Sady Doyle says she’s “spent much of this year working on a long project on how women are demonized in the media” and Hillary Clinton was naturally part of that.
Doyle’s analysis of how the media, corporate and wingnut, has treated Hillary, for more than two decades, is thorough, and illuminating, especially for those who are hesitating to support her.
Here’s a taste:
There are no right politics for Hillary Clinton to have, either. As an openly feminist woman on the national stage, she has been accused since 1992 of “radical feminism,” far-left wingnuttery (she knew Saul Alinsky! RUN FOR YOUR LIVES!!!!) and a multitude of progressive sins up to and including, yes, socialism. ( “She’s a Marxist.” - Conservative criticism of Hillary Clinton, circa 2007.) So if she wants people to take her seriously, she’s got to prove that she’s not a Maoist hippie, and that she can cooperate with the opposition. On the other hand, if she does that, she’s No True Liberal, a secret conservative, a compromiser, “no different than a Republican.”
More insights, below.