Remember in 2004 the RW smears of botox?

[ronnykmarshall]

Remember the ca-ca that was being flung about Kerry have botox done? Remember the outrage over that here?

Just reminding everyone. Not that ANY 'progressive' would say the same about Hillary. Why that would NEVER happen!

[ryanmuegge]

1. And I'm sure her awesome health insurance pays for it. Or, more appropriately, we pay for it.

Get these people off of the welfare rolls.

[MonkeyFunk]

3. Don't be ridiculous

I doubt there's a health plan in america that pays for botox.

[BeyondGeography]

2. Any man who looked as worn out as Hillary did last night would be getting the same treatment

If she's the nominee, I say botox away, Hilly. Just don't go on TV looking like that again.

[terrya]

4. That is absurd.

Is THIS the new standard for women politicians?

I'm sure as hell glad that Eleanor Roosevelt isn't alive today..."Hey, Eleanor...you look like crap! Go get some work done, ok"? :eyes:

[ronnykmarshall]

5. Amazing isn't it?

DU throws a shit fit over botox remarks in 2004 against John Kerry .... BUT it's anything goes when it comes to Hillary Clinton.

[BeyondGeography]

7. Give the "girl" some credit, she's much better looking than Eleanor

Yeah, and Jefferson's stutter wouldn't have doomed him in this day and age, nor would Lincoln's pre-telegenic looks.

In other words, wake up. :eyes:

[ronnykmarshall]

8. Jesus Christ.

:eyes:

[BeyondGeography]

9. Oh, I know, we're playing the sexist card...so original

While I have you here, did you have any problem with a 59-year-old woman calling herself a girl last night? A little odd, wasn't it?

[beastieboy]

11. Obama looked like Dumbo, so there.

This petty shit is ridiculous.

[ronnykmarshall]

13. I think you need to stop spinning

unless you're trying out for the remake of "The Exorcist".

[Connie_Corleone]

10. Please stop digging that big, giant hole for yourself.

[BeyondGeography]

12. Appearances matter...yeah, I'm WAY out on a limb here

Gore's weight, Edwards' haircut, Richardson's double chin; Obama's dumbo ears referenced above, etc.

The conceit that only women have to worry about their looks these days is something well worth debunking, yep.

[Bitwit1234]

6. Does that mean the guys should take Viagra BEFORE

they appear on TV so they have to wear an XL codpiece. Same thing.

Golly wonder if bush has a supply on hand.

[sandnsea]

14. I actually saw it HERE first, in 2003

To set the record straight. But you're right, it's got no place on a progessive board. Nor does talk of Dennis' shirt, or homeruns, or whether a candidate would do better if he were black or a woman.

[AnotherGreenWorld]

15. I mentioned this in another thread.

It shows that Clinton's claim that the media are critiquing her looks just because she's a woman is bullshit. They do it to male candidates, too.

Edwards has received more hair coverage than Clinton has or ever will. And that's pretty much the only coverage Edwards gets, which, as a male, it is probably worse for him than it would be for Clinton, because it is not socially acceptable for a male to be so concerned about his appearance.

And I bet Clinton's use of botox will not receive as much attention as Kerry's. So the idea that she's not taken seriously because she's a woman, that they only focus on her appearance, is simply not true.