Open Thread

May 25th, 2008 10:29 AM

For general discussion and debate. Possible talking point: Hillary plays the gender card, and blames her second-place showing on sexism and misogyny.

Is there anything to this, or is this just another smokescreen by the Clintons to blame their horrible campaign on others? Are Hillary's high unfavorable ratings in polls due to her gender, or because she's really a dislikable person? Has Hillary in anyway been mistreated by media for sexist or misogynist reasons, or is this just another Democrat behaving like a sore loser?

On another level, isn't it interesting that one Democrat candidate is having difficulty winning the nomination supposedly due to racism while the other Democrat candidate is suffering from sexism? Aren't Democrats all supposed to be feminists and totally impartial about such things as race? Isn't it supposed to be Republicans that are the sexist, misogynist racists? Don't these complaints by the candidates suggest that the left have been lying to the public for decades about the Democrats being the more open-minded, equal opportunity, socially responsible, politically correct Party?