Comments on: A year ago today…

By: bruce nahin

bruce nahin — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 21:19:04 +0000

Happy new year, you betcha LOL

By: Sis

Sis — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 05:26:20 +0000

Very nice find Bruce.

Do you think Sarah is reading here? I betcha.

By: Octogalore

Octogalore — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 04:48:15 +0000

Amy, great post. I have previously always voted Democrat and who knows, may do so in the future under the same “lesser of evils” method I used this time around (which didn’t result, for me, in voting Dem). But my earlier conviction that being more progressive on social policies generally meant being less likely to pillory a woman has certainly gone the way of film in a camera. It’s disillusioning. But you’re making something positive out of it. Kudos.

By: Anna

Anna — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 01:21:19 +0000

Bruce: yes and thanks

By: bruce nahin

bruce nahin — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 00:40:39 +0000

I found the below at teamsarah.org, thought it might be on interest

“Women are complex and seldom are defined by a political party’s doctrine or dogma. We may lean left or right or be in the center on different issues, all at the same time. We have power in pooling our resources and working together, celebrating what we have in common instead of being exploited and divided by our differences. We can all learn from each other, I look forward to learning from your viewpoint.”

By: bruce nahin

bruce nahin — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 23:51:24 +0000

Attack on ideology all you want, but do not let your ideology be an excuse for allowing sexism to occur as it did with Palin. To many liberals looked the other way because she wasnt speaking their ideology

By: Hanna

Hanna — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 15:16:18 +0000

stand up, sisters! let us savor our bitterness and embrace our victimhood!

By: Lisa

Lisa — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 05:05:54 +0000

Thia, it feels good to hear you (or anyone) say that.

I am “Her”, we are all “Her”. At least there are some women left that will stand together. And if we stand together and make enough noise, there will be more that will wake up and join us.

By: Thia, GA

Thia, GA — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 18:22:44 +0000

NMK-
Hey that’s a good point! Maybe he is living up to his promise to unite after all!

About a year ago this time I was watching the coverage, assuming Hillary would be the nominee, and then I started thinking, “Is it just me or is this getting nastier and nastier?” As a Republican I started by using “they” statements. You know like “ooh are THEY going to let him get away with that?”
or “Boy THEY are going to get him for that one!”
And then the silence.
I started thinking the world had gone mad. The Dems were tearing apart one of their own in the most sexist ways I had ever heard. Silence from NOW, silence from the media, even Hillary said almost nothing and then was mocked when she’d finally had it.
Then one day a female friend of mine emailed me the most vile Hillary joke I have ever heard and something snapped. I finally realized that “THEY” was me too and sitting in silence made me an accomplice. I didn’t know at the time that it would get even worse for Sarah Palin but was glad I didn’t have to feel like a hypocrite defending her. From now on when the attacks are sexist rather than policy based, I will always be on “HER” side whoever “SHE” is.

By: NMK

NMK — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 17:22:58 +0000

Your article is a big flashback for me. This was the year I de-Democratic Party’ed. Early in the year I wrote the Women’s Media Center about the sexism, offering to help (twice). Nada, zip, zero, zilch for a reply. I sent articles around to friends about the sexism. Most saw it merely has a plea for support for Sen. Clinton. Duh. And they just couldn’t take a break from their koolaid. One friend would write protests too. I saw too many liberal well-educated women later on with the vilest sort of words against Palin.

This is also the year that some friendships cooled because of the election. I hear that from a niece too and see it on the blogs. Divide and conquer, women to the side, slurp the koolaid, hopey changey sexism and misogyny…here we are at the N.A., uniting.
Was that what was meant by “I can unite people” ???