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Hey, Obama boys: Back off already !
salon ^ | April 14, 2008 | Rebecca Traister

Posted on 04/14/2008 9:09:13 PM PDT by george76

Young women are growing increasingly frustrated with the fanatical support of Barack and gleeful bashing of Hillary.

Dana Lossia, a 29-year-old labor lawyer in Brooklyn, describes herself as a "pretty big Obama supporter. " She worked for a year at Michelle Obama's Public Allies Chicago, where she met Barack a few times.

She called him "the most inspiring, amazing person, a different kind of politician." Of Hillary Clinton, whom Lossia supported in her Senate runs, Lossia said, "I just think she's acted badly during this campaign."

And yet, as Lossia wrote in a recent e-mail, "I've been really bothered by what I perceive as sexism [among some male Obama supporters] and have spent hours defending [Clinton] ... A lot of guys just can't stand Hillary, and it's the intensity of their irritation with her that disturbs me more than their devotion to Obama."

This riveting Democratic primary campaign has provided us with its own stock characters: There are the young "Daily Show"-watching Obama-maniacs getting over their irony addiction by falling earnestly in love with the senator from Illinois.

There are the pissed-off second-wave feminists, uptight and out of touch, howling as their dream of seeing a woman in the Oval Office fades. And then there are the young women caught between them.

these cool young customers have embodied their elders' worst nightmare of a generation that takes feminism's victories for granted by throwing over Hillary Clinton for her challenger faster than you can say "I've got a crush on Obama."

the admitted cool factor that among educated liberal voters, the assumption is that you're for Obama, that he is the more "progressive" choice.

Obama loyalty, like white masculinity itself, has become normative -– if you're not for him, you'd best be prepared to explain your deviation.

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TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Pennsylvania
KEYWORDS: 2008; barackobama; bitter; clinton; democrats; election; elections; hillary; hillaryclinton; hussein; husseinobama; nobama; obama; obamatruthfile; pa2008
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1 posted on 04/14/2008 9:09:14 PM PDT by george76
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To: george76

if you’re not for him, you’d best be prepared to explain your deviation.


I’ll be glad to explain.

I’m against Obama because he’s an anti-American elitist left wing lib who will damage my country.


2 posted on 04/14/2008 9:12:43 PM PDT by Senator Goldwater
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To: Senator Goldwater

I’m against Obama because he’d be a worse President than JFK, with an even more fawning press.


3 posted on 04/14/2008 9:13:50 PM PDT by utherdoul
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To: george76
"Young women are growing increasingly frustrated with the fanatical support of Barack and gleeful bashing of Hillary."

Oh, yeah! According to polls, most of them are so young, that they're over 60! ;-)


4 posted on 04/14/2008 9:14:20 PM PDT by familyop (Worthless male weekend warrior has-been trash with no degree.)
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To: utherdoul

Obama would be a worse president than Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton, combined.


6 posted on 04/14/2008 9:16:41 PM PDT by ikka
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To: F15Eagle

yeah, and along with that America hating mess of a wife of his.


7 posted on 04/14/2008 9:17:25 PM PDT by bobby.223
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To: F15Eagle
"I’m only bitter about commie pinko posers running for President who think they have the audacity to be snobs."

Yeah...me too.

8 posted on 04/14/2008 9:17:43 PM PDT by blam (Secure the border and enforce the law)
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To: Fred Nerks; F15Eagle; Jeff Head; Gondring; SunkenCiv

Obama’s chickens . . . coming home to roost ?


9 posted on 04/14/2008 9:18:24 PM PDT by george76 (Ward Churchill : Fake Indian, Fake Scholarship, and Fake Art)
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To: george76

She should contact NOW and see if they can do anything to help women anymore other than just get abortions.

Honestly, Obama himself bashes Hillary more than any candidate I’ve ever seen. To me, he comes across as sexist.


10 posted on 04/14/2008 9:19:51 PM PDT by boycott
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To: george76
the admitted cool factor that among educated liberal voters, the assumption is that you're for Obama, that he is the more "progressive" choice.

Out of touch LIBERAL ELITISTS

So is this joker saying uneducated liberal voters vote for Hillary because they are bitter and uncool?

11 posted on 04/14/2008 9:20:24 PM PDT by A message
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12 posted on 04/14/2008 9:20:58 PM PDT by Free ThinkerNY ((((Truth to a Liberal, is like a crucifix to a vampire))))
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To: boycott

I think the bashing has reached a point also where hussein the muslim had better just increase the “vince foster” watch. the ‘beast and her minions are everywhere.


14 posted on 04/14/2008 9:22:52 PM PDT by bobby.223
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To: F15Eagle; Grampa Dave; jazusamo

Well said.


16 posted on 04/14/2008 9:23:18 PM PDT by george76 (Ward Churchill : Fake Indian, Fake Scholarship, and Fake Art)
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To: F15Eagle; george76

Right on! You summed up BO well.


17 posted on 04/14/2008 9:30:32 PM PDT by jazusamo (DefendOurMarines.org | DefendOurTroops.org)
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To: F15Eagle

I was at a BBQ joint in Nashville the other day and the little girl in front of me had Obama stickers all over her car. I wanted to puke and really give the NEA and Media my two cents worth. My disappointment over this brain-washing is overwhelming at times.


18 posted on 04/14/2008 9:30:40 PM PDT by eyedigress
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“...a different kind of politician.”

Jeez. These people are so self deluded.

Nothing different at all. Standard issue elitist uber-liberal cut from the same cloth as sKerry.

In fact, it's sure starting to feel like 2004. The condescension is the same, complete with a wife that says stupid things.

19 posted on 04/14/2008 9:31:58 PM PDT by Names Ash Housewares
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