Okay, so we lost
You all know that I am a die-hard Senator Clinton fan. I have loved her and supported her through campaign misteps and misstatements in large part because she offered us the first (and possibly only) opportunity to vote for a good person who was also a woman.
But now that is over. I keep hearing that there are many women who are sad and angry and ready to vote for Senator McCain. I keep hearing that women need a reason (besides the war and healthcare and Roe) to vote for Obama.
Okay, my feminist friends, here it is. Carol McCain.
Carol McCain is Senator McCain's first wife. She is the woman who waited for him while he was in Vietnam. She is the woman who had a tragic automobile accident while John was a prisoner of war and had to undergo losing much of her mobility, four inches of her height, and much of her "classic" beauty without his help. And then McCain returned from Vietnam and opted for the life of a playboy and a star without his faithful, and still beautiful wife. He later got a younger, prettier model--the wife we all are familiar with--Cindy McCain.
You all know I am a yellow dog democrat, and I was never likely to vote for a Republican as long as issues of public health, women's choice, and civil rights for gays and lesbians were still issues, but for you my friends, I offer yet another reason to vote for Senator Obama.
McCain's a dog.
And that's not fair to dogs.
Thank you, Hillary, for offering me the opportunity to vote for a woman I respect. Thank you for your service, your vision, your heart.
Now. On to the future.
But now that is over. I keep hearing that there are many women who are sad and angry and ready to vote for Senator McCain. I keep hearing that women need a reason (besides the war and healthcare and Roe) to vote for Obama.
Okay, my feminist friends, here it is. Carol McCain.
Carol McCain is Senator McCain's first wife. She is the woman who waited for him while he was in Vietnam. She is the woman who had a tragic automobile accident while John was a prisoner of war and had to undergo losing much of her mobility, four inches of her height, and much of her "classic" beauty without his help. And then McCain returned from Vietnam and opted for the life of a playboy and a star without his faithful, and still beautiful wife. He later got a younger, prettier model--the wife we all are familiar with--Cindy McCain.
You all know I am a yellow dog democrat, and I was never likely to vote for a Republican as long as issues of public health, women's choice, and civil rights for gays and lesbians were still issues, but for you my friends, I offer yet another reason to vote for Senator Obama.
McCain's a dog.
And that's not fair to dogs.
Thank you, Hillary, for offering me the opportunity to vote for a woman I respect. Thank you for your service, your vision, your heart.
Now. On to the future.
Comments
It's about time.
Senator Clinton is a strong and amazing woman. I don't think any future female presidential candidate (can you believe I can now write this?) will take as much sexist shit as she did. She took one for the team, and I thank her for that.
He had to go and get himself a trophy wife,he is proung that his children are serving in iran and agfganstan. in his latest commercials he is trying to portray him self as not a war monger.(that's a lie) He'g gonna keep the country safe,by how continueing the illigal war that bush started?
Sorry for the diatribe.
Missed you around here lately, I hope Gold's Gym hasn't claimed you completely. :P
That just makes me sad...
Ok.. that was perhaps the most tasteless thing I could say but I couldn't resist. Sorry.
Senator Clinton has a lot to be proud of. Democrats in general have a lot to be proud of. After so many years of apathy we actually have candidates that fire people up. Both have given us new hope for the future.
This was interesting news to me, but I have to agree with K. that Cindy McCain already gave me the heebee geebees.
Republicans and Family Values seems to have become quite the oxymoron.
Add to that the fact that even neofascist George Will says that a vote for McCain is a vote for war in Iran and McCain consistently votes against women's issues and agaist actual support for the troops while voting for their continued presence in a free-fire zone and... and...
I was a Kucinich guy but Obama will do me just fine, especially compared to anything the Republicans have to offer.
Frank - another yellow-dog Democrat
My mother was a yellow dog democrat, and I have never heard anyone else use the term. Cool.
My money was on HC as well but I have no problem backing Obama (for all it's worth, coming from a Swedish left-commi-pinko...)
He called his wife the c-word, people, and this was his TROPHY wife.