Tuesday, August 12, 2008

Predicting running mates, insulting women

Here's a snippet from the NYTimes's short list of probable vice presidential candidates to run on the Obama ticket:

Ms. Sebelius is not only the governor of Kansas but also the daughter of a former Ohio governor. Those two credentials offer a biographical bookend that would create a narrative Mr. Obama is searching for: an ability to appeal to red-state voters. Then again, even Ms. Sebelius would surely agree that winning Kansas is a stretch for a Democratic presidential candidate, and Ohio voters are looking to the future. Also, if a woman were to be placed on the ticket, could it be anyone other than Mrs. Clinton?


Yes, only Mrs. Clinton has the right to such a post... because there are no other women intelligent enough, quick enough, qualified enough or as well-rounded as she. How insulting. Finding such rhetoric in The New York Times is infuriating, as it reaches far more people than some right-wing crazy man's blog--therefore making it seem more acceptable to have such a narrow-minded opinion. Unacceptable.

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