Thanks for calling attention to this. All these people are doing are forming up our disgust with Obama and his supporters.

I know JJjr went there first but imagine for a second if someone on Hillary's team compared him to OJ.

Fighting sexism and misogyny isn't some political issue, it's about valuing me as a human being.  I don't believe any party that leverages hate against me is, in the end, going to do anything for me.  

And the Republicans might be awful on every single issue, but they would never have stood silent while the media treated Condoleezza Rice like the Democrats did to Hillary Ciinton.  And I can damn sure guarantee you that African Americans would not be voting democratic if Obama had to endure the kind of day in and day out racist attacks from the media unanswered by his party or opponent.  They wouldn't put up with it and rightly so.

Yet, I'm supposed to fall in line and vote for Obama in the Fall.  I've always considered myself a yellow dog Democrat, but I'm finding that increasingly difficult to do.  

As Melissa McEwan has said:

There are too many progressives who view social change like conservatives view economics: Make everything as splendid as possible for those at the top and the benefits will "trickle down" to everyone below.

Well, it's bullsh*t when we're talking about tax cuts, and it's bullsh*t when we're talking about equality and opportunity.

Feminists know that--and if we're beginning to feel resistant to being played like suckers every election, if we're increasingly unwilling to play the equivalent role of the disaffected evangelicals who keep voting Republican as though the leadership will give a rat's ass about them someday, can you really blame us?

We make fun of those people.

Shaker CE said in comments yesterday, "Knowing that the alternative is worse actually makes it harder for me; it just reinforces that sense I often get from some Dems, including Sen. Obama in this cycle, that they think they can do whatever the f@*! they like to me, because I don't have any other option. The worst part? They're right."

They are right, unless we go somewhere else. This isn't a treatise to convince anyone to do so--but it's an explanation for why a feminist might, why it's a legitimate choice, and why, if that means the Left isn't a picture of harmony, it's not our fault.

The reason the Left is discordant isn't because of our standards; it's because there are so many bigots with no benchmark for success but winning--even at our expense.

Obama as just made a new all-boys club.  There will be no change with Obama, only more discrimination against women and the acceptance to vilify strong women.

It is ugly and because of it, it appears the Democratic Party will nominate a second-rate male candidate instead of the first rate female candidate they could have had. I say they because I do not consider myself part of the party now.

I cannot wait to see the wave of women voters who will move away from BHO to just sitting it out or writing in HRC's name. A political tsunami is building.

Tonight, I had dinner with a great friend of 15 years. She and I discussed the sexist attitudes towards HRC right now.  We had a very spirited conversation.  She told me, "man I am glad you're on my side!"  We talked about Keith Olberman's remarks about taking Hillary into a room and her not coming out.

Needless to say the air was blue and we were both very angry at that type of stmt.  If I were to EVER see KO on the street, I would ask him to take ME into a ROOM and see if HE would come out without a black eye or a busted lip.

Congressman Cohen,

I read this evening of your disparaging remarks about Senator Clinton comparing her to Glenn Close's character in Fatal Attraction. It surprised and angered me for two different reasons.

Firstly, in case you don't remember, Glenn Close's character was finally killed with a bullet to the heart. That you would be willing to publicly muse about the violent demise of a sitting U.S. Senator and candidate for the presidency is despicable. Those Secret Service agents she has protecting her around the clock are there to ensure that some person doesn't put into action the violent fantasies you have put into words.

Secondly, the misogyny of the comment is inexcusable. My mother taught me that as Jews, we had a unique understanding of bigotry and discrimination and that knowledge gave us an increased responsibility to battle such hatred whenever and wherever we encountered it. We could not expect others to view us free of such bigotry if we were willing to allow it stand when used against others.

I have read about the anti-semitic attacks waged against you in an effort to thwart your political career. That you would turn around and use the same tactic against Senator Clinton because you are supporting her opponent is not only bad karma, it's incredibly hypocritical.

Apparently, neither your mother nor your own recent personal experience has imparted to you the lesson my mother gave to me. You owe Senator Clinton and all of the millions of Americans who have voted for her an apology.

A shonda, Congressman Cohen, a shonda.

I'm also racking my brain for non-sexist analogies for someone who has overstayed his or her welcome, and the best I can come up with is Gale Snoats (John Goodman) and Evelle Snoats, the convicts who came to visit H.I. and Ed in "Raising Arizona." Here's Gale and Evelle doing their thing:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5p4lIqrd9NM&feature=related

I hardly ever say a word about sex in this race.
I also have always used the word "contest" instead of "race" so as not to imply anything. In thousands of posts I have never ever used his middle name and tried to stick to my higher values.  And when faced with Hillary Nut Crackers in NBC stores and the remarks from that station I wrote a letter to the Corp. and turned the dial.

The fact that women didn't get the right to vote until 50 years after black men isn't something I have brought up either. Although I was horrified over the obama campaign smearing Human Rights Heroes like the Clintons with the race card, it was an egg shell issue and I avoided it for the most part.

BUT over and over I have been forced to abandon TV stations and Newspapers I had once relied on.

Tell Mr. Cohen and the that TV anchor in the video above what you think.

This has to stop.  Unacceptable for Race then it should obviously be so for SEX.

If the women of Tenn want to go and tell him what you think, and you do THINK despite what he thinks, well go boo him for the rest of us and hold his feet to the fire.  

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WHBQ FOX13 myfoxmemphis.com)  --  9th District Representative Steve Cohen (D-TN) takes a break from Capitol Hill to hold a series of open forum town hall meetings: Monday, May 12 from 7:00pm to 9:00pm at the Memphis Botanic Gardens in Hardin Hall, and Saturday, May 17 from 10:00am to noon at the Orange Mound Community Center.

and thank you to BTD for being a champion of all rights.  This is what we fought for in the 60's and the 70's.  Apparently WE have not come a long way from then, we just put it on the back burner.

The BHO folks like to think that Jeremiah Wright is a dead issue, but honestly, this campaign very much smacks of his tactics of bigotry and divisiveness.