by Carrie K. Hutchens
It shouldn't be surprising, I suppose, but here we have another Hillary Clinton supporter injecting the thought of race into the conversation, while claiming it is Obama's campaign that is always doing so. Excuse me? Have we all entered the realm of the Twilight Zone and yet to realize it?
It doesn't matter if Geraldine Ferraro was "actually" trying to say one thing and it came out sounding like a racist statement unlike what she meant. What matters is how she then became offended and felt she was deserving of the apology, rather than giving one. (Victim card.) How she then tried to claim that Obama's camp was the one guilty of playing the race card. Another... excuse me! And what dimension has she been in these past several months? Doo doo doo doo!
The irony goes on...
Hillary Clinton wants us to see her as the one ready on "day one", yet cries to us how she has been ganged up on by the boy's club, and abused by the media and anyone else that doesn't kiss up to her? People call this a person ready to become President of the USA? I don't!
Has Hillary, and those standing with her, "ever" thought of the possibility that it isn't the fact that Hillary is a "woman", but rather, that it is Hillary in particular that people have a problem with?
Who are these people who seem to think that Hillary Clinton is "so disliked" that she can be elected? (That thought makes sense to whom?)
As a female, who spent the majority of my working career in a male dominated field, I find Hillary Clinton's behavior (and that of Geraldine Ferraro) offensive. People can actually not agree with someone and it not have a single thing to do with gender, race, or any other such nonsense. They can actually disagree simply because they do disagree with whatever is the issue at hand, and "ONLY" because of the issue, and it be nothing related to any specifics about the person (personally) on the other side of the fence. I would think most successful women in a male dominated field would realize that. I guess I was wrong. We seem to still have the old "sisterhood" attitude of years gone by trying to find fault where fault is not due. What a shame!
Gloria Steinem once claimed that Anita Hill being sexually harassed was far worse than it happening to a blue collar working woman. After all, they (blue collar working women) were used to that behavior and therefore it was not as traumatic to them. (Excuse me?)
Gloria Steinem also claimed to have been raised a lady, (unlike the blue collar class women?), while using the "f" word throughout the interview.
I hate to tell Gloria, even at this late date, but some blue collar class women who might even use the "f" word from time to time, do have the "class" not to use it at inappropriate times -- like during an interview that is going to be shared with the world. But then... I guess they weren't raised to be ladies, such as she was!
There are victims in this world, but I certainly don't believe that either Hillary Clinton or Geraldine Ferraro are victims in this present day campaign.
If Hillary Clinton loses the bid for the presidency, I don't believe for a moment that it will have a single thing to do with her being FEMALE! Instead, it is going to be because of her issues, her experience, her ability, her attitude, her behavior as a person -- not because she happens to be a "female" person. So for anyone to imply that she is being treated differently in a negative fashion because of her gender, is actually an insult to all women and, in particular, the women who might actually be finding themselves in a situation of discrimination.
The voters, females in particular, ought to be offended by the fact that Geraldine Ferraro (and others before her) injected the race issue into the conversation about Obama and when called on it, wrongly said it was always the Obama's campaign that brought up race. By doing so, she insulted the intelligence of all who have been following the campaign, while giving the appearance she was throwing misinformation out there with the hope at least some would take it as fact. I find that offensive.
Hillary Clinton and the so-called sisterhood victimized in this campaign event? Only in the zone of their minds, it would seem. But then... there's a really good chance that they don't really believe it either!
Carrie Hutchens is a former law enforcement officer and a freelance writer who is active in fighting against the death culture movement and the injustices within the judicial and law enforcement systems.
Carrie Hutchens is a former law enforcement officer and a freelance writer who is active in fighting against the death culture movement and the injustices within the judicial and law enforcement systems.
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