Having read the Lexington Paper for many years I was at first surprised to read what appeared to be a relatively fair comment on the efforts of McConnell and Grimes to "woo" women voters. The paper began with a hard look at Grimes' and ended with a warning for McConnell. But on further analysis it turns out that they were really only up to their old tricks.
On the surface their comment might appear to be an attempt to warn Grimes that she could be making a huge mistake by whining about the "Obama Girl" photo I posted a few days ago.
In early September 2008, just days after Republican presidential nominee John McCain announced then-Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his running mate, a group of high-profile GOP women called a news conference at the Republican National Convention in Minneapolis-St. Paul.
Carly Fiorina and U.S. Rep. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., ripped into the assembled media for their sexist approach toward Palin...
America had its say, and Palin built a strong and loyal following. But on Nov. 4, 2008, exit polls showed that 60 percent of voters said Palin was not qualified to be president if the need arose.
Like Palin, Grimes has a lot of work to do to satisfy voters' questions about where she stands on the issues.
Last week, Grimes and her Democratic supporters expressed outrage after the National Republican Senatorial Committee promoted a picture of Grimes' head on the body of Amber Lee Ettinger, the so-called "Obama girl."
It's up to individual women to decide whether they were offended, but how much stronger would her hand have been had she been a forceful voice this summer when state Rep. John Arnold, D-Sturgis, was accused of sexually harassing three women staffers?
The GOP counter-attack persisted through the election.[Kentucky.com]
Okay, so they didn't give me direct credit for raising that issue in the first place by my series of posts on Grimes, but that's okay, at least they made my points, again.
After this tepid warning to Grimes they went on next to warn Mitch that he better watch his peezencues.
In Hillary Clinton's 2000 New York State Senate run, [Rick] Lazio, a Republican, walked from his podium to Clinton's, demanding that she sign a pledge against using so-called soft money in the campaign.
The Clinton campaign had been preparing the soil for a while, and it was ready to use the incident to turn Lazio's claims of strength into a charge of bullying. When he stepped away from his podium, Lazio might as well have stepped out of the race. The media and the campaign seized on the move as an example of his bullying, aggressive demeanor.
If McConnell takes one step in that direction, he is likely to find a backlash he has not seen before. Folks who decry and debate double standards, as McConnell's campaign did last week, usually have plenty of time to make their points after they've lost in November. [Kentucky.com]
While the warning to Mitch might sound a bit like fair play in reality they have taken a stand in favor of the successful use of fake outrage by Hillary and warned Mitch that in the future they will likely side with Alison and her use of the democratic playbook tactic of "-ism" politics.
Barack Obama was able to shame his critics by accusing them of "racism". This year, and moving into 2016, women democrats are trying to play the same game only this time with charges of "sexism."
The Lexington publication didn't come right out and say it, but when using the examples of two prominent women, Sarah Palin and Hillary Clinton, they seem to have endorsed Hillary's success at "ism" politics and denounced Sarah's attempts to call out critics who have lampooned her unmercifully in much more offensive ways than walking across a stage and asking politely for a signature.
Sure, the editorial looks fair on the surface, but in the end, and once again, the LHL is the one applying a double standard.
Of course the Tea Party and Republicans would support the dumbest woman Sarah Palin. She has the least knowledge of the USA and the world. She runs her mouth full of LIES. This woman is just a Republican HO. Helping to defeat the Republicans
Posted by: Sammy750 | December 08, 2013 at 08:35 PM