Oh, Dick…
By Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy on September 17, 2008 at 4:35 PM in Bamboozling, Barack Obama, Democrats, Gender Bias, Hillary Clinton, Media Bias, Misogyny, Racism, Sarah Palin, Sexism
Morris, that is.
Media Matters reports a segment Dick Morris did the other day comparing Sarah Palin and Hillary Clinton.
Now, that would have been an interesting comparison, except that he used a false premise for his jumping off point. Oh, the false premise involved Hillary, not Sarah. Big surprise these days, I know, when everyone is concocting falsehood regarding Gov. Palin. No, this was kicking it old school, going back to rag on Hillary by twisting what happened in NH way back in January as a way to demean Hillary and promote Sarah.
Now, I am not one to attack Gov. Palin for no cause or based on flat out lies, rumor, or innuendo. But don’t use that same ploy with my Hillary, dammit!! (Along the lines of a comparison, Larry Johnson had a good one today, “Sarah Palin, Hillary Like, Not Hillary Lite.”
Just in case you don’t know who Dick Morris is, he used to work in the Clinton administration until 1996. It was at that time that his long-standing relationship with “call girl,” Sherry Rowlands, came out right before President Clinton gave his acceptance speech for the Democratic nomination. And I mean HOURS before. Oh, and he’s married, just in case you’re keeping score. He seems to have a bit of a personal vendetta against the Clintons – it just makes sense that he would blame THEM for his sordid affair, but hey – I guess that’s just Washington politics. Now that we are on the same page, this is what happened with Ol’ Dick on Fox News Monday, September 15, 2008:
Except that’s not what happened in NH, Morris, you windbag:
At no time, in any way, did she EVER complain about sexism during this moving, patriotic moment. (And honest to pete – tell the truth – did YOU get teary eyed watching and listening to her just now? I know I did. Oh, my – what an awesome opportunity the DNC and Superdelegates squandered…)
She COULD have, mind you. As many of us have said, and has been demonstrated up one side and down the other, there was not just sexism, but downright misogyny addressed to Senator Clinton, and all women. But that was not why she got emotional. She got emotional because she loves this country. She is a devoted, committed public servant, who fought HARD for us – for all 18,000,000 of us, Dick. Now this is, in no way, any kind of indictment against Gov. Palin. She just happened to be the tool by which the tool, Dick Morris, swatted at Sen. Clinton.
No, Senator Clinton barely said a word about the sexism in this campaign, and how she was targeted by the media. We wanted her to, but knew if she did, they would label it whining, complaining, dare I say, BITCHING about it. So, she let it roll off her shoulders, dealing with brutal assaults on her not just because she was a Clinton, but because she was a woman. And she had to let a lot roll. If, by some chance, you need a reminder, here’s a short one:
Uh, yeah. What the hell does SHE have to complain about, I ask you?!?! Ahem.
And then there is Barack Obama. Obama has STILL to be vetted because no one wanted to look like a racist for questioning his record (NEWSFLASH: to treat someone disparately because of the color of their skin, for good or ill, is racist). The articles are just POURING out claiming if Obama loses, it will be racism, pure and simple (Lisa B. just had an excellent article on this topic at No Quarter). That is preposterous -if he loses, it will be because of his incredible lack of experience, his shady associates, and his thin resume. To vote for him simply because of his skin color is racist, no doubt about it. He should be held to all the same standards as anyone else in his position. But no. I think we all know more about Governor Palin at this point than we do about Obama because SHE has been open about her life. Obama? Not so much. Still waiting on those records, Barack, still waiting…
Anywho – so Dick Morris continues to bash Clinton, but he also misses the point by so doing: Governor Palin may not have complained about sexist treatment by the media, but that does NOT mean she, like Hillary, has not been the recipient of it. In just a few weeks, the media, and so-called liberals, have already engaged in a great deal of sexism against her. Since I began with Media Matters, I will close with this video from them of talking heads at CNN after McCain announced Palin. So, Dick, the bottom line is that neither one of these women complained about sexism, though Clinton had to deal with about 23 more months of it than Palin has thus far. But make no mistake – she’s dealing with it, too. Which means all women are dealing with it (gee, can a woman have a family AND a job in the 21st century? It would sure seem not, judging by the reaction of Democrats and the MSM). Check it out:
And Governor Palin, just so you know – a lot of us may not agree with many of your policies, but we are damn sick and tired of people saying crap to women for being women, so we will speak up, and speak out. Oh, and Dick? Maybe you should stop speaking already.
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