Yesterday's news events say volumes about attitudes towards women. Note:
1. Three Republican senators expressed criticism of Susan Rice. They included Senator Kelly Ayotte of New Hampshire, in part to blunt any charges from the Democrats or the press that the Republicans were attacking women.
2. President Obama then attacked Senators McCain and Graham, but never mentioned Ayotte. Who is being sexist?
3. President Obama then defended Rice as if she were a little girl - not a senior administration spokesperson - who needed his protection against the big bad Republican men. Who is being sexist?
4. NPR reported this morning that McCain and Graham - not mentioning Ayotte - had criticized Rice, echoing Obama's charges. Is this objective reporting?
5. Nancy Pelosi announced her candidacy to be minority leader in the House surrounded only by women. Can you imagine the outcry from the press and Democrats if Boehner announce his candidacy surrounded only by men? What a double standard, and how hypocritical.
And it's the Democrats who claim the Republicans have a war on women?
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