Tom Corbett Makes Sexist Remark While Trying To Appeal To Women

[LynneSin]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/08/27/tom-corbett-women_n_5724700.html

Tom Corbett Makes Sexist Remark While Trying To Appeal To Women

Apparently, only women make dinner, according to Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett (R).

Corbett, speaking on a local TV program last month, claimed women would support his proposal to reform his state's liquor laws because it would save time while preparing dinner.

"I think a lot of people want to be able to walk into a grocery store, particularly, a lot of the women, want to go and buy a bottle of wine for dinner, go down, buy a six-pack or two six-packs, buy dinner and go home rather than what I described as three stops in Pennsylvania," he said.

Corbett wants to allow more private businesses to sell alcohol. Under current laws, only state-licensed liquor stores and select grocery stores are permitted to provide liquor.

Seriously Tom?

As a former Pennsylvanian, I am the first to admit the liquor laws are messed up in Pennsylvania. But Tommy Boy you do know that men also cook and buy booze too.

[CTyankee]

1. He started off OK, talking about "people." Why didn't he just continue with it?

I think a little desperation among incumbent republicans has begun to set in, when it comes to women's issues. This shows a real flailing around, looking for the "woman's angle" and looking stupid.

Here's the deal on repubs: they can't help looking stupid!

[sarge43]

2. Stupid and mean is their default. n/t

[CTyankee]

3. and will be their downfall, I predict.

They aren't going to overcome their stupid/mean shit by getting a makeover consultant to give them a few "pointers" on how to speak to women.

It's a default all right...

[sarge43]

4. From your monitor to the Big Guy's eyes. n/t

[CTyankee]

5. maybe I'm starry eyed, but I am seeing this happen again and again...

I can't help wondering if it is just a huge, yawning GAP in their understanding of women.

Not that I'm complaining. They will get what they deserve. Let's bring it on...

[sarge43]

7. Agree

What I can't understand is why any woman with a speaking acquaintance with reality would vote let alone be Republican. They don't like us, Puddin'. They believe A Handmaid's Tale is an owner's manual.

[CTyankee]

10. I love it!

[riqster]

13. Perfect!

"They believe A Handmaid's Tale is an owner's manual."

[knightmaar]

12. Because, in the back of his brain ...

... is this memo that the GOP sent around. "Hey, we need to appeal to women more."

So, off the cuff, he's thinking "What do you women do? What do women do?" AHA! "They cook dinner!" I'll appeal to women more by talking about how I'm making it easier for them to make dinner!

Done!

[malthaussen]

6. No, no, you totally misunderstand...

He didn't mean that only women make dinner. He meant that only women minded how screwed up our liquor laws are.

-- Mal

[tclambert]

8. Hey, for a Republican, mentioning women without saying something idiotic about rape is a miracle.

Just wait another minute, though, and I'm sure one of them will.

[Divernan]

9. Here are 3 relevant posts from my thread on this yesterday:

Star Member littlemissmartypants (5,562 posts)
6. More of the right wing aka ALEC guided agenda to remove local control

Of taxed adult beverages to private pockets, perhaps?

There are not enough six packs of brew to create a cure for stupid.

Divernan (11,395 posts)
8. Absolutely-all state liquor control store clerks are unionized, w/ gasp! pensions,health insurance

Thank you for looking at the political and economic significance of this issue! I'm disappointed that most of the people who responded on this thread look at the picture entirely from their perspective of what's most convenient for them.

I know, yes I KNOW what it's like in other states - I've lived in and purchased alcohol in Florida (Publix), California (private stores open 24/7) & Maryland. But it's really not THAT inconvenient to buy liquor/wine in PA because the state stores are in all of the shopping centers/malls. For non-Pennsylvanians' info, there are 620 state liquor stores, plus one e-commerce site. State stores do not sell beer - Beer may only be purchased from a restaurant, bar, licensed beer store, or distributor. Beer distributors mainly sell cases and kegs of beer, not smaller volumes of beer such as six packs. Six and twelve packs, along with individual bottles such as 40 ounce or 24 ounce beers, are sold at bars, restaurants, and licensed retailers.

PA Wine & Spirits stores generated approximately $2.2 billion in sales in 2012-2013. The PLCB returned more than $512 million to the Pennsylvania Treasury, including $311.24 million in liquor taxes, $121.09 million in sales tax and $80 million transfer to the General Fund. So even if private liquor store operators were scrupulously honest and didn't Keep double books, & fail to turn in all the tax they collect, we state taxpayers would still have to make up that $80 million a year which currently goes to the general fund. Next consider the 3,000 full time employees who are paid decent wages, and earn pensions & health insurance benefits. Fire them - and they end up at the likes of part-time at Walmart, eligible for food stamps. State store clerks are meticulous about checking for fake IDs - another area in which I don't trust profit-motivated private liquor stores.

Now it is true that state liquor stores do not have sommeliers on hand to advise one of which wine to choose - but then neither do any of the private liquor stores in other states. And the state stores do have labels on the shelves giving ratings from Wine Spectator and the like.

But the point of the article in my OP was that an old, corrupted (the best political friend
Big Fracking ever had) white male Republican governor has such an antiquated view of women. His wife has been the old-fashioned, stay-at-home, even after the kids are grown and gone, wife. Tom Corbett still sees families as the Leave It To Beaver stereotypes.

Cosmocat (5,976 posts)
11. Correct

I live here and yeah, I would like the convenience, but at heart, like privatizing education, the lottery, selling out to the fracking industry, etc, it is a politically driven agenda ...

[valerief]

15. ^^^this^^^

[AlbertCat]

11. Hey.... If he legalized pot!....

.... People would eat that crappy dinner the bitch fixed. Now CLEAN IT UP! (that was BTW)

(but of course: http://aattp.org/marijuana-reduces-risks-of-both-domestic-violence-and-opioid-overdose-two-new-studies/ )

[valerief]

14. Apparently, it's against the law in PA for men to cook and buy their own booze.

Now I understand what these Mens Rights groups are talking about. They want to cook and shop just like women!

[lame54]

16. Next they'll want to vacuum...

they must be stopped

[valerief]

17. Bwahahaha! And get paid less, too.

[Tikki]

18. Isn't it the 'man's' job in their f'd up World to stop by the liquor store and buy the booze and...

make some snarky remark to the woman behind the counter while holding up the bottle of booze
about how he'll get lucky tonight

Tikki

[Divernan]

19. Exactly! Bet Mrs. Corbett has never shopped at a state liquor store.

Corbett's so out of touch with how real people live their lives, he doesn't know in PA, you don't buy beer at a state liquor store.