PING!
Posted on 01/15/2007 9:20:14 AM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach
It's official: Feminism is dead. And it was a liberal who killed it.
The crime scene was Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., last week.
Dr. Condoleezza Rice, the U.S. Secretary of State and perhaps the most accomplished woman in world politics today, was patiently sitting through another session of anti-war Democrats playing for the cameras.
It was Barbara Boxer's turn, the leftist Senator from California.
Boxer and Rice were talking about Iraq. They disagree on things -- that's fine. There are reasonable arguments for America to defend Iraq, and there are reasonable arguments for America to pull out. But that's not how Boxer approached it.
Boxer was flustered by Rice -- a multilingual PhD, former head of Stanford University, concert pianist and Russian expert. Out of arguments, Boxer degenerated into sneers: "You're not going to pay a particular price, as I understand it, with an immediate family," she said. "So who pays the price? The American military and their families."
Of all the arguments the Democrats can muster to oppose Rice, of all the facts and figures and logic, the best they can do is point out Rice is a single woman with no kids in the military.
This, from the party that claims to be feminist?
Boxer herself has no family in the armed forces. Does that disqualify her from having an opinion on the subject? Of course not; like Canada, the U.S. military is overseen by civilians. That means most political decision-makers won't be soldiers. Frankly, it's an odd complaint from a peacenik Democrat.
It was a foolish attack that said more about Boxer than it did about Rice, who brushed it off with typical calm.
"At the time, I just found it a bit confusing, frankly," Rice said. "But in retrospect, gee, I thought single women had come further than that. That the only question is are you making good decisions because you have kids?"
Now imagine, for a moment, if the roles had been reversed. Imagine if it had been a Republican who had attacked a Democrat because she was a single woman -- a black single woman, to boot.
The charges of sexism would have come fast and furious -- and, probably, charges of racism, too.
The Republican leadership would have been pressured to remove Boxer from any position of authority. She would have been forced to resign, and every other Republican would have been pressured to denounce her.
Are you skeptical? Well, that's exactly what happened to Republican Sen. Trent Lott a few years back for a much milder comment than Boxer made. The media went into a firestorm until they had claimed Lott's scalp.
Not so for Boxer. As a liberal Democrat, she can say and do anything -- even racist and sexist things -- because she gets a free pass from fellow liberals in the media. The end -- embarrassing the Republicans -- justify the means. Rudeness to conservative women and minorities is particularly vicious, since they're regarded by liberals as sex- and race-traitors for leaving the leftist plantation.
Bill Clinton was a serial sexual harasser, but America's feminist organizations kept quiet about him for eight years. Now Barbara Boxer has made a single woman's lifestyle choice a national political punching bag.
They prove the obvious: Political correctness only applies to conservatives. Next time leftists talk about standing up for women, or blacks, remember Boxer's insult.
Next story: Stick to reporting
Thinking through the implications of what Boxer said,
1. The sixteenth amendment to the US Constitution should be changed to deny childless women the right to vote, as they lack the experience and sensitivity to make proper choices.
2. Childless women should be excluded from professional and managerial jobs in which they might be called upon to advise or supervise women with children, as they are incapable of understanding the challenges which women with children face.
3. Childless women should be excluded from holding public office or becoming members of the judiciary, as they lack the life experience to make socially responsible decisions in these roles.
Perhaps some new legislation, called the Boxer Laws for putting Childless Women in their Place, might be introduced in Congress? I will write to the appropriate women's organizations to see if they have any thoughts for the day on this proposal.
Good one!
Anyone got a ping list?
Nope, but I can BUMP!!!
Next story: Stick to reporting
Should have cut that out....missed it....leads nowhere....
Given a choice between Bustamental and her I would have....damn....tough choice.....
You got to leave an opinion here....at least...
My opinion of this trashy old hag, requires me to swear and FR does not permit it.
LOL....... have at it.
You have mail ....... soon, btw.............
:-(
Absolutely she killed feminism. And, since Boxer was never in the military, I don't think she should be permitted to give advice. See how that works out for the leftists!
How deliciously fitting.
Huh? What? What supposedly liberal friends up north???
Calgary is the most conservative city in Alberta. Alberta is the Texas of Canada. The Calgary Sun is the most conservative paper in Calgary.
Don't worry -- our "liberals" are as batty as ever. (Only what you call "liberals" we call socialist. What we call "Liberals" you call Mafia.)
PING!
See #45...
Exactly.
It is whatever they want whenever they want it.
I DID see #45! I don't understand what you're talking about in #45!!! Please expand and clarify if you feel so inclined.
Oh! Now I get it!! Because this article is from a Canadian and THEY're supposed to be liberal up there. Well, while you took your eye off them, they kicked some liberals outta their guvermint, I think... Please excuse me for being so slow on the up-take!!!
Excellent!
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.