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Martin O'Malley

JustAnotherGen

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4. Didn't scare me off with Dean

Reply to Recursion (Reply #2)

Wed Oct 14, 2015, 08:50 AM

Oct 2015

It's just not a communication style I'm enamored with - with men.

When men holler and yell I tend to think they are a 'joke'. Could be the way I was raised - but the calmer and less shrill - the more I tend to listen. Actually got removed by my bio teacher in the 10th grade (along with a male friend of mine) because he was yelling over nothing, I started laughing (as did the other kid) and he yelled more - and I laughed more.

I grew up with calm and measured men and father that when he got really really quiet -

That's when you were in BIG trouble.

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Among long shots in debate, O'Malley does best.DMReg [View all] elleng Oct 2015 OP

I was very pleased by what... one_voice Oct 2015 #1

I think it's an open question whether fire in the belly attracts more voters than it scares off Recursion Oct 2015 #2

I see what you mean... one_voice Oct 2015 #3

Didn't scare me off with Dean JustAnotherGen Oct 2015 #4

With you, Gen. (What else is new???) elleng Oct 2015 #5

Please tell me people aren't picking on Bernie Sanders' accent? JustAnotherGen Oct 2015 #6