"Consider the guys who yelled "Iron my shirts!" at a Clinton event in New Hampshire. The point wasn't the yahoos with the Neanderthal mantra; it was that their jeers got little coverage. If someone at an
Obama rally had called out a similar remark based on racial bigotry—"Shine my shoes," perhaps—not only would it have been a story, it would have run on page one.
And there was that moment when someone asked
Sen. John McCain, "How are we going to beat the ******?" McCain may be the father of daughters, but to his shame, he did not protest. Even the prototypical new man,
Senator Obama, had his moments, accusing Senator Clinton of attacking him "when she's feeling down," making opposition sound like shoe shopping. Imagine Obama using that turn of phrase against McCain. You just can't."
Quindlen: Still Stuck In 2nd | Newsweek Voices - Anna Quindlen | Newsweek.com
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