Joel Connelly, the contumelious liberal columnist for the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, writes today: "Sexism's alive and well on the right". Among his "examples":
the far-right Soundpolitics.com Web site directing ceaseless, often personal nastiness at Gov. [sic] Chris Gregoire.How pathetically baseless. We criticize Mrs. Gregoire for her public acts as the occupant (under dubious circumstances) of the state's most powerful office. It's no more personal than Connelly's (inapt) characterization of our blog as "far-right". We post similarly tough criticism of other deserving politicians, most of them men. Dissent is patriotic, is it not?
Connelly's "insights" are frequently this painfully far off the mark. At the risk of being accused of harboring prejudice against men with moustaches but not beards, I'll aver that Connelly is simply not very good at his job.
Posted by Stefan Sharkansky at January 22, 2007 04:20 PM | Email ThisI think if Rossi had won you'd be acknowledging his incredible accomplishments and not make cheap jokes at his expense. You would all sit around and blame the Democratic congress for not implementing Rossi's tax cuts or mandatory Creationism teachings. Even if his poll numbers we're as low as Dubya's you'd be singing his praises from the rooftops.
You flatter yourself by saying "We criticize Mrs. Gregoire for her public acts as the occupant (under dubious circumstances) of the state's most powerful office." When clearly theres a double standard.
Forget it, Connelly. It's not that easy and no one's buying it. I very much enjoyed having Jennifer Dunn as my congressperson. Would love to have her still representing me. Is that sexist, too?
Posted by: Michele on January 22, 2007 04:26 PMIsn't that sexism, too? I defend my right to comment on a woman's looks. Ditto on the man's looks for those so inclined. Didn't we have choice comments on Mike 'Che' Lowry?
Joel belongs in the unisex and spiritless crowd.
Stefan, you have taken some shots at some using photoshopped pictures, but you did it to counteract something the Connelly crowd had done to a R.
That remark by Boxer was condescending and an attempt to belittle Rice. Boxer had kids, so she is superior? Come on Joel, you have to do better than that and you should know better. Shame, shame on you!!!!
Posted by: swatter on January 22, 2007 04:27 PMone's character and ACTIONS and VOTING RECORDS will separate the chaff from the grain. simple. but scary to the left.
they want a cushy gray area in everything. except forcing (through government fiat) YOU to accept THEIR views. example? diversity "training" and "inclusion" concepts that work to point out more differences than actually promote assimilation, teamwork & REAL state/community/national unity.
Posted by: jimmie-howya-doin on January 22, 2007 04:33 PMNo. If I put forward that complaint, I'd find myself in remedial civics trying to understand the difference between the state and federal government.
Posted by: jimg on January 22, 2007 04:38 PMI wonder if he would take umbrage if I called him a "far left winger".
I suspect he would.
Posted by: Bill Cruchon on January 22, 2007 04:50 PMHe also shows his economic ignorance, otherwise he wouldn't be cheering about the minimum wage hike and reducing tax breaks for big oil. He conveniently leaves out the fact that the AFSCME alone contributes more to the DemocRats than big oil does to the Conservatives. And I didn't see how this related to sexism.
If he wants a real example of shoddy treatment by the press, he should go back and look at how the mainstream media reacted to Condi's appointment and then compare that to their a##kissing coverage of Pelosi as Speaker.
He also overlooks Pelosi's lack of leadership skills. She must have attended that same leadership class as Gregoire. Pelosi made several missteps right off the bat and yes, it was a "catfight" between her and Harman. Harman didn't think it was real smart for an impeached, disgraced judge to head the intelligence committee. Pelosi tried using her position as a bully pulpit and failed, something else Connelly glosses over.
The column is the typical liberal whinefest written by one who is distraught that his "heroes" are taken to task for their actions. He never really does give examples of true sexism. Maybe he doesn't understand the concept.
And finally, Connelly is further proof that reading comprehension skills are no longer being taught in the schools otherwise he wouldn't have written that silly bit about SoundPolitics. The good thing is that he gives the site free advertising and for the few conservatives who still peruse the PI, they may rejoice in knowing there are alternatives to the bird cage liner that lands on their doorstep each morning.
It's not about Sound Politics, it's about Joel Connelly struggling against himself.
Posted by: Jeff B. on January 22, 2007 05:49 PMOn the other hand, most men look better with a beard. Certainly more masculine, which is in short supply in these days of emasculated "metronatural" "men".....
Posted by: H Moul on January 22, 2007 06:17 PMAnd the T.J. Maxx pantsuit reference? What's that about?
I don't care if these are anti-lesbian, anti-woman or even anti-T.J.Maxx insults... I'm just trying to keep up.
Januray 19, 2007
Gov. Christine Gregoire, however, said enough was enough. She ordered an end to the discussion. Either the state will build a cheaper elevated replacement for the Alaskan Way Viaduct, or more than $2 billion in state aid would be shifted to the equally needy Highway 520 floating bridge.
http://archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/texis.cgi/web/vortex/display?slug=tunnelcapacity19m&date=20070119&query=Christine+Gregoire
Januray 22, 2007
Gregoire gives tunnel option for viaduct a chance
http://archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/texis.cgi/web/vortex/display?slug=webviaduct22&date=20070122&query=Christine+Gregoire
Posted by: rob on January 22, 2007 07:09 PMPosted by: Smokie on January 22, 2007 07:36 PM
And if one of the Bush women, or how about Chelsea Clinton went to the war zone? How many secret service people would that take to protect them? Come on Babs, think before spewing the company line.
Posted by: swatter on January 23, 2007 06:57 AMHaving said that, I think that making a point of calling Gregoire "Mrs." at every turn gives Joel some grist to fuel his fevered musings. So maybe Stefan should tone that stuff down.
Posted by: DJ on January 23, 2007 08:36 AMAnd you act like this is a bad thing. If Rossi were to put forward a responsible budget - say, one that doesn't include $4 BILLION in new spending - and that budget included tax cuts ... and the Democrats in the Legislature didn't implement them, then, yes, I would sit around and blame the Democrats for not passing tax cuts.
Again, this is a bad thing why? Or are only Democrats allowed to complain about the actions and policies of the other party?
Posted by: jimg on January 23, 2007 11:12 AMThis isn't directed at the author, especially in this case, but I'd rather see this phrase put to pasture.
It smacks of 'Weakness is Strength' and other Orwellian maxims.
The fact is, well-reasoned dissent, expressed with a respect for the institutions and traditions we hold dear, is patriotic.
What passes for dissent on the left is something other than patriotic. I believe that if you disagree with something, you at least owe it to yourself to try and propose an alternative besides 'make it stop' or 'it doesn't feel right and I really can't put my finger on why.'
Dissent implies that some sort of thought went into a position, and the position is supported by AT LEAST logic, if not fact.
Today, dissent consists of 'Keith Olberman says we are losing in Iraq so let's leave.'
My idea of dissent is, "If Iran and Syria are fueling the insurgency, then its time to cut that line of support at a point somewhere before you reach the border of Iraq, and not after that support has crossed."
Posted by: MDK on January 23, 2007 08:59 PMAnd who was it our 1996 governer's race that branded Ellen Craswell as a "religious fanatic" when she regarded herself as a christian?
Who was it that printed rascist, bigoted and sexist cartoons about Condi Rice?
Why stop at sexism? Who was it that branded Michael Steele, Alan Keyes, and Colin powel as less than african-american only because they considered themselves conservative?
Again and again, the party of tolerance proves themselves to be anything but tolerat... unless you hold their view of the world.
Posted by: Ken on January 24, 2007 11:31 AM