They just don’t get it. Mainstream media have thrown everything but the kitchen sink at Republican senatorial candidates Linda McMahon in Connecticut and Christine O’Donnell in Delaware…and still, each is making a race of it in deep blue states. It’s enough to make grown journalists cry.
And they do, loud and often. Mainstream journalists are experiencing a dramatic
disconnect as voters shrug off their screams of “loon” (Washington Post) and
“seedy” (New York Times), two of the more polite descriptions applied by mainstream
media to these two Republican women. Why isn’t anyone listening? Watching this, American Thinker titled a blog item about the psychological state of the media mockers: “Bewitched, Bothered, and Bewildered.”
Good idea. Call them McMahon Muddled and O’Donnell Dumb. One after another, elite
journalists have taken to singing the refrain from the Rogers and Hart showtune from which
the blog headline is derived. This new class of Republican women have turned New York
Times, network, and Washington Post commentators into “simpering, whimpering child[ren]“
who hope these candidacies are “simply a bad dream.” They clearly yearn for the good old
days when men were men, politicians were corrupt, and women were content to be brainless
sexual objects and/or left-wing scolds.
McMahon and O’Donnell are different candidates with varying strengths who have come from behind to threaten insiders of both parties. McMahon has the best chance, with the current Real Clear Politics average moving her within 4% of her Democrat opponent. The latest Rasmussen polls show that McMahon “has almost closed the gap on a race that Democrats at one time thought they couldn’t lose,” while O’Donnell is increasingly taken seriously by Delaware voters.
Read More: By Stuart Schwartz, American Thinker
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There is nothing new here.We Conservatives have known all along that Liberal Journolists were simpering,whimpering children.The Liberals are reacting the way they always do when they don't get their way.They throw tantrums as spoiled children always do.It is utterly predictable that when a Liberal begins to lose a debate(A constant occurrence)they default to name calling demonizing.This appears to be because a Liberal cannot believe he may be defending an untenable position.Just as a spoiled child has no use for reason neither does a Liberal when he is using a debate.
While I agree that the treatment of both women has been poor, the funniest part of the whole piece is Orrin Hatch telling women they should "start getting mad about the way they're treating her. It's been pretty darn rude and vicious."
This from the guy who became famous for his rude and vicious treatment of Anita Hill during the Clarence Thomas confirmation hearings.
James wrong!
That was not a political race!
It was a confirmation hearing for Clarence Thomas for a Seat on The Supreme Court.
Orrin Hatch was justifiably attacking Annita Hill for her false allegations which she made against
Clarence Thomas.
Neither you nor I know who was lying, but that's irrelevant to the point. Hatch's attack–which at the time drew criticism even from many conservative women, including women who supported Thomas–was extremely nasty and sexist.
And as for your point about it not being a political race, I'd argue that a Senate hearing should be a place for more decorum than a political race, not less decorum.
James why do you find it necessary to try & put a spin on everything? Can it be that your position on the issues are usually weak & without merit? Most likely! The women you speak of consisted of members who belonged to far left liberal women's groups! Decorum? Lol! Anita Hill violated decorum with her very own testimony! Orrin Hatch in my opinion was much too soft on Anita Hill ( most likely due to her being a woman) considering the circumstances!
The Main Stream Media's bashing of opponets is actually working in reverse!
McMahon who was trailing by 30 points is now trailing by only 4 points. O'Donnell who just a week agao was trailing by 17 points is now trailing by only 9 points & this has been achieved with minimum
advertising thus far.