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« The Deadweight Loss of Halloween | Main | Daylight Stubbornness Time » November 02, 2007Obama on Identity PoliticsWhile speaking at the uber-liberal Wellesley College, Hillary Clinton's alma mater, Clinton invoked victimhood and attempted to play on her unique femininity as a reason for women to vote for her: "In so many ways, this all-women's college prepared me to compete in the all-boys club of presidential politics." Barack Obama responds: "I am assuming and I hope that Sen. Clinton wants to be treated like everybody else. When we had a debate back in Iowa awhile back, we spent I think the first 15 minutes of the debate hitting me on various foreign policy issues. And I didn't come out and say: 'Look, I'm being hit on because I look different from the rest of the folks on the stage'. I assumed it was because there were real policy differences there, and I think that has to be the attitude that all of us take. We're not running for the president of the city council. We're running for the presidency of the United States."Clinton took a bit of a beating at the last debate, and as Reuters reports, Obama was quick to note her reaction: Obama noted on Friday that Clinton is widely viewed as a tough figure in national politics. Posted by Joshua Claybourn at November 2, 2007 09:29 AM CommentsI'm no Hillary defender, but to me, this reads like HRC was saying a polite and nice thing to her former school. Not unlike many of us are often willing to tell people what they want to hear in polite context. Whereas Mr. Obama continues to compete with glib soundbite politics. It is really frustrating that this is the way we elect people now. And it makes me kind of sad. Posted by: George W at November 2, 2007 10:17 AM | permalink So Sen. Obama calls Sen. Clinton on a vapid appeal to identity politics and the cult of victimization, which the Democratic Party would do well to dispense with, and you find it kind of sad? In a better world, Sen. Obama would get the nomination and win the presidency. Alas, this is not that world. Posted by: Chuck at November 3, 2007 04:31 PM | permalink Post a comment |
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