It’s primary day in New Hampshire (UPDATE 11: ANXIOUSLY AWAITING GLORIA STEINEM’S REACTION)
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Uber-feminista Gloria Steinem writes in today’s NYT that sexism is why women like Hillary are “never the frontrunners” in presidential races – apparently ignoring the fact that up until the last couple of weeks, Hillary had been the longstanding national frontrunner, and leading in the Iowa polls.
Scripted or genuine? Here’s the story, via Ben Smith at The Politico:
With Senator Obama now being he clear frontrunner for the Democratic nomination for president, and talk of Hillary dropping out of the race blazes across the blogosphere, now more than ever the junior Senator from Illinois deserves intense scrutiny.
Lots of reax around the blogosphere to tonight’s debate, broadcast on Fox – the last one before New Hamphsire.
ST reader NC Cop mentioned this in the comments this weekend, and I’ve just now seen the transcript where Obama made this unbelievably stupid assertion at last night’s Dem debate in New Hampshire (emphasis added):