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Michelle Obama Slams Feminist Advice To Balance Work and Life: ‘Sometimes That S*** Doesn’t Work’
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| 12/05/2018
Posted on 12/05/2018 4:17:37 AM PST by rustyweiss74
In an unguarded moment during a promotional tour for her memoir, Becoming, Michelle Obama chastized a feminist technique to balance work and family life by saying “that s*** doesn’t work all the time.”
Obama had been referencing a self-help technique for women to climb the corporate ladder while simultaneously balancing their marriage and raising children, known as ‘leaning in.’
The concept was popularized by Facebook chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg who authored a book titled, Lean In: Women, Work and the Will to Lead.
“That whole ‘so you can have it all,'” concept, Obama lamented. “Nope, not at the same time.”
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TOPICS: Politics
KEYWORDS: blogtrash; clickbait; getajob
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It's pretty clear she hates women who actually like being wives and mothers.
To: rustyweiss74
NO FEMINISTS are all about WHITE women.
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posted on
12/05/2018 4:18:56 AM PST
by
DIRTYSECRET
(urope. Why do they put up with this.)
To: rustyweiss74
What caused you to excerpt your own material?
To: rustyweiss74
Preach it, disbarred lawyer.
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posted on
12/05/2018 4:19:55 AM PST
by
FrankR
(Make America Great Again, and Keep It That Way.)
To: rustyweiss74
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posted on
12/05/2018 4:24:56 AM PST
by
ClearCase_guy
(If White Privilege is real, why did Elizabeth Warren lie about being an Indian?)
To: rustyweiss74
IIRC, she had a maid and a cook at her Chicago home.
To: FrankR
“Preach it, disbarred lawyer.”
I see nothing in Wikipedia about a disbarment.
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posted on
12/05/2018 4:32:20 AM PST
by
cymbeline
To: rustyweiss74
“that s*** doesn’t work all the time.”
Such a classy human being.
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posted on
12/05/2018 4:34:47 AM PST
by
MayflowerMadam
(Great things never come from comfort zones.)
To: cymbeline
“I see nothing in Wikipedia about a disbarment.”
Wikipedia would never allow that on it’s site. I believe she surrendered her license to practice.
To: rustyweiss74
sounds like a twisted man talking?
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posted on
12/05/2018 4:40:03 AM PST
by
Diogenesis
( WWG1WGA)
To: rustyweiss74
Has the Wookie ever done any actual, legitimate work?
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posted on
12/05/2018 4:42:37 AM PST
by
NorthMountain
(... the right of the peopIe to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
To: ClearCase_guy
Pure Crass too.
Canky behind the scenes had similar vocabulary to Michael.
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posted on
12/05/2018 4:51:12 AM PST
by
C210N
(Republicans sign check fronts; 'Rats sign check backs.)
To: rustyweiss74
Has Mooch even had a job since her affirmative action gig at that law firm?
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12/05/2018 4:55:20 AM PST
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AC86UT89
To: rustyweiss74
Spoken like a true hood rat
To: AC86UT89
The hospital “job” where she helped them dump patients onto the street?
To: Antipolitico; cymbeline
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posted on
12/05/2018 5:16:15 AM PST
by
mountn man
(The Pleasure You Get From Life, Is Equal To The Attitude You Put Into It)
To: rustyweiss74
Years ago Michelle told an audience NOT to go to work in offices for some corporation.
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12/05/2018 5:21:14 AM PST
by
a fool in paradise
(Denounce DUAC - The Democrats Un-American Activists Committtee)
To: rustyweiss74
She has such class and grace................said no one ever.............
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posted on
12/05/2018 6:14:13 AM PST
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Red Badger
(We are headed for a Civil War. It won't be nice like the last one....................)
To: Red Badger
She should take McCain’s seat on the view.
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posted on
12/05/2018 6:15:48 AM PST
by
Leep
(we need a Trump like leader for President 2024!)
To: Leep
The Secret Service would have body slammed Joy Behar................
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posted on
12/05/2018 6:17:34 AM PST
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Red Badger
(We are headed for a Civil War. It won't be nice like the last one....................)
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