Thursday, August 26, 2010
Phillips It's Past Time for Mike McWherter to Work a Girly Job
Posted by Betsy Phillips on Thu, Aug 26, 2010 at 4:33 PM
So Mike McWherter is running for governor on the "there's a place for everyone in Tennessee, but the weirdos should keep away from the decent folks" platform. And one of his campaign strategies — appropriately enough called "Mike Works!"—is for him to go around and work a regular Tennessee job.
I follow him on Twitter (for you people! The lengths I go for you people!) and it's a little like a tour of the manliest man jobs in Tennessee: Mike works at a machine shop! Mike picks corn! Mike is an industrial dishwasher! Mike works at a factory! Mike works at a restaurant! Mike works at another farm! Mike washes some more dishes — but in a restaurant, of course, where it's manly! Mike fights a bear with only a knife! Mike single-handedly reduces the number of wild boar in the state with his two-finger death poke.
We get it. Jesus Christ, we get it. Mike McWherter is practically a living Dos Equis ad. Sharks have a week devoted to him.
When does McWherter go do a job that's not so much about how manly he is? When do we see him shadowing a kindergarten teacher? Or working in a daycare? Why doesn't he get on the line with some of the gals at Tyson? Or sweep up at a hair salon? Or follow around an administrative assistant? Or bag some groceries?
Women have blue-collar jobs too. Aren't they worth doing?
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"Everything I say, you believe the opposite?"
I guess a fluff-brain ditz like you couldn't be expected to have any actual reading comprehension capability.
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Really? Everything I say, you believe the opposite? Then know I would hate it if you gave me $500.
"Gilbert, your comment would be stupid most times, but in this economy? Seriously? Please."
Why thanks, Betsy.
A fluff-brain ditz like you calling my comment stupid is a perfect contrary indicator that it is dead on.
Gilbert, your comment would be stupid most times, but in this economy? Seriously? Please.
Sam Cynic, what Polerin said, plus, I'd ask that people who comment on my posts ask themselves "Does what I'm about to say reveal such a weird and deep-seated hatred and fear of women that it might cause Betsy to consider getting a bigger dog with a concealed-carry permit?" and, if it does, I ask that we all refrain from making those comments. I honestly don't get paid enough to read your noir porn fantasies about how degrading it is to be a woman.
"That is a difficult thankless low-paying job that requires empathy, compassion and intelligence."
Intelligence, eh?
Those who are truly intelligent would be smart enough to land a job with better pay doing something else.
"He should try being a hospital social worker for a day"
That is a difficult thankless low-paying job that requires empathy, compassion and intelligence. In other words, this R-in-D-clothing could not do it.
Hah! Hah! Hah! cuz y'know, the best way to shame a guy is to imply that he's a drag queen or transsexual. Hillaaaarrious.
Or not. It's inane, cissexist, and just plain not funny.
While you're at it, why not get him really 'girly' Betsy. You might be able to pursuade him to walk a shift in drag on Murfreesboro or Dickerson Rd. Shoot, falsies and a careful shave job might even get him a gig at Hooter's. And a little lap dance instruction could even open an opportunity at Deja Vu.
Get busy Bets. You're onto something here.
I hate to defend McWherter, but I went and looked at his flickr page and it appears he worked at a florist and worked as a server at more than one restaurant. I don't know what's particularly manly about working in a factory, I know tons of women who do.
Hurry November. Put well-meaning, serious, progressive Tennesseans out of our misery. Send Big Daddy Junior back to whatever pile of beer money he crawled out from under, and give Tennessee democrats (and Democrats) some time to recover from the trauma that comes with having only "(sm)all hat, no cattle" as the default goobernatorial candidate.
Big Daddy Junior -- as if the Republicans don't give us enough race-baiting, gays-hating, gun-fellating gibberish, we have to have someone who claims to be a Democrat ladle more of that crapola on us for the next three months.
Hurry November.
Well, he was the Bingo Caller at a retirement home...I'm not sure that's "girly" but I certainly wouldn't say its dripping in testosterone either.
