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Originally Posted by RK77
It never ceases to amaze me how spoon fed those who CLAIM to be Hillary supporters based on some feminist perspective expect to be.
It is however, entertaining to see those who have bitched about all Obama supporters being brained washed (drinking the Koolaid, hypnotized, etc) now claiming that we don't hold "mainstream" party line views.
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I don't think the hardcore Hillary supporters were ever feminists in any relevant sense of the word.
My state has a fine woman Senator who has never once played the "they pick on the girls" card, even when she lost a close gubernatorial race.
I am still at a loss as to how Obama or the MSM played the gender card against Hillary. It is my understanding that the "iron my shirt"
protestor was a Clinton plant. It is true that Carl Bernstein mentioned Hillary's thick ankles in his biography, but how many people, including
Obama himself, have made fun of his ears? (SNL characterized Obama as a dull-witted boob -- and SNL is no longer so cutting edge that it cannot be accused of racial sterotyping.)
Hillary was blatantly dishonest when she played for sympathy in one of the debates when she mentioned an SNL skit and pointed out that she always got the first questions. In each debate, there was a coin toss to see which candidate got the first question. It is my understanding that Clinton opted to be first.
Fortunately, there are many women in office who have moved far beyond Hillary Clinton's brand of whiny, pseudo-feminism. Those of us who have "walked the walk" were painfully aware that Clinton broke every rule that women have had to follow to make the workplace a level playing field. This is not surprising, because Clinton's sense of entitlement came from her ride on her husband's
coattails and her martyr points because of her husband's infidelities.
She blathered about her 35 years' experience until Super Tuesday came and went, and people started questioning the substance of that experience -- 16 years of which was as a token female corporate attorney.
I have my problems with Nancy Pelosi, but I think she was diplomatically saying, "Get over it." She -- and many other successful federal, state, and local female office-holders have shown that you do not have to wear pantsuits and threaten to
obliterate an entire country, play the brave martyr about your husband's serial infidelities, blatantly lie, and play the race card to be taken seriously.
When she finally conceded, Clinton said that there were 18 million cracks in the glass ceiling. I am not so sure. The two female candidates for the highest offices in my lifetime, Clinton and Ferraro, have done no favors for their sisters.
Much is written about the
Bradley effect. I am wondering how many white males, good old boys and their more evolved sons, won't cringe at the thought of a female presidential candidate
anytime soon.