Gillibrand says fellow lawmaker called her 'porky'
(CNN) - Sen. Kristen Gillibrand said she's experienced sexism working on Capitol Hill from some of her male colleagues - one of whom, she said, warned her of getting "porky" after she had a baby.
The New York Democrat recounted the story to People magazine in an interview posted Wednesday promoting her book "Off the Sidelines," due out in September.
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"Good thing you’re working out, because you wouldn’t want to get porky!” one male colleague told her when she was using the House gym.
Another example: After Gillibrand lost 50 pounds of baby weight after giving birth to her second child, a fellow senator said, while squeezing her stomach, "Don't lose too much weight now. I like my girls chubby!"
“I believed his intentions were sweet, even if he was being an idiot,” she said.
In the interview she also discussed Hillary Clinton's presidential prospects as well as her own political future.
She said she's content in the Senate for now but as for Clinton, her predecessor in the New York seat and potential 2016 White House candidate, Gillibrand said, "In my mind, she's definitely running."
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She should trying walking a day in Sarah Palin's shoes. She would know what it means to be attacked by those that live, breath dwell in the gutter.
@bassman
She should trying walking a day in Sarah Palin's shoes. She would know what it means to be attacked by those that live, breath dwell in the gutter.
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So are you saying Sarah Palin needs to wear boots ?
bassman's comment shows TEA/GOP true colors. What an ... you are.
Don't fret miss hildabrand, when your in the same congress as the teahages Bachman and Blackburn you know your on the high road at least we do , your one of the best compared to the worst fore mentioned !!!!
@bassman
Sarah Palin is the gutter and belongs there. A classless, mindless, twit who is a disease on the political landscape.
bassman- Sarah Palin gets made fun of because of the things she says. Liberals don't call her fat or ugly because of how she actually looks. We might call her ugly but that is more because of what comes out of her mouth than what you see with the eyes.
Hildabrand, my mistake, you will be in congress long after those GOP teahages are long gone, I think it's their LAST year , good luck!!!!
@bassman
"She should trying walking a day in Sarah Palin's shoes. She would know what it means to be attacked by those that live, breath dwell in the gutter."
Yeah... poor palin the victim. She was just minding her own business not bothering anyone. Yeah, right...
She relished in her role as the attack dog for the republicants (self nicknamed- mama grizzly).
But... I'm used to the 'I'm a poor widdle victim' song and dance from the republicants.... it is their hole card and I have seen it played daily on here forever.
Nothing but a 1/2 term quitter...
Fail.
You can bet those comments came from other Dems.
bassman
She should trying walking a day in Sarah Palin's shoes. She would know what it means to be attacked by those that live, breath dwell in the gutter.
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Yeah, except unlike Senator Gillibrand, dim bulb Barbie is "attacked" for the idiotic things she says and does. In other words, you can't attack someone with the truth.
Another example: After Gillibrand lost 50 pounds of baby weight after giving birth to her second child, a fellow senator said, while squeezing her stomach, "Don't lose too much weight now. I like my girls chubby!"
“I believed his intentions were sweet, even if he was being an idiot,” she said.
It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to overthrow the righteous in judgment (Proverbs 18:5).
This wouldn't happen if we lived the conservative dream of rolling back "100 years" of liberal policies, putting us back before women could vote and were not in politics.
(hyperbole alert for concrete TP folks)
bassman says:
August 27, 2014 05:35 pm at 5:35 pm
She should trying walking a day in Sarah Palin’s shoes. She would know what it means to be attacked by those that live, breath dwell in the gutter.
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Regardless of her sex, Palin is as dumb as a box of rocks and does everything to endear herself to the gutter trash of the TP.
If they can speak ill of the First Lady, then oh well!!! you porky, get off it!!! fatso!!
They both should try walking a day in Mrs. Obama's shoes and hear the nastiness and hate spewed at and about the FLOTUS.
bassman
Got it for little Sarah bad, huh.
Never faiks to add Hillary in there on darn near everything. Start a blog about one switch to Hillary in middle. Seen that too many times.. A candidate cuold be in a car accedent and in middle of describing the accedent.. HILLARY THE OVERWHELMING LEADER IN DEMOCRATIC VIEWS.... Constant switch and blurb..
Yes, there were some petty attacks on Sarah Palin but many of the complaints about her were based on statements she made that revealed a horribly poor education, her ignorance of how the government works, and her own pettiness.
Dear bassman, Senator Gillibrand acts with elegance, class and decorum. Maybe if Mrs. Palin got off her ignorant, defiant, insulting, arrogant attitude, she would inspire respect. Her actions foster the treatment she gets.
Maybe if Mrs. Palin acted with the class, elegance and dignity Senator Gillibrand exhibits, she would be treated accordingly.
So are you and who cares put your big pants on and stop crying what a joke.
So it's not sexist when people make fun of Chris Christie's weight? I'm not justifying adults childishly making fun of each other but don't try to turn this into a bigger issue than it is. Men happened to comment on a woman's weight. Wrong in a professional environment, yes, but sexist? No.
It seems to me she wasn't actually called "porky." Yet another inaccurate headline trying to stir up controversy where there is none.
So uh, her name isn't Kristen.
She's a 0.5 percent and yet she whines on. Get over it, everyone has burdens and those that are bullies.