https://www.yahoo.com/news/miss-can...e-alone-with-a-female-reporter-160344454.html
All I can say is, wow!
All I can say is, wow!
Can I understand why a male candidate would be gun shy about being in the same room, ALONE, with a female. Oh, yeah. I was a Registered Nurse. There were many times I was alone in a female patient's room. I was "the male nurse". Did it occur to me that I could lose my livelihood, my license, and my reputation pretty much with any accusation- OH YES!! That was always in the back of my mind.
"Foster pointed out that he is a married man and that he made an agreement with his wife, in observance of his Christian faith, that neither of them could “be alone with someone of the opposite sex throughout our marriage.”"
Does this include his own mother? How about a daughter? What about her father, brothers, cousins, her pastor?
Yep and it is ridiculous. Reflects zero faith in themselves or their mate.Doesn’t our VP live by those choices also?
This level of insanity could bring modern life to a screeching halt.
Seems unnecessary to me but then what do I know...Sorry, I'm dissenting, here. The #MeToo movement has ruined lives by making claims, without any proof, whatsoever. If I were in situations where women were going to be closely following me, I would insist on having an observer along, at all times. I don't believe this guy is nuts. I think he's very realistic, and cautious. We're living in very odd times, ladies and gentlemen.
Totally agree. And I don't get why the supporters of the "me too" movement can't support this man's rights as well.Sorry, I'm dissenting, here. The #MeToo movement has ruined lives by making claims, without any proof, whatsoever. If I were in situations where women were going to be closely following me, I would insist on having an observer along, at all times. I don't believe this guy is nuts. I think he's very realistic, and cautious. We're living in very odd times, ladies and gentlemen.
How do you know he doesn't?I'd have a lot more respect for this guy if he also insisted on having a third party present when meeting with lobbyists and political donors. Preferably a third party with a tape recorder.
I think those suppositions are taking this to the extreme. In today's world, just the HINT of impropriety can ruin a politician's career. Taking steps to avoid any possible misunderstanding is being smart, IMO.OK, for those who believe this is a sensible policy, what about the situation that often comes up in a small workplace, where one man and one woman are the only occupants of the office at the moment, or the company's lunchroom? What if they're having lunch, with two men and one woman in the room, and one man gets up and leaves? Does the other man now have to leave his lunch half-uneaten and rush out of the room, lest he commit a "Christian" sin?
And what if, heaven forbid, a man finds himself alone in a room with another man who happens to be gay (but never lets that intrude in his professional life)? But the "religious" guy knows that the other man is gay?
What about a male doctor with a female patient? Or a female doctor with a male patient? What about a psychiatrist? What about the fellow who fixes your washing machine or your air conditioning unit? Must he bring along a "chaperone" on every job, just in case the woman is alone in the house?
This level of insanity could bring modern life to a screeching halt.
How do you know he doesn't?
I think he made it clear what his reasons are, so what more do people need? The reporter was a jerk for not just accepting the conditions and moving forward, instead of taking an opportunity to ridicule the man.Not to be too chaffish, but it's logical that if he felt that way toward potential influencers he'd have said something like, "just as I have done with political donors and lobbyists, I insist on having a third party present when I'm going to be alone with a woman."