I missed this from a few days ago:<\/p>\n
\u201cThe women don’t get the same slack that the men get,\u201d former Rep.\u00a0Barbara Comstock<\/a><\/span>\u00a0(R-Va.), a Cheney ally, said this week by phone. “And I think a lot of the men are attacking her because they resent that she’s got guts and they don’t.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey’re on their knees for Trump and she’s standing up for herself,\u201d Comstock added. \u201cAnd that’s kind of an embarrassing thing if you’re the guy on your knees.\u201d …<\/p>\n
\u201cIt’s an existential crisis for the party to cynically throw out somebody for stating the truth and then say, \u2018OK, let’s go find a woman who makes Donald Trump happy.\u2019 You know, really? That’s our standard now?\u201d said Comstock. \u201cWoe to the woman who’s going to be the handmaiden to what is basically a male assault on [Cheney], and has been from the start.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAny woman who would take that position under these circumstances, it’s not going to do well for them or for the party,\u201d Comstock continued. \u201cBecause … your role is: smile and read the talking points. Then we like you. Then it’s OK to be a woman who smiles and reads the talking points. That’s not where you want to be. That’s not equal.\u201d [The Hill<\/strong><\/a>]<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Ouch. Good thing she didn’t say anything about where the men’s lips happened to be going…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I missed this from a few days ago: \u201cThe women don’t get the same slack that the men get,\u201d former Rep.\u00a0Barbara Comstock\u00a0(R-Va.), a Cheney ally, said this week by phone. “And I think a lot of the men are attacking her because they resent that she’s got guts and they \u2026 Continue reading