Sweetie-gate?

Fri, May 16, 2008 - 1:36 PM

It seems to be much ado about nothing, but there’s still a lot of yammering out there about Barack Obama calling a female reporter “sweetie” this week.

(Check out the full story and ABC video here.)

Obama apologized and the reporter didn’t seem to mind too much. She just wanted her question answered.

So is it offensive? I think it’s all about the tone and tenor of the conversation. The tone wasn’t terribly condescending, but he should have been more respectful to the reporter doing her job.

What do you think? Is it a big deal?

-- Amy Dominello