Women with Opinions

Whoopee! Whoopi Backs Hillary

Political Advice from the Ivory Tower

In his column today in  the Democrat and Chronicle, Mark Hare discusses the part race and gender are playing in the November presidential election.  Hare interviewed Anthea Butler, assistant professor in the Department of Religion and Classics at the University of Rochester, for her take on the subject. 

According to the professor,  to beat Obama Hillary needs to show more of her mothering or nuturing side. "I'd like to see her kiss a few babies,"  says Butler.

Well, it certainly worked for George Bush, didn't it?

Rise, Hillary, Rise

We Know Her

Adding Insult to Injury

Think back to 2006.  The most hotly contested Senate race that year was in Pennsylvania.  Ultra-conservative Republican Rick Santorum (Pictured on the left.) was the incumbent.  NOW members  wanted  the extremist Mr. Santorum gone so bad they could taste it.  The frontrunner to take on Santorum was a woman, Barbara Hafer,  a strong advocate for reproductive rights.  Then what happened?

Suddenly the higher-ups in the Democratic party decided Hafer wasn't good enough.  They needed a man to do the job.  After showing Hafer the door, they recruited  Bob Casey Jr. to run (Pictured on the right.).  NY Senator Chuck Schumer,  you will recall, was the chief wheeler-dealer in this backroom scheme.

Clinton's Back in the Game:Thank You Ohio & Texas

This One's for Ann

All Aboard for the Hillary Express

Men - All You Need Is Potential

Yesterday I watched To The Contrary which I had taped from last Sunday. One of the panelists, Patricia Sosa, said the following (I'm paraphrasing):

I am extremely frustrated because women are judged on our performance and men are judged on potential. We have a woman who played by the rules and has done her homework ... yet she's not good enough because he's potentially greater.

Also watched Bill Maher's Realtime where he said that studies show 6% of the population will not vote for a black man but even more, 12%, will not vote for a woman. No surprise there.

Stop With the Misogyny Already

Change attitudes toward women

Sexism, the belief that the male sex is inherently superior, is alive and thriving in America.  Witness the treatment and coverage of Sen. Clinton in her quest to become the first woman elected to the presidency.