Damsel Power
I’m starting to catch a strong whiff of anti-Hillaryism wafting up from the Democratic camp. Thanks to the Ace of Spades, go read this report:
WASHINGTON — A prominent feminist, allied with the presidential campaign of former Sen. John Edwards, accused Democratic front-runner Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton on Saturday of “disingenuously playing the victim card” by infusing her campaign with messages about gender.
“When unchallenged, in a comfortable, controlled situation, Sen. Clinton embraces her political elevation into the ‘boys club,’ ” Kate Michelman, the former president of NARAL Pro-Choice America, wrote in a posting on a blog of the liberal group Open Left.
“But when she’s challenged, when legitimate questions are asked, questions she should be prepared to answer and discuss, she is just as quick to raise the white flag and look for a change in the rules,” Michelman said. “It’s trying to have it both ways.”
Don’t think too much of it, though, girls; Kate Michelman must be a complete dumbass to associate herself with John Edwards’ candidacy.
Still, I am surprised at how quickly Hillary’s gone to the defenseless girl card. It may sometimes be necessary for her to remind America that she’s female, but doing this so soon after the first blood is unseemly. I also saw Bill trying to revise and extend her remarks from the Drexel Debate the day after and it really put me off. That’s not a good sign at all.
