Comments on: Feminist Rule: We Must Vote For Clinton

The Nation: A Rift Among The Sisterhood Surfaces As Many Feminists Show Support For Obama

[luvcomments]

Bravo to McFadden !!! Voting for a woman just because she is a woman is the height of ignorance and an embarrassment to any feminist movement. Even women are supposed to have a brain to play with and you don''t vote for somebody because of their gender. It''s disgusting to me that people place such a low value on their vote. Maybe they shouldn''t have been allowd to vote, after all :) P.S. I''m a woman, one of those older white ones that the "experts" assert are all pro-Hillary. I''d love to vote for a woman that I trusted, one who didn''t mislead people, twist facts, try to find something negative about her opponent because she couldn''t find enough positive about herself, and generally behave like the same-old, same-old WA DC rats. I''m voting for Obama.

[vastr-wcon]

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The voters have spoken and it is now time for Hussein to withdraw and end his divisive campaign. It has been fun watching the antics of his frat-boy and girls-gone-wild supporters, but it is now time to take the presidential contest seriously.

Responsible Dems must focus on the fact that Tony''s Rezko''s partner-in-crime cannot win the presidency by winning in small states with insignificant Electoral College votes, like Vermont, Iowa, Idaho, Wyoming and North Dakota. To win the presidency, it will take winning the Hillary states of California, Ohio, New York, Michigan, Texas and Florida.

The Hope-Change, Change-Hope, Hope-able Change and Change-able Hope BS and assorted plagiarisms of Hussein (along with his theft of most of John Edwards'' ideas) has been a delightful distraction from reality. The last thing the Dems need is another gas bag loser like Kerry that can only spout hollow platitudes. Intellectually mature Democrats must get serious and work to nominate and elect a capable president.

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[lawyertom1]

While there is no question that gender solidarity is playing a role in the votes for Clinton, most of the women with whom I have discussed the election point to their personal experiences with discrimination re pay and advancement, hostile work environment, etc. as the reason that they are voting for a capable and intelligent woman. The Democrats are blessed with two capable and intelligent candidates. However, as always, simplifications (like feminist solidarity) to explain complex voting patterns are just that, ludicrous stereotypes often having little or nothing to do with reality.

Only SOME women and blacks DO put gender or race above everything else. If you offended by this article, you should also be offended by statements like "oh Obama will win Mississipi because its 37% black"

[basswomen]

Blacks apparently are voting for Obama because he is black. So....you all think we should vote for Hillary because she is women?...not... I am voting for her because she has the experience..the end. If Obama was a white women I would not vote for him..If Obama was a black women I would not vote for Obama. If Hillary was a black male with experience I would always vote for the experience because we will lose once more to the republicans..,. if we do not go with experience..I guess everyone loved Bush''s voice or was it his pronunciation? Oh gosh maybe his beady eyes...oh he is a man so we are not suppose to notice that.. Only in women...

[bgddy58]

Basswoman wrote: "This election should be about who has experience, not what gender or race the candiates are."

What, precisely, constitutes Mrs Clinton''s so-called experience? I keep asking, but no one has specifically answered the question. How does being First Lady and hosting dinner state parties, organizing the White House easter egg hunt, and shopping while on visits to foreign countries consitute experience???

As I have asked before: how many policy decisions did Mrs. CLinton make while hew husband was President? How many times did SHE speak with the crisis center in the middle of the night while hew husband was President? How many troops did she commit to combat while her husband was President?

With all due respect, Mrs. Clinton''s is less than most of the staff that worked for her husband during his two terms. I am not saying that that makes her unqualified to be President. I am suggesting that her self-professed and so-called "experience gap" is basically fluff. Hillary is probably as experienced than Obama. If she just weren''t so damned unlikeble...

[basswomen]

Ladies, your talking about her voice being shrill. What Should she should have a manly voice? I cannot believe a women who has spent her life working for a better America, when she could have just had fun with her money, should be deserving of this kind of trash talk. Now your saying if you vote for her your what???? If you support her on this article you are called a feminists.. so if we vote for Obama that is more normal? You guys are sickos....We don''t have to worry about Obama becoming president, because McCain can even beat him.

[crater7]

FEMINIST RULE: WE MUST VITE FOR CLINTON.

HMMMMM;

BLACK RULE: WE MUST VOTE FOR BARRY.

[basswomen]

I think this is a ridiculous article. If your going to interview NOW, the National Organization for Women, a feminist group, well yes it is obvious you will get feminists. I think this is ridiculous because it implies that only feminist would vote for Hillary and well educated, writers would vote for Obama. I know far to many people with degrees voting for Obama, its just part of the lies created to make educated people feel like they should vote for obama, Why? He doesn''t have experience, he has questionable alliances, and not much of a tract record, so its obvious this is just bull. I hate this, mostly because people are sheep and want to follow whoever their friend or neighbor is voting for, because they do not have their own brain. Are we voting for him because he is black? Change? What can he change without experience in the white House? This election should be about who has experience, not what gender or race the candiates are.

[blondelar7]

In Hillary Rodham Clinton we have not only an intelligent, articulate woman but a candidate superior to any of the men in either the Democrat or Republican contest. The sniping, sexist comments toward Hillary are posted everyday on practically every website. I am so disgusted by the sexism; if the man in the empty suit(Obama) becomes the nominee I will definitely leave the Democratic Party. I have had it with the anti woman chorus; especially from the knows nothing under 30 crowd!

[bgddy58]

There have been several feminist proponents supporting Mrs. Clinton that have been been posting on CBSnews.com lately; some of them quite vocal and aggressive in their pro-CLinton responses.

What I can''t understand is, what is Hillary''s attraction for women, and for feminists in particular? The rote answer of "because she''s a woman" is simply not good enough. It seems to me (as a man, I guess) that as a woman supporting Mrs. Clinton you are sending a mixed message to other women. Wouldn''t you prefer (and be better off) by supporting a female candidate who can run on her own solid list of accmoplishments, who is not beholden to her husband for political support, and can and will be her own voice in the White House. By supporting a concenus-building woman who does not alienate 50+% of her own party, not to mention the Republicans?

I would love to vote for a woman candidate for President of the United States - just not THIS woman. I can think of several women who come to mind. Govenor Granholm of Michigan is just one example of a woman whom I would enthusiastically support. I think that women, and Democrats in general, can do better.

[staycalm]

Ms. Valenti, it is no mysogeny to say that Hillary has a shrill voice. I am a woman and I can verify that she has a shrill voice and that voice of hers would still be shrill if it were on a man, a child or a parrot. If you like her so much, get her a voice coach because her voice is irritating. Secondly, something as important as who our President will be during in an age of Terrorism should not be reduced to voting for a candidate based on ***, color or what breakfast cereal they prefer. Please get over this feminism issue...it has little to do with the greater problems we are facing at this time in history.

[hillaryin08]

Obamma is leading in Elected Pledged Delegates

Obamma is leading in the Popular Vote

Obamma has won the most States

The Clintons will steal the Nomination away from Obamma and the Libs will give them a pass.