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Mon Apr 13, 2015, 03:23 PM Apr 2015

Hillary's campaign announcement's unmasked bigotry, sexism, and ugliness of her republican opponents

Media Matters ?@mmfa 5h5 hours ago
From sexism to implications of communism: right-wing media are fuming at Hillary Clinton's campaign for president: http://mm4a.org/1IXnWIZ


Right-Wing Media Spend the Day Unleashing Vitriolic Attacks

Erickson Takes Shot At Clinton's Age. Referencing Clinton's supposedly-delayed campaign announcement, Erickson tweeted: "Maybe Bill forgot to plug in Hillary's jazzy scooter last night," referring to a mobility scooter often used by the elderly. [Twitter, 4/12/15]

Maybe Bill forgot to plug in Hillary's jazzy scooter last night.
-- Erick Erickson (@EWErickson) April 12, 2015


Drudge Hypes New York Post Front Page: "Oh Hill No!" The front page of the Drudge Report featured a picture of the New York Post's April 12 front page, featuring an unflattering picture of Clinton and the words "Oh Hill No!" The column, from the Post's Michael Goodwin, described Clinton as "an aging hoofer trying to keep up with the kids."

NRO's Kevin Williamson Tweets Picture Of Chinese Communist Party Meeting. National Review correspondent Kevin Williamson tweeted a picture from a Chinese Communist Party gathering, saying, "Pretty sure these guys are more than #ReadyForHillary." [Twitter, 4/12/15]

Pretty sure these guys are more than #ReadyForHillary. pic.twitter.com/kFQgiowxCL
-- Kevin D. Williamson (@KevinNR) April 12, 2015


Free Beacon Reporter: Clinton Was Late Because She's A Woman. The Washington Free Beacon's Bill McMorris referenced the supposedly delayed campaign announcement, tweeting: "Hillary shatters gender stereotypes by being 2 hours late because 'she was getting ready.'" [Twitter, 4/12/15]

Hillary shatters gender stereotypes by being 2 hours late because "she was getting ready"
-- F. Bill McMorris (@FBillMcMorris) April 12, 2015


Media Research Center's Dan Gainor: Announcement Video Featured "Diversity Bullshit." Dan Gainor, of the Media Research Center, tweeted that Clinton's announcement video was "classic SJW [social justice warrior] diversity bullshit." [Twitter.com, 4/12/15]

Hillary video is classic SJW diversity bullshit.
-- Dan Gainor (@dangainor) April 12, 2015



read: http://mediamatters.org/research/2015/04/12/right-wing-media-lash-out-in-response-to-hillar/203252
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Hillary's campaign announcement's unmasked bigotry, sexism, and ugliness of her republican opponents (Original Post) bigtree Apr 2015 OP
Keep on pissing off safeinOhio Apr 2015 #1
Obviously this Michael Goodwin is a sexist pig. There was a time when that kind of verbiage would still_one Apr 2015 #2
Please keep it up dimwits, then she will get 100% of the female vote leftofcool Apr 2015 #3

safeinOhio

(32,736 posts)
1. Keep on pissing off
Mon Apr 13, 2015, 03:30 PM
Apr 2015

women and older people. A landslide would be nice, you know the people spoke for the next 4 years.

still_one

(92,454 posts)
2. Obviously this Michael Goodwin is a sexist pig. There was a time when that kind of verbiage would
Mon Apr 13, 2015, 03:36 PM
Apr 2015

NOT be tolerated by a so-called reporter, journalist, editorialist. They would be fired on the spot.

The New York Post is a rag though, and they really do not merit being called a news publications. Frankly, when they misidentified the Boston bombing suspects they should of had the hell sued out of them

http://theweek.com/articles/465326/ny-post-under-fire-misidentifying-boston-bombing-suspects

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