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Posted on Feb 28, 2008
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Mark Fiore’s latest animated political cartoon pokes fun at the message mayhem of the Clinton campaign. With apologies to Hillary fans who are already feeling down, the image of Project Runway’s Tim Gunn critiquing the candidate’s political design choices just fits somehow. Make it work, people.

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By Douglas Chalmers, February 28 at 7:38 am #
(2932 comments total)

....from an undisclosed location somewhere in San Francisco... blahhh!

“State of the Resolution” was more amusing but indicitive that Barack Obama is free of MF’s criticisms http://www.markfiore.com/state_resolution_0

In other words, sexist trash disguised as humor.....

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By bert, February 28 at 7:03 pm #
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Well said, Mr. Chalmers. I am more angry than you are.

And, I do NOT accept Truth Dig’s apology on the AV Hillary Project video.

You should all be ashamed. I guess being misogynist sexist males is not enough for you and Robert Scheer. Now you have to be arrogant and cruel frat boys too. You would rather have a man, any man, be the nominee, even when that man has no experience, especially against McCain. He might be able to defeat Huckabee, but McCain.  In your dreams. Not with that smug and cocky smirk and know-it-all attitude. Have your laughs and guffaws now, because the biggest defeat in the Democrat’s history is coming. I have my problems with the Clintons too. But they do not deserve what they have been getting, especially the charge of racism. These are trumped of charges from one of the dirtiest campaigns around – Obama’s. So much for change in Washington. Be careful what you wish for. Pride cometh before a fall. And when the gods want to punish you, they give you what you want.

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By cyrena, February 29 at 2:59 am #
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You are right about one thing bert, pride does cometh before a fall. Assumptive arrogance contributes as well. That might be what happened to Hillary.

Now if the gods are punishing us, (and I don’t believe that to be true) then it’s been 7 years, and it damn sure wasn’t what the majority of Americans wanted.

So, how did we wind up with 7 plus years of the worst times in the history of the US?

As for the charges of racism, has Barack made those claims of racism as coming from the Clinton campaign? NO! So, you’re full of it.

Obama’s campaign has not been a dirty campaign, and so you’re just sprouting the same old shit as the rest of the miserable people who hate everybody.

There has been limited conclusive evidence of WHERE the nastiness, and particularly the nasty racism has originated, though we know now, that most of it has been generated by racist repugs. (The Tennessee Repub party is allegedly responsible for the photo).

The hate email? It’s been circulating for at least 18 months, because I’ve received it that long ago myself.

Who has blamed the Clinton’s, other than for the very obvious racial baiting that Bill did in SC? Have Hillary supporters jumped on it this obvious racism? Of course they have. You see them all over this blog.

It still doesn’t connect that Hillary’s campaign (or the Clinton’s) have been accused of racism.

Your man hating is showing bert. Get over it. We can’t just wipe out the male population of the US, and most of us don’t want to.

And, contrary to this obsession that you and Chalmers love to entertain, the world is NOT full of misogynists, and supporting Barack Obama for the office doesn’t make one either. Obama doesn’t hate women, and neither do the rest of us.

The cartoon is one of hundreds that Fiore publishes all of the time…nearly all of them political. This is no more ‘sexist’ than any of the rest of them. If it was the very same cartoon about GWB, it would simply be a cartoon.

Your sexism is showing, and that chip on your shoulder must be feeling like a boulder about now.

Get some relief for your obvious pain. Wake up in 8 years, and maybe we’ll actually have a qualified woman to elect to the office. One that isn’t a warmonger, and doesn’t flip-flop on her ideology, based on which ever the way the wind appears to be blowing, and whatever it takes to win.

It’s not about racism bert. It’s about ‘we the people’, who need to have OUR interests, (not the corporate interests) addressed. Hillary can’t do it. It’s not on her agenda, and we know that.

Otherwise, she seems quite capable for a different job.

Meantime, she COULD take advantage of her gender in respect to clothing options. I never noticed her in the dress that appears in the cartoon, but it would be a nice change if she wore one.

Men don’t have that option. (I bet they’re jealous) Dresses are so much more comfortable anyway. Wonder why she doesn’t wear them?

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By Aegrus, February 28 at 5:38 am #
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Hah! Spot on!

I’m glad people are paying attention to her chimera campaign. It’s unfortunate she never really had a core message to run on. Otherwise, she would have been a shoe-in.

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By Expat, February 28 at 5:09 am #
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Okay guys; that didn't.....

^ work either, so whats your next plan?  You know we only have 5 days left to figure out a winning message.  Oh my god.....loserrrrrrrrr.

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