Campbell Brown Calls Out Hillary Clinton
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You remember Hillary Clinton? Former Presidential Candidate and now nominee for Secretary of State in the Obama administration? During her campaign for President, Clinton couldn’t help buy point out the rampant sexism against her. In fact, Bradley University professor emeritus Barbara Pendleton, reported:
The press has been brutal to Sen. Clinton. Consciously or not, many reporters, commentators and pundits appear to be unable to criticize her without dusting off their favorite sexist clichés, stereotypes and insults. Together they create an environment of hostility toward all women, not just Sen. Clinton.
But, now Hillary is singing a different story. Campbell Brown, from CNN news, found this photo posted to Facebook:

It seems Jon Favreau, one of Obama’s chief writers (he is credited with the “Yes, we can” slogan) groped a cutout of Hillary Clinton at a party. Favreau, later called to apologize to Clinton after the photo leaked (and they always do) but Clinton shrugged it off as good-natured fun between rival camps.
Campbell Brown makes a very astute comment about the situation:
I’m sorry, but this is the same woman who, during the campaign, pointed to example after example of sexism directed at her saying that, quote, “It’s been deeply offensive to millions of women”?
Is this the same woman who pointed out the references to her cleavage or her cackle, the comments by certain pundits and the media?
The same woman who concluded, quote, “the remnants of sexism are alive and well” after someone at a rally shouted out “iron my shirt”?
She made a point of calling people out during the campaign, and for that, she became a hero to millions of women. But now, the campaign is over.
She is joining Team Obama, and, apparently, this photo of her likeness being groped by another key member of Obama’s team doesn’t bother her a bit. Just good-natured fun, or so her spokesman says.
Really, Sen. Clinton? Boy, have you changed your tune. You really think this photo is OK?
Put another woman in that photo, just an average woman who supported you during the campaign. Have it be her image being degraded by a colleague of hers. Would you be OK with that?
Really Senator Clinton. Really.
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