Tuesday, February 19, 2008
Daily Douchebag: feminist Hillary Clinton supporters
DOB: various
Occupation: sore losers
Hometown: various
Current residence: nationwide
Douchebaggery: I knew it was only a matter of time after Hillary started to lose before the feminists started whining about how this is another example of gender discrimination. Sure enough, an article today in the Boston Globe is getting into all the whiny bitching coming out of the nation's most prominent feminist organizations.
From Kim Gandy, president of the National Organization for women: "I do think at some level there is a Catch-22 for women. Showing your heart has never been a plus for high-achieving women."Okay, bitches, I got it. You're pissed that Barack Obama is a hell of a lot more charming than Hillary and this is unfair because she has more experience, and this is all because she's a she. I will be the first to agree that Hillary has addressed specific policies compared to Obama's seemingly endless well of vague "hope and change" rhetoric. However, I don't think this has to do with Hillary being a woman. Hillary's supposed vast experience consists of having one more term than Obama in the Senate, and being a First Lady who managed to accomplish a whole lot of nothing in terms of health care reform. Accusations that she's being punished for being "competent" rather than "jazzy" on account of her gender are bullshit, because I wouldn't say that Hillary is competent based on her track record.
From Martha Burk, chairwoman of the National Council for Women's Organizations: "She characterizes herself as being a workhorse and not a show horse. She is being punished in a certain way for being competent and not jazzy. If he (Obama) were female, with his credentials, age, and track record, I don't think he'd be anywhere near the presidency of the United States."
From Ramona Oliver, communications director of EMILY's List: "All of the substance, all of the work, all of the policies, all of the accomplishments probably don't come off as flashy. There's inspiration, and there's effectiveness."
When I think of things Hillary Clinton has done, I think of her failing at fixing the clusterfuck that is our nation's health insurance system. I think of her voting for the Iraq War and then backpedaling on that position. I think of shady land deals in the Ozarks and even shadier goings-on in the cattle futures market. I think of cover-ups involving bankrupted savings and loans. I think of failures to report campaign contributions worth upwards of $800,000. I think of someone who claims to champion workers' rights, yet sat on the board of Wal-Mart--quite possibly the world's worst employer--for six years. I think of someone who blames criticism on conspiracies, rather than the result of her own fraudulent sketchiness. None of these things have anything to do with the fact that Senator Clinton is rocking a pair of X chromosomes. These things have everything to do with the fact that she is an unscrupulous liar, and all the specifics on her policy positions in the world can't change that.
Clinton isn't losing to Obama because of gender discrimination, and it annoys me to no end that bitches are saying this is the case. I think it's gender discrimination to suggest that the American public should overlook Hillary's "experience" at being involved in all sorts of eyebrow-raising shenanigans simply because she is a woman. Should female candidates be exempt from criticism of their records simply because they are female? I don't think so. The last time I checked, feminism was supposed to ensure that women are equal to men, not given special privileges.
I am no fan of Barack Obama because he writes a whole lot of gigantic checks that his ass won't be able to cash with every inspiring rally. However, it's hardly sexist that he has managed to outpeddle his bullshit platform to the American public compared to Hillary. Her so-called "accomplishments" are the very reason that Democrats would rather vote Obama. They don't want more of Hillary's corrupt politics-as-usual. They want someone who is going to change things, and that is what Obama is selling. Hillary isn't failing to galvanize new followers because of her gender. She is failing to rally support because she is duplicitous and sneaky, and all the boring, policy-heavy speeches in the world aren't going to make voters forget that.
I think it's a waste of time for these women's organizations to crow about how Hillary is getting shafted and if Obama were a woman, he wouldn't be anywhere near where he is because of a lack of substance. Hypothetical musing over whether Obama would succeed with a set of tits is irrelevant and pointless, and ultimately insulting to female voters who go with Obama or anyone else (like the hotness known as Senator John McCain). It suggests that chicks who don't automatically back Hillary because of her gender are either ignorant or stupid tools of the patriarchy who don't know what's best for them and are easily tricked by a flashy show rather than impressed by a candidate's record. I would argue that if Hillary is losing the support of women or any other group of voters, it's because of her record and her "substance," not in spite of it.
This also reminds me of why I never pay attention to anything preached by groups like the National Organization for Women. I don't need to hear passive-aggressive lectures about voting for a woman because I'm a woman delivered in the form of a whiny, unsupported complaint about sexism. In the immortal words of Trina, "you bitches got too much times on your hand." Grow up and accept that Hillary is going to lose to Obama because all the "substance" and "experience" she brings is tremendously unappealing to many people, not because she's yet another broad hitting a "glass ceiling" or suffering discrimination. Karma's a bitch, and so is Hillary, judging by her record.
Labels: Barack Obama, Daily Douchebag, feminazism, Hillary Clinton, politics, sluts
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Preach it sister, preach it! You are 100% right on your analysis of Mrs. Clinton and her "do whatever it takes to win" campaign. Hillary is an evil woman. The 1st female president this country has is going to be scruntized 10 fold over her male conterparts to have held that job. Does the U.S. want to look back in history at Hillary as being our 1st female President, or vote someone in there that actually has morals and strong character?
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: 2/19/2008 8:31 AM
: 2/19/2008 8:31 AM
Whatever, better her than Obama. I'm a little worried though about former POW McCain having a major freakout while president (think Tom Skerritt in Up in Smoke.
# posted by : 2/19/2008 9:52 AM
: 2/19/2008 9:52 AM
Beautiful, just beautiful - and what's more, you've absolutely frigging nailed the gender issues at play in this election.
I'll be sending out links to this one.
Regards,
Suit Dude
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I'll be sending out links to this one.
Regards,
Suit Dude
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