intelligent. He may even be capable of making intellectual comments such as "That was my skull! I'm so wasted!"
Gee Ted - didn’t hear you say anything like this concerning Sarah Palin when you had the chance.
I think I could go for no LIBERAL men voting for a hundred years.
If ole Ted thinks this is such a good idea, perhaps he could set an example. How about keeping his campaign cash out of the system, too.
When did this zombie begin walking the earth again?
Years ago, Turner used to remind me of the early days of Howard Hughes but now I just see him as Kane standing in his mammoth fireplace in a lonely, dismal and empty castle.
Pitiable.
Is he trolling for young stupid liberal women?
Ted go eat Catherine zeta jones and get throat cancer you commie fool.
I don’t think I understand.
Ted needs to show us how it’s done, first.
[Laughter and applause]
Yeah he’s a real comedian. Or a drunk.
Quick. Someone call the booby hatch. One of their patients has escaped and is at large and a danger to himself and those around him.
Wow! Jane Fonda is still giving Teddy talking points? Who knew?
With the high caliber **cough, cough** of women like Nancy Pelosi, Barbara Boxer, Sheila Jackson Lee, Lois Capps, Louise Slaughter, etc., I can hardly see anything good coming from increasing the number of women in politics. It seems that liberals simply refuse to allow intelligent women to participate in politics—instead, they promote the profoundly stupid and likely mentally ill (thinking of Pelosi, here).
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