tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19838051.post4195453991484338460..comments2024-01-28T22:16:50.852-06:00Comments on Mr. Dilettante’s Neighborhood: The ol' frog and scorpion thing againMr. Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13920907647566015611noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19838051.post-43249776187250837002015-11-06T15:44:42.511-06:002015-11-06T15:44:42.511-06:00Would it be sexist to call her a frumpy, power-hun...Would it be sexist to call her a frumpy, power-hungry bitch? I'm asking for a friend.<br /><br />No, not really. I just think it's funny how transparent the whole "language" thing is. It's power. It's all about power. Didn't the Bolsheviks use this against the Mensheviks? The Left is constantly doing this kind of thing. 90% of the time (made up stat) they use it against the Right. Come election time they use it against each other if necessary. <br /><br />So then, after 8 years of not being able to criticize the president without it being racist, why in the world would anyone want to elect a female president from the Left when all criticism will be sexism? Occam's Razor suggests one reason, and it's really the only good reason to elect Clinton. It will provide an instant (and largely effective) rebuttal to all criticism. Sure, there will be criticism. That which comes from the Right will be dismissed as I've suggested. It will be useful for keeping millions of voters focused on the irrelevant. The criticism which comes from the Left will be of the "She's a corporatist/not liberal enough" variety. Most of this will be sincere criticism, except when it comes from journalists. They aren't so dumb as to not know the game.<br />W.B. Picklesworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03187309512838841997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19838051.post-7462828597693129172015-11-06T14:43:38.111-06:002015-11-06T14:43:38.111-06:00I just don't get why they didn't point out...I just don't get why they didn't point out that saying "your person is going to lose, but we'll consider for VP" is not inherently sexist, and that it's asinine to claim it. You just can't concede anything with the woman I hope spends a good, long time in Waseca, Minnesota--at the correctional institution for women, of course.Bike Bubbahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08193546045614393425noreply@blogger.com