Angry Woman Politics?

Hilary Clinton (D- NY) can't possibly be serious. She's recently implied that some comments against her are gender-related. Specifically, comments by the GOP...

Interestingly enough, I'm a woman and a republican. There are, yes, gender issues; and there are, yes, political issues; but I'd like to know how she's connecting the two in the latest events.

Democrats, particularly Democratic women, who run for public office are "going to draw some unfriendly fire," Clinton said at a breakfast fundraiser hosted by black and Hispanic women supporters. "People will be attacking you instead of your ideas, they may impugn your patriotism, they may even say you're angry."

"If they do that, wear it as a badge of honor, because you know what? There are lots of things that we should be angry and outraged about these days," she said. - via FOXnews.com

The article goes on to say that Clinton cited the comment of being "angry" back to the banter between she and Republican National Committee Chairman Ken Mehlman. Mehlman said Clinton "seems to have a lot of anger" and that American voters tend not to elect angry candidates.

What if he's speaking the truth? Americans tend not to elect angry candidates. That seems accurate, because we tend to want to identify with candidates on personal levels that don't include emotion.

Mehlman pointed to comments Clinton made on Martin Luther King Day, when she called the Bush administration "one of the worst" in history, and compared the Republican-controlled House to a plantation. - via FOXnews.com

Sounds like she's building an artillery to me... an anger-driven artillery.

How is this gendered, though? Anger is automatically aligned with feminine qualities? I have no idea--the article never specifies, although the headline "Sen. Clinton Suggests Gender Plays Role in GOP 'Angry' Claims" got me to click...

Responding on Monday for Mr Rove, Republican Party spokeswoman Tracey Schmitt said: "Senator Clinton would be better served if she spent less time flattering herself with perceived obsession and more time focusing on her job." - via thecouriermail.news.com.au

Couldn't have said it better myself.