Posted on 03/29/2016 2:15:56 PM PDT by Kaslin
Singer, actress and liberal activist Barbara Streisand is trying to play the “I Am Woman, Hear Me Roar” gender card on behalf of her pal and Democratic presidential front-runner, Hillary Clinton.
Streisand recently penned an op-ed in The Huffington Post last week, and how Clinton faces “outright sexism” in the presidential race. Very original. We haven’t heard that one before.
She starts with the question, “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?”
She writes that 22 years ago she introduced Clinton at an award dinner, and what she said then, she still believes 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.”
Streisand then goes into a long list of how she thinks females are seen in comparison to their male counterparts:
A man is commanding, a woman is demanding.
He's assertive - she's aggressive.
He strategizes - she manipulates.
A man is forceful - a woman is pushy.
He shows leadership - she's controlling.
A man is a perfectionist - a woman's a pain in the ass.
And then, Streisand ends with why Clinton is the woman for the job, sounding just as sexist herself. Citing a CNN poll showing Clinton comes across as more qualified than Donald Trump as commander-in-chief and more in touch with the middle class, she concludes:
This is a good sign because it is time we grew up as a nation. We should stop being afraid of women, and meet them on a level playing field without resorting to name calling and sexist condescension.
Hillary Clinton isn’t afraid.“Hillary Clinton isn’t afraid. It’s about time that a woman with strength, experience and compassion leads our already great nation in this time of global insecurity.”
Pot...meet kettle.
What are her initials again? Oh yeah, BS!
Wow, talk about not “aging gracefully!? Woof! James Brolin has to “look forward to that face” every night when his head hits the pillow! You have to wonder what he did to deserve that fate?
Glad I didn't have a mouthful of coffee when I read that!
It’s time we grew up as a nation and stop treating celebrities like they are anything else but well paid puppets. Who cares what Barbara Streisand thinks. Honestly.
That is the opposite of growing up. That is akin to a child wanting her mommy, not electing a President.
And of course we recently find out how horrible of a mommy Hillary was. She kept aborting her babies until Bill told her they needed one for political purposes.
Of course he was sterile, so they had to get Web Hubbell to do the deed.
No, Porn Star Barbara, we don't need our "Mommy dearest" Witch-Hag in order to grow up. We need the very opposite of her to "grow up".
Islamic culture is much older than American culture. Just sayin’.
Give us one good reason, Babs.................................there isn’t one......................
That's why they were so terrified of Sarah.
Poor Babs thinks she’s still relevant.
He let Flabs pay off his debts...
The very definition of bimbo.
Yeah, Babs, love dat felon.
Good Lord!!! what did she do to her face?!?!
and why do they think they are gonna be the one that it works on!!!???
Thar zombie comes alive every Presidential election year.
Is This Her Attempt at Comedy ?
The stupidity with her is industrial strength.
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