"Rob Jensen" <ShutUpRob@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> Ha, David! Neener neener neeeeeeeee nerrrrrrrrrr! I found this one
> before you did!
Someone had to find it.
>
> FTR, I think that Hillary's become *much* more likable since (less
> im****tantly) the teary speech and (FAR more im****tantly) her
> *****-slapping-with-kindness of Chris "Tweety" Matthews just before
> the NH primary. I think Rory is on the wrong beat -- because, much to
> virulently misogynist, virulently anti-Clinton(s) Matthews, he just
> handed the presidency over to HRC on a silver platter. Unless Rory
> has realized that she's covering the Vice-Presidential candidate and
> is okay with that.
>
> -- Rob
>
> Here's the post:
>
<<BIG snip>>
>
> And as insulting as this coverage has been to Clinton herself, it's
> even more insulting to American women -- and to all American voters,
> actually -- that journalists, cable news wonks, pundits, op-ed writers
> and even some liberal bloggers have been so quick to insist that we
> will pull the lever for or against Clinton not based on our sup****t of
> or opposition to her legislative record ad policy positions, but on
> whether or not she makes us feel all warm and fuzzy.
>
It seems to me more and more people are voting against someone,
rather than for them. A
"lesser of two [or more] evils" thing.
> A little more to the point: isn't too much at stake for our media to
> be re****ting on this election as if it's nothing more than a high
> school popularity contest?
>
Of course it is, but people like to like the ones they are voting
for (the exception being
my above statement). "I Like IKE" and John (AND Jacqueline) Kennedy as
good examples (dating
myself, I know). Charisma (not Carpenter) plays a big part in people's
voting decisions whether
they realize it or not.
And I admit it, I'm not going to vote for someone I dislike even if
they are probably the best
person for the job.
> NOTE: I've been doing a variety of TV and radio commentary on media
> coverage of Hillary Clinton this week, and from Al Jazeera TV (where
> an interpreter translated my responses into Arabic) to Tennessee talk
> radio (where a translator might have helped me understand a couple of
> the callers' thick, "King of the Hill"-esque Southern drawls),
> everyone has been obsessing over the meaning of Hillary's supposed
> emotional breakdown... even though she hardly shed a tear. My guess is
> that media will continue to call, so if you have anecdotes, news,
> opinions or tidbits about election coverage that you'd like me to
> bring to a wider audience, please share your thoughts by posting
> comments here or emailing me at info[at]wimnonline[dot]org, and I'll
> be able to write about your tips at WIMN's Voices, and possibly
> discuss them on TV and radio.
>
> And, if you care about media coverage of women in politics -- and
> media coverage of elections in general -- and you're based at a
> college, high school or community organization that sponsors lectures,
> WIMN offers a multimedia presentation called, "Condoleezza Rice is a
> Size Six, and Other Useless Things I Learned from the News:
> Challenging Media Misrepresentations of Women." I can't imagine a
> better season for this talk...
>
> This post originally appeared at WIMN's Voices: A Group Blog on Women
> and the Media , a project of Women In Media & News, the national
> women's media analysis, education and advocacy group. To bring
> Jennifer L. Pozner to speak to your campus or community group, or to
> send WIMN blog tips, email info [at] wimnonline [dot] org. To
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> --
> LORELAI: I am so done with plans. I am never, ever making one again.
> It never works. I spend the day obsessing over why it didn't work
> and what I could've done differently. I'm analyzing all my shortcomings
> when all I really need to be doing is vowing to never, ever make a plan
> ever again, which I'm doing now, having once again been the innocent
> victim of my own stupid plans. God, I need some coffee.
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