Dames Against the Demigod

Colin Powell called Barack Obama “transformational”. I guess that’s as polite a way as any other for calling him two-faced (see his promise on public funding). Watch how he “transforms” on women:

Shelly Mandell, president of Los Angeles chapter of the National Organization for Women: “I am outraged by the new ad put out by Barack Obama. It is sexist and demeaning to women. These tactics started with Hillary Clinton and continue, growing even more disgusting with Gov. Palin. … Let female Obama supporters take a good look at this and still believe their candidate supports women’s rights and women’s dignity.”

Prameela Bartholomeusz, DNC Platform Committee Member: “I am once again stunned at the personal and sexist attacks by the Obama campaign against Gov. Palin. This latest ad is sexist and offensive. The Gov. of Alaska has been managing and balancing a budget of $10 billion; I think she knows a bit about economics. Sen. Obama never spoke up against sexism during the primary season, and is not speaking out against misogyny during this phase of the election season — he is contributing to it. I have no confidence that Sen. Obama will fight for women’s issues if elected. This sets women back decades.”

Stephanie Bressler, Ph.D, Hillary Clinton supporter, University of Scranton women and politics professor: “It’s a sexist example of reducing a woman to an object - a wink - and denying her a voice. Her lips are actually moving, but she’s not allowed to be heard.”

Amy Siskind, ambassador for Hillary: “When Senator Hillary Clinton was demeaned and degraded during the Presidential Primary, many of us of, myself included, vowed ‘never again’. The treatment of Governor Palin by both the main stream media, and now the Obama Campaign, shows that the misogyny fest is alive and well in our country. There has been a complete and utter smear job of our fellow citizen, Sarah Palin, who is only trying to serve her country.”

Hopeful enough for you? That the change you were looking for?

I’ll admit I could watch a tape of Sarah Palin winking and not talking for the next eight to sixteen years—but I’m not an anonymous male blogger for nothing. At least I can understand how people would be offended. Obama, yet again, seems clueless. (I know, what was my first clue?)

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  1. Count to 10 said,

    October 30, 2008 @ 12:00 pm

    If that is the “His choice” ad, I actually felt better about McCain after watching it. It is actually pretty easy to interpret it as McCain being modest, and a promotion of Palin, though clearly Obama didn’t intend it that way.

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