OK, it's obvious from discussions of various pieces of legislation that a lot of Senators are sexist, esp. the older male Senators.
But I've noticed something "special" about Bunning. When he questions women who appear before committees on which he is a member, he addresses them by their first names, although he uses titles or full names for the men who appear before him.
Sheila Bair (FDIC) is, thus, "Sheila" (accompanied by a paternal smile). And in an Oct. panel of experts on Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and the mortgage industry, Prof. Susan Wachter (Wharton) became "Dr. Susan".
I'm not sure which is worse: that he does it without knowing he does it or that he does it on purpose to indicate his lack of respect for female professionals.
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Given that his top 2 professional staffers are women (his Chief of Staff and Asst. Chief of Staff), it's a bit of a leap to say that he's sexist.
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