I haven't decided yet who I am backing for 2008. I was leaning toward Obama, but than the whole thing with Donnie McClurkin came up, so I'm not sure where I am at with him. I do think that this is shaping up to be the most interesting, and no doubt ugliest primary and election that we have seen. But what I really want to focus on this week is Hilary Clinton and her reaction to the drumming she got from her Democratic rivals in a debate last week.
Hil has decided to haul out the sex card, for the first, and I hope last time. Her camp implied, in not so many words, that the reason Clinton was subjected to the "piling on" (their words) at the debate
was because of what is between her legs, and not because of what was coming out of her mouth. This, to me, is a non issue. If the other candidates, and the event's moderators, had questioned any of the other (male) candidates in this manner, we would not be discussing the matter. It's called, for better or worse, the political process. Hil wasn't singled out because of her sex; she was repeatedly questioned because she is so adept at not answering a question, no matter how many times you ask it. So, apparently, her fellow Dems and the questioners believed that if they kept at her, maybe they could get a definitive out of her.
was because of what is between her legs, and not because of what was coming out of her mouth. This, to me, is a non issue. If the other candidates, and the event's moderators, had questioned any of the other (male) candidates in this manner, we would not be discussing the matter. It's called, for better or worse, the political process. Hil wasn't singled out because of her sex; she was repeatedly questioned because she is so adept at not answering a question, no matter how many times you ask it. So, apparently, her fellow Dems and the questioners believed that if they kept at her, maybe they could get a definitive out of her. I hope that the Clinton camp does not expect that Hil should be treated with kid gloves simply due to her sex. If we are going to start placing parameters on how to treat a candidate during a debate because of their "minority status" than that means Obama gets similar courtesies. And less we forget; Mitt Romney is a Mormon, Fred Thompson is elderly, I could go on. So, come on Hilary, man up (Ha! "Man up"). The next time you are the subject of what appears to be overly aggressive and repeated questioning about your stance on something, answer the damn question and stop hiding behind your own petticoats.
For a better, more well thought out opinion on this issue, check out this from The New York Times online: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/05/us/politics/05memo.html?em&ex=1194411600&en=fbb7e7688aa7f198&ei=5087%0A
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