Posted on 07/08/2007 3:49:20 PM PDT by Eric Blair 2084
The most appealing thing about Hillary Rodham Clinton has always been her enemies, who often seem not in their right mind, screaming that she is a murderer and calling her names like "Her Thighness." They make you want to like her.
Yet in interviews across the country with women of all ages, races, income brackets and points of view, one of the rare patches of common ground was skepticism about the first female presidential contender with a serious shot at the White House. Over 18 months, I traveled to 20 states listening to women speak at length about what they care about and what drives them crazy as they look toward the presidential election in '08. I ought to like her, many of the strongest Democrats among them said. But on no other matter did left, right and center converge as on the view best summed up as "Anybody but Hillary' – to the point that I began to dread the mention of her name, because it meant we would probably not get around to talking about anything else that day.
All of which runs contrary to the accepted narrative of this election cycle, which is that it is women who are leading the charge for Mrs. Clinton's candidacy. Polling, which at this point still mainly measures name ID, certainly shows a far more mixed picture for Mrs. Clinton where female voters are concerned; 51 percent of those who participated in a recent Washington Post-ABC News survey said they support her for the Democratic nomination.
(Excerpt) Read more at dallasnews.com ...
Q: Why are women more skeptical of Hillary than men?
A: Because women are much better at spotting phonies and disengenuous people than men are.
We all know it.
She is authentic. Authentically creepy. Authentically criminal. Authentically evil.
Ooooh, sexism is a bad thing in everybody else, but we have to support our girl because she represents all of us with sweater decorations and then feel guilty when the reality trumps the wishes.
Sheesh.
Perhaps this means that more women are now able to identify a phony the way more men were able to identify her husband as a phony.
I guess only men can be sexist.
” listening to women speak at length “
Larry the Cable Guy says, “That’s your problem, right there. Women should be obscene and not heard.”
Forgive me Jesus, and all the little queers in dance class.
Why on earth would women feel guilty about not voting for Hillary? As a mother of two daughters, I’d have to say Hillary is the antithesis of a female role model. I’d feel guilty telling my daughters that Hillary was the best female we could come up with.
It just goes on.
Why in the heck do you "like the idea of Clinton" if YOU CAN'T FREAKIN' TRUST HER???
And why in the heck do you FELL GUILTY ABOUT IT?
Have I stepped into an alternate universe here???
She's a screeching, hectoring, holier-than-thou, Marxist Marie Antoinette.
I don't give a flip that's she's ugly and fat. I know plenty of ugly, fat people who are kind, honest, and humble, but hardworking and reliable. Sort of folks you can count on in a jam -- and you don't even notice they're homely or chubby, because their goodness illuminates them from inside and makes them beautiful. It wouldn't make any difference if Hillary had features like Catherine Deneuve -- her inner ugliness would distort and smear them.
*my mother-in-law excepted, she's nice. I think maybe it's every woman's idea of the wicked mother-in-law of legend.
Looks pretty obscene to me.
Well, duh. Let's try to be a little discriminating, please, and drop the guilt trips.
Not in my life time they've not been.......
Yes, she does. Now if she’ll just work on the ‘not heard’ part, it’d be a good thing.
Women are certainly harder on other women than they are on men...
Hillary’s a female? Whodathunk?
Naah. She’s a female. She just isn’t a lady.
This could not have been explained better. Thanks.
I find it hard to believe that women in this country would take any pride in that marxist sow being the 1st female President.
Among other women, not usually among men. I suspect this is due to what I thought would happen all along. We moved out of the new neighborhood, but, thanks to my wife, we never moved away from all the society women, and by in large, these women, like most women, took the catfight aspects they once had in high school, and went professional with it out in the real world.
That is just the truth. The reason Hillary is not going to be president is because there will be a certain number of women who vote against her out of jealousy alone. But by in large, I am going to say most women can’t spot a phony on sight, because so many well, fall for them, or certainly buy their crap. Much in the same way that a man will often be blinded to the certain negative traits in a woman he’d certainly see in a man.
I stand by my Tagline
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LOL! I love him.
They were taken in by Bill "I feel your pain" Clinton!!!
Then how do you explain the success of Oprah?
We are surrounded by idiots. Anything is possible.
A: Because women are much better at spotting phonies and disengenuous people than men are.
We all know it.
Speak for yourself. They didn’t see Bill “I feel your pain” Clinton for what he was.
Hillary Clinton doesn’t have a serious shot at the presidency, and never has. That is rubbish pushed by a hopeful media. Women in NYC disliked Hillary in surprising percentages even before her first senate run. I well recall the NY Post stories on the subject.
“They were taken in by Bill “I feel your pain” Clinton!!!
HOLY CRAP, DUDE, check out what I posted at#29 without ever seeing your post!
She is the most authentic bitch I have ever seen come along.
You’re right. Women do not have better judgment on public figures than men do. I would say it’s worse.
You’re wrong that Shrillary doesn’t have a chance. Team Clinton are masters of politics, and they’re ruthless. The mealy-mouthed misgivings of moderates, and the liberals’ demand for outspoken leftism, that this columnist is hearing are real enough. They will not, in the end, be decisive political factors.
Now, now, no need to insult female dogs by comparing them to the junior Senator from New York.
Married women are usually OK, it’s the single ones that usually don’t show good judgment.
Biggest.....phony....ever!
What actual feminist would stick with Bill ‘complete scumbag’ Clinton? Why do some feminists support her? Because feminism was never about lifting up women, it was always about promoting liberal politics. Liberal women using naive women to turn the country harder left.
Give Cowboy Bob a cigar!!!
That's because so many women thought he was so good looking.
Women in NYC disliked Hillary in surprising percentages even before her first senate run.
Sadly, she was still elected.
What’s wrong with “Her Thighness”? It’s very much to the point.
She thinks she’s she’s entitled to be addressed as a Queen; there’s no doubt about that. Nor is there any doubt that her presumption is wrong.
DING, DING, WE HAVE A WINNER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I find it sad that someone would vote for someone because they are a woman, or black, or white, etc. etc. Maybe there should be a test before allowed to vote, like there is to become a citizen.
It's not always true that women can spot phonies. They'd vote for Bill a third time, according to the above article. As much as I may dislike Hillary, Bill is the bigger phony.
Hillary has more testosterone running through her veins than Edwards.
If you believe that the world needs less testosterone and more estrogen (you can make the logical argument), he's your candidate.
The first tip off was her change of name...again. She’s back to Hillary Clinton. Now that she’s dropped the Rodham, the Feminists aren’t happy.
Sure there are women who would celebrate her presidency. They’re mostly from on of the Republics...the People’s Republic of Santa Monica, CA, the People’s Republic of San Francisco, the People’s Republic of Mass., PR of VT......
The Dallas Morning News left out the crossword and the cryptograms today. That’s the only reason to get this paper.
Doy you know why hillary doesn’t wear underwear?
It gives her a better grip on her broomstick..
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