Pelosi on Sexism and Clinton's Run for President
Sen. Hillary Clinton has complained of "sexist" treatment from pundits, the media, and others during her failed presidential bid. But the highest-ranking woman in government in U.S. history isn't sure.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, at a breakfast with reporters, was asked whether sexism played a significant role in Clinton's defeat in the nomination contest. "Is there sexism? Probably so. Is it responsible for the defeat? I really wouldn't have all of the information to know that. But I do think that being a woman had a positive upside in the campaign—probably offset by more sexism, I don't know."
Pelosi, who as chair of the upcoming Democratic national political convention did not take sides in the hard-fought primary, noted that Clinton got a boost from being a woman since she drew female supporters "wildly enthusiastic" about her candidacy, talent, intellect, commitment, and stamina.
The California lawmaker added: "I'm a victim of sexism myself all the time, but I just think it goes with the territory. I myself find that I get a tremendous upside being a woman, and I don't spend a lot of time worrying about sexist remarks that people make."
For now, she'll let scholars examine the question, since she's picked up her helmet and shield to bolster Democrats' 236-to-199 House majority. As to whether sexism sank Senator Clinton, Pelosi demurred. "I'll be more interested in that after November," she remarked. "I'm in the arena right now."
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Soupyet of MA ends her missive by identifying herself as a McCain supporter for the coming election
"McCAIN 2008 AND HILLARY 2012"
For any woman to jump from Clinton to McCain at the upcoming election is a classic case of cutting off your nose to spite your face. Electing McCain in 2008 would imperil the lives of women and girls (particularly in terms of reproductive rights and the future of the supreme court). I understand your anger, I just hope you'll reconsider how you'll respond by helping to elect another Republican to lead this country. They really aren't on our side.
Hillary can STILL Win
Hillary can WIN the nomination STILL and Steal the Super Delegates once the major press gets ahold of these stories:
1. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVeFVtcdSYY
2. http://www.americanfreepress.net/html/members_of_obama_s_church_kill.html
3. http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=59456
For more info, see this press conference:
http://larrysinclair.org/press.html
CLEAR THE COBWEBS
I am always in favor of people having their own opinions untill they fail to research the subject and spew many false ideas. I could not help but notice the following.
gilesjp of MI SAID:
No sexism did not bring Hillary down. .................................................... One example of is the constant spin of the media that kept saying it was a close race. When Obama won 12 states in a row in February the race was over. Yet the media kept reporting it as a close race by Feb 19th she had no chance of ever being the democratic nominee. THE RACE WAS VERY CLOSE AND STILL IS DEAR. PLEDGED DELEGATES ARE LISTED AS OBAMA 1769 AND HILLARY 1639.......AND THAT INCLUDES THE HALF DELEGATES REINSTATED FOR FL AND MI......AND GIVES OBAMA 4 OF HILLARY'S MI DELS. IN AUGUST ALL DELEGATES WILL BE FULL STRENGTH IN PART DUE TO ANOTHER RULE PELOSI HIDES FROM YOU. WHEN COUNTED CORRECTLY, WITH MI ANF FL COUNTED AS FULL AND WITHOUT GIVING OBAMA DELEGATES FROM A STATE HE REMOVED HIMSELF FROM THE BALLOT, THE PLEDGED DELEGATE COUNT IS oBAMA 1770.5 AND HILLARY 1726.5. .. ....44 PLEDGED DELEGATES DIFFERENCE WHICH IS NOTHING SINCE THE SUPER DELEGATES ONLY JOB WAS TO VOTE FOR THE "MOST ELECTABLE" CANDIDATE RATHER THAN WHAT THEY DID SO FAR WHICH WAS TO ENDORSE WHO EVER WAS NOT FEMALE. REALITY IS THAT OBAMA GREATLY BENIFITED FROM A BIASED MEDIA PROMOTING THE RACIST AND SEXIST BS OBAMA WAS RUNNING ON.
Yet we had to endure months of a sure loser being patted on the head and praised for her "grit" while she mischievously went about the business of splitting the party beyond repair. And doing irreparable damage to the eventual nominee. Anyone who suggested she should step down and stop the chaos was quickly labeled a sexist or misogynist. She also was allowed to invent her own formula for the popular vote she wrongly claimed. If a man would have done that he just would have been called a liar. Not mention the entire DNC went along with her hypocritical assertions that MI and FA must be counted when she thought she could twist it to her advantage. She got the royal treatment in that primary race because she was a woman. She knew "reverse sexism" was out there and she played it to the hilt. NOT SURE WHAT YOU WERE WATCHING BUT AT NO TIME DID THE DNC DO ANYTHING OTHER THAN HELP OBAMA. AGAIN, YOU OBAMAMITES LISTENING TO OLBERMANN WERE THE ONLY ONES CONFUSED, AS THE REST OF US, INCLUDING OBAMA, KNEW ALL DELEGATES WOULD COUNT BY AUGUST. ALSO IT IS ONLY OBAMA PEOPLE THAT ARE EASILY CONFUSED BY NUMBERS. HILLARY WON THE MOST POPULAR VOTES BY 176k COUNTING THE CAUCUS ESTIMATES WHICH ARE OVER ESTIMATED FOR OBAMA. IF OBAMA LEFT HIS NAME ON THE MI BALLOT , HE WOULD HAVE GAINED VOTES IN MI BUT WOULD HAVE LOST IOWA. OBAMA IS THE FIRST AFFIRMATIVE ACTION CANDIDATE TO BECOME THE DEMS NOMINEE........HE WON'T BE PRESIDENT.
McCAIN 2008 AND HILLARY 2012
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