Reply #17: Not all character-based criticisms are sexist

[BeyondGeography]

I'm more interested in what happened last night. Michelle Obama contrasted her husband's character with Hillary's "in it to win it" mentality. Fair game, and not sexist, and definitely better coming from a woman than from a man. It's hard to avoid the gender prison; if Barack says it, he's threatened by a strong female, if Michelle says it, it's a catfight and she's the b-word. Hillary the Hawk isn't about sensible foreign policy as much as it is about overcoming the weaker sex stereotype, etc.

The OP simply states there are legitimate character-based criticisms that one can make against Hillary (hopefully, you don't find THAT to be a sexist statement), but these are often/almost always better coming from the a male candidate's wife than from him directly. In no small part, this is because Hillary is great at turning criticism from men (not to mention their bad behavior; practice makes perfect) into sympathy for herself.