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Ah, the hacks that killed the women's movement are back at it again. Yesterday, a young woman writer named Michelle Goldberg wrote a piece in The Daily Beast titled The Re-invention of Hillary Clinton - Hillary's New Crusade, in which Michelle writes that she has apparently discovered (my emphasis added):
A year ago today, Hillary Clinton ended her presidential campaign-to the relief of many. But even her critics must admit that as secretary of State, she's been a feminist hero to behold.
To the relief of who Michelle? You?
Yes - Michelle goes on (my emphasis again):
One year ago today, Hillary Clinton ended her presidential campaign, much to the relief of millions of ardent Barack Obama supporters like me. Throughout the primaries, I had been irritated and then outraged by those who argued feminism obliged women to back her... So when she made her rousing and gracious speech in the National Building Museum, conceding defeat but celebrating "18 million cracks" in that highest, hardest glass ceiling," I was too furious to really hear her.
Now, if you click on the "irritated" link above, you'll be taken to an article the Michelle wrote titled "3 A.M. For Feminism" after the Democratic National Committee Rules Committee on May 31, 2008. The DNC RBC event is significant because, amongst other things, WomenCount, PUMA and Just Say No Deal were all born. Michelle, however, a self proclaimed "ardent Obama supporter" was not happy. Michelle interviewed me for her 3 A.M. article that day in DC after my speech: I'm Not Your Sweetie Howard Dean in which I described my disappointment with the DNC for turning a blind eye to the sexism directly at Hillary Clinton. Michelle, an ardent Obama supporter, didn't like what I had to say. Now, let me pause for a moment and say this: if Michelle Goldberg is ever attacked in a sexist way, The New Agenda will come to her defense.
This is what we do!
We speak out against sexism directly at any and all women. That said, women like Michelle are exactly the reason why feminist has fallen on hard times to begin with. You see, Michelle is part of the clique, and if you don't meet her criteria, then well, apparently you are not a feminist...
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