Mitch Daniels' remarks following President Obama's State of the Union speech didn't mention women even once.

We can assume his language was intentional, as national speeches are vetted and reviewed by scores of partisan supporters.

Here's a section from Daniels' speech I found unnecessarily exclusionary:

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In honor of National Work and Family Month, America should consider the experience of San Francisco in regard to paid sick days.

After fifteen minutes in line at the pharmacy, the clerk called me forward to purchase my prescription.

But something was wrong: Her brown eyes were tinged ....