Since when do only women cry? n/t

[Debi]

[Occam Bandage]

1. Big girls don't.

[Sparkly]

3. I know a man ain't supposed to cry...

I know a man ain't supposed to cry,
But these tears I can't hold inside.
Losin' you would end my life you see,
Cause you mean that much to me.

[Debi]

14. *snark*

[underpants]

2. thinkprogress has it covered

The media’s excoriation and mocking of Clinton contrast with their treatment of prominent conservative politicians who have cried in the past. Their tears, according to these pundits, are “genuine,” “poignant,” and “extraordinary”:

Mitt Romney:

Mitt Romney’s eyes filled with tears Monday as the Republican presidential contender recalled watching the casket of a soldier killed in Iraq return to the United States and imagined if it were one of his five sons. Adding a poignant twist to a story he often tells on the campaign, Romney recalled the scene at Boston’s Logan International Airport while he was Massachusetts governor.

But the fact that he teared up, people said, “Whoa, we thought he was so wooden and robotic, and there he is actually tearing up.” So actually, I think it does have an impact. It’s a genuine moment. It seems genuine.

President Bush:

The pictures were just what the White House wanted: A teary-eyed President Bush presenting the Medal of Honor posthumously to a slain war hero in the East Room.

A tear rolled down Bush’s cheek during the event, an extraordinary display of emotion by the commander-in-chief. Bush has been known to tear up and reportedly once cried in a private meeting with war widows.

The president is tremendously sentimental. Forget about putting his parents anywhere near him. At his inauguration he purposely kept them out of his line of sight so he could stay as dry-eyed as possible. He has learned not to brush the tears away.

Defense Secretary Robert Gates

Robert Gates almost broke down as he gave a speech at a Marine Corps dinner. … Mr Gates’s show of feeling suggests that he brings a more human side to the role of defence secretary.

What is less often visible is the toll this war takes on the people who run the operation. Tonight we have a rare glimpse of emotion from a man who normally carefully chooses his words, the Secretary of Defense, Robert Gates. … a rare public display of emotion from the civilian in charge of this war effort.

George H.W. Bush

Wiping away tears as he recalled praying at Camp David before ordering the start of the Persian Gulf war, President Bush today offered a testimony of emotion, politics and faith to a cheering crowd of thousands of Southern Baptists.

UPDATE: Matt Stoller at OpenLeft observes, “When Edwards almost gets choked up and talks about how personal XYZ person is on the trail, he’s just passionate. When Clinton does it, she suddenly becomes a hysterical weak woman.”

http://thinkprogress.org/2008/01/07/clinton-tears/

[ellacott]

5. Boehner also cried while giving a speech in the House

No one made a big deal of it.

It's wrong to blow this out of proportion with Hillary.

[underpants]

6. Boehner cries everyday

:cry:

[ellacott]

9. Some say it's because he's a heavy drinker n/t

[Occam Bandage]

10. I had Weeping Boehner once. That lying bitch Sara *swore* she was clean.

Some Amoxicillin cleared it up, but that was one embarrassing visit to the doctor.

[ellacott]

12. Glad you got that taken care of

It sounds painful. :)

[underpants]

13. Weeping Boehner

needs to be repeated

:rofl:

[karynnj]

16. the problem was not crying

which she actually did not do. It was AT WHAT she got so emotion - it was that the campaign was going badly.

[Debi]

18. Thanks n/t

[HERVEPA]

4. Since 1972, when Ed Muskie

(may have) cried during the New Hampshire primary, and was pilloried for it.

[leveymg]

7. They don't.

Edward Muskie ('72, "Snows of NH Tears" - some have suggested this was the result of a political dirty-trick by CREEP, LSD slipped into the candidate's coffee, as Muskie delivered an unusually rambling speech and reported afterward to have felt disoriented for no apparent reason) Remembered as a downward turning point in his campaign.

[liberal N proud]

8. After what bu$h has done to this country we all should be crying

[Debi]

15. Agreed. n/t

[Egnever]

11. I really think this is only a story

Because hillary painted herself as able to stand up to anything. She put herself in the position of tough enough to take on all comers. When she shows any weakness it is news because she has tried to paint herself as so tough.

I am not saying she isnt tough she definately is and i have a lot of respect for her for putting up with all the years of attacks and forging forward. Its just my take on why it is a story

That and the fact that many see it as a ploy.

[Debi]

17. I'm having trouble with it because I wouldn't find a many who cried weak

so why would I find a woman who cried weak?

:shrug: