Chantytown

Saying that Chelsea was pimped out on the campaign trail is SEXIST?!?!

HarperLee

You would not believe the big deal that the Clinton campaign made out of that. They tried to get David Shuster fired at MSNBC.

From Wiki:

On February 7, 2008, while hosting an MSNBC program, Shuster discussed Chelsea Clinton's campaigning for her mother, her efforts to twist the arms of superdelegates, and her refusal to answer any questions by the media. Hillary. When his guest, Bill Press, pointed out that Bush's daughters campaigned for their father, Shuster noted the different access rules in each case and responded:

"There's just something a little bit unseemly to me that Chelsea's out there calling up celebrities, saying support my mom ... doesn't it seem like Chelsea's sort of being pimped out in some weird sort of way?"
The Clinton campaign demanded an apology and stated that Clinton might not participate in any further debates on MSNBC. Shuster was temporarily suspended from all NBC News and MSNBC appearances for his comments, other than to issue an apology. Before the suspension Shuster had engaged in a heated e-mail exchange with a Clinton staffer in which he defended his remarks. Shuster's two-week suspension from on-air duties ended on February 22, 2008.

I used to be on Media Matters for America's email list, but I had my name removed after Media Matters sent at least three emails wanting me to sign a petition to get Shuster fired.

Someone here pointed out that the same remark could have been made about Mitt Romney and his son.

Back to Talk of the Nation: these women are so disappointing. One just said that Hillary Clinton has endured sexism the like of which we have never seen. I have seen none.

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Chantytown

That republican woman that just called in was repulsive.

Chantytown

I would no more vote for a woman just because we shared a gender than would I vote for person just because we are both white, or catholic, or Irish...

Idiots. Blind idiots.

HarperLee

There is something about all this that I am just not understanding.
I cannot believe that any of these women were ever Democrats.

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Oliver Stone on George W. Bush: "the banality of evil"

Chantytown

Little off-topic, but there's a really good Rude Pundit post today, If you haven't checked it out already.

DanS.

yeah it was....I'll post it here......

Chantytown

You're the best.

ibex

Hey Mudface, if you're a guy, get a vasectomy. If you're female, get your tubes tied. I'll take Rude Pundit's message a bit further and state clearly that idiots (that would be you Shit for Brains) shouldn't be allowed to reproduce either.

CosmicRocker

Naw . that's a beautiful sentiment.
"pimped out" supporting her family, lovely.
a sure way to unify the party.

Please continue.

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Bob Dylan, Jeff Lynne, Tom Petty, George Harrison, Roy Orbison
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sitting on a sofa on a Sunday afternoon
going to the candidates debate
Laugh about it, shout about it
when you got to choose
every way you look at it you lose

Mrs. Robinson - Simon and Garfunkle