Sexist Quote of the Year, By Yours Truly

As 2007 comes to an end, how poetic that our very own president would give the Sexist Quote of the Year. In People magazine’s end-of-the-year review with George Bush, he is asked:

Q: Tell us about your future son-in-law, Henry Hager. Did he do right and ask for Jenna’s hand?
The President: “He kind of sidled up to me and said, ‘Can I come and see you?’ We were sitting outside the presidential cabin here, and he professed his love for Jenna and said, would I mind if he married her? And I said, ‘Got a deal.’ [Laughter] And I’m of the school, once you make the sale, move on. But he had some other points he wanted [to make]. He wanted to talk about how he would be financially responsible.�

How lovely. Nothing like your traditional daughter-for-sale language from the leader of our great nation to get me all warm and fuzzy this holiday season. And shame on the magazine (not like we should expect much from them) to say that “asking for a daughter’s hand” is the “right” thing to do. This isn’t the fucking ’50s, People.
Thanks to reader Jennifer for the heads up.