Remember when you and your brother used to run through the house and you'd knock over your mother's lamp and she'd yell, "You see?! This is why we can't have nice things!"? That's how I feel about Cynthia Ruccia. This 55 year old sales director for Mary Kay cosmetics is running through the Democratic Party's house knocking over stuff and in November we'll all be yelling "See? This is why we can't win elections!"

Cynthia and them have started Clinton Supporters Count Too. It's a group of Democrat women in swing states who will campaign against Barack Obama in the general election. Please go back and read that last sentence. I'll wait. Read it? Thank you. I was jogging this morning and heard a story about her on NPR. In it, she whined that the Democrats have catered to Blacks while ignoring women. For real. She said that. And in the NY Times she said “We, the most loyal constituency, are being told to sit down, shut up and get to the back of the bus." Hmmm...the back of the bus...that rings a bell...what key segment of the Democratic party used to have to ride in the back of the bus...help me, I just can't place it...women? No, no that's not it.

When people asked Hillary to exit the race because it is mathematically impossible for her to win, Ruccia said she felt women were being told "to sit down, shut up, and get with the program." Hm. Funny, neither John Edwards, Mitt Romney, nor Mike Huckabee had a problem leaving the race for the good of their parties when it was clear that they were not going to be the nominee. In fact, it would have made sense for Mitt and Huck to pull a Hillary and fight to the bitter end because many Republicans loathe McCain. But Republicans are about winning; Democrats like this woman here are about whining. 

Let them stack the Supreme Court with young(ish), far-right leaning judges because Cynthia Ruccia's candidate didn't win. Let them "bomb, bomb, bomb, bomb, bomb Iran" because Cynthia Ruccia's candidate didn't win.

I have to wonder what is going on in this woman's pink-caddy-lusting life that she can be so offended by the democratic rejection of an admittedly flawed candidate. It's not like we're talking about Kathleen Sebelius or Condoleeza Rice--women whose political achievements are theirs and theirs alone and not inextricably tied to their husbands. This is Hillary! Hillary Whitewater, Travelgate, Failed Healthcare, Lewinsky, Stole Furniture From the White House, Carpetbagger, Voted for the War, Won't Bake Cookies, Threatened to Obliterate Iran, BestFriends4Ever with Richard Mellon Scaife, Rending the Democratic Party Asunder with her Ambition Rodham Clinton. See it's the person not the woman people have a problem with!

After reading this BS in the nytimes about Hillary losing because of sexism, I had to repost this. Had to.


The media is actually giving Hillary positive press for her tantrums and her claims that the media is pro-Obama. They’re spinning it as a rallying cry for feminists. Taking lead from Tina Fey’s sketch on SNL, her tantrum is somehow being spun into an ownership of the word, “bi*ch.” You have people on tv talking about the double standards that women face in politics (i.e., men are assertive and women are bi*ches).

Now, I won’t deny that women face double standards. And I know that there is some truth in that analysis. But this is not Jane Doe, this is Hillary Clinton. Guess what, that “double standard” theory doesn’t fly when her opponent has gone out of his way to be as respectful as he possibly can towards her (despite her repeated attacks). I could see if she was running against some sexist prick. But she’s not. Yet she wants to take her anger at the media and re-direct it towards Obama and his success? Why doesn’t the media focus it’s attention on how disrespectful she has been towards him? She won’t acknowledge his victories; she mocks his message; she scolds his supporters; she calls him an empty suit; she calls his words, “cheap,” defends McCain. The list goes on and on. I don’t care if she’s a woman, man or whatever . . . when you’re wrong, you’re wrong.

“Shame on you Barack Obama”?!?!?! Who is she to talk to him like he’s some 4 year old? This ain’t pre-school and her condescending attitude is getting real tired, real fast. Senator Obama is a grown man. He’s just as accomplished as she is, (check their senate records) yet she wants to go around the country and call him some naive rookie?

She dismisses his supporters and ignores the impact that he has had. It’s never good enough. He can win 11 straight states by an average of 33%, but it’s still NEVER GOOD ENOUGH! He can expand the Democratic party by bringing in Independents, cross-over Republicans and first-time voters, but it’s NEVER GOOD ENOUGH! He can draw crowds of 70,000 but it’s NEVER GOOD ENOUGH! He can win more states, have a commanding lead in Pledged delegates, have a strong lead in the popular vote . . . but it’s still NEVER GOOD ENOUGH! She needs to stop making excuses. She needs to recognize that he's just doing a better job at reaching the voters than she is. Plain and simple. 

It has nothing to do with being a man or woman. Democratic primary voters don’t like negative politics . . . it’s as simple as that. This goes to show that there are differences in how the media treats race and gender. I’m not saying that they’re better or worse, just different. I’m just gonna say it. This country has an instinct to protect white women. It can be a burden at times (i.e., Cult of True Womanhood) but it's still there. Hillary gets her feelings hurt and voters rush to her aide. She throws a fit and we make excuses because, after all, we can’t forget those double standards, right? Yet, at the same time, we have an instinct to fear black men.

Tell me, what would happen if Obama went on a tirade against Hillary, like she’s done ? What would happen if he (gasp) raised his voice to this white woman? What would happen if he spent all of his time talking about the “white man,” the way Hillary talks about the “boys club?” Rick Lazio, a white man, found out when he “invaded her personal space.” If he took the fall, you can imagine what would happen to Obama the second he steps out of line. Hillary faces a lot of obstacles through sexism, no doubt. But there are moments where she benefits as well. There are moments where she has the luxury to portray herself as the victim to garner sympathy from voters and the media.

There are moments where she can, as Melissa Harris-Lacewell (a black woman, professor) notes, slip in and out of her “Scarlett O’Hara” routine. It’s a prime example of how mainstream media discusses gender bias without recognizing the white privilege that often comes with it. You want to talk about double standards? Obama has run his campaign under the interrogation of white approval ever since he made that speech at the DNC in 2004.

He knows he can’t do or say certain things because he can’t afford to make white people uncomfortable, especially when running against a white woman. Once again, I know that we have to fight sexism as vigorously as we fight racism. And we should be doing a better job at it. But I also know that there are many “oppressed” white women who would never trade places with my black ass. All I'm saying is that it's more complicated than the media would like to suggest. So to the media: Fine, point out the double standards. But don’t make excuses for Hillary’s poor and divisive behavior. And don’t pretend like Obama doesn’t walk a tight rope everyday as well.

Obama caught hell just for saying, “you’re likeable, enough” because people didn’t like the tone of his voice. He caught hell for the “snub” because he happened to be talking to someone else when she came by. I swear, I almost fell out of my chair late last week when I heard a pundit criticize Obama for WRITING ON HIS NOTEPAD while Hillary spoke at the debate. I guess he was being disrespectful because he wasn’t looking at her when she talked. Give me a break!


I can’t make this any clearer. Obama has to RUN AWAY from issues of race for fear of being labled the “black candidate.” It’s the only way he can win. Yet, Hillary gets to embrace “girl power” in ways Obama could NEVER embrace “black power.” Some see Hillary as a victim. But some of us also know what discrimination is. And for a lot of us, we see Hillary as a grown woman who knows exactly what she’s doing.

She conveniently plays off of gender oppression every chance she gets. Some of us don’t see her as a victim, and never have. What we see is a privileged person who thought the white house was her entitlement. But the media keeps falling for her BS. The narrative remains the same . . . everything goes back to “POOR HILLARY”

I can relate to the Obama's latest faux pas with Detroit reporter, Peggy Agar. Seems the"O" man slipped up and referred to the reporter as "sweetie" while trying to brush her off. Bad move in this hyper sensitive age of political correctness. And the reporter, to her credit, saw her opportunity and took it. Talk about "15 minutes of fame" . Well this sweetie is signing off is what she said at the end of her broadcast or something to that effect. Trust me, her tone was a lot worse than it reads. The Obama man was forced to call back and leave an apology on her voice mail. (They even played the voice mail on WXYZ Television, her employer) "Hi this is Barack Obama.... I meant no disrespect so I am duly chastened on that front."


My wife, of course, thought her hero was out of line. But she's a professional who works in a male dominated field, so I would expect no less. "You have that problem too Mister. Have you ever heard yourself when you talk to total strangers?" "Hi 'hon', sorry 'gorgeous', and yes I have heard you use 'sweetie' on more than one occasion". "Guilty as charged" I declare, "and I will stop". " Why do you think I am always correcting you? Some women actually find that offensive. "



Of course being who I am, I had to defend myself:"Yeah but women do it too. There are these older women I work with who always refer to me or other guys at the job as "hon". "Yes but they are older right?" Yes, so what's the difference? "They can do that and get away with it. " "They came from a different time when it was acceptable, it isn't anymore." " So would it be cool for an older man to use the term' sweetie' when addressing a women?" "Of course not! What the hell is wrong with you?"




I am thinking that I don't know, and that right about now it feels good not to be a politician. I wonder if Michelle never gave the Obama these life lessons. "That's a bad habit of mine."
Obama, you are not alone.



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