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Personal insult? She's neither fat nor stupid nor a ------ nor a -----.
You did get our attention --- not the good kind of attention, though--- for sliming the discussion.
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Posted on 06/20/2018 6:42:13 AM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin
TV show host and political pundit S.E. Cupp tore apart a flawed view of women and politics with a New York Times essay that was simply titled, "No Not All Women are Democrats."
The idea should be so simple, that a duh would be the response. But sadly, female leaders on the left from Hillary Clinton to Michelle Obama have spent the past 19 months trying to understand this phenomenon.
Cupp made a number of salient points, but these three points stick out:
Don't judge me by my looks.
Cupp writes:
As a college-educated twentysomething woman with cool glasses and an affinity for modern art and Ryan Adams, I had the constant experience of strangers assuming I was a liberal. I grew accustomed to the shock and horror that passed over their faces when I revealed that, yes, I am a Republican.
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And nearly every employer has looked at me and asked how I could possibly be a Republican. Loosely translated: “I like you and you are too smart to believe the things you say you do.”
I understand what Cupp means. As a black woman and naturalized citizen, I have been asked I could vote the way I do and even told I was the first of my kind they had ever met. That's sad for them.
Left-leaning women believe that all women should think and vote the same way – for progressive politics – but women vote based on issues important to them, not just gender.
Cupp explains:
Yet even though the Democratic Party commands just a slight majority of the female vote, it seems that organizations on the left are still capable of surprise when it comes to the very voters whose loyalty they claim.
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In early May, Michelle Obama delivered a speech at the United State of Women Summit in Los Angeles in which she expressed a common belief among Democrats: They are entitled to the women’s vote. “In light of this last election, I’m concerned about us as women and how we think,” she said. “What is going on in our heads where we let that happen?”
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If Democrats want to know why women voted for Mr. Trump — or more important, why they didn’t vote for Mrs. Clinton — they should stop presuming that their gender decides what lever they pull.
Finally, female elected officials don't necessarily represent the interests of women any better than men.:
There’s little evidence that women, by virtue of their gender alone, govern substantially differently than men. Is Joni Ernst, the hog-castrating Republican senator from Iowa who supported missile strikes in Syria, opposed Mr. Trump’s tariffs on China and supported Gina Haspel’s C.I.A. nomination, making discernibly different decisions from her male counterparts? Or for that matter was Nancy Pelosi, the House minority leader, standing up for women any better than a man would have when she defended her colleague, Representative John Conyers, against sexual harassment accusations because he was “an icon”?
We've written here, here, here, and on many other occasions about leading feminists who can't fathom why we all don't line up in formation (Beyonce reference intended) and vote for the female candidate. It's because women don't just vote based on so-called women's issues.
For those reading the tea leaves about the 2018 midterm elections, I direct them to a weekly generic ballot polling question: Now, thinking about your vote, what would you say is the top set of issues on your mind when you cast your vote for federal offices such as U.S. Senate or Congress?
The top four issues for women in order of importance are economic, national security, healthcare, and seniors. So-called "women's issues" don't even crack the top five.
Cupp referenced a well-educated suburban mom whose focus on issues led her to vote for Donald Trump over Hillary Clinton. She explained it well:
“I always find it funny when I hear the term ‘women’s issues’ because that term equates to birth control and abortion,” she said. “As a small-business owner, taxes and the economy are usually my primary concern when making a choice.”
Women across America are speaking, but will the feminist movement listen?
The top four issues for women in order of importance are economic, national security, healthcare, and seniors. So-called "women's issues" don't even crack the top five.
And, sadly, s.e. is not always dependable either. As for the top 5 issues, the uberlibs are sure ratcheting up the lies about the kids on the border and again, sad to say, it’s sticking with a lot of folks who can’t spend any time checking the facts. 13 million American kids living in poverty and we’re gonna spend our tax dollars on trespassers? BS!
Who has the better name for a porn star? Stormy Daniels or S.E. Cupp?
I choose the latter. I cannot every take her seriously.
The failure of identity politics. Kudos to S. E. Cupp for pointing out that issues trump identity.
Stupid fat byatch is a trump hating maniac.
Here is a concept - how about defending and promoting policies that are good for the United States and the Consitution, not for Party or gender.
Not all Republicans are conservatives.
S.E. Cupp is but one example.
Thanks for the! Since becoming more conservative some people treat me like I have a debilitating disease. I am one he of the many Democrat women who flipped and voted for Trump. The hate out there for Trump voters is astounding & frightening. Any lingering notion that the left was the party of free speech is long gone after this past election is GONE.
Thanks for the thread!
Maybe not but, all Democrats are pussies.../S
She’s Phat not fat....
What sounds slutty to you? Was it the "S.E."? Or the Cupp?
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Personal insult? She's neither fat nor stupid nor a ------ nor a -----.
You did get our attention --- not the good kind of attention, though--- for sliming the discussion.
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Slime a discussion about her? Impossible. Last I checked it was still a free country (Obama failure thank God) and I’m still allowed to express my opinion.
S.E. Cupp does not hate Trump not on the level of most others in MSM. The last time I watched her, she appeared positive about him. Of course, I am not a mind reader. And she did not look fat to me. Having a bad day?
And I am allowed to express mine.
Last week I attended a conference where by its nature, there were going to be a higher than average percentage of liberals in attendance. There was an intelligent lady there who was a chemical engineer and did a good technical talk...afterwards, we exchanged some comments about the subject of her presentation. This was at the end of the conference and it so happened we had to go to the airport at the same time and so we rode together there. At the airport, we had a few hours to kill so we found a bar and settled into a couple glasses of wine... about 3 minutes into the discussion when we were talking about some current news, she somewhat offhandedly told me "she was a conservative..." and the conversation took off from there. "No, not all women are Democrats".... and what a refreshing delight it is when one gets the unexpected opportunity to speak with one who isn't!
My wife has an MBA and thinks Trump is too soft.
I was an engineer, female, and the Ever-Trumpers despise me because I am skeptical of his conservative credentials (not to mention other things).
Most people would be shocked to hear MY proposals for federal or local government. RINOs wince at my “meanness”.
Great experience! The Democrats have SO divided our country that in many social situations I just never bring up politics at all.
Because they’re all about being open-minded and inclusive and tolerant...but certainly not of YOU! ;)
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