Sex Monger
by tdaxp ~ January 10th, 2008
Clinton, the former first lady, reflected on her memorable moment of emotion the day before she gained her New Hampshire victory. “Maybe I have liberated us to actually let women be human beings in public,” she said.
One wonders what Barack would have to do to “liberate us and let black men be human beings in public.”
Hillary is a sex-monger, just as Al Sharpton or Jesse Jackson are race mongers. She is bad for our country in the same way they are.
(The sad part is that if Barack defends himself, he may have to resort to the same nonsense as a matter of self-defense. This is what cheapening the political conversation does to people. )
January 10th, 2008 at 12:00 am
If Hillary gets it, we might as well expect this for eight years: [1]
“The Democratic race for president was supposed to herald a new era for blacks and women in politics. What became clear was that for the African-American, it is the 21st century. For the woman, it is 1955.”
Hillary's running — and has run in the past — as a white female version of Al Sharpton.
I want to thank everyone for helping me make sense of this primary race. [2]
[1] http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2008/01/nh_women_had_enough_insults.html
[2] http://www.tdaxp.com/archive/2007/12/29/clinton-or-obama.html
January 10th, 2008 at 12:00 am
Maybe I have liberated us to actually let women be human beings in public,”
Does she actually believe this? She seems rather full of her self. I could never vote for her.
January 10th, 2008 at 12:00 am
There is a term for the glacier… errr Hilary that best describes this sort of thing with her… “The Genitalia Candidate” given her propensity to use what is between her legs as a defense or an excuse when she falls behind.
January 10th, 2008 at 12:00 am
http://timesonline.typepad.com/comment/2008/01/more-on-why-hil.html
Interesting blog entry, pay attention to the chart comparing poll numbers with voting numbers.
January 10th, 2008 at 12:00 am
Generally,
My love-hate feelings toward this (Like to see Democrats go after each other, really hope Hillary loses, enjoy politics for the thrill of it) made me think Saliva's “Ladies and Gentlemen” fits:
“Ladies and gentlemen please
Would you bring your attention to me?
For a feast for your eyes to see
An explosion of catastrophe
Like nothing you’ve ever seen before
Watch closely as I open this door
Your jaws will be on the floor
After this you’ll be begging for more
Welcome to the show”
Michael,
Alternatively, Hillary was just able to rev up her base of uneducated, poor, older, females.
January 10th, 2008 at 12:00 am
On a similiar note.
I think it's pretty clear that male candidates are allowed to be sexy. That their sex appeal is proclaimed as an attribute. But, I think it's also clear that that isn't the case for women. A woman isn't allowed to be sexy, she has to prove that she's tough. She has to prove that she's manly. For instance, she couldn't even wear pearls and a pink blazer without a media frenzy.
January 10th, 2008 at 12:00 am
Dan
I dunno, if that's the case then why didn't it happen in Iowa? Did the caucus restrictions keep that demographic from attending? Do poorer, uneducated women in the MidWest prefer Republicans?
J
I wish I could disagree with you. Question, though, is who is disallowing it? Would American society really disapprove, or is it just her own insecurities talking– insecurities born partly of her generation?
January 10th, 2008 at 12:00 am
Michael,
Both New Hampshire and Iowa experienced a surge of new voters, and the Democratic Party side of both states set records. However, the increase in Iowa was much greater than the increase in New Hampshire, while the percentage of the vote in Iowa was less in New Hampshire.
This allowed voters who were energized by Obama's unconventional campaign to sway the election in Iowa, while more typical machine politics won New Hampshire.
J,
Your comment ties into Brendan's.
The attributes of the chief executive of a state are often thought of as masculine, or “though .” The notable female chief executives this world has seen (Golda Mier, Margaret Thatcher, Indira Gandhi, etc) have certainly shared these attributes. Likewie, high-ranking females in the national security establishment (Madaline Albright and Condoleeza Rice, in our country) have as well.
For much of her Senate career, Clinton has established herself as a would-be tough leader. Very well. I applaud her in that.
In campaign-mode, though, her reaction is to throw off such a mantle, and campaign both on the basis of and as a complaint against typical sex roles.
As we've seen again and again, Clinton's style does not match her substance.
Since the Iowa caucuses, Clinton's decided to take on Obama not by emphasizing her own toughness, but rather by mongering to sex in the same way that Shaprton and Jackson monger to race.
That's very distressing, and it confirms my endorsement of Obama for the Democratic nomination.
January 15th, 2008 at 12:00 am
One wonders what Barack would have to do to “liberate us and let black men be human beings in public.”
kudos
January 17th, 2008 at 12:00 am
the sign that read “iron my pants” clearly wasn't in hillary's mind. that's not her making an issue of sex.
of course candidates will bring up things that don't necessarily belong in the race, just because clinton might emphasize realities for political gain, that doesn't mean that those realities don't exist.
January 17th, 2008 at 12:00 am
Red Son,
Cryptic.
J,
“of course candidates will bring up things that don't necessarily belong in the race, just because clinton might emphasize realities for political gain, that doesn't mean that those realities don't exist.”
Of course. I brought up Clinton' race mongering. Your comment defends her for not lying which, of course, is not at issue.
In the same way, if Clinton repeatedly emphasized some unfortunate statistic about African Americans as part of her efforts to defeat Obama, she would be race mongering, though perhaps not lying.
February 14th, 2008 at 12:00 am
Hey I'm all about having a female president but I just want it to be a human female.