The difference between how Hillary and Obama handle anti choice, sexist hecklers

I'm not quite sure how I missed this, but have you heard about the whole "Iron my shirt!" Hillary Clinton thing? Apparently some jackass in the audience at one of Hillary's campaign events in New Hampshire yelled out "Iron my shirt!" when the Senator was giving a speech. Feministing reports that this is how Clinton handled the situation:

Mrs. Clinton asked for the lights to be turned on, and the shirt man was removed along with another man who had stood up too. “Oh, the remnants of sexism are alive and well,” Mrs. Clinton said. When everyone had settled down a bit, she said, “As I think has just been abundantly demonstrated, I am also running to break through the highest and hardest glass ceiling.”

What a stark contrast to Obama's response to a group of anti-abortion protesters who interrupted the Presidential hopeful's speech by screaming: "Abortion is abomination!" After the crowd started screaming back at the protesters to "go home", and security finally escorted the group out, Obama just made a joke and responded,

"Let me just say this though. Some people got organized to do that. That's part of the American tradition we are proud of. And that's hard too, standing in the midst of people who disagree with you and letting your voice be heard."

Oh, please, Obama.

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