Who had Thursday in the "how long will it take for someone to call Sarah Palin 'shrill'" pool?
As those of us who lived through the Democratic primary earlier this year - and those of us who've paid attention to anything, ever - know well, "shrill" is one of those words that only seems to find itself applied to powerful women. It's a warning that, if you don't abandon your uppity ways and get right down to baking cookies, next time you'll get the B-word.
Okay, look, Harry Reid spokesperson - I know you're a Democrat, but that doesn't mean your sh*t don't stink, you know? The same Republicans who at best shrugged off the "shrill"/"bitch" attacks on Hillary Clinton and at worst participated in them have suddenly discovered that sexism exists, and that it's unfair. So they're doing their best to co-opt the traditional progressive position. It would be a shame if progressives responded by turning into the very bigots we've been fighting all this time.
Besides, there's enough material on which to attack Gov. Palin without resorting to gendered name-calling.
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