Women trivialize politics by rushing to Clinton in the tracks of her tears

[antiimperialist]

By Michael Goodwin (disclaimer: conservative columnist)
NY Daily News
Sunday, January 13th 2008

Even as it is being digested on its way to becoming conventional wisdom, the emerging narrative of the New Hampshire Democratic primary offers a profoundly distressing scenario. Hillary Clinton apparently was rewarded with a crucial victory for that teary moment in a diner.

Forget her intelligence, her long career, her hard work, her positions and even the quality of her opponents. None of that mattered after the briefest sign of waterworks. Instantly, large numbers of female voters seemed to have put aside their reservations and rushed to support her.

It is a breathtaking development in the glorious history of women's fight for equality. The first woman with a real shot at being President of the United States rides a wave of tears to a victory. The arsenal of democracy has a new weapon. Will Iran be scared of us now?

Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B. Anthony and the other suffragettes must be smoldering in their graves. This is what they fought for?

...

If she's elected, Clinton can hardly be blamed if she calls on her new weapon from time to time, but she better use it with discretion. It could work if Congress resists her health care plan, but the real test would come in a faceoff with, say, Vladimir Putin. He would see it as proof of our weakness, so that might be the time for her to bite her lip and run to the rest room.

Whole article: http://www.nydailynews.com/opinions/columnists/goodwin/?page=1

[durrrty libby]

1. There were no tears Goodwin. What a loser.The boys are shaking

in their boots

[Dogmudgeon]

2. Jesus wept

Look at the company she keeps, Mike.

:)

And so did your Courageous and Beloved Maximum Leader George Bush. At least twice, AFAIK.

--p!

[aquart]

4. So did Mary.

[aquart]

3. Yeah. This is what they fought for. And they got the same damn shit.

Send this to every woman you know. See if they feel their concerns are "trivial."

[Der Blaue Engel]

5. This isn't sexist at all

:eyes:

[Captain Hilts]

13. Referring to Susan B Anthony in the diminutive, 'suffragettes,' IS sexist. nt

[Der Blaue Engel]

18. You may have missed my rolling eyes

I found plenty of sexism in the article.

[Captain Hilts]

21. I did miss 'em. Glad we're on the same team! nt

[Captain Hilts]

17. Did he object when Churchill, Reagan and Clinton turned on the tears -

and, no, she didn't cry.

[antiimperialist]

6. Goodwin's contact info

Congratulate the writer here, if you like his story:
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[dkf]

7. I think so. What a way to pick a President.

Makes my stomach turn.

[Sarah Ibarruri]

8. I'm totally in favor of Edwards and want him to be my next president, but this is getting ridiculous

I'm a woman and I cry, not because I want to be manipulative, but because I'm female and we're wired differently through no fault of men or women. I'm not inside H. Clinton's mind, nor do I care to be. This will not make me vote for her. However, I do wish the asshole males that keep bringing up her crying would just go shoot themselves. Sheesh!!

[antiimperialist]

9. Is that your picture? wow n/t

[Sarah Ibarruri]

10. Excuse me? nt

[antiimperialist]

12. The icon next to your comments. Is that a picture of you? n/t

[antiimperialist]

15. I wanted to know why you didn't comb your hair n/t

[Sarah Ibarruri]

25. Nono, that's Arundhati Roy. She's a renown writer and known for....

... being against imperialism and globalization.

[antiimperialist]

26. She's hot...thanks n/t

[bemildred]

28. She's smart as a whip and writes well too ... nt

[Sarah Ibarruri]

29. :-) Look her up. She's a brave, brave woman. nt

[Captain Hilts]

11. If he knows so much about women, he should call ECS and SBA "suffragISTS."

NOT "suffragettes," a diminutive. He also should stop voting for white men.

[earthlover]

43. they have been called suffragettes in history books for years and years

Of course it may or not be diminuative, but it is still a common term in parlance for a long time, nothing Goodman invented

[bemildred]

14. You know, insulting women for how they voted is not going to win you any prizes, Mike?

:puke::puke:

[antiimperialist]

16. I think this is the way it works...

Columnists are trying to get readers to post comments in their websites, in order to make their boss believe they are popular. With this in mind, they post controversial articles such as this, and their inboxes and comments sections, as well as the letters to the editors, become flooded with complaints. the newspaper owner doesn't care, since all he cares about is traffic.

[monmouth]

19. I didn't know that, again, I've learned something...Many thanks..n/t

[antiimperialist]

22. Well, that's my theory. Maybe he's just sexist n/t

[bemildred]

27. You're probably right. Sounds like easy work too. nt

[maxanne]

20. what a putz

How scared the boyz are, at the thought of having someone in the Oval Office who isn't a member of the Brotherhood of the Penis.

[MichiganVote]

23. Oh yeah....written by a guy.

[antiimperialist]

24. To be honest, female pundits hate her probably as much, maybe more

Maureen Dowd, Gaily Collins from the NY Times, Arianna Huffington, etc.
And these are just some of the so-called "progressive" columnists.
See Dowd's latest column titled "Can Hillary Cry Her Way Back to the White House?"

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/09/opinion/08dowd.html

[MichiganVote]

30. Oh shut up. You don't know that and that was not the point of my post anyway.

The babes you cite are mere wannabe's in the world of true feminist progressive women.

[antiimperialist]

31. Mainstream male and female journalists hate Hillary. Not only male writers n/t

[MichiganVote]

33. The issue is not Hillary boy genius.

[antiimperialist]

32. Oh, and don't tell me to shut up, because I won't. Thanks n/t

[MichiganVote]

35. Yes master.

[antiimperialist]

37. Isn't the master the one who tells his slave to shut up? n/t

[MichiganVote]

39. :) Not in my world child.

[antiimperialist]

41. Something told me you lived in your own little separate world n/t

[antiimperialist]

34. Yes. The issue is Hillary. I suggest you read the headline of this thread n/t

[MichiganVote]

36. The Cowboys lost.....and so are you.

[antiimperialist]

38. I think you failed to make your case, whatever it was n/t

Maybe that's why you are now talking about football?

[MichiganVote]

40. I don't recall asking you to take me on about a three word post.

You no like? Put me on ignore.

[antiimperialist]

42. People don't have to wait to be asked in order to post comments

Maybe you can recommend that rule to the moderators.

[yellowcanine]

44. This is stupid. Saying women voted for Hillary because she teared up is offensive.

Women don't trivialize politics, Goodwin trivializes women.

[Skittles]

45. you trivialize DU by posting conservative GARBAGE

I mean, come ON.

[antiimperialist]

46. If we don't post some of this hate, we wouldn't be able to contact the author

and tell him how wrong he is...otherwise, he will only receive emails from people praising him.

[Skittles]

47. OK

next time add a note regarding your distaste! :D