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November 15, 2007
a shyer coyer feminism
I watched tonight's debate, and Hillary turned things around. With the help of hecklers and (I think) CNN. The following argumentative rhetorical question appeared across the bottom of the screen (at around 8:25 p.m. EST): IS IT FAIR TO ACCUSE SEN. CLINTON OF FLIP-FLOPPING, BUT CHANGE YOUR OWN POSITIONS?The most interesting question of the evening was whether Hillary is playing the gender card. 7:12pm The question, from 6. Is Hillary playing the gender card? That's the question. Of course, she denies it. Follow up: What did you mean by "the boys' club." She refers grandly and vaguely to the "impediments" there may have been along the way to progress. Wolf asks if anyone thinks she is playing the gender card. Edwards takes over, but totally fails to stalk about gender.When he says HC takes money from lobbyists, the audience boos him loudly. Who knew the pro-lobbyist sentiment was so strong? Anyway, no one wants to talk about gender.(Both via Glenn Reynolds.) Ian Schwartz has the video of this portion -- appropriately titled "Hillary Plays Gender Card While Explaining She Doesn't Use It." Pressed twice on what she meant by the phrase "boys' club" Hillary smiled and said knowingly, "Campbell....." This was followed by a classic Jack Benny-style "straight man" pause. Then, "Well, I think it is clear from women's experiences from time to time, there may be some impediments."
I thought it was ingenious the way Campbell Brown had to be seen as dragging it out of Hillary. UPDATE: Commenter Meleva asks whether it's true that CNN placed the rhetorical question -- "IS IT FAIR TO ACCUSE SEN. CLINTON OF FLIP-FLOPPING, BUT CHANGE YOUR OWN POSITIONS?" -- at the bottom of the screen. I'm afraid so. I was irritated enough to pull out my camera and take a "screen shot" showing the caption (or advertisement, or whatever it is):
Says Meleva, i can barely contain my incredulousness at such obvious "side-taking" on the part of a major network! CNN is actually going to sell you their candidate IN THE MIDDLE OF A "NON-BIASED" DEBATE?!Sell? Hmmm... Maybe it is a form of advertising. posted by Eric on 11.15.07 at 10:54 PM |
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regarding CNN's exorcizing of philosophy at 8:25 PM:
is this true? this cannot be underplayed. what a classically weak argument. the implication is, of course, that we shouldn't "cast stones" at senator clinton - that we shouldn't have the expectation of strong leadership or consistent values because, after all, "everyone has doubts". apparently, it is cruel to hold our leaders to any kind of ideal of internl fortitude; they're just human, after all!
CNN has such a large, unabashed and illogical heart, that it will make excuses (via tickertape) under its favorite daughter for her lack of coherent and consistent opinion? this is staggeringly embarrassing. and i can barely contain my incredulousness at such obvious "side-taking" on the part of a major network! CNN is actually going to sell you their candidate IN THE MIDDLE OF A "NON-BIASED" DEBATE?!