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NOVEMBER 08, 2017 6:55 AM
MAYS LANDING, N.J.
A New Jersey politician who shared a meme on Facebook during January's Women's March in Washington asking whether the protest would be "over in time for them to cook dinner" is eating his words.
A woman who was angered by Republican John Carman's remarks on Tuesday defeated his bid for a second term as an Atlantic County freeholder.
Democrat Ashley Bennett is a first-time candidate. The 32-year-old Egg Harbor Township resident works as a psychiatric emergency screener in the crisis department at Cape Regional Hospital.
Carman said the meme was "a bad choice" but said the women in his life were "strong and confident" enough to not be offended by his joke. He apologized a few days later.
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/national-politics/article183398866.html
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dalton99a
(81,707 posts)kpete
(72,046 posts)Wounded Bear
(58,777 posts)and so are some of them nasty women.
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)Get elected!
bdamomma
(63,962 posts)ha, we need to kick them out.
Me.
(35,454 posts)Historic NY
(37,461 posts)Miigwech
(3,741 posts)sarge43
(28,946 posts)DAMANgoldberg
(1,278 posts)IronLionZion
(45,641 posts)It was hopefully a wakeup call for many on our side. It's good to set them straight at the ballot box. Our side was really energized this time.
BumRushDaShow
(129,987 posts)If we can just wake up some more sleepy Dems in S. Jersey, then they can elect a Democrat in that Congressional District too!
TygrBright
(20,780 posts)OldManTarHeel
(435 posts)Way to go, Girl . . kudos to you.
Happyhippychick
(8,379 posts)VermontKevin
(1,473 posts)Doreen
(11,686 posts)Yuk.
Fritz Walter
(4,292 posts)Simmered in his own bitter tears.
gratuitous
(82,849 posts)And we all heard them back in January, February and March: "Oh sure, all these demonstrations look impressive, but how can ordinary people possibly think that they're going to change anything? It's just a one-day thing. Nothing will get accomplished by shouting, waving signs, and wearing those dumb hats."
Boom, baby.
Demsrule86
(68,800 posts)tonedevil
(3,022 posts)you truly did. Thank you
Demsrule86
(68,800 posts)It was the first time since the awful day in November that I felt the mustard seeds of hope...and they are growing...we will resist.
hibbing
(10,113 posts)DemoTex
(25,407 posts)Buh-bye!
Vinca
(50,328 posts)We've pretty much had it. From cooking dinner to control of our reproductive rights to lower wages . . . IT'S OVER. Thank you Ashley Bennett.
leftynyc
(26,060 posts)where the transgender beat the "chief homophobe" were my two favorite stories from Tuesday night - and that's from a night where there were many inspiring stories of how people who never considered running for office said it was time for them to do so. I don't think we should ever underplay what happened on Tuesday night. There was not one race the republicans can take comfort in - they didn't flip one office. I would expect to see several (perhaps many) repubs in purple districts to announce their retirements soon.
flibbitygiblets
(7,220 posts)... loser.