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Obama calls female reporter 'sweetie'

chicagotribune.com
May 14, 2008
        
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by Frank James Why did Sen. Barack Obama refer to a reporter during a Michigan campaign stop as "sweetie?" Was it an attempt by the Democratic presidential candidate to show his affinity for blue-collar folks by attempting to sound like a waitress at a diner? In the same vein, was he trying for a... [read full story]                    

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Obama's 'sweetie' is a pickle

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Obama's 'sweetie' is a pickle

chicagotribune.com
May 17, 2008
        

By Lisa Anderson | Tribune correspondent NEW YORK - Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois found himself in just such a place this week when the Democratic presidential candidate's use of the term "sweetie" with a female television reporter hit a sour note with people who considered it offensive and...

OBAMA ROUNDUP: Senator criticized for saying 'sweetie'; wins mock election at movie premiere;...

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May 16, 2008
        

*Barack Obama is catching flack for referring periodically to females as "sweetie." Later calling to apologize, the Illinois senator left a message stating: "That's a bad habit of mine. I expect that my press team will be happy to try to make it up to you whenever we are in Detroit next." Agar...

                   

What's so bad about "sweetie," anyway?

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May 16, 2008
        

Likely Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama this week found himself under one of those unflattering spotlights -- the kind that shines on small utterances, making them appear brighter and bigger than they might otherwise have been -- when he called female reporter Peggy Agar "sweetie,"...

                   
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ABC Launches PC Investigation Into Obama 'Sweetie-Gate'

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May 16, 2008
        

On Friday's "Good Morning America," various ABC reporters fretted about the political implications of Barack Obama referring to a female reporter as "sweetie." GMA co-host Diane Sawyer nervously asked, "When do 'honey,' 'sweetie,' cross the line?" Guest host David Muir introduced an investigation...

                   

Obama Hits the Sweet Spot?

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May 16, 2008
        

There are a lot worse things to be called than “sweetie,” and if you’re a woman, you’ve probably heard most of them. It is, after all, a term of endearment. Sweet-tasting foods weren’t always easy to come by, making sweetness especially prized and no doubt accounting for the association of...

                   

Newsweek: Want women's vote? Don't call them 'sweetie'

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May 16, 2008
        

The toughest task remaining for Barack Obama in this twilight phase of the neverending Democratic primary battle isn't avoiding embarrassment in Kentucky (he won't), finding a consensus solution to the Florida/Michigan dispute (he might) or racking up enough delegates to finally clinch the...

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Comment on Obama Apologizes for Calling Reporter Peggy Agar “Sweetie” by C. SHEPHERD

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May 16, 2008
        

Peggy Agar’s priceless response pushed Obama into some damage control: “Hi Peggy. This is Barack Obama. I’m calling to apologize on two fronts. One was you didn’t get your question answered and I apologize. I thought that we had set up interviews with all the local stations. I guess we got it...

                   

Obama better break not-so-sweet habit

detroitnewspapers.com
May 16, 2008
        

And he's marketing himself as the candidate of change? This week in Detroit, Channel 7 reporter Peggy Agar asked him a simple question about his plans to protect autoworkers. I first got wind of Obama's latest sweetie incident in midafternoon Wednesday when an acquaintance e-mailed: "My mother...

                   

SUSAN AGER: Obama better break not-so-sweet habit

freep.com
May 16, 2008
        

Barack Obama gave up cigarettes to run for president, we're told, but he's still calling women he doesn't know "sweetie." And he's marketing himself as the candidate of change? Dismissing women as sweeties is oh so condescending, oh so sexist, oh so ... grandfatherly.

                   

SUSAN AGER: Not-so-sweet habit betrays Obama's intended image

freep.com
May 16, 2008
        

And he's marketing himself as the candidate of change? This week in Detroit, Channel 7 reporter Peggy Agar asked him a simple question about his plans to protect autoworkers. I first got wind of Obama's latest sweetie incident in midafternoon Wednesday when an acquaintance e-mailed: "My mother...

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