Comments on: The other race: Abedin vs. Love http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2008/05/28/the_other_race/ All that flavorful brownness in one savory packet Sat, 30 Nov 2013 11:11:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Suki Dillon http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2008/05/28/the_other_race/comment-page-1/#comment-204535 Suki Dillon Thu, 29 May 2008 05:22:28 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=5216#comment-204535 <p><i>Mr. Love had summer try-outs with the Green Bay Packers in 2004 and the Dallas Cowboys in 2005</i></p> <p>I wonder if he get the chance to catch any passes from Brett Favre or Tony Romo.</p> Mr. Love had summer try-outs with the Green Bay Packers in 2004 and the Dallas Cowboys in 2005

I wonder if he get the chance to catch any passes from Brett Favre or Tony Romo.

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By: Abhi http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2008/05/28/the_other_race/comment-page-1/#comment-204513 Abhi Thu, 29 May 2008 02:14:41 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=5216#comment-204513 <blockquote>There was this movie I saw quite a few years ago called Election. I don't know what it is about Clinton's campaign and her staff that reminds me of Tracy Flick(Reese Witherspoon) from that movie. Obama on the other hand reminds me of Paul Metzler (Chris Klein).</blockquote> <p>If you had clicked on the links in my post then you'd get a summary of what it was about :)</p> There was this movie I saw quite a few years ago called Election. I don’t know what it is about Clinton’s campaign and her staff that reminds me of Tracy Flick(Reese Witherspoon) from that movie. Obama on the other hand reminds me of Paul Metzler (Chris Klein).

If you had clicked on the links in my post then you’d get a summary of what it was about :)

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By: ak http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2008/05/28/the_other_race/comment-page-1/#comment-204483 ak Wed, 28 May 2008 20:32:59 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=5216#comment-204483 <blockquote>There is another contest between an accomplished woman and a black man</blockquote> <p>this sounds a bit off to me - these descriptions seem rather skewed (even if they are accurate). yes, reggie love is much younger than huma abedin, and so has had less time in his career to prove himself. however, given this current position, and the fact that has has a degree in both public policy and political science, he clearly has the potential to rise high in politics, so i'm not sure that it's fair to compare abedin and love. even more so, if we are making a comparison, i'm not sure that i am <i>more</i> impressed by someone who started as an intern and is still in basically an assistant's position 12 years later - from the SM posts and other articles that i have read, i don't have much of a sense that she has a firm position in guiding policy (and like deemz, i'm not even sure what her political views are) or doing more than cater to clinton's needs on the campaign trail. it's not that i am not impressed with her experiences - staying in politics for so long and at such a high level, even if it is as a PA, is a hard thing to do - but in comparison to love, i don't see that she necessarily is the clear winner. whatever good impression her composure, efficiency etc give off, much of that comes from just sheer experience, and it cannot be said definitively that love would not have all those - and more - in 10 years when he has been in the game for about the same amount of time as abedin.</p> <blockquote>Wow, I am (usually) pretty immune to color issues, but, damn--Huma is pale enough to give me the heebie-jeebies/send me running to CVS for some "fair and handsome cream." Curses on you, moms and dads, for leaving me so unfair and unhandsome!</blockquote> <p>honestly, that picture looks more like the combination of off-shade foundation and a flash bulb than anything else. the vogue spread, and other pictures, showed her with a much less pale (and healthier) complexion. and fyi - unfair does not equal unhandsome; in fact, a little bit of a tan (or bronzer ;)) could definitely do some men some good.</p> There is another contest between an accomplished woman and a black man

this sounds a bit off to me – these descriptions seem rather skewed (even if they are accurate). yes, reggie love is much younger than huma abedin, and so has had less time in his career to prove himself. however, given this current position, and the fact that has has a degree in both public policy and political science, he clearly has the potential to rise high in politics, so i’m not sure that it’s fair to compare abedin and love. even more so, if we are making a comparison, i’m not sure that i am more impressed by someone who started as an intern and is still in basically an assistant’s position 12 years later – from the SM posts and other articles that i have read, i don’t have much of a sense that she has a firm position in guiding policy (and like deemz, i’m not even sure what her political views are) or doing more than cater to clinton’s needs on the campaign trail. it’s not that i am not impressed with her experiences – staying in politics for so long and at such a high level, even if it is as a PA, is a hard thing to do – but in comparison to love, i don’t see that she necessarily is the clear winner. whatever good impression her composure, efficiency etc give off, much of that comes from just sheer experience, and it cannot be said definitively that love would not have all those – and more – in 10 years when he has been in the game for about the same amount of time as abedin.

Wow, I am (usually) pretty immune to color issues, but, damn–Huma is pale enough to give me the heebie-jeebies/send me running to CVS for some “fair and handsome cream.” Curses on you, moms and dads, for leaving me so unfair and unhandsome!

honestly, that picture looks more like the combination of off-shade foundation and a flash bulb than anything else. the vogue spread, and other pictures, showed her with a much less pale (and healthier) complexion. and fyi – unfair does not equal unhandsome; in fact, a little bit of a tan (or bronzer ;) ) could definitely do some men some good.

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By: deemz http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2008/05/28/the_other_race/comment-page-1/#comment-204478 deemz Wed, 28 May 2008 20:08:41 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=5216#comment-204478 <p>call me captain obvious but the personal assistant is probably sometimes closer to the ear of the president than the first lady/man given what i know about high powered execs and their PAs.</p> <p>so it's really interesting to me that they're so young and aside from these people magazine style tabloid articles, their politics/motivations aren't well known or all that scrutinized at least by the general public.</p> call me captain obvious but the personal assistant is probably sometimes closer to the ear of the president than the first lady/man given what i know about high powered execs and their PAs.

so it’s really interesting to me that they’re so young and aside from these people magazine style tabloid articles, their politics/motivations aren’t well known or all that scrutinized at least by the general public.

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By: Manju http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2008/05/28/the_other_race/comment-page-1/#comment-204476 Manju Wed, 28 May 2008 19:55:04 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=5216#comment-204476 <p>Huma must really want Weiner to be Abedin' Anthony. But if all Anthony wants is Huma, whats Love got to do with it?</p> Huma must really want Weiner to be Abedin’ Anthony. But if all Anthony wants is Huma, whats Love got to do with it?

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By: Athena http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2008/05/28/the_other_race/comment-page-1/#comment-204472 Athena Wed, 28 May 2008 18:45:38 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=5216#comment-204472 <p>I heard about her dating Anthony Weiner who I'm assuming is Jewish. Kind of cool, that a Muslim girl is dating a Jewish boy.</p> I heard about her dating Anthony Weiner who I’m assuming is Jewish. Kind of cool, that a Muslim girl is dating a Jewish boy.

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By: Bridget Jones http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2008/05/28/the_other_race/comment-page-1/#comment-204471 Bridget Jones Wed, 28 May 2008 17:53:15 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=5216#comment-204471 <p><i>1 · <b>freshprince</b> <a href="http://www.sepiamutiny.com/sepia/archives/005216.html#comment204446">said</a></i></p> <blockquote>jeez abhi, im starting to get tired of ur obama ass kissing. </blockquote> <p>another take on the name controversy..how abt o<b>BUM</b>a</p> 1 · freshprince said

jeez abhi, im starting to get tired of ur obama ass kissing.

another take on the name controversy..how abt oBUMa

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By: Vikram http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2008/05/28/the_other_race/comment-page-1/#comment-204470 Vikram Wed, 28 May 2008 17:35:00 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=5216#comment-204470 <blockquote> Abedin is dating Anthony Weiner </blockquote> <p>Tony Weiner... not a name to envy</p> Abedin is dating Anthony Weiner

Tony Weiner… not a name to envy

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By: KXB http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2008/05/28/the_other_race/comment-page-1/#comment-204469 KXB Wed, 28 May 2008 17:18:41 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=5216#comment-204469 <p>On a somewhat related note, what hasn't Abedin told Hillary to cool it with the rumors about Obama being a Muslim? While Hillary has not herself said such a thing on the campaign trail, he infamous "as far as I know" comment on 60 Minutes was still pretty outrageous. Not to mention the photos of Obama dressed up in a turban, or the robocalls constantly invoking his middle name? Or does Abedin's politics and her good looks mean she does not have to do anything?</p> On a somewhat related note, what hasn’t Abedin told Hillary to cool it with the rumors about Obama being a Muslim? While Hillary has not herself said such a thing on the campaign trail, he infamous “as far as I know” comment on 60 Minutes was still pretty outrageous. Not to mention the photos of Obama dressed up in a turban, or the robocalls constantly invoking his middle name? Or does Abedin’s politics and her good looks mean she does not have to do anything?

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By: DesiDawg http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2008/05/28/the_other_race/comment-page-1/#comment-204467 DesiDawg Wed, 28 May 2008 15:24:14 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=5216#comment-204467 <p>There was this movie I saw quite a few years ago called Election. I don't know what it is about Clinton's campaign and her staff that reminds me of Tracy Flick(Reese Witherspoon) from that movie. Obama on the other hand reminds me of Paul Metzler (Chris Klein).</p> There was this movie I saw quite a few years ago called Election. I don’t know what it is about Clinton’s campaign and her staff that reminds me of Tracy Flick(Reese Witherspoon) from that movie. Obama on the other hand reminds me of Paul Metzler (Chris Klein).

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