Diane Ellis · April 19, 2012 at 10:52pm

With all the focus on Mitt Romney's so-called woman problem, the other side of the gender gap has been completely ignored.  As resident pot stirrer Mike Murphy tweets:

Obama's Gender Gap

How do we explain Obama's man problem?

Comments:


Dave Carter

"How do we explain Obama's man problem?"

obama bike
jetstream
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jetstream

Yeah, Obama is definitely a magnet for biker chicks!

Mel Foil
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etoiledunord

For some reason, women are attracted to the criminal types. Especially the head of the gang.

Edited on April 19, 2012 at 11:22pm
dogsbody
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dogsbody

Dave and Jetstream have the wittier answers, so I'll just play it straight.  He doesn't command respect from men (at least not from me).  That's why he keeps putting his sports interests in the public eye--to be seen doing guy things--but it doesn't really work.

I was a civilian instructor at West Point for a few years, and there I met men who are natural leaders.  Our current president isn't one of them.

Edited on April 19, 2012 at 11:26pm

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RadiantRecluse

My man's problem with Obama is that everything the president stands for is anathema to him.  But then again, my man is independent, responsible, rational, kind-hearted, and hard-working.  It is no wonder that the president is out of touch with the real-life experiences of real men.

wilber forge
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wilber forge

Who air brushed  the training wheels out ? How would it look if he was wearing spandex like the old Kerry bike photo ?

Troy Senik, Ed.
dogsbody: Dave and Jetstream have the wittier answers, so I'll just play it straight.  He doesn't command respect from men (at least not from me).  That's why he keeps putting his sports interests in the public eye--to be seen doing guy things--but it doesn't really work.

There's a reason for that:

Obama-Pitch
Mel Foil
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etoiledunord
dogsbody: ....I was a civilian instructor at West Point for a few years.  There I met men who are natural leaders of men.  Our current president isn't one of them. · 1 minute ago

Aren't they impressed that he single-handedly killed Bin Laden?

jetstream
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jetstream

Hey dogs,  did you see the article on Fox News about finding 20 Spitfires in Burma. For some reason they were buried in their shipping crates, so there's a possibility they are in good condition. They think there are eight more still to be located.

Douglas
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Douglas

Republicans don't have a woman problem. They have a single woman problem. Frankly, I'm fine with that. Married women tend to go for Republicans, singles go for Democrats. Single women are overwhelmingly liberal. Single women tend to support big government solutions to pretty much everything. Single women tend to be hostile to social conservative issues. 

Of course we're not going to do well with this group, even if we sell our souls and go RINO. If it were up to most single women voters, the government would run damn near everything.

show JWH's comment (#11)
Ramblin' Lex
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JWH

He strikes me as somebody who:

1)  Has never changed a flat tire;

2) Has never cleaned a firearm after shooting one;

3) Has never been in a fight on the school playground;

4) Is in his first real job since graduating from high school;

5) Drinks Fuzzy Navels;

Edited on April 19, 2012 at 11:38pm
Ameriherron
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Ameriherron

While the "war on women" rages on, it seems men are, at best, ignored and, at worst, become the implicit aggressors in the offensive. With all women under attack, men, naturally, are the only remaining group that the Left can plant the smoking gun.

I have no doubt President Obama would prefer men feel left out as opposed to villified, but he cannot say 'women are being oppressed' and 'men are not oppressing' in the same sentence.

Every victim implies a villain.

dogsbody
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dogsbody
jetstream: Hey dogs,  did you see the article on Fox News about finding 20 Spitfires in Burma. 

I sure did (actually I saw it on avweb.com first).  I hope it's all true--that would be fantastic.  Apparently they're Mark XIVs, Griffon-engined Spits.  If they're really there and still slathered in cosmolene or whatever, it would be like getting brand new fighter planes from a time warp.

I thought of putting it on the Member Feed, too...  OK, here it is.

Edited on April 20, 2012 at 4:24am
Ethan Safron
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Ethan Safron

JWH: He strikes me as somebody who:

1)  Has never changed a flat tire;

2) Has never cleaned a firearm after shooting one;

3) Has never been in a fight on the school playground;

4) Is in his first real job since graduating from high school;

5) Drinks Fuzzy Navels; · 4 minutes ago

Edited 2 minutes ago

The interesting thing is that the first three points probably apply to Mitt as well (I could of course be wrong.) Good thing it's Mitt vs. Obama and not Mitt vs. Ron Swanson.

Pat in Obamaland
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Pat in Obamaland

The Obama Administration is emblematic of the entire multi-generational effort by the Left to neuter manliness. The question, rephrased, is what has he done for men? He has increased dependency, stifled aspirations, subjugated the private sector, and been a constant advocate for the victim narrative. Worst still, he is a whiner. None of this should appeal to strong, free men--which, judging by the -6% figure, at least 53% of American men still are.

Edited on April 19, 2012 at 11:53pm
tabula rasa
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tabula rasa

Obama is the polar opposite of what "real men" did in my growing up years (the fifties and sixties).  

  1. Real men were men of few words, but when they said something it was true and you were under an imperative to listen to them.  Obama is a man of many words, not a single one of them true or sincere.  
  2. Real men made a virtue of self-reliance, but gave to the needy. Obama calls self-reliance "Social Darwinism," and the highest social good is forced redistribution with government as the mediator between giver and taker. 
  3. Real men do things.  For the Obama-man, it's all about feeling. How you feel about yourself is more important than what you do. Thus, we spend billions on inefficient renewable power because we feel good about saving the earth.  Real men burn coal because it provides actual energy. It's the difference between a gesture and a real accomplishment. Obama is a man of gestures.

My Dad was a quiet, hard-working, gentle farmer.  He was self-reliant, uncomplaining, and a real man.  He was everything that Obama isn't.

tabula rasa
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tabula rasa

Ethan Safron

JWH: He strikes me as somebody who:

1)  Has never changed a flat tire;

2) Has never cleaned a firearm after shooting one;

3) Has never been in a fight on the school playground;

4) Is in his first real job since graduating from high school;

5) Drinks Fuzzy Navels; · 4 minutes ago

Edited 2 minutes ago

The interesting thing is that the first three points probably apply to Mitt as well (I could of course be wrong.) Good thing it's Mitt vs. Obama and not Mitt vs. Ron Swanson. · 10 minutes ago

I have a friend who's very close to Mitt.  Based on what he's said about Mitt, I think you're wrong on 1 and 2. He's rich, but he is not completely detached from real people.

Casey
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Casey

JWH: He strikes me as somebody who:

1)  Has never changed a flat tire;

2) Has never cleaned a firearm after shooting one;

3) Has never been in a fight on the school playground;

4) Is in his first real job since graduating from high school;

5) Drinks Fuzzy Navels; · 25 minutes ago

Edited 23 minutes ago

No way... he's nothing like me....

flownover
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flownover

They lied ?

DocJay
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DocJay

I have droppings from my female lab more macho than hen pecked Barry.  Men are drawn to strength in an odd way.  Obama has ego strength and is a smooth talker.  That wears thin over time.  Obama has a man issue for sure.


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