Sweetiegate? PLEASE.

OK, so the other day Barack Obama was rushing from place to place and Peggy Agar, a reporter for an ABC affiliate in Detroit, asked him a question. He said, "Hold on a second, sweetie, we'll do a press avail."

A video of Obama calling the reporter sweetie raced its way around the Internet and people everywhere started calling him misogynistic and sexist.

I don't get it, I must admit. Sweetie. It's a term of endearment. Since when did sweetie become a bad thing?! I understand the reporter was angry that he didn't answer her question, which I totally understand, but why is it such a big deal that he called her sweetie?

I think this election the media has been ridiculously hard on all of the contestants. Everything they say, everything they do, and everything everyone they've ever met says and does is scrutinized unbelievably, and they've taken a lot of heat for it. I think the media is influencing this election perhaps a bit more than they should, and I really would like it to change. However, it's probably not going to.

Strike that... it's definitely not going to. It is what it is and it's only going to get worse as we move into general election time.

Barack later apologized to Peggy about his slip-up, telling her that it's a bad habit of his and he does it to all kinds of people. Personally I don't see why it's such a big deal, at all... he should be proud that he's got some manners, not upset that he refers to women with a term of endearment. Grow up, girls.

To Peggy Agar: Listen, sweetie, be glad he didn't call you 'ho' like Don Imus would've. At least Barack's got some class.