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Bonnie Erbe writes a blog over at U.S News & World Report and, judging by her ongoing Clinton coverage, she's a pretty big fan of Hillary Clinton.

That doesn't, however, lead to the most timely or persuasive writing. A case in point is today's post, "The Treatment of Hillary Clinton Shows Sexism Pervades Society." One assumes that a piece with a title like that and published the day after Hillary Clinton's confirmation hearing would be about the sexism she faced at the hearing. Unfortunately for Erbe, Clinton didn't exactly face rampant sexism and, instead, emerged triumphant and well on her path to confirmation.

So, instead, the piece is just a re-hash of the primary's Oppression Olympics, in which white men are castigated for being less racist than sexist (I'm sure some inadequate black males might disagree) and women who don't toe the political line (by which I assume Erbe means, "didn't vote for Hillary in the primary") are to blame for perpetuating sexism -- which, again, is more pervasive than racism in this country.

I mean, I'm all for being obsessed with Hillary, obviously, but it seems like some deep breaths -- and some new examples -- are in order here. 

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STILL4HILL

12:05 AM ET

January 15, 2009

Maybe Erbe thinks it's still

Maybe Erbe thinks it's still 2008?

 

LIBERTY BELLE FOR HILL

3:35 AM ET

January 21, 2009

How about the fact of her nomination being delayed by man?

Granted, I have not read Ms. Erbe's piece, and yet...

Actually, I've heard a lot of Main Stream Media sexist crud around her confirmation in the last few weeks that I hoped would be left behind now that Hillary is slated to be in Obama's Cabinet. Also for this year, 2009, how about the fact of one man holding up HRC's nomination?

I give Bonnie Erbe a lot of credit for being one of the few surviving journalist to raise the issue of sexism and misogyny long before the end of the primaries (and afterward). Perhaps that means I'd cut her some slack, too. Her show, "To the Contrary" (on our local PBS affiliate on Sunday mornings) has a lively, diverse group or women - and she keeps it civil! It's not "The View" (thank God).

 

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