Sal Sunshine wrote: > I'll take a gander: > 1) Iowa > 2) Iowa > 3) Iowa > 4) Iraq war vote > 5) "I'll be the nominee." > Well, the political pundit has spoken, But she failed to mention sexism as a reason for Hillary Clinton's defeat in the 2008 election. Apparently Sal and Turq are in denial - they just can't seem to admit what lots of other commentators have noted. Go figure.
"I won't miss reading another treatise by a man or woman, of the left or right, who says that sexism has had not even a teeny-weeny bit of influence on the course of the Democratic campaign..." Read more: 'Clinton Campaign Brought Sexism Out of Hiding' By Marie Cocco http://tinyurl.com/5z8xva "The 2008 campaign has demonstrated it is more politically correct to be sexist than racist. American culture tolerates sexism to a degree it would never tolerate racism..." Read more: 'Lesson of the 2008 Election Is That Sexism Is Still More Pervasive Than Racism' By Bonnie Erbe US News & Workd Rerport, October 29, 2008 http://tinyurl.com/n6xgsy "Only in retrospect are the national media outlets coming to acknowledge the gender discrimination that pervaded coverage of Hillary's 2008 presidential campaign. From radio and television to newspapers and print sources, examples abound..." Read more: 'Sexism and Gender Bias in Media Coverage' http://tinyurl.com/kvsul8
