NOW NYS prez “fights like a girl”
Ouch. Marcia Pappas, president of New York State NOW, is getting skewered by her own side for skewering Ted Kennedy because he endorsed Barack Obama, which I posted on yesterday.
Here are some comments from the left-leaning Politico blog. Seems that their view of modern feminists, at least this one, is the same as mine.
This is really pathetic. The pro-choice community has been angered by the Clintons’ attempt to label Obama as not strong choice, etc. This is another attempt. According to these wackadoos, anyone who doesn’t support Clinton does so because they hate women. Yeah, right. Posted By: kickbuttdemocrat
Earth to NOW. Grow up now. Posted By: Mark
….
Reminds me of Elizabeth Cady Stanton’s eruption after Congress passed the 15th Amendment giving African-Americans (but not women) the right to vote: “Sambo isn’t ready for the vote” she said. It looks like 150 years later, we have come full circle. How dare the uppity Obama folks challenge Hillary? We are supposed to wait our turn – and maybe Massa’ Clinton will tell us when we can come out of the field and into the massa’s house. Thanks for nothing NY NOW. Posted By: Nate
I thought the basis of the women’s rights movement was equality! Are they saying that Kennedy should support HRC just because she is a woman? Posted By: Me
Wow. I’m a feminist and an Obama supporter and this is just ridiculous. Incidentally, this is as good an example as any of why many young feminists do not feel represented by NOW. Posted By: Young Feminist
Get a load of this press release from NY NOW on January 11th – Psychological Gang Bang of Hillary is Proof We Need a Woman President. Posted By: Jessica
Hilarious – what idiots. This comes from the Taylor Marsh school of feminism that falls into Rush Limbaugh stereotypes. What is their opinion of Caroline Kennedy? Has she lost her right to be called a woman after her endorsement of Obama? This statement makes them look like clowns. Posted By: Vik N
I always find it ironic that when Feminists get angry, they act like teenage girls. And I’m a woman. Hillary’s campaign really is Tracy Flick on steroids. Posted By: Wonk
This is sexism, plain and simple. They’re arguing that you should vote for a woman simply because she is a woman…. I could care less that [Hillary’s] a woman. I DO care about the fact she’s polarized the democratic party and has no chance of winning the general election in November. Posted By: Larry
daaaaang…
this is more drama than high school.
Pappas deserves all the criticism, and more. What a stupid, stupid press release. Kennedy isn’t required to support a woman, espeically Hillary. Hillary isn’t owed anything, and hasn’t earned much. I respected her a lot more about a year ago. Bill too.
Earth to old school politicans:
Your old road is
Rapidly agin’.
Please get out of the new one
If you can’t lend your hand
For the times they are a-changin’.
Is that Rosie O’Donnell in that circle, circle, circle photo?
LOL anonymous!
Ha Anon! That’s what I thought too!!
All I can think of is
BAAAAAAA BAAAAAAAA BAAAAAAAAA
You know, I do not support NOW, but I thought her article blasting Ted Kennedy was not only incorrect, but insulting and stupid. By the same reckoning, anyone who did not support Obama was turning their back on African Americans and the Civil Rights movement. That puts Ted Kennedy in a tight spot, doesn’t it? Her reasoning was simply insulting to all women. Clinton doesn’t need anyones support just because she’s a woman, nor does Obama need support just because he’s biracial. I think my generation understands that and I am proud of our involvement in this political race. It angers me that many leaders in my parents’ generation (though thankfully not my parents) our pulling us back into their paradigm. Bill Clinton’s comments about Jesse Jackson winning South Carolina in the ’80s hearken right back to this same thing for me. I thought that this Presidential race was what they were fighting for all along–for qualified candidates to run without sex or race bias. So basically, if the activists of the last generation can’t let it go, then get out of the way because my generation is ready to take this on. We’re living the Dream.
Hmmmmm…..
And all along I thought NOW was pro-choice? I was wrong. They are pro-believe everything I say and do what I want when I want with no questions asked choice.
See this is why we say pro-aborts. Most feminist who say they are for choice (not the feminist on here that I have seen – but the majority of the public faces) are actually only for choice when it comes to abortion and don’t want you to have a choice for anything else.
They don’t want women to have a choice to use a mid-wife. No choice when it comes to who to vote for. No choice in religion. No choice when it comes to holiday decorations……
How many more “choices” do they want us NOT to have?
Hmmmmm…..
And all along I thought NOW was pro-choice? I was wrong. They are pro-believe everything I say and do what I want when I want with no questions asked choice.
See this is why we say pro-aborts. Most feminist who say they are for choice (not the feminist on here that I have seen – but the majority of the public faces) are actually only for choice when it comes to abortion and don’t want you to have a choice for anything else.
They don’t want women to have a choice to use a mid-wife. No choice when it comes to who to vote for. No choice in religion. No choice when it comes to holiday decorations……
How many more “choices” do they want us NOT to have?
Posted by: valerie at January 30, 2008 8:30 PM
……………………………………………….
NOW is not a single entity. There are many voices involved. You are commenting on one single editorial voice and making sweeping judgments.
Could you explain how NOW has excluded, or even supported the exclusion of midwives from the birthing process?
NOW is the time for all good women to come to the aid of her party.
Truthseeker, Janet and Sandy…
Novena time. I don’t have your emails, so if you would email me I’ll fill you in…
Thanks
Samantha T., just for kicks you are welcome to join us too…let me know.
Politics….
That post by Wonk in the blog made me laugh out loud. If anyone has not yet seen the movie “Election”, I highly recommend it. It puts the Billary campaign in a whole new, hilarious light.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0126886/
Once you’ve seen the movie “Election”, watch this youtube video called “Hillary Clinton’s Inner Tracy Flick”. Spot-on.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rleUPHX8yfM
Is Pappas a plant for the FOX news channel?