Current events;)
-Even Bill O'Reilly seems to be coming down on the side of gay marriage. Video here.
-Awesome pictures of President Bush at the Air Force Academy Graduation that are proof that while he may be a bad president, he would be a really fun uncle.
-Proof that a lot of people are stupid, according to a Pew survey:
"22 percent believe President Bush knew about the 9/11 attacks in advance.
30 percent believe Saddam had weapons of mass destruction.
23 percent believe they've been in the presence of a ghost.
18 percent believe the sun revolves around the Earth."
-Hillary Clinton's claims that sexism is trying to force her out of the race is angering me to the point of self-implosion. She started the race as the front-runner by roughly 30%. Now most polls have her down by 10%-18%. Is it sexism or bad campaigning? I think it's obvious.
She began the campaign with almost 50% of the electorate viewing her unfavorably. That, and piss-poor strategy, has killed her campaign. She isn't likable and is transparent in her guile. Listen to Radiohead's "A Drunken Punch-Up at a Wedding." It seems to be about her. The first words are "Hypocrite opportunist..."
Another mark against her is self-victimization. She constantly claims sexism, and has no evidence to back it up. Her first two claims were that people were ganging up on her in a debate. When you make hypocritical statements and are the front-runner, that's how debates work. Her other complaint was that it was somehow sexist that she had to field the first question at a debate. Ever heard of "ladies first"?
I saw two reporters on PBS debating the sexism issue last week. They were both female. One claimed sexism. The other said it was a bad campaign. One cited evidence. The other didn't. Anyway, if the show allowed callers, I badly wanted to call and say, "It's not that people are sexist. That's not the issue here. It's just that women whine so much. That's why men don't like her." But I think the irony would have been lost.
One of Obama's clear strengths is that he steers clear of victimization. He could say that he's not getting votes because of race. It's true. Every poll shows that southerners and people without a college-degree are much more likely not to vote for him because of his race. In WV, PA and IN, between 12-22% of Democrats said they wouldn't vote for a black man. Obama could easily cite this. But he chooses to take the high road and focus on positive issues. Meanwhile, Hillary Clinton refuses to denounce the racist voters who are on her side solely because of race. There is a precedent for this. John Edwards came forward early in the primary season and stated that if someone was going to vote for him because they didn't want to vote for a black man or a woman, then he didn't want their vote. It is possible to have integrity in politics. It's hard to win with integrity. But you can have it.
The bottom line is that 50% of the electorate are female. More than 50% of voters are female. Far more than 50% of primary voters are female. Compare those numbers to that of the African-American electorate. Who has the steeper climb?
Also, I asked my girlfriend if she thought people were being sexist towards Clinton. She said, "No. Definitely not. Are these the socks you wanted me to mend?"
-Awesome pictures of President Bush at the Air Force Academy Graduation that are proof that while he may be a bad president, he would be a really fun uncle.
-Proof that a lot of people are stupid, according to a Pew survey:
"22 percent believe President Bush knew about the 9/11 attacks in advance.
30 percent believe Saddam had weapons of mass destruction.
23 percent believe they've been in the presence of a ghost.
18 percent believe the sun revolves around the Earth."
-Hillary Clinton's claims that sexism is trying to force her out of the race is angering me to the point of self-implosion. She started the race as the front-runner by roughly 30%. Now most polls have her down by 10%-18%. Is it sexism or bad campaigning? I think it's obvious.
She began the campaign with almost 50% of the electorate viewing her unfavorably. That, and piss-poor strategy, has killed her campaign. She isn't likable and is transparent in her guile. Listen to Radiohead's "A Drunken Punch-Up at a Wedding." It seems to be about her. The first words are "Hypocrite opportunist..."
Another mark against her is self-victimization. She constantly claims sexism, and has no evidence to back it up. Her first two claims were that people were ganging up on her in a debate. When you make hypocritical statements and are the front-runner, that's how debates work. Her other complaint was that it was somehow sexist that she had to field the first question at a debate. Ever heard of "ladies first"?
I saw two reporters on PBS debating the sexism issue last week. They were both female. One claimed sexism. The other said it was a bad campaign. One cited evidence. The other didn't. Anyway, if the show allowed callers, I badly wanted to call and say, "It's not that people are sexist. That's not the issue here. It's just that women whine so much. That's why men don't like her." But I think the irony would have been lost.
One of Obama's clear strengths is that he steers clear of victimization. He could say that he's not getting votes because of race. It's true. Every poll shows that southerners and people without a college-degree are much more likely not to vote for him because of his race. In WV, PA and IN, between 12-22% of Democrats said they wouldn't vote for a black man. Obama could easily cite this. But he chooses to take the high road and focus on positive issues. Meanwhile, Hillary Clinton refuses to denounce the racist voters who are on her side solely because of race. There is a precedent for this. John Edwards came forward early in the primary season and stated that if someone was going to vote for him because they didn't want to vote for a black man or a woman, then he didn't want their vote. It is possible to have integrity in politics. It's hard to win with integrity. But you can have it.
The bottom line is that 50% of the electorate are female. More than 50% of voters are female. Far more than 50% of primary voters are female. Compare those numbers to that of the African-American electorate. Who has the steeper climb?
Also, I asked my girlfriend if she thought people were being sexist towards Clinton. She said, "No. Definitely not. Are these the socks you wanted me to mend?"
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