Comments on: Compare and contrast: Purdum on Palin; Purdum on Obama

By: David C.

David C. — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 14:37:37 +0000

It’s not women who are evil for having Presidential qualities. Only conservative women. The press absolutely loves Hillary, and she’s got them in spades. (Yes, she was known as the “dragon lady”, but nobody seems to have meant it in a negative fashion.

But, as Sabba pointed out, this isn’t unique. Look at Michael Steele. During his run for Maryland Governor, he was attacked using racist language unheard of since before the Civil War. And nobody in the press had a problem with it – as a matter of fact, many press outlets were the ones using the language. But when a Republican speaks a made-up word that vaguely resembles an 18th century slur (despite the slur being both spelled and pronounced differently), the backlash was enough to destroy his entire campaign.

The fact is that racism and sexism are perfectly acceptable in US politics as long as they attack conservatives and Republicans. They’re only wrong when liberal Democrats are the targets.

By: Laura SF

Laura SF — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 04:09:55 +0000

Wonderfully drawn comparison. I’m going to pass this along… thank you!

By: Tzvi

Tzvi — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 03:46:56 +0000

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By: Sabba Hillel

Sabba Hillel — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 17:21:14 +0000

Can you name another politician thatâ€™s been attacked as often, as viciously, and as widely as Sarah Palin?

While this is correct, consider the attacks on Clarence Thomas. It appears that a member of a group that the liberal nut jobs have identified as their own, who “wanders off the plantation” will be attacked much more viciously than someone who is expected to be the “enemy” (such as Ronald Reagan or George W. Bush). The attacks on the latter are sufficiently vicious (Bushhitler anyone?) to discredit their arguments, but the attacks on the former will indeed reach new levels of vitriol.