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Trump Didn't Mention Women Once During His State of the Union Address, Amid #MeToo Movement (Waah!)
Newsweek ^ | 1/31/2018 | Nicole Goodkind

Posted on 01/31/2018 10:01:51 AM PST by simpson96

President Donald Trump said many words during his hour and 20 minute long State of the Union address Tuesday evening, but he did not mention women once.

Trump’s first year in office was a landmark year for women, as the #MeToo and Time’s Up movements shaped political and popular culture. Multiple elected and appointed officials were forced to resign after admitting to sexual harassment and assault, and more women than ever will run for office in 2018.

The president, meanwhile, made several attempts to limit access to reproductive care, refused to call himself a feminist and was accused of cheating on his wife with adult film star Stephanie Gregory Clifford, also known as Stormy Daniels. Trump's annual average approval rating for his first year in office was only 33 percent among women, compared with 45 percent among men.

But it’s not just Trump: Republicans also have a female problem.

According to recent polling, women favor Democrats over Republicans in the November midterm elections by 16 points, while men support both parties at parity. Such data indicates that Trump "is not likely to be much help in rallying women to support Republicans in the upcoming midterm elections," said Gallup's Megan Brenan.

Ignoring women’s issues during the most important policy-shaping speech of the year doesn’t help. Trump only used the term “woman” once, while telling the story of a homeless woman who was found pregnant and injecting heroin.

“We know where we stand in Trump's vision of our union,” tweeted the National Women's Law Center after his speech.

(Excerpt) Read more at newsweek.com ...


TOPICS: Chit/Chat
KEYWORDS: metoo; snowflakes; trumpsotu; trumpsotuspeech; women; womyn
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To: simpson96
Trump only used the term “woman” once,

when he was explaining how celebrities can grab women like this twitter twatter, by the ... tongue...heheheheheh...

61 posted on 01/31/2018 10:47:09 AM PST by USS Alaska (Kill all mooselimb, terrorist savages, with extreme prejudice! Deus Vult!)
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To: simpson96
Hey Nicole. You've got President Trump confused with Obama, Hillary and the democRATS.

Trump doesn't engage in identity politics like the Left does.

Women against men. Whites against blacks. Baby-killers against pro-lifers. Rich against poor. Citizens against illegals.

The list is unending with the liberals.

62 posted on 01/31/2018 10:47:58 AM PST by HotHunt
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To: simpson96

BS! He named the women/mothers of the 2 innocents killed by MS-13!


63 posted on 01/31/2018 10:51:08 AM PST by Harpotoo
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To: luvbach1
All Americans include women

He also said we many times. This is a woman who couldn't think herself out of a paper bag.

64 posted on 01/31/2018 10:54:37 AM PST by zlala
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To: euram

Or gays or transgenders, I don’t think (which was actually a refreshing change from the past 8 years), IMHO.


65 posted on 01/31/2018 10:56:23 AM PST by NEMDF
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To: euram

He talked about women being killed by illegal aliens.

He talked about a woman who adopted a drug addicted baby.

...

I am sure there are many more examples.


66 posted on 01/31/2018 10:57:57 AM PST by ican'tbelieveit
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To: simpson96
attempts to limit access to reproductive care

I'm sure on some planet your powers of reasoning are impressive, Nicole, but your weak link is: this is Earth.

67 posted on 01/31/2018 10:58:02 AM PST by Jeff Chandler (TRUMP RULES - KENNEDY DROOLS)
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To: Jeff Chandler
I'm sure on some planet your powers of reasoning are impressive, Nicole, but your weak link is: this is Earth.

Liberals generally and feminists in particular tend to have a very tenuous grasp on reality. You can share your favorite BBQ sauce recipe with a feminist, and she'll find a way to accuse you of "attempting to limit her reproductive rights."

68 posted on 01/31/2018 11:05:04 AM PST by ek_hornbeck
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To: ican'tbelieveit

He honored a female Coast Guard member who saved 40 people during the Houston floods.


69 posted on 01/31/2018 11:05:34 AM PST by MEG33 (Help Shorten FReepathons......DONATE MONTHLY)
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To: MEG33

His crime: not talking about how weak and fragile women are and how we must shelter them.

Instead, he presented women as strong, successful, overcoming and taking on adversity.


70 posted on 01/31/2018 11:08:58 AM PST by ican'tbelieveit
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To: ek_hornbeck
You can share your favorite BBQ sauce recipe with a feminist, and she'll find a way to accuse you of "attempting to limit her reproductive rights."

No mental image. No mental image.

71 posted on 01/31/2018 11:11:46 AM PST by Jeff Chandler (TRUMP RULES - KENNEDY DROOLS)
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To: luvbach1
He did refer to all Americans in several ways. Memo to writer: All Americans include women.

Apparently, you missed the memo but "Americans" is a code word for men, white men. In the eyes of liberals, what else could it possibly mean?

72 posted on 01/31/2018 11:16:41 AM PST by CommerceComet (Hillary: A unique blend of arrogance, incompetence, and corruption.)
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To: simpson96

What, was she hoping for a James G. Watt type of quote?

“I have a black, a woman, two Jews and a cripple. And we have talent.”


73 posted on 01/31/2018 11:22:56 AM PST by SparkyBass
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To: simpson96

So WHAT? He frequently said “Americans” and “citizens”. Why should he DIVIDE them into GROUPS like his stinking predecessor? Don’t idiots like this dame consider themselves Americans and citizens?


74 posted on 01/31/2018 11:24:23 AM PST by EinNYC
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To: EinNYC

That’s right...his entire speech was ‘inclusive’ for all Americans.....any complaining no mention of women is still crying in their sour milk.


75 posted on 01/31/2018 11:28:12 AM PST by caww
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To: simpson96

He didn’t specifically mention men as a gender either.


76 posted on 01/31/2018 11:28:15 AM PST by DoodleDawg
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To: IronJack

She said....“We know where we stand in Trump’s vision of our union,” tweeted the National Women’s Law Center after his speech.

They actually haven’t a clue.


77 posted on 01/31/2018 11:29:22 AM PST by caww
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To: simpson96

/eyeroll


78 posted on 01/31/2018 11:35:10 AM PST by sauropod (I am His and He is mine.)
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To: simpson96

They have to work really hard to find something to be angry about. They have so much anger it must eat at them daily.


79 posted on 01/31/2018 11:42:45 AM PST by Trillian
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To: Mears
Pelosi needs to learn to keep her hands to herself.....Her 'me too' support is so hypocritical as she embraces Conyers who was sited for sexual harassment.


80 posted on 01/31/2018 11:43:43 AM PST by caww
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