Sexism May Still Be Hillary's Greatest Challenge

FOXNews.com ^ | December 5, 2007 | Susan Estrich

[NCDragon]

Could it be gender?

In the wake of the newfound sense of shakiness in Hillary Clinton’s numbers, there’s been a new round of stories and a renewed focus on her gender.

Writing in Newsday this week, Robin Gerber, a senior faculty member in the Gallup organization and an expert on Eleanor Roosevelt, argues that Hillary “should play the gender card to the hilt” to deal with a “trust” problem that Ms. Gerber lays directly at the door of her gender.

Gerber argues, pointing to studies of the challenges women face in corporate America, that Hillary faces the same problem many high-level women do, who find that being aggressive and self-promoting leads both men and women to respond negatively to them, in ways they don’t to men with similar traits.

[1rudeboy]

Greatest challenge, huh? In that case, may she fail miserably.

[Mr. Brightside]

Susan should know about sexism. She hit the glass ceiling herself (at 140 mph).

[AnAmericanMother]

Buy a clue, Susie baby, it's not her 'gender'.

Conservatives would vote for Margaret Thatcher in a heartbeat.

It's her Marxist politics, although her less than winning personality doesn't help. I wouldn't vote for a man either who cussed everybody out and threw ashtrays and lamps when things didn't go his way. That has nothing to do with being "strong" and everything to do with being a spoilt, evil-tempered termagent.

[rod1]

Actually remember that Hillary is probably the foremost expert on Eleanor Roosevelt. After all, she channels her regularly.

Forget Bill being the closet Pres. in a Hillary admin. More likely it is Eleanor Roosevelt who finally gets to be direct policy if Hillary win.

[<1/1,000,000th%]

Barf alert?

[PeteB570]

How about “sexism” also being one of her assets?

As in all the females who will vote for her because she’s a female.

Then again “ism’s” seem to break for the D’s. Like blacks voting for BO because he’s black, like females voting for HC because she’s a female.

Just my opinion.

[TomGuy]

Hillary “should play the gender card to the hilt”

She is already playing it -- remember the "I'm your girl" claim in one of the early Dem debates?

Just like she is already playing the Victim Card, too.

[colorcountry]

I just love the fact that we are no longer able to cast a vote on whatever issue we choose, now we must be PC in the voting booth.

Perhaps it IS sexism, and so what. Telling me I’m a sexist isn’t really going to change my mind once I’m in the voting booth is it? In actuality, it will probably solidify the fact that I don’t think most women are capable of being POTUS. Some women would be excellent - - but definitely NOT this one!

[rollo tomasi]

This girl keeps regurgitating the same subject:”Sexism against Mrs. Clinton, boo-hoo, not fair”

So I will repeat my response:What is the difference between a collectivist with a penis and a collectivist with a vagina? They are still collectivist no matter what genitals they were born with or in some cases, surgically altered.

[gridlock]

Hillary faces the same problem many high-level women do, who find that being aggressive and self-promoting leads both men and women to respond negatively to them, in ways they don’t to men with similar traits.

I didn't like Bill Clinton because he was a lying self-promoting sociopath. I don't like Hillary Clinton for exactly the same reasons. It has nothing to do with their gender, in either case.

We don't trust her because she lies, not because she lies and is a woman.

[mo]

Sexism?!!How ‘bout just plain humanism!!!

[G Larry]

No, Hillary’s character is her biggest problem!
No integrity.
No allegiance to the Constitution.
Only criticsm for America.

[Arrowhead1952]

Could it be gender?

That isn't her biggest problem Susan. More like she is a socialist and her close affiliation with

Huma

[Miss Didi]

RUSH: Americans are angry, there's no question about it, Americans are angry and in a foul mood, but why? Democrats and the media have put the whole country in a foul mood because Democrats in the media are in a foul mood, and they want everybody to be as miserable and angry as they are. They think that's the key to electoral victory. And guess who has created it? If I'm Obama, and I look at the Zogby poll, I do one of my ads, say this is Hillary Clinton, you know, put a mug shot type picture up there: "This is Hillary Clinton, this woman can't do anything right. She and her comrades have created the very negative, angry environment that turns out to be what's upsetting you. If you want to know why you're mad, look at this woman, who can't do anything right. I'm Barack Obama, and I paid for this ad, and I'm now on a train out of the country."



Hillary Can't Do Anything Right

[bigjoesaddle]

Could it be gender?

Maybe with Democrats, not Republicans. We don't think of her as a woman. We think of her as some sort of horrible beast, destroying the world, biting off the heads of children (at least I do).

[metesky]

Why sir, it’s an insult to all Vagino-Americans!

[originalbuckeye]

Blah, blah, blah, sexism, blah, blah, blah. This the the tool that the MSM is using to get her the women’s vote. Many women will fall for it but not us! I did have a lefty friend ask me if I would ever vote for a woman. I said, of course! Just not her. If there were a Margaret Thatcher on the horizon I’d be the first in line.

Hopefully most American women are smarter than to fall for this manipulation.

[relictele]

Here we go again. These people have the attention span of a gnat.

Two weeks ago it was “Don’t hit the girl.” Apparently they think that we’ll forget everything in two weeks and here comes the same idiotic twaddle with slightly different wording.

[Miss Didi]

Today's NY Post Editorial:

..."Actually, this is all just a little bit spooky, to tell the truth.

Because it's entirely possible that Team Clinton's actual message was meant to be something like: "If we know what you did in kindergarten, Sen. Obama, just imagine what else we know about you. You'll tread lightly, if you're wise." (cont.)

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