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vivalarevolucion77 Donating Member (21 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-21-08 11:34 AM
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CNN's Castellanos on Clinton as "white bitch": "Some women...are named that and it's accurate
Edited on Wed May-21-08 11:35 AM by vivalarevolucion77
Discussing Sen. Hillary Clinton's comments regarding sexism in the media's coverage of her presidential campaign, CNN's Jeffrey Toobin referred to a New York Times column that "talked about some of the humor in the campaign, and the punch line was a line that was -- that Hillary Clinton was a 'white bitch.' " CNN political contributor Alex Castellanos asserted, "And some women, by the way, are named that and it's accurate."

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http://mediamatters.org/items/200805210002?f=h_latest
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LisaM Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-21-08 11:40 AM
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1. Jeffrey Toobin comes off as very smug.
I don't really pay attention to him. I don't think he's a real analyst. I think he chooses a position and works towards it, rather than doing analysis and arriving at an opinion.
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Captain Hilts Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-22-08 03:47 PM
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9. But he's correct here noting that people think it's 'okay' to call a woman a 'bitch'. nt
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LaurenG Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-21-08 11:41 AM
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2. Well there are a bunch of men that I think of as "bitches" and they're white.
My ex was a real whining and tattling brat, he fit the word perfectly.
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vivalarevolucion77 Donating Member (21 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-21-08 11:48 AM
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3. Castellanos once called Democrats "rats"
Edited on Wed May-21-08 11:51 AM by vivalarevolucion77
Alex Castellanos, who made the ad for the Republican National Committee, has fuelled the controversy by apparently changing his explanation as to how the word "rats" came to appear in this advert.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_depth/americas/2000/us_elections/election_news/923335.stm
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virtualobserver Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-21-08 12:03 PM
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4. he does stoop lower than the average Republican
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hokies4ever Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-21-08 12:14 PM
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5. You're surprised that the Repukes think that way?
Think twice Hillary supporters before voting for McCain. Didn't he call Cindy a c*nt when she said that his hair was thinning?
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ejbr Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-21-08 03:03 PM
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6. And some males are latino bitches, and that's accurate n/t
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colonel odis Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-22-08 02:00 PM
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7. and some men, latin and otherwise, call any intelligent, strong, tough woman a "bitch."
scare of them, i guess.
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noel711 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-22-08 03:43 PM
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8. Bitch: There are times I wear that name proudly....
"Yeah, I'm a bitch, so what are you going to do about it?"

Can't touch me then. And that's what a certain candidate should be doing,
instead of cowering under the 'sexism' banner of shame.

Once you name it, you claim it, and it can't hurt you.
But if you're gonna pull out the 'little girl' act, you lose respect.

YOu can't have it both ways... if you're gonna be a strong woman leader,
you will be 'labeled.' Wear that label proudly.. and move on.

But if you shy away from the power granted by accepted some truths,
you lose. If you're gonna be a gun totin', whiskey shot drinkin' badass,
then do it proudly.

If the press is gonna throw that around, let them. Challenge them.
Accept the power.
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Captain Hilts Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-22-08 03:48 PM
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10. So, is it okay to refer to women as "ho's" in public now? Derisive terms specific to women...
are becoming acceptable in public discourse.

That's not progress.
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Captain Hilts Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-22-08 06:36 PM
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11. These threads on sexism sure die a quick death. nt
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Doctor_J Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-22-08 10:41 PM
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12. As pointed out in MediaMatters earlier this week, there is no
limit to what wingers can say and keep their jobs. They cited Kathleen Puker's weekend column in the WP, but in fact every loony winger on the air has engaged in slander, death threats, etc. and none of them ever gets fired.
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CJCRANE Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-23-08 02:48 PM
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13. That's over the line.
A serious political pundit shouldn't be allowed to make that kind of comment with no comeback.
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Bucky Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-23-08 03:00 PM
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14. To be fair, in today's modern world, the word "Bitch" is really just short hand for...
"the thought of a strong women triggers my deepest insecurities, plus my mama didn't raise me to have any class."
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kywildcat Donating Member (529 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-23-08 03:00 PM
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15. Allowing ANY pundit-or self appointed expert
continued airtime after that exchange diminishes the argument and credibility of the network. I rarely watch the news for just this reason.
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