As I woman, I am ashamed of all of you claiming sexism by the presumptive nominee.

[yourguide]

Quite a few posts this morning on the NY Times story screaming sexism. Ferraro has taken the wildly irresponsible stance stating that not only might she not vote for Obama but stated that she feels he's been incredibly sexist. The thing missing from this article?

FACTS.

I challenge any and all of you screaming sexism to show me one example in which Senator Obama has shown sexism towards Senator Clinton. For that matter an example where someone on the campaign has shown that sexism. And as another poster had the lunacy to suggest this morning, an example in which the DNC has shown sexism.

For the record, I certainly am NOT suggesting that sexism does not exist. I believe that some in the media have indeed shown sexism towards Senator Clinton, just as the media has shown racism towards Senator Obama. But you guys blaming Obama? Put your blame where it is due, there are clear examples within the media reflecting exactly what you guys are so offended by yet not a single example of this sexism by Obama and his campaign. Yet who are you taking your anger out on? Not the media, it's all squarely placed on Obama.

If you are not voting for Obama in the GE, all you are doing is helping a candidate, John McCain, who has shown crystal clear examples of sexism (calling his wife a c*nt, and re:HRC laughing at "How do we beat the bitch?") find his way into the White House.

I am a woman, and am not only proud to be supporting Barack Obama, but also feel quite confident I will see not only a black president in my lifetime but a female as well, it just won't be Hillary this time around.

[BeyondGeography]

1. Facts? They don't need no stinkin' facts

[jsmirman]

6. Yep. I've asked a bunch of times and still... nothing.

It's dishonesty at its worst and most crass.

Great sig, btw.

[beezlebum]

8. me too...

[BayouBengal07]

13. *Crickets* from the Clinton camp...

Not to get too off topic, but do you see the Hornets winning game 7 tonight? Hope we get that home court advantage.

[beezlebum]

28. hope so

:hi:

my husband normally avoids games at all cost (saints, lsu, hornets, etc), but has actually been watching hornets very closely. i was watching something last week and we ended up fighting over the remote for the whole half hour b/c he kept flipping back to the game.

there was an eruption of childish name-calling that stopped when i called him a fair weather fan, which is when he ceased his argument and said "well something good needs to happen for this city!!"

i didn't know whether to be confused over his sudden enthusiasm for the hornets or tickled that he actually expressed concern for the state of the city.

[reflection]

31. If there is a God in heaven,

NO will win the game tonight. Good luck.

[papau]

71. Blind to Obama's run in the gutter are we? - pretending racism by supporters (playing the race card)

and "what did she ever do" with no specific response to claimed Hillary accomplishments all qualify as sexism.

Deal with it.

[sfaprog]

2. Want some popcorn?

I have a feeling we're going to be waiting here a while, and I'm hungry :popcorn:

[yourguide]

4. Heh...

I would love some.

What I would like more is all of these people, including Ferraro, to show me how Obama is responsible for the sexist garbage in the media.

[roguevalley]

76. thank you for this post, yourguide. this is embarrassing.

[roseBudd]

116. Ferraro who was put on a losing ticket after SDs awarded the nomination to Mondale not Hart

Hart was the popular charismatic candidate. Mondale, if he had a personality I don't remember it.

[BlooInBloo]

3. Yup.

[saltpoint]

5. It hasn't been a very good election cycle for Geraldine Ferraro.

She sounds like an old dingbat who should be locked up in the attic so as not to put guests on edge.

Who in the Clinton campaign told her to behave like this or is this a public relations disaster of her own making?

Jesus.

[yourguide]

7. she is incredibly bitter...

she bet on the wrong horse, worse she ended up tearing down the right horse.

I can not believe how hateful she has become.

[saltpoint]

11. It's really embarrassing.

I used to admire Ferraro quite a bit.

That was then, though, and this is now.

[WeDidIt]

9. Obama fought tirelessly for women's rights

NARAL has endorsed Obama now. They did not do so lightly.

[leftofcool]

20. NARAL is now paying the price for that

Can you please site any link where Obama has done something for womens rights?

[beezlebum]

34. please, cite where he HASN'T.

the entire thread is asking for YOUR linkage.

[WeDidIt]

36. Here's a dozen recent examples

Voted against banning partial birth abortion. (Oct 2007)
Stem cells hold promise to cure 70 major diseases. (Aug 2007)
Trust women to make own decisions on partial-birth abortion. (Apr 2007)
Extend presumption of good faith to abortion protesters. (Oct 2006)
Constitution is a living document; no strict constructionism. (Oct 2006)
Pass the Stem Cell Research Bill. (Jun 2004)
Protect a woman's right to choose. (May 2004)
Supports Roe v. Wade. (Jul 1998)
Voted YES on expanding research to more embryonic stem cell lines. (Apr 2007)
Voted NO on notifying parents of minors who get out-of-state abortions. (Jul 2006)
Voted YES on $100M to reduce teen pregnancy by education & contraceptives. (Mar 2005)
Rated 0% by the NRLC, indicating a pro-choice stance. (Dec 2006)

Source

[yourguide]

38. thank you! n/t

[leftofcool]

44. Thanks

[sudopod]

133. O SNAP nt

[philk17088]

124. HRC has done what..

What has Hillary done specifically for women's rights?
Please list all the women's rights legislation she managed to get passed in her tenure as Senator?

[NashVegas]

50. Cause It's So Hard to Vote "Present"

[Starbucks Anarchist]

89. This has been explained a billion times before:

http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalradar/2007/07/obama-abortion-.html

ABC News' Teddy Davis Reports: When Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., voted "present," rather than "yes" or "no" on a handful of controversial abortion votes in the Illinois state senate, he did so with the explicit support of the president and CEO of Illinois Planned Parenthood Council.

"We at Planned Parenthood view those as leadership votes," Pam Sutherland, the president and CEO of the Illinois Planned Parenthood Council, told ABC News. "We worked with him specifically on his strategy. The Republicans were in control of the Illinois Senate at the time. They loved to hold votes on 'partial birth' and 'born alive'. They put these bills out all the time . . . because they wanted to pigeonhole Democrats."

Speaking to ABC News as Obama was preparing to join Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., and the wife of Sen. John Edwards, D-N.C., in addressing Planned Parenthood’s national conference in Washington, D.C., Sutherland said Obama approached her in the late 1990s and worked with her and others in crafting the strategy of voting "present." She remembers meeting with Obama outside of the Illinois Senate chambers on the Democratic side of the aisle. She and Obama finished their conversation in his office.

"He came to me and said: 'My members are being attacked. We need to figure out a way to protect members and to protect women,'" said Sutherland in recounting her conversation with Obama. "A 'present' vote was hard to pigeonhole which is exactly what Obama wanted."

[NashVegas]

102. There's Nothing Like a Good Positioning Statement, Is There ...

[Starbucks Anarchist]

103. It was good enough for Planned Parenthood of IL.

:shrug:

[JerseygirlCT]

126. Maybe it is when you're voting exactly as your state's women's

groups have asked you to vote.

But again, don't let the facts get in the way.

[eridani]

10. The winger whackjobs have been misogynist toward Clinton since 1992

Now, whatthefuck Obama was supposed to have done about that, I can't figure out.

[roseBudd]

117. He could have sued the manufacturer of the HRC nutcracker for.........

Oh well I guess he doesn't have standing, so a law suit is out.

[OzarkDem]

12. Yawn...

:eyes:

[BayouBengal07]

14. That's it?

[yourguide]

15. Considering your posts

seem to reflect exactly what I am speaking of, I challenge you yet again to show any evidence of this Ozark.

SHOW IT or place your blame where it is truly due.

[OzarkDem]

16. Already answered in another thread

Look for it. I have to get to work.

[yourguide]

17. I read your answer and it's BS

Your response was:

Obama isn't the only culprit

the DNC has had a lot to do with it also.

The entire message from beginning to end of Obama being the "winner" when he was behind or running even with Clinton is more than ample evidence.

The DNC's and Obama's interference in the campaign by suppressing the vote in FL and MI are two other very, very big examples.

Sexism isn't just about calling names or making offensive and demeaning remarks. Its also about using media messages and subterfuge to undermine a candidate when she's winning and she's a woman.

-------------------------------------------

Yet the truth is Obama had a lead in pledged delegates from the beginning, thus making him the winner.

And your suggestion that "suppressing the vote in FL & MI" is sexist, considering they broke the rules and both candidates agreed to it up front, not only do I not see any sexism, I see the DNC implementing punishment for states that broke the rules - now one candidate wants to change the rules.


AGAIN, GIVE ME AN EXAMPLE THAT IS SEXIST.

[sfam]

21. This is really their last straw. If the sexism crap doesn't stick, this means that...

Hillary was actually responsible for losing her campaign. Meaning, she made critical errors that cost her the election. This is hardly a revelation, but I suppose its lots easier to say the equivalent that the "Refs stole it from me" versus saying something like, "God, I really had a horrid strategy and even worse advisers. That might have cost me the election, along with my IWR vote..."

[Darth_Kitten]

25. Sexism isn't CRAP, honey........

it's real......so sorry, you probably think very little of the issues women in your own family face.

[sfam]

45. I eagerly await your answer of Obama's rampant sexism...

Feel free to spin my post to try to slam me personally, but again the issue here is Hillary surrogates blaming the Obama campaign for sexism as the latest reason for why she's losing.

Lets face it, her campaign strategists should be sued for campaign malfeasance. If you're looking for a reason as to why Hillary lost (other than the IWR vote, of course), why don't you start with 90% of the problem? Her campaign truly sucked early on. This was when she had all the advantages, including money, super delegates, momentum, positive press, etc.

[Darth_Kitten]

49. Never said Obama was sexist........

Geez, learn to chill slightly.

[sfam]

57. So your "Bros before Hos" post in response to people asking for an example meant what exactly?

Seems somewhat duplicitous. Here you are accusing me of not caring at all of sexism, even when its towards my own family members - you have answered the call on why Obama is sexist, yet you really don't think Hillary's supporters have a leg to stand on regarding this issue?

Seems to me like you might be better off saying something like, "As a Hillary supporter, I don't agree with her surrogates or posters here who say Obama has been sexist, but I do think sexism has been an issue in the coverage."

Guess we're not seeing that from you though, right?

[saltpoint]

47. "Honey" ?

Agree only that sexism is not crap; however, if the boy cries wolf, the village comes to help, and there is no wolf at all, then we have a problem.

Hillary Clinton's fall from a commanding lead in polls and a shitpile of money came as the result of her own inability to marshall a national campaign, one which she and her handlers did not even PLAN for post-Feb. 5th.

It has nothing to do with gender.

[roguevalley]

77. sexism is real all right but not here. not a single instance of where

Obama has been less than a professional. list one.

[Forkboy]

82. "so sorry, you probably think very little of the issues women in your own family face."

How seriously do the people who think McCain is a better choice take the issue of sexism and women's issues?

[roseBudd]

118. White woman here, went to work, came home to my house, looked for sexism behind the bush

it wasn't there. But tomorrow I will look for it again.

But I did drive through the ghetto like I always do to and from work and I'm pretty sure I saw perilously low income people who all happen to be black. Isn't that funny how the poor neighborhoods in our city are a certain color?

[OzarkDem]

88. Obama will lose, even with all Dem women's votes

Our decision to vote or stay home won't make a difference. He will lose anyway.

[sfam]

99. Are you also predicting rain and tornados for the rest of the spring?

thanks for the pep talk!

[yourguide]

107. Ozark you need to speak for yourself...instead of pretending to speak

for all dem women, you dont.

[roseBudd]

119. That is your opinion, not a fact

[WeDidIt]

18. Yep, you're working hard to overturn Roe

and deny women rights.

We've noticed.

[Texas Hill Country]

81. that is dumb

[donheld]

128. That if fact!

[Barack_America]

19. I'm interested to see this too.

The only thing I can think of that was directly attributed to Barack was when he said the word "periodically" in a sentence referring to Hillary. And even that was a ridiculous stretch.

[BeyondGeography]

22. "Likeable enough" is another great crime against the gender

as was questioning Her First Ladyness' resume.

The sexismosity of it all.

[roseBudd]

120. Yes! Because everyone knows likeability is a male characteristic, luckily HRC has 3 testicles

[Heather MC]

52. Exactly considering Hillary hasn't had a "Periodically" since the Nixon years!

I am a girl am I aloud to say that
aww who cares
I'm sexist I'm sexist I'm sexist
wait is that the same as sexy?
who cares
I'm sexist I'm sexist I'm sexist
:rofl:

[Darth_Kitten]

23. Really searching for a reason to be affronted, eh?

Who is accusing Obama of sexism? :sarcasm:

[Renaissance Man]

24. Geraldine Ferraro

Check out the front page of the New York Times.

[Darth_Kitten]

26. Bros before Hos?

:eyes:

[Starbucks Anarchist]

30. Which Obama had NOTHING to do with.

That's like blaming Hillary for the Curious George Obama shirts.

[Darth_Kitten]

37. Not saying it did. HELLO??

desperate.

[Starbucks Anarchist]

40. Some of your fellow Hillary supporters did say it.

Hello? :eyes:

[yourguide]

41. So show an example of where the

Obama campaign has shown any degree of sexism.

I can certainly show a couple of examples of racism by HRC and her surrogates.

[Renaissance Man]

32. How incredibly stupid!

Right, and the "Bros before Hos" graphic was released directly from the Obama campaign, right? Place the charges of sexism precisely where they belong -- directly on the media and the idiots that feel that it was acceptable to release the bull.

[Darth_Kitten]

43. Learn to READ, never said they did?

Geez, drink some more coffee and WAKE UP! :eyes:

Chip on your shoulder, much? :sarcasm: Learn to read, it may prove helpful in the future.

[sfaprog]

58. Learn to READ, Chip on your shoulder much?

We are talking about the OP in this thread, it's what we do. When an OP asks for an example that the opponents have failed to provide, and your post does nothing but list one example of the sort asked for, and then when jumped on you say "oh, I wasn't talking about the OP". What were you talking about then, with your "bros before hos" comment?

Only further proves the OP that you people are desperately trying to paint Obama as sexist without being able to name a single instance.

[Barack_America]

60. This thread is about what Obama himself has done.

So I suggest you pour a cup for yourself as well. You seem to have misread the OP.

[slinkerwink]

33. Obama didn't make those t-shirts

[Darth_Kitten]

46. Well, duh..........again, people, never said he did.

:eyes:

Honestly, you think Obama supporters would be a tad less bitter and desperate.

[sfaprog]

62. Because that's what the winners usually are...

"bitter" and "desperate"... not the losers, no way, there's some reason they lost that has nothing to do with them, and even though they're trying to pin false charges of sexism of their opponent with absolutely no basis in reality, they're not bitter or desperate in any way. :rofl:

[roguevalley]

78. Ignore this person. no matter what you say, they will condescend.

its all they have.

[Darth_Kitten]

114. Condescend? LOL

Thanks......too bad you couldn't come back with, well, more? :sarcasm:

Do you have something to say?

[yourguide]

35. Again

place your anger and blame where it is due. The Obama campaign had nothing to do with it.

Perfect example of of misplaced anger.

Again, I ask for one example.

[Barack_America]

65. It's really concerning that some people can't tell the difference between media vs. campaign..

Either can't, or purposely let them bleed together.

[yourguide]

29. Um...

Geraldine Ferraro: http://thepage.time.com/2008/05/19/ferraro-i-might-not-vote-for-obama/

And of course a couple of locals...ozarkdem and njsecularist

[Renaissance Man]

27. These trumped up charges...

...of sexism are ridiculous, at best, and morbidly inaccurate, at the least.

A man that has two daughters (no sons), a wife, a sister, and a mother that he writes and speaks about frequently with much adoration is somehow a sexist?

This stuff doesn't get any better.

[saltpoint]

39. Obama has been feverishly courting the Sexist Pigs in Kayaks vote,

as evidenced yesterday along the Willamette River in Portland.

[yourguide]

67. Did you notice all of the elitist

AAs in that crowd too?

[saltpoint]

123. I heard the water supply in Portland is primed with latte.

Straight out of the faucets!

They do dishes with it out there!

They turn on the showers in their homes -- out come a torrent of latte'!

The high schools' basketball teams shower in latte' after practices and games.

Elitist latte-guzzling cultists, wall-to-wall!

[mod mom]

42. I am a 49 yo mother and former small business owner (17 years) and I don't get it either.

I consider myself a feminist but certainly NOT the Hillary type (in which you must support a women rather who you believe is best for the country). I had a Hillary supporter scold me "how could you support Obama-don't you care about your daughter?" I responded that Sen Obama received a 100% approval rating from NARAL, but facts didn't seem to matter. When I attempted to point out that I also had a son (as did she) and that Hillary's votes on both IWR and Kyl Lieberman did more to promote an unstable war that might be carried on for years and might escalate to include our children as well as others-it didn't matter. It was reminiscent of bush supporters only caring about Gay marriage-one trick pony on issues.

Now we have Hillary Democrats protesting at the Ohio Democratic Party over sexism when the highest ranking Dem in OH, Gov Ted Strickland pandered to Hillary while Obama built his support from the ground. Two steps back on women's rights imho.

[HockeyMom]

51. There must be an awful lot of sexist WOMEN

out there who won't vote for Hillary just BECAUSE she is a woman. How many think she is just the plain WRONG PERSON? Would you vote for Ann Coulter just because she is a woman? Not, me

[beezlebum]

53. "Would you vote for Ann Coulter just because she is a woman?"

:applause:

PERFECT! and hellllll no!

[yourguide]

54. brilliant! n/t

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

48. The culprits:

C*NT- Founded by Roger Stone, RNC oppo researcher

Nutcracker- Rochester businessman Frank Freeman

Wife gibes- Tweety, Penn Gillette, Neil Cavuto, Sean Hannity, Jack Cafferty

Iron my shirt!- Boston radio hosts Toucher & Rich

etc...


Notice whom are missing?

[Franks Wild Years]

55. Ferraro is the female David Duke?

Given that she has fabricated the "sexism" allegations, I don't see why we cannot speculate that her reason for doing so could conceiveably be because she's - possibly - a wildly racist individual. While no one can be certain of it, it's undeniably a pretty rational explaination given some of her earlier comments.

[Barack_America]

56. Now on my second cup of coffee...

Still waiting...

[Spazito]

104. LOL, better buy a whole crap load of coffee beans, you will have

time to grind them, brew and drink many, many pots of coffee and will still not receive an answer.

[Ian David]

59. There has been some excessive douchebaggery as of late...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x6020372

[Barack_America]

61. Obama posts on DU?

Sweet! Let me know who that is so I can take them off "ignore".

[Ian David]

63. You have the OP of that thread on ignore already? I'm thinking about it myself. n/t

[sfaprog]

64. No, that was an example of Clinton supporter douchebaggery,

more demanding he be accountable for sexism he clearly has no part of, and for which not a single example can be found, as this post proves.

[Barack_America]

66. Thanks. I was going to be concerned if I "ignored" Obama...

Seeing as I voted for him and all... ;)

[Ian David]

93. Well, he did call Helen Thomas "Sugar-tits."

No... not really.

[dana_b]

92. that was the worst video!

I criticized it days ago and asked what had Obama actually done there that was sexist, and some oh-so-nice CLinton supporter told me that she hopes that I get acid thrown on me. :eyes:

[NashVegas]

68. Really?

“It’s that experience, that understanding, not just of what world leaders I went and talked to in the ambassador’s house I had tea with ....

"I understand that Senator Clinton, periodically when she's feeling down, launches attacks as a way of trying to boost her appeal."

"You challenge the status quo and suddenly the claws come out."

[yourguide]

69. FAIL

[NashVegas]

70. LOL

Next time, please post a disclaimer" "no discussion needed," so people will know better.

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[beezlebum]

73. wow

can't reply to the poster, but i must say- that's soooome reaching!

[yourguide]

72. Jesus christ...none of those are sexist...

the periodically one is desperate and laughable.

Good luck with that.

[slinkerwink]

74. THat second part you mentioned wasn't sexist at all. Obama was referring

to the polls, which she was down at the time, as the reason for her attacks.

[barack the house]

75. You're right they are making a mockery of what sexism is which is control..

I agree Sen. Obama has not tried to dictate her campaign at all. He may of not shook her hand one time but Hillary herself can't say she has always been congenial herself. Sen. Obama has not taken a political stand thats women first because his campaign is for all americans mostly as to fix our problems we must move together. One radio caller nailed it the media is using sexism racism to the point that we go our separate ways and don't pull together. So, we must work against this.

[SeaLyons]

79. Oh Pleeaaaaazzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

[yourguide]

84. As usual...

no facts to back this up...

[SeaLyons]

86. Too many facts to even list....

your post is ridiculous.

[yourguide]

87. Well how about listing

The top 10?

[ekwhite]

80. K&R N/T

[Texas Hill Country]

83. examples...

2 great articles.

http://lisalexicon.typepad.com/how_dare_she/2008/02/obamas-sexism-s.html

http://www.onenewsnow.com/Blog/Default.aspx?id=117266

[yourguide]

85. Just read em...

So far you guys are in a tizzy over Obama calling a reporter a sweetie.

and of course no evidence of sexism from Obama's campaign toward Clinton. Saying someone is a little down - not sexist.

and trying to turn the word periodically into some sort of sexist slur is laughable.

[Texas Hill Country]

90. millions of women would disagree... and they are the ones that really count

[Name removed]

91. Deleted message

Message removed by moderator. Click here to review the message board rules.

[dana_b]

94. oh right, now we don't matter.

sexist much???

[Texas Hill Country]

95. i wouldnt go that far... women have a variety of reasons for supporting either candidate, BUT

I will re-iterate that several million women have taken these remarks as sexist... so those are the ones that count.

[yourguide]

101. And I would reinterate that several million woman

have voted for obama and don't see any of his statements as sexist...but apparently we dont count.

[yourguide]

100. you should be ashamed of yourself ozark.

that post is fucking disgusting. AND SEXIST!

[BlooInBloo]

105. "A few Obama supporting women with low self esteem or not enough experience in the real world"

Clinton supporters are so fucking admirable, I don't think I can contain myself from gushing over with admiration.

[Barack_America]

108. I'll just second what you said.

And nix the reply that probably would've gotten me tombstoned.

:grr:

[BlooInBloo]

109. :) It's how I hold myself back.

[Spazito]

106. WOW! Your post shows you don't have a bloody clue what

sexism is or you would NEVER have even contemplated posting shit like this.

[sudopod]

134. Millions of women who apparently

don't have internet acces. :3

[muryan]

96. By quoting a blog from onenewsnow, formerly agapepress

you've lost any leg you had to stand on. This is a website that formerly called Hillary the anti-christ, runs stories that are even more right wing than freerepublic. Most of the stuff is equating liberals/democrats to evil, and that we are in with satan. What amazes me is that you claim that sexism by Obama himself is rampant and terrible. Yet when you are asked you can only produce two flimsy quotes, that if taken in context are completely acquitted of sexist meaning. If you have to reach so far to find justification for your stance that you are citing that website, I think you seriously need to re-examine your position.

I say this as an Obama supporter, but someone who still thinks very highly of Hillary. I respect your devotion to her candidacy, but try not to undermine your position by perpetuating a flat out lie.

[bpeale]

97. oh STFU! i am so tired of people's faux outrage over every damned thing.

[seabeyond]

98. next we will be hysterical. calmly i ask.... the charge obama is extremely sexist. facts....

please supply the fact. anyone tell me where obama is a sexist and i will be all over him....

but

i actually need fact

[Generator]

110. He called a reporter sweetie, didn't "let" Hillary win

and so we should give up roe v.wade, have a war with Iran and let our kids die. (McCain!)That's modern feminism huh? Is this the monster that Hillary created? I don't get it. People as usual, are insane. There are things more important. But you know, Obama makes them mad. And that's what's important dammit!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[akbacchus_BC]

111. Very sad isn't it! He gets crucified for saying Sweetie to a reporter.

Is that a major issue in the US, NOT. Why can't people wake up and realize what the important issues are.

Imagine the audacity of a DUer insulting women who are supporting Senator Obama, most of the women who post on here and who support Senator Obama are truly gifted people and well educated. Never have I seen one responding with "oh pleeeeeeeeeeeeez". They always have something intelligent to say and they back themselves up with facts.

How many more silly hurdles does Senator Obama have to overcome, he has already proved he is ready to lead the US. Too bad Senator Clinton did not have a planned strategy after February 5, she thought she was the anointed one!

[VotesForWomen]

112. i think most of us would say the sexism has come from O supporters more than O himself, and speakin

speaking of the B-word, we don't have to listen to mccain, we can hear that right here on DU about hillary and her supporters. How many of us here have called Obama a n*gger or similar epithet?

[beezlebum]

113. war is NOT a feminist effort

i thought i might check in this afternoon to see if any plausible evidence of obama's egregious sectsism was posted, and still, nothing, even after an apparent late afternoon kick.

as a feminist, i can not bring myself to support hillary clinton- because as a feminist, one of my many reasons for being anti-war and strongly pro-diplomacy/anti-interventionist (militarily speaking) is that it (war) pits women (along with innocent children and men) around the world in abhorrent situations- leaving them more vulnerable to rape, murder, mutilation, starvation, and so on.

voting for the IWR alone did not do her in- it was voting for it, and subsequently kyl/lieberman, and going on to openly preemptively unapologetically and repeatedly threaten iran. war and rattling at an already instable region by waxing hypothetical obliteration does not do women good, there is absolutely NO JUSTIFICATION for it.

yes, barack obama voted to fund the war/occupation, under the pressure that if he hadn't, he would've been denying soliders supplies they require for survival- and while that alone may not excuse it, he is by far the more diplomatic and grassroots candidate who i strongly believe will give more credence to the anti-war effort.

hillary clinton has not done women a favor simply by being a woman- and here is where i quote the brilliant post upthread that says, "Ann Coulter is a woman- would you vote for her just because of it??" hell fucking no.

WAR IS NOT A FEMINIST EFFORT.

[Robert Murphy]

115. Hear! Hear!

You tell 'em sister!

Robert

[Chalco]

121. As a woman, I'm ashamed of you.

Watch this video. It was on another thread but you probably ignored it or didn't watch the whole thing because you want to stay in denial.

<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ke64670GkZ8&feature=related>

[yourguide]

127. Nice, blaming Obama for the sins of the media - good one...NOT

[Celebration]

132. it's back to "periodically"

"When she is feeling down"

Meanwhile, Clinton refers to herself as a "girl" and starts crying when she is in trouble.

Ferraro didn't like the Annie Oakley comment. Ferraro said some racist stuff and is still angry with Obama for being called on it. Basically, all she has is "Annie Oakley." I'm female, proud of it, and thought the comment was fine--funny, in fact.

[liberaldem4ever]

122. Great post-happy to K&R

:kick:

[JerseygirlCT]

125. Very well said. That's just what I keep asking

I've yet to see an answer.

And that just sets back feminism years and years.

[NanceGreggs]

129. Oh, yeah!

:kick: :kick: :kick:

AND REC'D!!! :yourock:

[LaurenG]

130. Thanks

:kick:

[TexasObserver]

131. "Geraldine Ferraro Escapes from Home Again" should have been the article's title

Who is letting her get out without sanatorium supervision?