White Women Take the Gloves Off

The woman who shouted "McCain in '08" at the Democratic rules committee was speaking for a multitude. After mounting for months, female anger over the choreographed dumping on Hillary Clinton and her supporters has exploded -- and party loyalty be damned. That the women are beginning to have a good time is an especially bad sign for Barack Obama's campaign.

"Obama will NOT get my vote, and one step more," Ellen Thorp, a 59-year-old flight ... Full Story »

Posted by Barry Grossheim
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Subjects: U.S., Politics
Topics: Presidential Election 2008
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Posted by: Posted by Barry Grossheim - Jun 3, 2008 - 8:25 AM PDT
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Barry Grossheim
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by Barry Grossheim - Oct. 1, 2008

Even as Obama is poised to claim victory this author says there is a massive insurrection of white women brewing.

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Lee Beckom
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by Lee Beckom - Oct. 1, 2008

Too anecdotal. What about Hillary's misspoken remarks about Obama?

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Eu Lupu
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by Eu Lupu - Oct. 1, 2008

I am not exactly sure who's the "multitude" of white women without gloves that Froma writes about, but I am sure that she doesn't speak for Peggy Agar, the Detroit reporter that got the "Hold on a second, sweetie" answer from Obama. Not only that he apologized but he kept his word and gave her the interview. Peggy said that she has no problems with "sweetie" why you Froma??

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James edmonds
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by James edmonds - Oct. 1, 2008

This is the worst kind of journalism. One must assume that the media and Obama are being sexist towards Hillary, when most evidence and all the facts say otherwise. Latest numbers CNN used showed 70% positive for Obama and 72% positive for Clinton. The truth is Clinton played the sexist card in a desparate attempt to ruin Obama for Nov. show she can run again in 2012. The % difference in both race and gender voting is a result of Clinton's Republican style "divide and conquer " brand of politics.

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