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"How do we beat that bitch?"
Daily Kos — Funny seeing the GOP concern trolls worrying about poor Hillary's feelings, when their tune was so different in the primary: Calling Hillary a "bitch"? Hilarious! ...

Fiorina: McCain Has Always Shown ‘Respect’ Towards Hillary Clinton And All Women
Think Progress — In recent weeks, Sen. John McCain’s (R-AZ) campaign has showered praise on Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY), in an effort to court female voters. Yesterday, Carly Fiorina said, “Hillary Clinton was not respected to the extent she had earned,” adding, “John McCain has long honored and respected Hillary Clinton.” Interviewed on Fox News after Clinton’s speech last night, Fiorina said Clinton had been “dissed in the way that she was treated” and that McCain knows that women “expect to be respected”: FIORINA: Women do feel that Hillary Clinton was dissed. Women ...

No wonder John McCain likes Sarah Palin
Brilliant at Breakfast — She's a mean-spirited, nasty piece of work -- just like him. From the Anchorage Daily News, January 27, 2008: The governor's appearance on KWHL's "The Bob and Mark Show" last week is plain and simple one of the most unprofessional, childish and inexcusable performances I've ever seen from a politician. Anchorage DJ Bob Lester unleashed a vicious, mean-spirited, poisonous attack on Senate President Lyda Green last week while our governor was live on the air with him. When we played the tape on my show the day after it happened, we received 130 calls. Even some Palinbots were disgusted. [snip] Early on in the ...

What About The Vice-President's Temperament?
Daily Kos — John McCain apparently wanted to have a mini-me be a 72-year-old heartbeat away from the presidency.  We all recall this exchange which revealed the true nature of John McCain's character: UNIDENTIFIED WOMAN: How do we beat the bitch? (Laughter)    Mccain: May I give the translation? (Laughter) That’s an excellent question. Via commenter Fro, we learn that it's no surprise then that McCain would pick someone who has exhibited similar disregard for human decency. Here's Palin, former mayor of Wasilla, Alaska, showing off ...

Sarah Palin, Feminist
Matthew Yglesias — All the women I know think it’s hilarious to express your political disagreements with female legislators by using the term “bitch” and mocking their physical appearance: At least we see why McCain likes her so much. ...

Palin Laughs at Cancer-Surviving Senator being called a "Cancer"; Green: Palin 'Not Qualified to be Governor'
Informed Comment — She could have insisted these male shock jocks be civil or defended another woman politician, Lyda Green, from being dismissed with an expletive. GOP VP pick Sarah Palin laughs at cancer surviving senator being called a "bitch" The Republican head of the Alaskan Senate, Green reacted this way to John McCain picking Palin as his running mate: ' State Senate President Lyda Green said she thought it was a joke when someone called her at 6 a.m. to give her the news. "She's not prepared to be governor. How can she be prepared to be vice president or president?" said ...

Fiorina: ‘I Do Not Think That The Republican Party Subjected Hillary Clinton To Sexism’
Think Progress — Over the last few days, conservatives have been blasting criticisms of Gov. Sarah Palin (R-AK) as sexist. Today in a Wall Street Journal op-ed, McCain campaign adviser Nancy Pfotenhauer wrote an op-ed titled, “Ignore the Chauvinists. Palin Has Real Experience.” In an interview with NBC yesterday, First Lady Laura Bush said that she wonders “if we aren’t already seeing a little bit” of sexism directed toward Palin. McCain campaign adviser Carly Fiorina said that “American women…will not tolerate sexist treatment” of Palin. Apparently, this sexism is being perpetrated solely by ...

BlondeSense — From MSNBC this evening: The Republican Bullshit Machine is claiming that the media and especially the blogs have been too sexist toward poor Sarah. Possibly they forgot this:

GOP on Sexism: Why is Chelsea So Ugly?
The Latest on Air America — Last week during the Republican National Convention, I attended a press conference held by Republican women influentials who wanted to defend Governor Palin s executive experience. The main argument: the media is sexist. Never mind her flip-flops ...

Sexist?
Classical Values — Sexist? In an editorial titled " Can You Say 'Sexist'? ", Newsweek's Anna Quindlen brings up an incident from November of last year in an attempt to prove that McCain endorses calling women "bitches." John McCain has been no advocate for women; when asked during the primaries, on the subject of Senator Clinton, "How do we beat the bitch?" he responded, "Excellent question." (Note to the GOP: that IS sexist.) OK, it is certainly rude to call any woman a bitch, just as it is rude to call a man a bastard or an asshole or a prick. (There are worse terms for both sexes, but I'll try to avoid George Carlin's seven words, not because I'm a priggish moralist, but ...

Palin Zings Obama for Not Picking Hillary
Political Punch — Palin on Whether She Ever Tried to Ban Books: 'It's an Old Wives' Tale' | Main Palin Zings Obama for Not Picking Hillary September 12, 2008 8:18 PM Are there smiles in Chappaqua tonight? Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin had a little riff on how Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., must be having second-thoughts about not picking Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-NY, as his running mate."I think he's regretting not picking her now, I do," Palin told Charlie Gibson tonight on World News with Charles Gibson. "What, what determination, and grit, and even grace through some tough shots that were fired her way -- she handled those well." In response, the Obama campaign sent out a ...

Sarah Palin second-guesses Barack Obama on his VP pick
Top of the Ticket — They may be competing for the same job, but Sarah Palin and Joe Biden have found something to agree on: Barack Obama would have been wise to settle on Hillary Clinton as his vice presidential choice. Palin offered her view as part of the Q & A sessions she did with ABC's Charlie Gibson that the network strung out over the last two days (for her previous comments, see here and here). In the concluding clip played this evening on the "World News" program, Gibson (a slight smile at play on his ...