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The witch ain't dead, and Chris Matthews is a ding-dong
The glee with which Matthews and other angry male pundits prematurely danced on Hillary's grave made me -- for one night only -- a Clinton supporter.
By Rebecca Traister [2008-01-09]

  • Sigh, yeah

    I have had all the same obersvations and disgust about the smarmy boys club of the punditry class -- and that includes the women who smugly chuckle alongside the boys. Remember Tucker with his Hillary nutcracker? I wanted to use that thing as a vice around his bloated little head.

    But for me, I guess I look at it like, the enemy of your enemy is not your friend. translation: even though it was gross watching the pundits' giddiness over Hillary's Iowa defeat, it didn't make me feel sympathetic toward her. She plays the game. She'd do anything to win. She's really no better than them.

    And the pundits aren't JUST mysogynistic; they're sort of equal opportunity smug and condescending. Remember Bill Bennet saying that Obama will "teach the black community how to act."

    -- ManyMusings
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    Wednesday, January 9, 2008 11:45 AM
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