First Lady Michelle Obama: "And the important thing is that all of these advances benefit not just women, but every American. Yeah, they benefit men. (Laughter.) We’re still looking out for you guys. (Laughter.)"

overcontrol · 2011-06-11T06:40:22+00:00

Obama is a feminist, and he doesn't care about men's rights. His Father's Day speech made it perfectly clear that he blames broken up families on fathers alone and sympathizes only with mothers.

The idea that putting women in power will somehow benefit men is a joke. Powerful men and powerful women are equally oblivious or apathetic to the problems that non-powerful (i.e. most) men face.

I don't particularly find this comment misandric. I just find it ignorant.

thetrollking · 2011-06-11T10:34:19+00:00

MRS. OBAMA: Thank you. (Applause.) You all, thank you so much. (Applause.) Oh, I can’t really see you out there, but I feel you. (Laughter.)

It’s great to be here. First of all, let me thank Debra for her leadership and her passion and her smarts and her grace and for that really nice introduction. (Laughter.)

I also want to thank Ellen Malcolm for her leadership on your board and for all of her work on behalf of women across this country.

I want to recognize Sally Susman for her leadership with today’s luncheon. I got to see her in the U.K. with the Queen. She looked mighty fine. (Laughter.)

OMG, Laughter...laughter...laughter...hangin with the queen...what such oppressed lil things.

And of course I want to thank all of you for inviting me here to your annual gala luncheon. This is a pretty big deal here. It’s a lot of you out there. (Laughter.)

It’s really nice to be back with all of you at the National Partnership for Women and Families.

So men don't exist in families. Check.

And as you know, I was here three years ago. I remember it really well. You honored Deval Patrick, one of our favorite governors. (Applause.) It’s a great event. I was happy to be there then and I am joyful to be here today, especially on your 40th anniversary. Forty years. Forty years of progress. Now, that's something to be really proud of.

You know what, let’s think about it. Let’s think about the challenges women faced 40 years ago. For example, in 1971, there were no women in President Nixon’s Cabinet. None. There was one woman in the Senate. And we were still 10 years away from the first female on the Supreme Court.

I mean, back then, the ceiling wasn’t just glass, I think it was more like concrete. (Laughter.) There were no female CEOs of Fortune 500 companies. Only eight percent of women had a college degree, if you can imagine that. The number of women being appointed to the federal bench was actually declining. And women earned just 60 cents for every dollar that a man earned. All that, and we had to deal with polyester, too. (Laughter.) Some tough times. (Laughter.)

Uh, what? By 1980 women were getting more degrees than men...so, how oppressive was that. In less than 9 yrs they went from 8% to 80%...or maybe someone is lying....giggle giggle

And that was the world we were living in when this organization was formed. It was a world where a young girl looked to the future and saw many more hurdles and barriers than open doors and pathways to opportunity. It was a world that made many of you say, “enough, enough.”

And that was when a small group of you gathered in a kitchen to talk about what you needed to do to fight for discrimination -- or fight against it and inequality.

So, you began by volunteering to take on a few important cases. And soon enough, you needed more help so you hired some staff. And before you knew it, you were opening an office. And as your efforts grew, you began tackling more and more issues, steadily becoming one of the most influential organizations for women and families in our country.

And here I thought marriage and families was oppressive for women..huh? I thought it was that evil patriarchy and benevolent sexism that made it so women were favored in child rearing../s

And today, as you stop and take a breath and look back for a moment at all that you’ve accomplished, you will see that over the last four decades, you have made such an amazing imprint on nearly every single one of this nation’s major policy achievements for women and families. And that's something to be proud of. (Applause.)

Yeaaaahhh, more men in prison for defaulting on vagimony.

I’ve heard about how back in the ‘80s, one of your staff attorneys spent countless hours in her office with little more than a vision, a typewriter -- because yes, there were typewriters -- (laughter) -- and a whole lot of white-out. Remember white-out? (Laughter.) It’s very challenging. (Laughter.) She was pounding away at the first draft of a document, a document that, nine years later, would become the historic Family and Medical Leave Act.

And men were building computers...you're welcome.

The Partnership was also a driving force behind so many other major legislative achievements including the Pregnancy Discrimination Act, the Civil Rights Act of 1991, the paid family leave laws in California, Washington, and New Jersey, and the nation’s first citywide ordinance for paid sick days in San Francisco, and, as Debra mentioned, any day now the governor will sign the first statewide paid sick days law in Connecticut. (Applause.)

Thanks to your tremendous efforts, the landscape of this nation has been fundamentally changed for the better: our workplaces are more family-friendly, women and girls do have more opportunities, and many discriminatory practices have been completely abolished.

And more discrimination against men has been enacted. I guess it isn't a zero sum game..huh.

Because of you, America is better. It is a better country, it is a better place to raise a child, it is a better place to work, it is a better place to pursue a dream.

Are you fucking kidding me? We have the highest unemployment rates and highest debt in history. We have more single mothers and more men adrift...wtf.

But, fortunately, this isn’t a group that rests on its laurels. Every one of you here knows all too well that there is still so much work left to be done. And that’s what I want to speak briefly with you about today –- the work that remains and the people that are needed to finish that job.

And I just want to start with the work of my husband’s administration. Since day one, we’ve been fighting for American women and families. As you know, my husband made the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act the very first bill he signed into law as President of the United States. (Applause.)

He created the White House Council on Women and Girls to make sure that the entire government pays attention to the interests of women, girls, and their families. We’ve improved the earned income and child tax credits, which means that more than 12 million families will find it just a little easier to pay the bills and put food on the table.

My husband signed the Affordable Care Act, as you know, which makes it easier for millions -- (applause) -- millions of Americans to afford a doctor. Because of this legislation, more women can get mammograms and other preventative services with no cost out of pocket. No one will have their insurance dropped solely because they get sick, and a child won’t be denied insurance because he or she has a pre-existing condition.

We’ve held forums and launched pilot programs to promote workplace flexibility because we know, all of us, that flexible workplaces translates into more productive workers, more satisfied employers, and more importantly a robust economy. We all know that.

My husband nominated two phenomenal women -- Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan -- to the Supreme Court. (Applause.)

He has made women nearly half of his nominees to the federal bench, which is a greater percentage than any other President in history. (Applause.)

And the important thing is that all of these advances benefit not just women, but every American. Yeah, they benefit men. (Laughter.) We’re still looking out for you guys. (Laughter.) They benefit our communities, our economy, and the very system of laws on which this nation is built.

I fuckin doubt that...

And we know that none of that could have happened without all of you. You all are the people who have been fighting for all of these victories. You all have been building that broad base of support that makes this happen. You have created a chorus of voices speaking out on behalf of families all across this country.

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kloo2yoo · 2011-06-12T06:41:20+00:00

that arrogant, sexist jerk.

Dear Michelle Obama, if your husband ever actually succeeded at improving the economy, (or more likely, when his successor succeeds), it'll improve lives for niggers too.

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