vindictive bitch

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One of the things that has made me the angriest about Hillary's campaign is how it's rallied the whole Victim Women demographic... something I have hoped for most of my adult life would be dead before we elected a woman president. I can't believe the number of Clintonites whining about how unfair everyone's been to Hillary. Beside it being patently untrue, it is extra-ridiculous because Hillary is among the most privileged women in all history. Period. I'm hoping that American women will learn from the disgracefully negative example set by Geraldine Ferraro. Forget the lack of grace. Just zero in on the attitude of victimized harpy being projected. Is that the kind of leadership we want to provide as women? As humans?

And the notion of Obama being "sexist" is outright absurd. Am I wrong?

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But as others watched a campaign that starred two possibly transformative figures, they felt a growing conviction that the contest was unfair. Mrs. Clinton’s supporters point to a nagging series of slights: the fixation on her clothes, even her cleavage; chronic criticism that her voice is shrill; calls for her to exit the race; and most of all, the male commentators in the news media who, they argue, were consistently tougher on her than on Mr. Obama.

Some even accuse Mr. Obama of chauvinism, pointing to the time he called Mrs. Clinton “likeable enough” as evidence of dismissiveness. Nancy Wait, 55, a social worker in Columbia City, Ind., said Mr. Obama was far less qualified than Mrs. Clinton and described as condescending his recent assurances that Mrs. Clinton should stay in the race as long as she liked. Ms. Wait said she would “absolutely, positively not” vote for him come fall.

Ms. Ferraro, who clashed with the Obama campaign about whether she made a racially offensive remark, said she might not either. “I think Obama was terribly sexist,” she said.

Cynthia Ruccia, 55, a sales director for Mary Kay cosmetics in Columbus, Ohio, is organizing a group, Clinton Supporters Count Too, of mostly women in swing states who plan to campaign against Mr. Obama in November. “We, the most loyal constituency, are being told to sit down, shut up and get to the back of the bus,” she said.

Whatever barriers Mrs. Clinton may have smashed, she left some intact for future contenders to try themselves against. She seemed uncertain how to reconcile her sex with her political persona. Though she projected an aura of authority, said Robert Shrum, a Democratic consultant unaffiliated with any candidate, she variously cast herself as a victim of male domination, a warm girlfriend type and, at the end, an indefatigable warrior. She even made contradictory statements about whether sex should be a factor in the race.

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...pink! Pink! Pink, my ass! I hate pink, and part of it is the abuse of sensibilities that too often wears it.

Well, and... I was forced by a roommate long ago to attend a Mary Kay party where we all put the shit on our faces and went out for the evening together in it. It felt as if someone were smothering me with Saran Wrap and I made a beeline to the ladies room of the Black Oak Saloon and scrubbed it off before even ordering a drink. Gross. Pink is a Mary Kay thing, too.

I give Code Pink a pass, goofy as they get, because they're out there yelling for profound sensibility.