Reply #3: It's less a woman issue than a Democrats issue... [View All]

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I'm not saying gender doesn't somewhat play into it but the fact is that if our candidates were 2 males and one of them said exactly the same things Hillary has been saying, in the exact same tone of voice and demeanor then the question would be "Is so-and-so too angry to be president?!?!?!" It's the same variant on the Howard Dean thing from 2004. Any time any Democrat lets emotion slip they are attacked. They are attacked for not showing emotion (Gore, Kerry) and they are attacked for showing too much emotion. It's got much less to do with Hillary being a woman than it does her being a Democrat. McCain is a million times more shrill and angry than Hillary is on even her worst day or moment but you'll just never hear that as being a factor or a concern because he's the Maverick.

It sucks but it's true.