Posted on 03/28/2016 9:21:08 AM PDT by Zakeet
Why is it that today even a woman as impressive as Hillary Clinton is judged not by her merits and extensive resume alone, but held to a pernicious double standard?
Twenty-two years ago, I had the honor of introducing Hillary Clinton at a Humanitarian Award dinner, given by The Elie Wiesel Foundation. I said of her then and it holds true today, "There is no one in this country who would deny the competence, intellect, stamina, warmth and courage of Hillary Rodham Clinton... But the criticism of Hillary Clinton has again demonstrated that the strong, competent woman is still a threatening figure in our culture. ...A man who graduated high in his class at Yale Law School and made partnership in a top law firm would be celebrated. But a woman who accomplishes this is treated with suspicion... Blanche Wiesen Cook, author of the acclaimed biography of Eleanor Roosevelt, said of Hillary Clinton, 'I don't think there is a First Lady who has been treated as rudely and meanly except for Eleanor Roosevelt.'" Both of these women boldly risked the scorn of "those threatened by the image of a woman carrying the fight for social justice into the public arena."
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name one...?
"...and extensive resume alone, but held to a pernicious double standard? "
pernicious? ooh you used a big word for someone with a high school education. What does it mean? (or dies it just sound really bad)
I like the huge nose. Reminds me of this from years ago.......
http://georgiethumbs.com/babswoodpecker.swf
How about this one.....
“There is no one in this country who would deny the competence, intellect, stamina, warmth and courage of Hillary Rodham Clinton”
LOL LOL!!
“Sheesh - that beak has GOT to be photoshopped.”
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Looks like someone popped her one right in the snot locker.
It hurts one’s ears far more, to hear a great singer going offkey, rather than a mediocre and tone deaf individual doing the same.
The commentary above, Streisand isn’t singing, so she’s offkey, and it would hurt to read.
So I won’t.
Hillary IS judged by her merits.
Barbara Streisand’s strident sexism would have us believe that Hillary should be President solely because of her sex, solely because she is a woman.
Come on! this is not the 70’s, move on..
We don’t want your brand of sexism ruining our country.
She can sing, but she cannot think.
Polls give a different story, even Democrat polls.
Me too!
You left out the old National Enquired article about the affair between Bill Clinton and Barbara Streisand which stated that Hillary had banned her from the White House.
Big nose is right. If Hillary were a man, she wouldn’t be running for President and there would be a much greater likelihood she would be facing jail time.
NBC reran an old Saturday Night Live with Senator John McCain lately. The last segment had Senator McCain singing Barbara Streisand songs (off key). He said since Streisand felt she had the right to try to do his job, he would take a crack at her job of singing. LMAO.
There are none so blind as those that will not see.
IF it is God’s will that Hitler-y Clinton become POTUS;
then she will become POTUS. - If so, Lord have mercy on
our souls! - Oh, and PLEASE not Lord!
The sad thing is she's like this on the *inside* too.
This is a picture of her many years ago. She’s much older and scarier today.
ROFL I remember that episode
GHWB had a resume...where did that get us?
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