Friday, May 23, 2008

Media sexism a reason not to vote for Obama?

Ok, I have been reading about how the media and voters have been popularized by "Sexism" .

What did Hillary expect? She is a women and that is going to be a factor no matter what you want, with the media.

But one of the radio talk shows, "Rush" had a women on it that said she was a democrat and because of the "sexism" in this race by the media at large she will not vote or support Obama.

Why, what did Obama do? or not do?

He as been out right nice and supportive of Senator Clinton's run for the president in the way he refers to her.

The big complain this lady had was that in articles the media referred to Senator Clinton as Mrs. Clinton not Senator Clinton. I have noticed this as well, and in many cases felt the same as her in that it showed Senator Clinton disrespect. But the problem is that those same articles referred to Senator Obama as Mr. Obama 99% of the time. I felt it was showing him just as much disrespect as Senator Clinton.

So if this is your excuse for your grudge against the media, why are you not just as up set over them treating Senator Obama the same way?

The Obama campaign has used his name "Obama" by itself, I don't feel this is showing him disrespect. So I use it that way, and the Clinton Campaign has used the "Clinton" name in much the same way so I see no problem using it that way. No disrespect intended to either by using their last name by it's self.

The media isn't a liberal media it once was or many conservatives would like you to think it is, so why punish the Democratic Party if Senator Obama wins the nomination with the most votes, delegates and super-delegates?

You wouldn't want the Obama supporters to do it? You would campaign hard if Senator Clinton were to win the nomination, wanting and saying much the same as I am here that, they should vote for her.

So why do it yourselves?

I really don't think you are democrat's if you do. You are republican sympathisers that re-registered as Rush asked you to do, to support Senator Clinton, because the right wing conservatives believe McCain has a better chance winning the presidency running against her than Senator Obama.

You can reply to my blog or this post on the bulletin and say your are a democrat and have been one all your life, but if you hold Senator Obama responsible for the media sexism and plan to vote for McCain, then you are a liar! Either one of two ways, either you are lying about your vote for McCain or about being a life long member of the democratic party! One or the other.

Added 06/10/08

I attended a flag day celebration in one of the local small towns. As a democrat, and actively involved in the party, I asked what it was all about, this sexism aspect to blaming Obama? And I was very rudely told that we Obama supporters better not question Hillary supports why they are so upset or belittle them for their feelings of sexism, by a leading democrat locally that supported Hillary.

They were begrudgingly supporting Obama, because it is that important that a democrat end up in the white house. I responded I was only trying to understand, and we need to foster understanding, if we are going to come together as one party. The party representatives don't want to deal with these issues, they just want to go on to the November election and not stir up any problems, Hillary's supporters and Obama supports are to respect that. Problem is we can't work together if we don't have unity, and we can find unity if we have a group that is only supporting the democrat begrudgingly. The psychology of the problem demands we talk about it! Our wounds won't heal without talking about it.

In the earlier part of this blog, I referred to why they were so up set and how they saw the sexism, in referring to Senator Clinton as Mrs. Clinton. Ok, as I said, those same articles referred to Senator Obama as Mr. Obama, and I saw this as disrespectful towards him as the reference to Senator Clinton was to her. The problem is that the Hillary supports were outraged that Obama didn't speak out about this sexism or disrespect. But they themselves nor Hillay have spoken out about the dishonor/disrespect that was made towards Senator Obama in those same articles by calling him Mr. Obama.

The main point I get from them, is they have a right to be upset and Obama supports have no right. Well, I agree they have a right to be upset over what ever they want to get up set over, and so do Obama supports have the same right.

Another point that I left out earlier, was that many of those same articles that referred to Senator Clinton or Senator Obama as Mr. or Mrs. were authored or had partners that helped write them that were women. Many were conservative writers that are women. Were those women being sexist towards women as well?

So how would it of looked if Senator Obama came out and chastised the media for those articles for being sexist against women when many of them were written by women?

I'm not writing this to get Hillary supports up set, I'm writing this so if you read it, you can maybe see it from a different perspective.

My thoughts.
Charles

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