My latest letter to the editor was printed. George Allen is our former Governor and current Senator. He heads up the National Republican Senatorial Committee. His wife, Susan, recently was asked to join the board of directors for Dominion Resources. The local political scum journalist wrote a nasty editorial. I replied:
Slam of Mrs. Allen Insulted WomenThe guy is a real clymer. When we first came in with the Allen Administration he wrote a nasty piece about over staffing in the Governor's cabinet, using my Cabinet Secretary's office (with me in it) as an example. He lifted (literally after hours) a list of staff assignments and wrote about how we had something like sixteen people and listed all of the assignments.Editor, Times-Dispatch: Jeff Schapiro's slam of Susan Allen's "limited resume" was a disgraceful remark about one of the most gracious First Ladies in the history of the Commonwealth ["As True Power Couple, Allens Have Dominion Link"].
His insinuation that her roles as the wife of a former Governor and U.S. Senator garnered her no worthwhile experience is an insult to women everywhere who choose to raise their families and support their husband's careers.
It was a rather brazen remark for someone whose weekly columns are living proof that receipt of a paycheck doesn't always mean one is qualified to do the job.
Corin Stormhands, Richmond
Trouble was, that was a draft of job responsibilities. We had 8 people. Six of the jobs he attributed to six different people were mine.
It's great to hear a comment made in print like this:
His insinuation that her roles as the wife of a former Governor and U.S. Senator garnered her no worthwhile experience is an insult to women everywhere who choose to raise their families and support their husband's careers.
Need to beat a guy over the head with Hair's stick for such innuendos.
We had a little run-in yesterday with Myranda's school over some gender issues. It's tricky to handle these things because as soon as a woman mentions a legitimate slight in order to see if the situation can be corrected, it is assumed that the woman is a femi-Nazi and means to drag the ACLU into something.
Which is not the case with us, we'd just like to see a situation handled.
You GO, honey!! It really ticks me off big time when folks discount the experiences women who are able to stay at home raising their kids actually have. For one thing, we're usually the ones heading up fundraisers for schools, or Scout troops, etc. simply because we have some additional time on our hands. Those are management experiences, folks, as any of you who have had to 'herd' folks at one of the events understand.
The wife of a politician, especially one at the State level, is that much more experienced because of her having to do so many 'meet and greets'. I'm sure she must have outstanding 'people skills', something the editorial writer obviously DOESN'T have!