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Posted: 10/18/07 at 10:40am
Republicans are outraged- OUTRAGED- that Democrats (or supposed democratic pundits I guess, because I sure haven't heard John Edwards talk about her) have called Fred Thompson's wife Jeri a "Trophy Wife." Town Hall ran a long, defensive piece on why she's NOT a trophy wife and Fox has been on the warpath lately, branding the term a "Slur" and ranting that Democrats have no business "Smearing" a candidates wife, despite the fact that apparently, the first news organization to call her that was their own network, when Juan Williams referred to her as such, much to Bill Kristol's dismay.
As always, it's good to put this whining in context. After all, in 1992, Bill Clinton's wife was called all sorts of things, including: the overbearing yuppie wife from hell, grating, abrasive and boastful, over-structured super-mom, a hall monitor, bad-hair Hilary, and Lady Macbeth in a black preppy headband (those epithets all came from the conservative mouthpiece New York Times, by the way). Do I even need to remind you of few of Rush Limbaugh's accusations; Murderer and lesbian are the first to come to my mind. I am sure you have your favorites.
As always, it's good to put this whining in context. After all, in 1992, Bill Clinton's wife was called all sorts of things, including: the overbearing yuppie wife from hell, grating, abrasive and boastful, over-structured super-mom, a hall monitor, bad-hair Hilary, and Lady Macbeth in a black preppy headband (those epithets all came from the conservative mouthpiece New York Times, by the way). Do I even need to remind you of few of Rush Limbaugh's accusations; Murderer and lesbian are the first to come to my mind. I am sure you have your favorites.
