I'm not sure what you mean by "wasn't...saying it for real". Was it in a cartoon animation or in an alternate virtual universe?

I'm not sure why people can't disagree with people without demeaning all women by using "fucking whore" for females you disagree with.

Dislike Ferraro and her comments for all you want, but she did not use racial epithets - she described a racial situation that she felt applied to Obama, and you can think her racist or not for that evaluation. Same for Clinton. There are more than enough words and phrases in the English language to describe what you want to say without dragging down all women or the whole human race. It's simply unacceptable, "being funny" or not. Sorry if people think I'm a broken record (CD?) for pointing it out. Some people collect stamps.

I'm an Obama supporter and find no excuse for saying what Randi Rhodes said in any venue for any reason. And Rhodes was not so naive as to think her words would remain in that room.

There are lots of specific behaviors for which Hillary deserves criticism, in my opinion. But gender-specific epithets are way over the line, even when spoken by a person of the same gender.

As a political matter, Rhodes has doubtless both invigorated and embittered Hillary's supporters, adding to the divisiveness of this election and the challenge of getting either candidate's supporters to back the other. Rhodes helped Hillary in the remaining primaries but hurt Hillary and Obama in the general election. She also damaged her own reputation as a progressive.

Clinton Supporters Agree that Hillary Should Only Be Addressed as "Madam"!

Now THATS comedy. thanks for the chuckle kevvy

Many of us Obama supporters have denounced such sexist comments. Perhaps you're not seeing it here so much because this isn't the first time the Randi Rhodes thing has been brought up.

In case it's not clear: I find calling Hillary, Ferraro, or any female (including Coulter) an f'ing whore is inappropriate. It's especially unhelpful coming from someone who is an Obama supporter. However, neither Obama nor his campaign have ever made statements even closely resembling these.

I'm a woman and I'm a supporter of Obama. I should also note that I think Randi Rhodes shouldn't be allowed on the radio anyway. She's stupid, has made up facts and gets upset over some of the dumbest things. And she's not funny.

Since I can't bring myself to actually care what Rhodes said, I sort of don't have a context here. I read that she wasn't on her show at the time, that it was a comedy skit. That changes things a lot. I'm unclear as to the point of this post though. Rhodes is suspended. What does the OP want?

All that being said, it's hard for me to care about Clinton being called a fucking whore. Why? When some unfunny person on SNL called her a bitch during a comedy skit, I don't recall Clinton supporters whining. In fact, they were embracing it in some demented "girl power" move. Besides, anyone who subscribes to race-baiting as a campaign tactic is nothing but a fucking whore.

And your self-pity line is right up there with something my friend's 8 year old would do. I think you Clinton supporters need to grow up, open your eyes and stop playing the victim at every turn just because people disagree with you. It's pathetic.

I am a woman, and an Obama supporter. But besides that I know how to take things in context.

I love Air America and quite honestly when this campaign began, I couldn't listen to Randi because of her defending Clinton antics as "just rough and tumble politics"

As the months wore on, and more and more disgusting things came out of the Clinton campaign that would make any self respecting democrat cringe, Randi came around.

The woman is no idiot. She has her job precisely because she is no holds barred pointing out hypocracy in Washington. She is hard, tough and yes even crass. Many women before this campaign actually admired her. She could be just as tough and loud for the left as the Rush and Hannity's could be on the right.

Now here is the deal. Comedians these days say F*king this and that every other word in their routines. The term F8king W*re, used in Randi's context, was not referring to a loose sense of sexual mores, but rather a stronger term for beotch.

Although I have to agree that she should be suspended from Air America for a time, it is not for the reason you think. Randi did not make these statements on the air, but she did do it at an Air America sponsored event, and must adhere to the rules regarding their sponsorship. But hypothetically, if she was doing this on her own, separate from Air America. It is her free speech option.

She is digusted, as we all are from the Clintonian do anything, say anything campaign. Randi is not in any way associated with the Obama campaign. However, many, many people actually associated with the Clinton campaign have done worse, and Clinton has not stepped forward to renounce and reject.

So basically, quit your bitching.

But, you have to love us Dems. we love to eat our own.

She would have called Obama similar.......She would have been booed on stage. But, it has always been cute and clever for pundits,hacks, and psuedo-comedians to take pot shots at Hillary. Its been a non stop barrage since they came on the public stage. Why? I haven't a clue.

Just take the Iraq -whore comment from above. Last time I looked we all sat on our asses in 2000 and didn't do enough to get Al Gore elected. Or hit the streets in protest of the war. Hell for the most part outside of blaming Hillary there is little talk here of Iraq. What was the point of the comment? Lets be real. That vote was simple BS. Georgie-porgie was going off to war whether Congress was going along or not. Polls had 80% of the public backing him. I am sure there are plenty here that tacitly shook their heads in agreement that surely the Madman Saddam had to be stopped. So, why say it.

All in all I think she gets the shortest stick of anyone in the whole news cycle. She has tried this campaign both ways...aggressive and laid back and neither have stopped some people from bashing her...I just don't get it

Oh - if that's what she really meant - then why didn't she support the Levin amendment?

Now you want to cherry pick her remarks, here's a pick for you - it shows Hillary being as good a judge of Bush's character as Bush was of Putin's:

"...I will take the President at his word that he will try hard to pass a UN resolution and will seek to avoid war, if at all possible."

Of course I could pick other parts that show her claiming 'careful consideration' after not reading the NIE, or any number of other things - but that just doesn't explain why she didn't support the Levin amendment, which simply denied the authority without coming back to Congress for the actual authorization at about the time he intended to actually take action.

Finally, how strongly did she speak when it became obvious that Bush was basically determined to move forward?