Woman Who Made Clinton Cry Voted For Obama

Phoenix, I whole-heartedly agree with you.

This is because women in America have been told that our self-worth is dependent on two things: our physical appearance and whether or not we're in a relationship. It is a horribly patriarchical system over here, perpetuated by the popular media. We have talk-show hosts, authors of "self-help" books, advertisements showing women to be nothing but sexual objects, all trumpeting the same thing -- at the behest of the powerful corporate interests who really controls this country. Not to mention the churches who are chiding, cajoling and guilting women who don't conform to traditional gender roles. Sad to say, the traditionalist powers-that-be have figured out a way to retain patriarchy even after the feminist movement.

It's no wonder women have a hard time standing up for ourselves. But once we're aware of their bullshit, it becomes easier. Much easier.

While I don't feel sorry for Hillary for the choices she made, because after all, she made those bad choices, again and again, but when put in context, we see why. She was afraid of being alone. She's been brainwashed by our horribly sexist society on the idea that a woman is no good alone. I suspect that has a large part to do with why she didn't leave Bill. While I don't wish to put their marriage under a microscope, women everywhere will do well to remember that going along with the system doesn't work. It never has and never will.

It's time to stop letting society define our self-worth for us.

Marilynn,

As a woman, I can understand your feelings on betrayal. Unfortunately, a number of women stay with men who cheat on them, beat them, have children outside of the marriage and etc. I think it is a sad commentary about the women in America, but she represents a lot of them. We never know why they stay.

Appreciate your response.

I don't care if Clinton cries a river She is cold hearted power grabbing and a Republican to boot. I can't respect a woman that would stay with a man that cheated on her time after time and publicly humiliated her with it. I believe she stayed because she thought (rightly) it was her ladder to the White House.

The media does not focus on issues because they are aware that the public (we) are not interested in the issues. We are beginning to hold our candidates to the same scrutiny that we hold Britney Spears and Paris Hilton. How did they look? Are they someone we can have a beer with? Like the President of the USA is going to have a drink with us. Are those real tears or fake tears? I am sure that there is not one person on the panel that can make a big difference in four years. Our country is such a mess, that it is going to take four years for the new President to get adjusted. So we throw away the issues, and focus on fluff.

If it is sexist it appears to me to be in women's favor. If a man would have done that he would have zero chance of becoming president. It appears to me that it helped Her.

It just seems like Hillary Clinton can't win with our sexist media. If she shows grit instead of emotion, she's called an icy bitch. But if she shows emotion, then she's too weak to lead. (And I'm not even a Hillary voter!)

I wish once and for all, the mainstream media would focus on each candidate's issues and evaluate them, rather than sexist stereotypes. But that would be too intelligent. The corporate media couldn't handle that.

I have several issues with Hillary's platform, like Iraq war for example, but I'm tired of all the sexist crap that the media uses to judge her on. it's nothing but a distraction from the real issues with her.

I wouldn't care if she was an Ice Queen or Cry Baby if I believed her. I don't believe she is a Democrat. She thinks George H. W. Bush's NAFTA that Bill Clinton signed into law is okay. I guess her job hasn't been outsourced yet.

pfft...she doesn't even have a current.com account.

The real issue at hand I think is a pervading impression that this 'cry' was a calculated political move, which many see as fitting into her history of scripted, mechanized campaigns. Unlike Howard Dean's 'scream' (which I personally appreciated, and was a fluke anyhow), the question here should be whether it was all part of the Clinton machine.

I find that Hillary can not win for losing. When she is very professional and strong; her critics refer to her as the "Ice Queen". When she shows emotion; she is too weak to lead the country. Although I am for Obama, let's try to be fair.

Anyone but Hillary.

It was more of a whimper than a cry. And it was so contrived. Honestly who really cries about how great America is? The last time I cried about America was when Bush was re-elected. The time before that was during operation "Shock and Awe". I have never cried because of the opportunities America has given me. the Clintons are so fake.