Sorry that the Daily Dose hasn't lived up to its name, But hey thanks to the last two editions of Daily Dose, Hillary was able to win Texas, Ohio, and Rhode Island. I tell you, this is the power of the Creative Class (TM) at its finest. Daily Dose is of course too modest to take all the credit, and is sure that the efforts of those volunteers getting about 3 hours of sleep each night prior to the primaries had some little effect too.
So I decided to give it another shot. Lots of goodies here, follow me overleaf.
We start with the best endorsement of the campaign. From a 91-year old woman by the name of Jewell Hodges. The video came from the Texas Town Hall. Without further ado, here is the amazing video:
Doesn't that woman look and sound amazing? I can't believe she is 91 years old. Listen to how she speaks. So strong and so sharp. Bonus: see if you can spot Chelsea in the audience.
But just because all this makes it difficult to parse the double standard surrounding Senator Clinton's candidacy doesn't mean the double standard no longer exists, or shouldn't be acknowledged. There may be many reasons apart from her gender—past, positions, personality—that have led people to turn away. But there has also been an inescapable undercurrent of bias. It's summed up in the word "calculating," which is often used to describe the senator in as witchy a way possible. There is no male politico equivalent for "calculating," except perhaps "business as usual."
And here:
But Senator Clinton has not only had to prove she is strong enough to be commander in chief, she has had to prove she is soft enough to feel your pain. For a man in a position of leadership to be sure and sympathetic is a bonus; for a woman it's base line. When Michelle Obama talked of how she had taken to the campaign trail and left her two girls in the care of their grandmother it was seen as praiseworthy, a woman helping her husband realize his dreams. But if Michelle Obama were away from her children pursuing her own political ambitions, I can guarantee a spate of articles about whether that was bad for the kids.
Newsweek's cover story (Hear Her Roar! ) is also on Hillary, and further, appropriately on the International Day of Women, Newsweek devotes lots of space to Hillary's campaign and the press coverage of it, like here: Just Leave Your Mother Out of It. There is also an Interview with Hillary Clinton, in which she says:
We both have strong constituencies. I think my constituencies are broader and deeper and more likely to produce winning margins in the general election. But he also has obviously energized African- American voters, young voters, and we need to bring them together. We need to have a unified Democratic Party because we're going to win in November.
Last point: It seems like SNL has very little regard for our sensibilities.
I mean, what do they think they are doing putting funny stuff out about this election? Instead, they should get politicians to show up at Halloween as themselves, to prove that they are normal and comfortable in their own skin, not to mention have nothing to hide. Now, that would be laugh-out-loud funny. But making a spoof of Our Candidate?? I agree completely, guys. Any show that makes fun of The Candidate of People (defined as the people on dkos and Huffingtonpost) should be on the boycott list.
This brings me to Jane Austen, of whom I am a fan. If you get a chance, check out Jane Austen's Juvenilia. It's her best snark. There is this gem of a quote that perfectly matches the SNL Halloween (I am comfortable to dress as myself) skit. Here, we meet Charles Adams dressed as the Sun:
The Beams that darted from his Eyes were like those of that glorious Luminary, tho' infinitely superior. So strong were they that no one dared venture within half a mile of them; he had therefore the best part of the Room to himself, its size not amounting to more than 3 quarters of a mile in length and half a one in breadth. The Gentlemen at last finding the fierceness of his beams to be very inconvenient to the concourse by obliging them to croud together in one corner of the room, half shut his eyes by which means, the Company discovered him to be Charles Adams in his plain green Coat, without any Mask at all.
Feel free to add links and videos in the comments.
(Aside note: the author is a Canadian who should know better, but cannot cure him/herself of addiction to American News. The author frequently has pulled his/her hair out in frustration when seeing the treatment that competent, intelligent, caring candidates such as Al Gore and Hillary Clinton have received in the hands of American media.)
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