Former GOP Guv: A Woman Delivering SOTU Response Won't Solve Everything

[DonViejo]

CAITLIN MACNEAL – JANUARY 28, 2014, 5:59 PM EST

Former New Jersey Gov. Christine Whitman (R), the only other Republican woman to ever give the State of the Union response, shed some light on the GOP's decision to tap House Republican Conference Chairwoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) to give the party's rebuttal to the speech on Tuesday.

"It's hard for me to phrase this politely. Sometimes Republicans think that just putting a woman up front means somehow that women are going to feel good about the party. It is not about the messenger. It's about the message," she told the Los Angeles Times in an interview published Tuesday.

"And until we figure that one out, while it's nice that we have a woman as a spokesperson, if the message itself doesn't get changed a bit, it's not going to work."

Whitman still said she was pleased to see a female spokesperson for the party.

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[Rosa Luxemburg]

1. A very weak woman though

very dull too

[BlueMTexpat]

2. +1000!!

But according to RW GOP mentality, females are fungible.

[Cha]

3. Wow.. pretty much my thought, Christie Todd Whitman.

[DesertRat]

4. Actions speak louder than words

[HappyMe]

5. She's right about that.

It isn't about the messenger, it's about their crappy message.

It's kind of insulting. I'm supposed to be all impressed cuz woman! Pffft!

[libdem4life]

6. Yes, Republican women kind of remind me of placemats...depends on who/what we're having for dinner.