Well, his wife likes to talk about her former husband in public, so tit for tat.
But seriesly, I suspect that a lot of women picked up on his words and attitude and don't like either one bit.
Not that I have a clue about what wimmin think. I've been working on Mrs. Homer for 23 years and still get tripped up.
Well, I am a "wimmin" (wink!), and I thought he was crass and obvious in his golddigging! I was disgusted (not that he doesn't disgust me anyway!)
The President, OTOH, had me melting like butter in a hot pan - I really think every woman watching wanted to be in Laura's shoes right then (only with their own hubbies saying those beautiful things, LOL!). He was just perfect!