Here's a 'journalist' to be wary of...

[babylonsister]

She's a bitter Clinton supporter who thinks McCain might just be fine for Dems this year. I'm thinking she's not a Dem at all. What, no mention of Iraq, no mention of Supreme Court justices? Only constant Obama criticism. She's referenced often on DU, and she scares me.


Pro-Choice Democrats and John McCain
By Froma Harrop


Hillary Clinton's blessing notwithstanding, many of the New York senator's supporters will resist the handover to Barack Obama. The sexism that permeated the recent campaign still rankles, and John McCain is far from the standard-issue Republican they instinctively vote against.

A big sticking point for wavering Democrats will be McCain's position on reproductive rights. Clinton's backers are overwhelmingly pro-choice, and they'll want to know this: Would McCain stock the Supreme Court with foes of Roe v. Wade? The 1973 decision guarantees a right to abortion.

The answer is unclear but probably "no." While McCain has positioned himself as "pro-life" during this campaign, his statements over the years show considerable latitude on the issue.

more...

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2008/06/prochoice_democrats_and_john_m.html

[MannyGoldstein]

1. Ms. Harrop Is Very Wrong

She should view this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVuMYKs8iJs

The sexism charge is equally bogus, as far as I can tell.

[babylonsister]

2. Agreed. I couldn't believe this when I read it.

As I said, after seeing this idiotic article, she's either a DINO or a rethug who's been able to camoflage that fact. To think McCain would be A-OK defies logic, at least for this Democrat.

[blondeatlast]

3. If "latitude" means talking big for the press then cowing to the RNC "safe"

line, then yeah, McCain has latitude.

A vote for McCain is a vote AGAINST women--and those who even try to pretend otherwise are misogynists and not to be trusted with the housekeys, much less a vote.

[ProfessorGAC]

4. If One Was A Hillary Backer, That Now. . .

. . .will vote for McCain, then one was NEVER a Hillary backer. Since she and McCain are dissimilar on 95% of policy positions, then people like the author never belived in Hillary, or any other dem, in the first place.
The Professor

[babylonsister]

5. I agree, but she's fooled a lot of people...

Froma Harrop (born March 18, 1950 in New York City) is an American writer who normally "displays an independent voice on politics, economics, and culture."<1>. She is a backer of Hillary Clinton for the 2008 Democratic Nomination.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Froma_Harrop

This claims she's a progressive journalist:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Progressive_Populist

[ProfessorGAC]

6. Yeah, Well Then She's A Wolf I n Sheep's Clothing

If she votes Repub, she was always going to vote Repub. So, her "backing" was a ruse.
The Professor

[Supersedeas]

7. the media's operation chaos now makes their strategic shift

[babylonsister]

8. Well, her shift is obvious despite what she'd like people to believe. nt