Procrustes Stretched
Dante's Manifesto
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The personal attacks are proportionally out of balance, what one would expect with a VP entering the presidential race. We did see it with way back with Geraldine Ferraro on the ticket as VP. We did see it with Hillary Clinton ... ( I don't remember seeing such vile attacks on a Rightwing Conservative Woman -- Elizabeth Dole, but...)
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For some broader context we have seen: Headlines and stories concerning a Woman of color who went after Mr. Trump and beat him in a court of law and in the court of public opinion: She won reelection. But the personal attacks were and still are viscous.
Fulton County's first female district attorney has been spared the humiliation of being kicked off the highest-profile case of her career - prosecuting Donald Trump - because of her affair with a prosecutor she hired. But she hasn't heard the end of this.
I guess the pattern is difficult to ignore.
Then there were the renewed attacks on former First Lady Michelle Obama after the media played this one:
'Dumb' and a 'DEI' candidate: Trump and allies attack Kamala Harris based on race, gender
In 2016, Trump accused Hillary Clinton of playing "the woman card." Now, he has accused Harris of playing "the race card."
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For some broader context we have seen: Headlines and stories concerning a Woman of color who went after Mr. Trump and beat him in a court of law and in the court of public opinion: She won reelection. But the personal attacks were and still are viscous.
Trump prosecutor Fani Willis wins Georgia primary election
Fulton county district attorney overseeing election case against ex-president wins with nearly 90% percent of the voteWhy the Case Against Fani Willis Feels Familiar to Black Women
In interviews, professional women were dismayed by the personal attacks on the Georgia prosecutor, but not surprised.Fulton County's first female district attorney has been spared the humiliation of being kicked off the highest-profile case of her career - prosecuting Donald Trump - because of her affair with a prosecutor she hired. But she hasn't heard the end of this.
Who is Fani Willis, the prosecutor taking on Donald Trump in Georgia?
I guess the pattern is difficult to ignore.
Then there were the renewed attacks on former First Lady Michelle Obama after the media played this one:
