"Do me a favor, can you say 'senator' instead of 'ma'am'? It's just a thing. I worked so hard to get that title, so I'd appreciate it. Thank you."
-- Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA) to Brig. Gen. Michael Walsh of the Army Corps of Engineers
"Quit apologizing and never call me anything but Elizabeth again. Also, make sure you correct anyone who attempts to call me by any other name but Elizabeth. Are we clear on this? Like I said, it's a hot button for me. And please don't call the office and not leave a message. My colleague told me you called while I was away at the Ladies' room. I do sometimes leave my desk."
-- Elizabeth Becton, scheduler/office manager for Rep. Jim McDermott (D-Wash.) in an e-mail to a lobbyist.
"I would hope that a wise Latina woman with the richness of her experiences would more often than not reach a better conclusion than a white male who hasn't lived that life."
-- Supreme Court nominee Judge Sonia Sotomayor in remarks at the Judge Mario G. Olmos Law and Cultural Diversity Lecture at the University of California, Berkeley.
It's about the power, stupid. That's before you even get to the finer gradations of gender and race..
The power grab by this administration is just plain scary.
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