Will someone please take this ridiculous post off Slate? It's insulting and small-minded.

The question, you loon, isn't about Obama's sexuality. It's not about where he puts It.

It's about his ability to connect with people on a 1-1 level. When he's off-stage. When he's not reading from his script.

Incredibly, Obama is succeeding at making Hillary look like the picture of warmth and humanity.

The challenge to Obama isn't to be "macho". It's to show he's real.

Gee, thanks for explaining. I was lost without that!

That's just your opinion. And I stand with my statement that the article was incredibly small-minded and something I'd wouldn't even expect from a grade-schooler.

If his "challenge" is to show he's real - why did the author entitle her story "Does Obama act like a sissy?"

It appears Obama is doing quite well at connecting with people - he's winning and he's raising almost twice the money that Hillary's raising. Democrats, including defecting Republicans, are supporting him in droves. I don't think you need to worry about his ability to "connect".

"Does she hold back water from Dutch villages?" Is that what was meant??

Stupid question. Though the above is an incorrect correction. The derogatory term for a masculine lesbian can either be spelled dyke or dike. If you mean does Hillary act like a dyke/dike in the sense that she doesn't have sex with men, I'd guess, yes.

hawaiimike,

You have got to be one of the biggest sexist idiotic retards to ever have posted on these boards. I would *never* vote for anyone you would even consider. Thanks for letting me know who you support and exactly who you are, now I know who *not* to vote for.

McCain has my vote, because, even if the Democrats can't have Clinton, women will still be the deciding factor on who wins this election. And it will most likely be McCain (I will make it my business to do my best to ensure it's McCain).

Mainly because you're an asshole.

hawaiimike and mercadia

what is up with you two? Where is your aloha spirit mike?

I chuckled at Adventure girl's post...it's humor. What are you, a klingon?

Mercadia: Mike's post was rude, but what is sexist about his post? You are such a strange bird.

kuruman,

A klingon? Your lack of self-awareness and absolutely inane sense of humor is leading me to believe that you have aspergers.

Do you?

And you don't think at all, that calling Clinton a dyke, is sexist?

Good lord. I WOULD say you have aspergers, but aspergers tend to be somewhat high functioning.

You're both just kind of stupid.

mercadia. This all started with an attack on Obama's manliness. I hope you are planning on going balistic on the sexist nature of this.

kuruman:

mercadia. This all started with an attack on Obama's manliness. I hope you are planning on going balistic on the sexist nature of this.

kuruman,

I could, but that would be too obvious. Why don't you lay it out for us, instead?

This will be one thousand times more entertaining.

So tell us, why is questioning Barack Obama's strength as commander-in-chief, sexist?

another communication masterpiece mercadia

I've decided your posts are farce, so forgive me if I ignore you from now on.

kuruman,

Not surprised.

Too bad, I was really hoping you would lay out your argument for us, and would thus have to acknowledge some of the social double-standards that would so badly wish to ignore (as long as it works in your favor).

But, still, not surprised.