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MSNBC's Bernard on Clinton: "She ran as a man"

On the June 9 edition of MSNBC's Hardball, MSNBC political analyst MichelleBernard said of Sen. Hillary Clinton: "[H]ere's the interesting point. In voting for the Iraq war policy, Mrs. Clintonalmost ran -- she ran almost likea Republican, and shereally ran like a man. And inthe end, it could be said that that'swhat really did damageto this historic campaign by a woman." Host Chris Matthews asked,"She ran almost like a man?" Bernard replied, "She ran as aman. You would -- mostpeople would expect a male candidate to be the person who was going to vote pro-war -- Iraq war policy and for a femalecandidate to vote against it. It was absolutely the reverse here, and that's what hurther in this campaign." Matthews laterstated, "I'm not touching this," and asked the San Francisco Chronicle's PhilBronstein, "[Y]ouwant to get in here? Hecan have a piece of this discussion aboutwhat's the appropriate gender role --" Bronstein echoed, "I'mnot -- I don't think I'm touchingthis."
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Posted by RABBITLUVR

Why not, Tweety? You trashed Hillary throughout the primaries, right? Why stop now?

Posted by tommy

Ridiculous.  Why should a politician's gender have anything to do with a vote for or against war policy?  So, women are soft and squishy and just can't fathom rough and tough issues like war?

Her detriment was that she was not as effective in garnering as much support as her primary opponent, Barack Obama, therefore she lost the primary, fair and square.  She has moved on, the party has moved on. 

Posted by shaggles

They just love their stereotypes.  For once Matthews had the sense to stay out of it. 

Posted by jeter2

MATTHEWS: I'm not touching this....

Well why the heck not Chris? Is it because you're burnt out from all your Hillary bashing during the primary season? Or is it that you don't have to continue dumping on her now that she's kaput?

BTW Michele Bernard besides being gorgeous [sorry it's an observation...don't mean to sound sexist or whatever] is a frequent guest & a highly intelligent one. She also seems to have leaned Obama's way most of the time, though I read somewhere she's allegedly a Conservative.

Hillary is tough. But a great many women are & don't need to be compared to men while pointing that out.

Posted by bruce1ace in reply to jeter2

Jeter, when you feel the need to apologize for complimenting a womans appearance because it might sound sexist, it's clear that the (insert insult here) have won.  Just stop it.  Thank you.

Posted by jeter2 in reply to bruce1ace

I hear ya Bruce. I think I felt compelled to apologize because here I was knocking Matthews for his bashing of Hillary and Matthews is a guy who has often been called out here for mentioning a female is good-looking. I figured someone might get offended by my remark..some get ultra sensitive around here on occasion as we both know....

But you're correct, what the hell am I apologizing for?

Could be my stay here has left me a tad brainwashed? ;-)

Help me Bruce...I need to set things right...I may need a exorcism :-O

Posted by bruce1ace in reply to jeter2

Just trying to help.  The left has some decent ideas about some things but that's not one of them.  Carry on.

Posted by wolf kotenberg

Why are these people trying very hard  inserting others in certain boxes and diminish the intellect by doing so ?

Posted by ohmercy

Do you hear that?

Listen, hear it?

That is my fricking head banging against the wall!!!

 

She and Carlson both came down on Clinton constantly no matter what the issue... even if they had to contradict themselves 2 days later.

 

And lets remember that they actually also bashed her for "running as a woman."

When she spoke at Wellesley and said something about the glass cieling they came down on her for days.

Speaking at a girls college (is it still?) playing the female card, the gender card. aiyeeee.

It never ended.

When she teared up, again, on and on. playing the gender card, the damsel in distress.

When ever Bill (or anyone) defended her it was the same thing.

No matter which way she turned they boxed her in.

And lets not forget that when she was doing an interview a few weeks ago she was asked about gender bias and sexism. She said yes, it was there and the media didn't seem too interested in reporting it which was too bad given some of the vitriolic misogyny that has been ecxpressed.The media reported it as she was blaming sexism in the media for her losing.

huh?

Then they go on and on about why didn't she talk about the historic campaign as a woman, its a little late to be playing the gender card.blahblahblah.

Even Naomi Wolf gets into it and said that yes, there was sexist coverage but clinton shouldn't talk about it.

Be a good little girl Hillary. 

 

Once again my thesis that Hillary cannot win with the punditocracy is proven correct. 

 

Excuse me, going back to bangin my head against the wall. 

Posted by juliajayne in reply to ohmercy

Don't bang your head too hard, Diana. I like your posts.

Posted by christopher howard in reply to juliajayne

Agreed. I think this cartoon summed up her position pretty well.

http://cartoonbox.slate.com/hottopic/?image=364&topicid=131

Posted by juliajayne in reply to christopher howard

Hey, excellent cartoon! That about sums up the schitzophrenic reporting of  the "media".

Posted by steeve

Behold the uselessness of political punditry.  Just words leaking into the air.

Posted by Col. Harlan Sanders in reply to steeve

I run like a girl. And throw like an effeminate pre-adolescent boy.

Posted by juliajayne in reply to Col. Harlan Sanders

I have bony girl arms a la Mr. Burns on the Simpsons.

Posted by doc5467

Of all the preening and self-indulgent pundits and smug talking heads this past season, Margaret Carlson turned out to be in the top rank of mindless and mean Hillary haters.  Others pretended to be seriously concerned about all of Senator Clinton's sins; our Maggie approached her character assassinaton duties with an eternal smile of glee at what she was doing.

 Bernard, by the way, is indeed a conservative and a very bright one at that.  She was a guest so often, though, because she could be counted on to slander Hillary on cue.  Now, she will be used a lot because she can fill the "conservative side" and yet be counted on to say nice things about Senator Obama too.

 I never understood the venom used against a woman candidate by other women.  It wasn't the sexism of Matthews and Olbermann, it was a kind of gender cannibalism that was mostly just really creepy.

Posted by citylife9

CLINTON GOT AMBUSHED BY HER OWN PARTY.IT WAS LIKE CUSTERS LAST STAND . OLD TIME ROYALTY IN THE DEMOCRAT PARTY SETTLING OLD SCORES AND MAKING SURE THEY HAD SOMEONE IN THE WHITEHOUSE THEY COULD CONTROL.COUPLE THAT WITH THE MEDIA ONSLAUGHT AGAINST HER AND THE YOUNG PEOPLE WHO BECAME A FORCE NEVER SEEN BEFORE IN PRESIDENTIAL POLITICS AND YOU HAVE THE PERFECT POLITICAL STORM WHICH EVEN THE CLINTONS COULDENT SURVIVE. THAT SAID LOOK AT THE VOTES SHE RECIEVED. I BELIEVE HER TIME IS YET TO COME IF SHE SMOKES THE PEACE PIPE WITH THE  PARTY LEADERS. JOE CAPRIO CITYLIFEPRODUCTIONS

Posted by NiceguyEddie

Can these hacks ever deal in anythign but shameless stereotypes?  (Haven't Ann Coulter, Michelle Malkin and Laura Ingrahm sufficiently broken these stupid girly-girl stereotypes for you idiots yet?!)  HOW ABOUT DEALING WITH THE PERSON AS OPPOSED TO YOUR SILLY STEREOTYPE?!  Think you could handle that?

Posted by August Heat

I agree with Tommy's earlier post.  Why do we have to genderfy votes? 

Utterly ridiculous.