Hillary and the Estrogen Card

Submitted by anthony on Thu, 2007-11-08 11:01

Article here. Excerpt:

'Former Democratic vice presidential nominee Geraldine Ferraro raced to her defense as well, stating to the New York Times that Clinton had been unfairly “attacked” during the debate: “It’s OK in this country to be sexist,” she said, and “I don’t think Barack Obama would have been attacked for two hours.

Herein lies the sexism. There was not a single question asked of her during the debate that would have been stated differently if she were a man. She says she wants to be treated as an equal, but really, she wants to be treated differently: more gently, and as a superior. That’s because SHE believes she’s superior by virtue of her “womanhood.”
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But she’s not getting away with the double-game this time. Either she’s a fragile woman who needs special courtesies, or she’s tough-as-nails and ready to be commander-in-chief. Can’t be both. Pick one, Senator. And let’s see if you can stick with it.'

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Ferraro is a real embarassment to Hillary. By playing the victim card she's seriously damaged her campaign. Rudy is now a mere 1% behind Hill, after being down more than 10%.

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Submitted by Sosickoftheirlies on Fri, 2007-11-09 02:16

"Either she’s a fragile woman who needs special courtesies, or she’s tough-as-nails and ready to be commander-in-chief. Can’t be both. Pick one, Senator. And let’s see if you can stick with it."

But that's the whole point. She simply can't. She has perfected the female art of imitating a chameleon, changing her persona and image at will to suit the circumstances. Squaring up to the big boys at one moment, retreating into "maiden in distress" mode the next. It's her trump card. As far as I can see from this side of the pond, it might be her only card. So she will carry on playing it to the hilt.

I am looking forward to the Presidential elections to see if America is going to make the fatal error of choosing image over substance.

Civilisation: man's greatest, and most unappreciated, gift to women

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Submitted by PaulP on Fri, 2007-11-09 07:04