N.O.W. vs Ted Kennedy...

[JayB]

Tee-hee...

 

"“Women have just experienced the ultimate betrayal. Senator Kennedy’s endorsement of Hillary Clinton’s opponent in the Democratic presidential primary campaign has really hit women hard. Women have forgiven Kennedy, stuck up for him, stood by him, hushed the fact that he was late in his support of Title IX, the ERA, the Family Leave and Medical Act to name a few. Women have buried their anger that his support for the compromises in No Child Left Behind and the Medicare bogus drug benefit brought us the passage of these flawed bills. We have thanked him for his ardent support of many civil rights bills, BUT women are always waiting in the wings.

 

“And now the greatest betrayal! We are repaid with his abandonment! He’s picked the new guy over us. He’s joined the list of progressive white men who can’t or won’t handle the prospect of a woman president who is Hillary Clinton (they will of course say they support a woman president, just not “this” one). ‘They’ are Howard Dean and Jim Dean (Yup! That’s Howard’s brother) who run DFA (that’s the group and list from the Dean campaign that we women helped start and grow). They are Alternet, Progressive Democrats of America, democrats.com, Kucinich lovers and all the other groups that take women’s money, say they’ll do feminist and women’s rights issues one of these days, and conveniently forget to mention women and children when they talk about poverty or human needs or America’s future or whatever.

 

“This latest move by Kennedy, is so telling about the status of and respect for women’s rights, women’s voices, women’s equality, women’s authority and our ability – indeed, our obligation - to promote and earn and deserve and elect, unabashedly, a President that is the first woman after centuries of men who ‘know what’s best for us.’”

 

So over the top that it's hard to believe it's real, but I was able to find a band-AID like post on the national organization's website, so who knows...

[JayB]

Edit. From the source..

 

http://www.nownys.org/pr_2008/pr_012808.html

[olyclimber]

you're either with us or against us

[foraker]

Apparently, if you're a woman, you're supposed to vote for Hillary.

Did all of you get the memo?

[ClimbingPanther]

N.O.W.: solidifying the stereotype of the loud-mouthed emotional woman since 1949

[billcoe]

N.O.W.: solidifying the stereotype of the loud-mouthed emotional woman since 1949

 

And now anti-black as well? Tsk tsk...Wait until this hits the mainstream media...

[foraker]

N.O.W.: solidifying the stereotype of the loud-mouthed emotional woman since 1949

 

And now anti-black as well? Tsk tsk...Wait until this hits the mainstream media...

 

That would be a hoot if Obama asked that on TV. Will NOW, in a fit of pique and retribution, withhold support for him if he gets the nomination? Maybe someone at NOW ought to think a little further ahead.

[Lionel_Hutz]

N.O.W.: solidifying the stereotype of the loud-mouthed emotional woman since 1949

 

And now anti-black as well? Tsk tsk...Wait until this hits the mainstream media...

 

That would be a hoot if Obama asked that on TV. Will NOW, in a fit of pique and retribution, withhold support for him if he gets the nomination? Maybe someone at NOW ought to think a little further ahead.

 

Just to clarify, the statement JayB posted did not come from NOW on the national organization level, but rather, from the New York state chapter. Either way, a pretty shrill move.

[KaskadskyjKozak]

 

Nevertheless, Hillary will get the nomination.

 

I think it would be awesome if McCain and Obama join forces after their parties screw them and run as a 3rd party ticket.

 

[sk]

Apparently, if you're a woman, you're supposed to vote for Hillary.

Did all of you get the memo?

 

it's interesting that you say that. I have been feeling like a schmootz becuase i can not bring my self to vote for hillary. I do not think she is woman enough to be the first woman president of the US.

[sk]

Nevertheless, Hillary will get the nomination.

 

I think it would be awesome if McCain and Obama join forces after their parties screw them and run as a 3rd party ticket.

 

now that would be interesting!!!

[Clavote]

Tee-hee...

 

"“Women have just experienced the ultimate betrayal. Senator Kennedy’s endorsement of Hillary Clinton’s opponent in the Democratic presidential primary campaign has really hit women hard. Women have forgiven Kennedy, stuck up for him, stood by him, hushed the fact that he was late in his support of Title IX, the ERA, the Family Leave and Medical Act to name a few. Women have buried their anger that his support for the compromises in No Child Left Behind and the Medicare bogus drug benefit brought us the passage of these flawed bills. We have thanked him for his ardent support of many civil rights bills, BUT women are always waiting in the wings.

 

“And now the greatest betrayal! We are repaid with his abandonment! He’s picked the new guy over us. He’s joined the list of progressive white men who can’t or won’t handle the prospect of a woman president who is Hillary Clinton (they will of course say they support a woman president, just not “this” one). ‘They’ are Howard Dean and Jim Dean (Yup! That’s Howard’s brother) who run DFA (that’s the group and list from the Dean campaign that we women helped start and grow). They are Alternet, Progressive Democrats of America, democrats.com, Kucinich lovers and all the other groups that take women’s money, say they’ll do feminist and women’s rights issues one of these days, and conveniently forget to mention women and children when they talk about poverty or human needs or America’s future or whatever.

 

“This latest move by Kennedy, is so telling about the status of and respect for women’s rights, women’s voices, women’s equality, women’s authority and our ability – indeed, our obligation - to promote and earn and deserve and elect, unabashedly, a President that is the first woman after centuries of men who ‘know what’s best for us.’”

 

So over the top that it's hard to believe it's real, but I was able to find a band-AID like post on the national organization's website, so who knows...

 

Only WHITE WOMEN were betrayed. NOW only cares about white women.

They are happy to go against the interest of NON-WHITE WOMEN when they have no stake. So much for hanging with your gender.

 

NOW has betrayed non-white women before and then had the balls to ask for their support when they needed it.

 

Many non-white women will not support Hillary because she is a white woman. Now if Hillary were black, as well as being a woman...That would be historic. But let's face it, electing a half black dude (he does not pass for white) is much more symbolic than a white woman in our society.

 

And the fact that Obama can tan and Hillary just gets lobster red, is well, significant. No?

[Choada_Boy]

Wicked awesome post above, efficiently utilizing almost every logical fallacy.

[foraker]

After that post, it's clearer to me now how we end up with such losers in the White House...