You haven't read the data correctly.  There were far more than 100 people.

And what's your problem with the word "bitch"? A week ago people on mydd were shouting with glee that "bitch is the new black"  There are Clinton supporters who have bragged that they wear t-shirts with this motto.

I don't read many of your diaries but I must say this was well written and I'd think a fair argument regardless of what candidate you support.

Now THIS is the kind of writing I expect on the front page, not the "gosh Clinton sucks" diaries of some front page diarists.

This campaign sure has been enlightening to me.  I have always considered Russert to be sexist as well as all the old talking male heads who we have endured for decades through every single campaign season and newsworthy development in everyday life.  But I didn't realize just how horribly mysognynistic they were until having a woman candidate gave them an opportunity to let out all the pent up mysogny they have been carrying around with them for all these years.  It is amazing that they find it acceptable and think they are still hiding it so well.  

It is the same with the so called progressive community.  I never dreamed that there was so much hatred of women until now.  Somehow  even some progressives think that they are free to expose themselves and their hatred because they have a public figure to unload it on.  Public figures are supposed to take everything and not say a word because they are, well, public figures.  

Problem is  that a lot of us out here in ordinary land are represented by those figures and look just like them, and take the hits, the abuse and everything else right along with them.  Afterall, it is really directed at all women when it is directed at one.

I hope what comes out of this is the death of the careers of the ancient dried up media figures like Russert, Bennet, Bernstein, and Matthews to name a few, but then that might be too insane to hope for.

Now Tim Russert is in on the Vast Misogynistic Conspiracy for reporting the results of a survey. The straws you're grasping at - are they drinking straws, or like hay straws?

There's been a huge amount of analysis of racial voting patterns.  In fact, that has bothered me because the analysis overlooks the numbers of white voters in very white states (like Maine) who voted for Obama as well as the moves of white superdelegates to Obama.

BO has successfully re-ignited racism and sexism...he thinks it's a winning strategy but I think that's because of his inexperience. Many women and men who are regular democrats and liked the fact that democrats used to be for equal opportunity will never and can never support a man who has so viciously used race and gender as the basis for his campaign.

The same reason why Russert and others can't see what you point out here is why the can't see that Hillary's years as First Lady of the US and Arkansas qualify as years of experience. Many of the sex blind individuals think that there is not experience in being First Lady, despite the fact that she had an office in the west wing, visited 80 countries, worked on SCHIP and spoke for womens rights, plus many other things.

I applaud your ability to see. I wish more could.

Russert clearly dislikes Hillary.  

Well, if one of the words used to describe Obama rhymes with "bigger" would that be considered racist?  I believe it would and many people would be outraged to have such a discussion on the public air waves.  After all, just look what happened to Imus.

I have a 13 year old daughter.  She and her friends call each other "bitchs."  I wasn't too happy about it and told her so.  But it reminded me of an episode when I was growing up, hearing a couple of little African American boys refering to each others as "niggers."

I know that victims use these slurs as a strategy for disarming their derogatory effect.  However, that doesn't mean that that original uses don't indicate sexism and racism.

I'm afraid that I find Russert's behavior offensive, disgusting, inappropriate and worthy of termination.  I don't know why NBC tolerates such blatant professional misconduct on the part of its reporters.

Frankly, I'm stunned that there is anyone on Mydd who would fail to condemn Russert and NBC.

And you expect anything else from NBC or Tim Russert?...par for the course...and of course, I hate it...I think they're all b-------!!!

Only a few more than called her a socialist.

What this survey shows is that more people are comfortable using a pejorative term for a female than are comfortable mentioning a candidate's race.

I thought the most interesting thing is that many different words come up with her revealing that people are all over the place in what they think about her.  Most of these people have obtained their impressions on a second hand basis.