Gloria Steinem rips McCain's POW experience

[Lauri]

AUSTIN, Texas—Feminist icon Gloria Steinem took to the stump on Hillary Clinton’s behalf here last night and quickly proved that she has lost none of her taste for provocation.

From the stage, the 73-year-old seemed to denigrate the importance of John McCain’s time as a prisoner of war in Vietnam. In an interview with the Observer afterward, she suggested that Barack Obama benefits—and Clinton suffers—because Americans view racism more seriously than sexism.

Steinem also told the crowd that one reason to back Clinton was because “she actually enjoys conflict.”

And she claimed that if Clinton’s experience as First Lady were taken seriously in relation to her White House bid, people might “finally admit that, say, being a secretary is the best way to learn your boss’s job and take it over.”

Steinem raised McCain’s Vietnam imprisonment as she sought to highlight an alleged gender-based media bias against Clinton.

“Suppose John McCain had been Joan McCain and Joan McCain had got captured, shot down and been a POW for eight years. [The media would ask], ‘What did you do wrong to get captured? What terrible things did you do while you were there as a captive for eight years?’” Steinem said, to laughter from the audience.

McCain was, in fact, a prisoner of war for around five-and-a-half years, during which time he was tortured repeatedly. Referring to his time in captivity, Steinem said with bewilderment, “I mean, hello? This is supposed to be a qualification to be president? I don’t think so.”

Steinem’s broader argument was that the media and the political world are too admiring of militarism in all its guises.

“I am so grateful that she [Clinton] hasn’t been trained to kill anybody. And she probably didn’t even play war games as a kid. It’s a great relief from Bush in his jump suit and from Kerry saluting.”

To the Observer, Steinem insisted that “from George Washington to Jack Kennedy and PT-109 we have behaved as if killing people is a qualification for ruling people.”

at the end of the piece ... Clinton had to clean up the mess.

UPDATE: The Clinton campaign sends over the following statement from Howard Wolfson: "Senator Clinton has repeatedly praised Senator McCain's courage and service to our country. These comments certainly do not represent her thinking in any way. Senator Clinton intends to have a respectful debate with Senator McCain on the issues."

517 comments

the rest of Steinem's idiotic comments can be found here http://www.observer.com/2008/stumping-clinton-steinem-says-mccains-p-o-w-cred-overrated

[Lauri]

the comments arent working as of right now ... i'm wondering what people said.

517 is a lot of responses for any one article.. 

[NHSparky]

Jesus, the wrinkled old bitter liberal hags get more hateful and irrelevant with each passing day.

[Chris_]

Jesus, the wrinkled old bitter liberal hags get more hateful and irrelevant with each passing day.

I didn't even know that ball-busting man hating shrew was still alive.

[Lauri]

Jesus, the wrinkled old bitter liberal hags get more hateful and irrelevant with each passing day.

I didn't even know that ball-busting man hating shrew was still alive.

oh she's alive alright.. and a few years back, actually admitted in some article that she was rather sad she had never had children and experienced that. because, now that she was older, she thought family might be of some use and comfort. 

[Chris_]

Jesus, the wrinkled old bitter liberal hags get more hateful and irrelevant with each passing day.

I didn't even know that ball-busting man hating shrew was still alive.

oh she's alive alright.. and a few years back, actually admitted in some article that she was rather sad she had never had children and experienced that. because, now that she was older, she thought family might be of some use and comfort.  :whatever:

Like a chair or a sofa. That sums up liberals' perspective of Family -- what does it do for MEEEEEEEEE??

[DixieBelle]

Well she threw Lewinsky under the bus and blamed her for the whole sordid affair. What a vile woman. She'll die alone and bitter I see.

[Miss Mia]

Gloria Steinem is a bitch and retarded, as I said in the other tread on this.

[RedTail]

Well she threw Lewinsky under the bus and blamed her for the whole sordid affair. What a vile woman. She'll die alone and bitter I see.

Well, she'll die with some serious $$. . .she who is credited (Wrongly) that "a woman needs a man like a fish needs a bicycle", married Christian Bale's dad; a freakin' wealthy fellow in his own right.

To her credit, it was "till death do us part". . .Three years later.

Maybe she'll find another rich codger to keep her company in her waning days.

*TKay*

[THA HOUSTON PIMP IS IN DA HOUZ!]

Hey Gloria:   

[DixieBelle]

Well she threw Lewinsky under the bus and blamed her for the whole sordid affair. What a vile woman. She'll die alone and bitter I see.

Well, she'll die with some serious $$. . .she who is credited (Wrongly) that "a woman needs a man like a fish needs a bicycle", married Christian Bale's dad; a freakin' wealthy fellow in his own right.

To her credit, it was "till death do us part". . .Three years later.

Maybe she'll find another rich codger to keep her company in her waning days.

*TKay*

Ugh. Maybe she can shack up with Hanoi Jane. They can sit back and talk about the good ole days. *eyeroll*