January 22, 2014
So the old-school Republican strategist Haley Barbour http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/christie-ally-dismisses-lady-mayor">has stuck his foot in his mouth again, perhaps purposefully. He went on CNN to defend New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's administration, which is under fire for various corruption allegations, including a serious accusation by Hoboken, N.J., Mayor Dawn Zimmer. When Barbour appeared on camera to downplay the allegations, he just looked and sounded like a garden-variety sexist grandpa when he called Zimmer a "lady mayor." As in, what the hell does her gender have to do with anything?!? And why would a man supposedly as smart as Barbour make such an error?
It could have been purposeful, of course, considering that the base of Barbour's party hasn't realized that we have moved into the 21st century and that blatant sexism ain't cool or attractive, and it sure won't attract the kinds of younger voters the GOP will desperately need to survive.
So how exactly does this help Christie get into the White House? The national GOP might think seriously before letting such an old-school political strategist speak for their candidates. Don't forget, after all, that he http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/news/2011/mar/02/integrating-yazoo-race-and-change-in-haley/">was the one who tried to pretend that the Citizens Council had good intentions in his hometown.
Most frustrating, this ignorance on a national stage once again makes Mississippi look bad.
Blech.
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