09 September 2008

Hillary vs. Sarah = "cat fight"?

This morning, the Boston Globe is featuring this headline:

On trail for Obama, Clinton avoiding Palin 'cat fight'

The article says that Hillary Clinton has been avoiding taking on Sarah Palin directly.

Two things about this are disturbing to me:

1. Why is it automatically called a "cat fight" if a woman is going to publicly disagree with another woman? When men do it, it's called "debating" or "challenging" one another.

2. Hillary Clinton didn't waste any time attacking Obama and her other rivals during the primary season. Why is she now going soft on Palin? Now, more than ever, we need Sen. Clinton's "attack dog" talents on our side. And we need Sen. Clinton to point out to her feminist supporters that voting for the wrong woman is much worse than voting for a man who has their best interests at heart.

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