According to Sylvia Welsh at Huffington Post, Obama is not man enough to be president because, get this,
he hasn't cheated on his wife. A choice quote:
Barack Obama may be the only male politician of any significance in the
past, say, one thousand years who is faithful to his wife. Does anyone
doubt Obama's fidelity? Now that it's near certain he will be the
Democratic nominee, I've been trying to sort out why I don't think this
is a good thing.
Now, I think that what goes on between a husband and wife is their own business. Yes, even the Clintons.
I am deeply troubled, however, by the sexist nature of this piece. As if being faithful to one's spouse makes you weak, ineffective, and not ready for the presidency. Is that what makes a man? Is that what makes an effective president?
The New York Post also had an opinion piece about how
Obama could be the first woman president because he is trim, dresses well, and isn't a tyrant.
Sexism has reared its ugly head on more than one occasion in this campaign, and I know that Senator Clinton has received the brunt of it. It's deplorable.
But it's disingenuous to say that Clinton is the only one who has faced sexism from the media during this campaign.
