Rick Perry Takes First Sexist Punch at Hillary Clinton

Rick Perry, as we all know by now, is running for President again. His newest campaign ad doesn’t focus on his “tested leadership” and “proven results,” or on his new intentions to run a “show me, don’t tell me” campaign. Instead, it focuses on a Democrat who hasn’t even won the nomination yet: Hillary Clinton.

The ad features a bizarre cartoon of Clinton showing up to a movie theater and laughing through the “Previews of Coming Attractions,” which are a reel of video and audio clips of the former Secretary of State. It highlights the predictable slideshow of issues that have dominated conservative coverage of Clinton since her last campaign: her comments about Benghazi, the questions about her personal email server, among others. Throughout the montage, cartoon Clinton laughs in her seat.

If you’re thinking this feels like a throwback, you’re right. Clinton’s laughter was one of the multitude of things Republicans and the media focused on during her last campaign – instead of her policy positions or credentials. Her laugh was right up there with her hair, her choice of clothing, her age, and her cleavage.

Sexism is nothing new when it comes to the coverage and treatment of Clinton as a candidate. With this campaign ad, Perry is reaching to stoke the same fire that the media relied on in 2008 to discredit and invalidate Clinton as a candidate. Not because of her policy platforms, but because of a laugh that is simply unpresidential.

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