racial and gender politics Democrat style

tomder55 · Mar 28, 2008, 07:19 AM

The ever astute George McGovern observed this week that he thinks Evita's problems during this primary contest stems from the fact that she is a women .

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"I have a feeling that in this country where we're at today in our thinking, it's going to be harder to elect a woman than to elect a black man," he told The Associated Press on Tuesday. "I wish that weren't true ... I'd love to see Hillary as president."
McGovern says he occasionally chats with men who don't think a woman is ready for the responsibility.
"Some guy will say, 'Well, I think that's too big a job for a woman, I don't think she can handle those terrorists,'" he said, adding that he seldom hears the same thing said about a black man.

The Associated Press: McGovern: Hard to Elect Female President

Obviously he must be referring to liberal men because conservative men would vote for a women ;if she was the best candidate for the job. It must be a problem for liberals to reconcile conflicting orthodoxies .Evidently according to McGovern they prefer a patriarchy ;even if race is a factor in the decision. Women are obviously on the bottom rung of the Democrat caste system commonly known as affirmative action.

Gloria Steinem pretty much echoed the sentiment earlier this year .
Gloria Steinem: Pitting race against gender at Racialicious - the intersection of race and pop culture

tomder55 · Mar 31, 2008, 05:10 AM

McCain is such a RINO that he actually benefits from the Dem meltdown. At least 30% of them see him as safe harbor when their candidate gets screwed by the process. The Dems have collectively spent $1/2 billion already on this campaign so neither side is going to bow out gracefully. Their spending btw is indicative of how they would perform in office.

speechlesstx · Mar 31, 2008, 06:39 AM

Things will definitely change once the Dems get their nomination squared away. It will either get really ugly or they'll run another Trojan horse campaign and put their gasbags on a leash until after the election just like in 2006. Since the DNC, Obama and Hillary have all tipped their hands as running against a "third Bush term" and the "textbook sleaze" of John McCain I'm betting on ugly. That isn't going to work in their favor.

excon · Mar 31, 2008, 07:11 AM

Hello again:

Given that this is the first time either a woman or a black man is going to have a serious shot at the presidency, how can we NOT talk about gender and race, and age?

Women like her and black people like him. Doncha think that's something interesting? Have we gone PC mad??

excon

speechlesstx · Mar 31, 2008, 09:21 AM

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Originally Posted by excon

Hello again:

Given that this is the first time either a woman or a black man is going to have a serious shot at the presidency, how can we NOT talk about gender and race, and age?

Women like her and black people like him. Doncha think that's something interesting? Have we gone PC mad??

Yes, we have gone PC mad. Personally I've never been too PC but I think you knew that. I think political correctness during this election is a particularly dangerous thing, we need to talk about gender, race and age. What progress have we made in those areas if we can't honestly discuss it?

tomder55 · Mar 31, 2008, 09:49 AM

I say turn it into a real test . McCain should pick Bobby Jindal as VP !

speechlesstx · Mar 31, 2008, 10:26 AM

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Originally Posted by tomder55

I say turn it into a real test . McCain should pick Bobby Jindal as VP !

Now that ain't a bad idea, and James P. Lucier at The American Spectator makes a convincing argument.



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