In Texas, Clinton Gets Girl Power

[sueragingroz]

Amy Chozick reports on the presidential race from Dallas.

Sen. Hillary Clinton is hoping some good old-fashioned girl power can help her in the pivotal contests in Ohio and Texas on Tuesday.

Today in San Antonio Clinton stopped by a downtown hotel for a quick fund-raiser before traveling to Fort Worth and Dallas for rallies. The donors, who contributed an average of $250 and brought in roughly $200,000, got a surprise visit from feminist icon Gloria Steinem.

The activist and founder of Ms. magazine gave a nod to the few men in the audience promising to give them protection from the “upcoming revolution.” She said there are more women who identify as feminists than as Republicans.

She defended Clinton’s vote to authorize the war in Iraq, saying both former presidential nominees John Edwards and Sen. Joseph Biden voted the same way and were not attacked for it. Steinem said the storm of criticism Clinton has received from Sen. Barack Obama and others over her vote is a “double standard.”

Steinem recounted the history of South Texas and the fighting between the Spanish and the Native Americans. “Peace came in the form of a woman,” she said, implying that it can come again with Clinton.

It was a “you-go-girl” kind of day for Clinton, who also picked up the endorsement of “Desperate Housewives” star and native Texan Eva Longoria Parker and “Working Girl” star Melanie Griffith. The two actresses will be joining Clinton in Texas on Monday as she holds a live interactive “town hall” during which voters across Texas can ask questions via satellite.

From

http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2008/03/01/in-texas-clinton-gets-girl-power/?mod=googlenews_wsj

[anonymous171]

1. Eva Longoria is hot.

But that isn't going to sway my opinion.

[femrap]

111. how feminist of you.

are you short? are you insecure? do you have dates? lol

[Debi]

2. Funny - GS ignored Chris Dodd with regard to her IWR comments

Who did Dodd endorse again?????

[davidinalameda]

3. Obama wasn't in the senate in 2002 and Edwards apologized for his vote

nice try Gloria

[rainbow4321]

4. Melanie Griffith??

Good Lord....Hillary, just concede..please, you get more embarrassing to this party by the minute.

[rodeodance]

21. Stop lecturing her. You are embarressing yourself. You remind me of Jr.

[lapfog_1]

5. yup, ask the British how peaceful old Maggie Thatcher was...

oh wait... my bad.

[rodeodance]

19. as you say-----YOUR BAD.

[lapfog_1]

103. That's your best comeback?

well, to be expected.

Misogyny is bad... so is misandry.

[Yael]

6. She (rightly so) is getting hammered for her vote because she hasn't

spoken out against it.

Get over yourself, Gloria.

[Yael]

7. The end of that article!!

After all the girl power today, Clinton seemed to set the feminist cause back by a couple decades at an outdoor event held at the Fort Worth Stockyards today. “We need a president who can come in on day one and take care of some of that damage ,” Clinton said. “We’re going to have to clean house, and women are pretty good at that.”

:rofl:

[rodeodance]

15. Yes, her experience as a woman--SHE WILL CLEAN THE WHITE HOUSE OF THE MESS JR LEAVES!

[sueragingroz]

16. again with the supporting of the right wing media

I posted the link because of the story... not the right wing media slant on the story.

[anonymous171]

18. WTF!?

bumping because this thread is funny.

[Yael]

79. Following her lead of picking and choosing?

It was a part of the article -- and very funny, IMO.

[greguganus]

62. LOL . Hillary screws up again! Stockyards....the perfect place for her BS to hit the ground. n/t

[rodeodance]

66. I see your BS has hit this thread. shame on you.

[WillYourVoteBCounted]

99. been whitewater rafting lately? n/t

[rodeodance]

105. TX GIRL POWER FOR THE LADY.

[Arkana]

8. I love this dichotomy.

She's a "fighter", but she can't take when she is "ganged up on" and the "media is against her".

News flash, Hillary--that is what being President is all about. Nine times out of ten the media will turn on you--if for no other reason than ratings.

[rodeodance]

25. As Hillary as explained--being a fighter means she will work everyday for the people

even when things fail.
She gave the example of when the 93 univ. health thing failed--she then started to work on SCHIP

that is her def of fighter.

[WillYourVoteBCounted]

68. another one - she's got "girl power" but whines about being discriminated against

God this woman will twist anything any which way.

I'm tough she screeches,
its hard being a woman and running for president she cries,
I always get the first question, she whines...

blah blah blah

[rodeodance]

72. POT meet KETTLE---your are one whining right now. Need a pillow?

[WillYourVoteBCounted]

96. your comment makes no sense. Your candidate wants to lead but wants to be pitied

there's no pot or kettle meeting here, just Clinton hipocrisy.

[rodeodance]

104. ha ha---you are bit worried I see. as TX has the GIRL POWER

[DDQ]

117. Afraid Women Will Vote for Hillary?? Afraid of

"girl power"?

[Name removed]

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[rodeodance]

10. Thank you for your concern.

[sueragingroz]

14. fabulous

:puke:

[rodeodance]

17. yes it is.

[sniffa]

22. Classy

[cbayer]

30. That statement is so offensive and so inaccurate that all I can do is shake my head. nt.

[theHandpuppet]

31. Deleted.

That kind of hateful, sexist garbage has no place on DU, IMHO.

[TheDoorbellRang]

52. Amazing...what rock did you crawl out from under? n/t

[libbygurl]

57. Nice, elegant choice of words there.

Not.

[rodeodance]

11. REC--needs some moreplease----gor the gal.

[Auntie Bush]

20. I just recommended!

Great article.

[rodeodance]

23. :-)

[Auntie Bush]

54. Obama supporters don't recommend any positive threads about Hillary.

Yet they consider themselves unbiased! Maybe they should look in the mirror.

[rodeodance]

80. oh. a few do--they pity us.

[rodeodance]

12. Thanks nice post

[rodeodance]

13. It was a “you-go-girl” kind of day for Clinton, who also picked up

It was a “you-go-girl” kind of day for Clinton, who also picked up the endorsement of “Desperate Housewives” star and native Texan Eva Longoria Parker and “Working Girl” star Melanie Griffith. The two actresses will be joining Clinton in Texas on Monday as she holds a live interactive “town hall” during which voters across Texas can ask questions via satellite.

[Nedsdag]

89. Melanie Griffith?

I guess Hillary's gunning for the surgically enhanced, has-been vote.

[Hoof Hearted]

93. Is it the hope part or the change part that inspires the hatred of mature persons

and/or maturity?

[Nedsdag]

94. The truth hurts, doesn't it?

n/t

[rodeodance]

95. TX GIRL-POWER

[DDQ]

118. Afraid of women voting for women? Or just afraid of women in general in general?

[anonymous171]

24. Bump

because Hillary supporters think this actually helps their candidate.

[rodeodance]

27. you bet. and thanks

[LadyVT]

26. Thank you for this!

[rodeodance]

29. ;-)

[cbayer]

28. Thanks for the post.

It is just amazing how many Clinton haters hang around waiting for anything nice about her to be posted so that they can shit all over it.

Almost like sport to them, I guess.

This was an entirely positive piece that said nothing negative about Obama and I appreciate your having posted it.

You Clinton haters act like you are terrified.

[NastyRiffraff]

36. It's not "almost like" a sport to them, it IS a sport

It's how they get their jollies.

BTW, my standard disclaimer; I'm NOT talking about all Obama supporters; there's some good people there. Just the assholes.

[cbayer]

39. I share your disclaimer

That is why i identify them as clinton haters and not obama supporters. These appear to be two distinct groups.

[susankh4]

32. I am happy to see this!

Hill's supporters have let this go on long enough.... before coming out to defend her.

We have Madeleine Albright in Cincy tonight and tomorrow.... for Hillary and National Security.

Bout time, I say! Bout time!

[rodeodance]

37. What are you talking about?---as an aside we get pucked on with and girl

power stuff on this board in case you have noticed


i am a bit confused by your post.

[susankh4]

41. What do you mean?

[rodeodance]

42. Whats with this comment?

Hill's supporters have let this go on long enough.... before coming out to defend her.

[susankh4]

44. I don't think her big name supporters

have been vocal enough.

I am happy to see them coming out. Including Jack Nicholson. Ellen DeGeneres. Gloria Steinem....

The more the merrier.

[rodeodance]

45. oh, sorry--i took you wrong. thought you were talking of supporters on this board. but

yes. i have not read heard much in the media about many of her big known supporters. once in a while.

[susankh4]

47. I think they felt she was strong anough and did not really need them.

But... now that her back is against the wall they are getting concerned. That's a good thing!

I've been a supporter of Hill on this board. And I know how we get slammed. But... honest to god... she needs the BIG guns now.

I am very proud of Mr. Nicholson for caring enough about our country to come out strongly this week.

Steinem has been writing quite a bit... but I am happy to see her taking to the trail.

Ellen... she's been a quiet supporter. But, there comes a time when ya gotta speak up!

[rodeodance]

67. and good gawd------it is past time--its now or never!

[NorthernSpy]

33. But if Obama got "Black Power", that would be the end of his campaign...

Interesting.

[rodeodance]

35. excuse me??----he already has most of it. bad joke btw. shame on you.

[NorthernSpy]

40. yes, that was mostly a joke...

You've made progress.


But I'm also making a point. Girl power seems to be "okay", even for a presidential candidate to associate herself with, because it is of no consequence -- and it's of no consequence because it addresses only the mostly trivial of grievances. Girl power is cute.




Black power is a different story.

[rodeodance]

46. well I think girl power is more than "cute"---that steps on its power. another

silly thing to say.

[rodeodance]

34. "good old-fashioned girl power"---yes yes yes

[WillYourVoteBCounted]

69. SEXIST n/t

[rodeodance]

81. you do not have a clue. I pity you.

[WillYourVoteBCounted]

98. Your candidate wants pity, thats why she "cries" on television

Girl power? Poor poor Hillary, everyone picks on her,, boo hoo.

There are plenty of great women who could run for office, too bad none of
them are running now.

[rodeodance]

106. How many pillows do you want for you whining spell?

[Radical Activist]

38. A revolution with Clinton?

I think her unrealistic expectations about what Clinton will do just because she's a woman border on delusional sexism. You have to ignore Clinton's entire career and character to believe what Steinem is saying.

And Edwards was criticized for his war vote. She's being dishonest.

[rodeodance]

43. She has learned a lot though her experience of being a women. Get used to that.

[susankh4]

48. Yep.

That which don't kill me makes me stronger.

[Radical Activist]

61. So that makes her always right?

Does not compute.

[rodeodance]

70. Of course not. We know her faults--the world knows her faults. But we also think

she has strong policies. and will vote because of that.

[Maribelle]

50. You fail to grasp the concept: what Clinton will do -even though- she's a woman

not just because.

[Radical Activist]

60. Huh?

You'll have to explain what you think the difference is between those two phrases.
I think about what I believe Clinton will do as a person and the answer is: not much.

[rodeodance]

90. TX GIRL POWER---wrap it around your brain and let it sink in.

[Eric J in MN]

49. "John Edwards and Sen. Joseph Biden voted the same way and were not attacked for it."

Neither of them lasted nearly as long in the 2008 race as Hillary Clinton.

If there is a double-standard, it's not that voters were more forgiving towards their votes for the IWR than towards Hillary Clinton's vote for the IWR.

[cd3dem]

51. March is Women's History Month... and Hillary is going to make history!!!!

I knew Eva was HOT but she makes this straight woman want to give her a big kiss!!!!!

[rodeodance]

55. chuckle---I sure hope so

[Maribelle]

53. 'Peace came in the form of a woman'

what a spectacular correlation

[rodeodance]

56. yes, i have to admit i did not catch it the first time. Lovely

[GarbagemanLB]

59. Just not Hillary, who voted to authorize the deaths of thousands in Iraq.

[rodeodance]

71. please go dump on another thread. We are celebrating here and your comment skink.

[GarbagemanLB]

73. I just call it like I see it. 'A woman of peace' is bullshit, and some people ignore reality because

she is a woman.

[rodeodance]

75. are you jealous?

[GarbagemanLB]

76. No, I just love when Hillary supporters cry sexism when they are the true sexists.

[rodeodance]

78. We strongly support Hillary. Now go start a positive thread about your candidate.

[libbygurl]

84. This thread isn't for you. Drop your GARBAGE somewhere else, puhleeze.

[Radical Activist]

63. Amazingly sexist

and out of touch with the reality of Hillary's vote for war and the many women leaders who have started and carried out wars over the years.

[rodeodance]

74. You do not have a clue do you.

[Radical Activist]

83. No argument. Just insults. Typical for you.

[rodeodance]

86. stop with the insults please. I made an observation of your post. and I stand by that

observation.

[anonymous171]

97. Creepy. Veneration of a goddess

Clinton has officially achieved Cult status.

[rodeodance]

109. the goodess of LOVE.

[Maribelle]

113. Wrong. 'Peace came in the form of a woman' is a book about the vital role women played in history

Try educating yourself, before you go showing off what little Obama supporters know about the history of the Americas.

[WillYourVoteBCounted]

101. Hillary is no peacemaker, and her vote led to the death of many

Tell the millions displaced, the families of the dead Iraqis, the families of the dead soldiers,
the families of the maimed and starving, will ya?

[rodeodance]

112. Obama's FUNDING of the war has done the same.

[libbygurl]

58. ...

:kick:

[rodeodance]

77. we got some some little obamababies whining over here.

[JAbuchan08]

115. you're a real peace of work, whining, insulting, condescending, projecting

you attempt to infantilize others and only infantilize yourself.

[K Gardner]

64. Nothing says "Presidential" quite like: "You Go Girlfriend ! " sheesh.....

[rodeodance]

65. Thank you for your concern.

[libbygurl]

85. Shoo, fly! Don't bother us! Go drop your stinking poop elsewhere.

[rodeodance]

87. you go!!

[rodeodance]

82. Kick for GIRL POWER IN TEXAS!!

[ElsewheresDaughter]

88. Here's Some Texas Girl Power for Hillary.......watch this video......

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOqzK-TDAK8


.

[rodeodance]

91. Will do

[rodeodance]

92. Thank you

[lumpy]

100. My hero, Ann Richards. She represents the many wonderful

women who work to do the right thing with courage, loyalty, honesty and hard work and a wonder working sense of humor.

[Little Star]

102. Round em' up! Go Hillary, ngu!!!!!!

[rodeodance]

107. ~ALL FIRED UP FOR THE LADY~

[avrdream]

108. Sweet on the Eva endorsement.

That brings in most of the Spurs!

You go girls!

[rodeodance]

110. all the gals are lovely

[geiger]

114. the only problem is Hillary led the charge

[GeorgeGist]

116. Too bad the Native Americans lost.

But who am I to quibble about how one wins. The winner's always the best regardless of their gender or race.

[DDQ]

119. Great Post for Women and Hillary!!!!

[Maribelle]

120. It was a great “you-go-girl” kind of day for Clinton

[elixir]

121. Great post, Go Hillary!!!