For example: I stopped by Gary’s place for a Mountain Dew and a few Cheetohs, but he was acting really douchey so I didn’t stay long.

Or another example: I just watched that guy on Fox & Friends, Steve Douchey, and now I have to scrub my brain.

Forgive me, my Queen. Perhaps if you explain it in small words for us relative dunces.

Maybe you are thrilled, borehole. Personally, I think I hear a whole shitload of misogyny from Dems, Repubs, and Independents. Mostly from the Republicans, but the other two groups do not seem to be immune by any means.

I’ll take a trip to China or Europe during election week. I’m in a key state, Colorado, which the Dems will have a hard time winning. It could go either way but is usually red, outside of the Denver metropolitan are, Pueblo, Boulder and Aspen. Obmama, if he is the nominee, needs us all here working for him. But if he steals these votes, all bets are off.

Hillary said she and McCain have more foreign policy experience than Obama, and between her and McCain, she’s the better choice. Also true.

So what?

I’ll gladly vote for her if she gets the nom. Iranian civilians take precedent over my ideals. But low-info voters need to stop telling me about the bigotry I harbor just because I happen to notice what an asshole she’s being.

Anne, I get what you’re saying…why have we waited so long to acknowledge an entire half of our population and let them be full participants in our society? I don’t want to harsh on you but I’ve gotta say: picking a woman because “it’s our time” is the single worst reason to choose a candidate.

And echoing some sentiments above, the coolest thing about this election is that we have such good choices. While I’m personally bugged by some of the tactics the Clinton campaign has chosen, I could happily pull the lever for either her or Obama.

I don’t think you should support Hillary because she “deserves” it somehow. I think you should support her if you think she’d make the best President. I’d certainly support that.

With that, I’ll stagger off into the night.

I don’t know, candy. We don’t have enough data points yet, but I have a feeling that judging by what’s happened to Hillary, any woman presidential candidate that comes along is going to be viewed as “that woman.” That jumped-up, cold, calculating, ambitious woman. Who does she think she is?

On this, Atheist, I hope we can all agree!

Also, thnx mch, Mickey, and others. Candy, I actually turned 17 a week after the 1972 election so I wasn’t old enough to vote then, but I was certainly old (& already cynical) enough to take notes. Sometimes, as Mikey will remind us, being able to remember what happened before last week is… overrated. On the other hand, if one insists on repeating the same mistakes over and over, one is liable to end up as, well, a Wingnut Welfare Wanker. Sure, it’s hella more remunerative, but we have all the good songs still have our self-respect.

Hey, I just read what’s on the bumper stickers.

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I’m also late to the party, but jus’ wanna say I appreciate the wise words of OB-GYN, Mikey, Anne Laurie, Candy, and any others that I may have overlooked in reading this fine thread.

And, yeah, Armando is a provocative asshole more interested in getting a rise out of others than in honestly engaging in a discussion. He’s about as far away from listening to what anybody else has to say as is possible.

What else, have I left anything out? Hmm, oh, yeah, if you’ll just indulge me in a wee bit o’ blog-whoring, I think my most recent piece is one of my best yet. If just three people click on that link, my weekly readership will increase by umpteen gazillion percent.

I’ll be hanging around to answer any questions. And please be sure to finish off the rest of those brownies – I’d rather not have to take them home.

Bill Clinton’s Direct Hedgehog Plasma Nog

Ingredients:
1 splash hedgehog plasma
6 teaspoons obese Bourbon whisky
1 fudgy Burgundy wine, noticeably salted
6 tablespoons admirable trout bowel, scrambled
1 gallon cocoa
3 splashes garlic

Or it could be because HER OWN CAMPAIGN SIGNS refer to her as “Hillary.”

http://www.demstore.com/cgi-local/SoftCart.exe/scstore/Clinton/yardsign.html?E+scstore

Maybe my perspective is different, since I have a Y chromosome, but it seems to me that Hillary’s progress — however far she goes from this point on — demonstrates that voters *are* willing to consider a woman candidate for president. Love her or hate her — and there doesn’t seem to be any ground in between — she is anything but a punchline.

And even though she is not my current preferred candidate — and even if every single thing Chris says about her is true and she also personally murdered Vince Foster — if she is the candidate in November, then by all the Magic Sky Fairies that do or do not exist, I swear I will vote for her over McCain.

Which only makes your welcome more beautiful.

Rock on…

mikey