At the risk of sounding bitter... because we all know women are considered extremely unattractive when they express cynical however valid views... I can't watch the news anymore! Everybody has drank the cool aid!! There doesn't seem to be an objective pundit left. Chris Mathews who I actually really liked before all this, should be getting a paycheck from the Obama camp. When Hillary was winning... the pundits were all talking about Obama. When Obama is winning.... the pundits are all talking about Obama. It's so obviously unfair.
At the risk of sounding like a Hillary operative, which I assure you I am not! I'd like to illustrate my point. This is how I've come to view Hillary: She is extremely smart and learned. She has been dedicated to public service since her adolescence demonstrating her deep care and commitment to the American people. She is a staunch supporter of women's rights and civil rights. She's managed to keep her private life, private, under the most intense of scrutinies. She has demonstrated strength and dignity while being horribly attacked by hate mongers for years. She has well thought out plans, WITH DETAILS, for the big issues. And she's courageous! She is a hero to me and probably to a lot of other women out there. Now why is that not a story line the pundits are interested in?
It's hard to be reminded, how hard it is for a strong smart woman to get a fair shake in America. I have and do experience the same subtle marginalization in my own professional life. And I hate that I am reducing Hillary's struggles to feminist issues, especially since I rejected the radicalism of feminism many years ago while studying in college. I have instead, a psychoanalytic theory about the difficulty strong women have getting the same treatment and having the same expectations as their male counterparts.
I promise it's coming soon.
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