Most women, beyond college age anyway, have encountered this mind set and we know it right away and we deeply mistrust it. Abhor it. But here may be the problem:

No white woman (and I do so deplore being pulled into this racist junk but we’ve all been pulled there by Axelrod who knew what he was doing) has probably ever set a boundary for him and clearly he’s just waiting for Hillary to behave like the “typical white person” women he grew up with and stand aside and applaud him and stop being a boundary. He is simply oozing that expectation which is why I am still appalled and shocked at what I hear or read come out of his mouth.
And consider so many of those who have endorsed him -folks who believe in their own entitlement and now identify with his – Kerry, Kennedy, Richardson who expect that nobody has to bother voting (how quaint), that expect for this WOMAN, this bothersome white woman, Hillary, to just step aside and applaud. No rules, why bother… he is variably a puppy, a well-dressed toddler or a teenager, mostly a teenager.
He needs for ALL of us to push back, not just adults but most certainly women and the wonderful men on this list who know what entitlement looks like and deplore it and refuse to allow – as best we are able – to keep Hillary from ever stepping aside.
Thank you, AFcatfish, that one just seemed sooo perfect. It hit my button. (And being from New Mexico, I know the level of Richardson’s entitlement… it is breathtaking.) His supporters are sooo full of their own sense of entitlement!! Thanks.

Once Mr. I Spoke Out Against The War had a chance to vote against funding the war in an attempt to stop it, well surprise, surprise he voted for funding along with most of the rest of the Democrats. Because he knew, as the other Dems know, that a vote against funding will be played in the media as leaving the troops in Iraq without bullets or some other nonsense. In other words he has done the politically expedient thing. He spoke out against the war. Big hairy frakkin deal. Talks cheap Bozo, it takes money to buy whiskey.

And Krugman is no longer loved in Boyz Left Blogostand cause he ain’t all dopey for “The One”.

Keep drinkin’ that kool-aid

In the afternoon, the most embarrassing performance was given by John Kerry who gushed and fawned over Petraeus for over two minutes. Then he moved slowly and offered little but, when Barack Obama went, you grasped why. Kerry was Bambi’s hand-holder. Bambi tried hard to make Kerry’s points his own by repeating . . . them . . . oh . . . so . . . slowly. Someday he may provide leadership. Thus far, he just plays follow the leader and spoiled brat. Bill Nelson asked permission to wave the cry baby ahead because Obama was pressed for time. Biden allowed it. If Obama was pressed for time maybe he should have stuck to the alloted time? Or, as he would word it, maybe . . . he should have . . . stuck to . . . the alloted . . . time. (Did he study voice with William Shatner?) He didn’t stick to the time limit and whined that he needed more, “I know I’m out of time, if I could have the indulgence of the committe for one minute.” One minute? Try seven minutes. Couldn’t wait his turn and then got his allotted time plus seven minutes more. And offered nothing in all that time. Babara Boxer could have done something with an extra seven minutes (she did a great deal with her allotted time). But Bambi wasn’t prepared. He repeated all of John Kerry’s points (they’re friends, so it’s not theft — ask David Axlerod). “. . . that are . . . doing harm to . . . uh, . . .” Is he unable to speak if the lines aren’t written ahead of time? If so, can Bully Boy slide the ear piece over to him because he obviously can’t speak on his own. Seven minutes. Obama went seven minutes over — after he’d used his allotted time. After he’d claimed he’d only take one more minute. The Whiny Boy Prince gets his way . . . and does nothing with it.

and Rebecca’s
http://sexandpoliticsandscreedsandattitude.blogspot.com/2008/04/this-that.html
did you catch the hearings today?

you saw everything you needed to see today: hillary did the work and bambi thought just showing up was work. couldn’t even wait his turn. he was pressed for time, he insisted. and then went over his time. and then, when he knew he hadn’t said anything of value, asked for even more time. he got 7 extra minutes. prince bambi.

Prince Bambi.

Furthermore, Obama was an international relations major during the Cold War, which makes him a million times less likely to understand the nuance of the new type of crisis involving the US and the Islamic world which desperately needs to be solved and/or drastically ameliorated. Obama, in a desperate attempt to prove he is not Muslim (which if he actually knew anything about Islam he would not find this accusation smear-like) has not taken a nuanced stance on Islam at all. His jab at “Islamic radicalism” during his Wright/race speech and constant denunciations of “not being a Muslim” further isolate the overwhelmingly moderate Muslim populations. This is an area where Hillary and even McCain (in his recent foreign policy speech) have drawn distinctions and made intelligent arguments.

Finally, I thought that despite his missteps and lack of experience, I could find comfort in his advisors. I will say that I did like Samantha Power, but she is out. Zbigniew Brzezinski, Carter’s former National Security Advisor, is partly responsible for starting the first Afghani war which Reagan then so vigorously maintained throughout the 80’s, arming and training the likes of Osama Bin Laden. Brzezinski is often remembered when during the 90’s he stated that the end of Cold War via the arming of the moujahidinnes was worth “a few stirred up Muslims.” Then we have Anthony Lake and Susan Rice, two former Clinton advisors best remembered for telling human right’s organizations that intervening in Rwanda would require “a change of public opinion” (otherwise known as we-can-go-into-white-Bosnia-but-not-black-Rwanda-unless-we-convince-the-public-it-will-really-be-worth-it-to-have-Americans-die-for, gasp, Africans!) Bill Clinton describes the US deciding not to intervene in Rwanda as his biggest regret as President.

I don’t have confidence in Obama or his advisors. This is the area where Obama makes me the most nervous and where I dislike him the most. It is well known that foreign policy consumes the majority of day-to-day discussions of America’s executive branch. The fact that Hillary has standing relationships with heads of state like Egypt’s Mubarak is a a MAJOR plus. She has also witnessed the nitty gritties of peace accords and NATO deployment. I could go on, but this post is already too long.

HRC 2008!

He especially had a whole group of young “followers”. Ring any bells?

He especially had a whole group of young “followers”. Ring any bells?