Proper Preparation Prevents Poor Performance

Much of the negative mail directed to NewMexiKen during the late campaign used Nancy Pelosi as a punching bag. Digby has a real interesting take on the Speaker-to-be, who has risen to the highest level ever for a woman in American politics. (Scroll about half way down for the section on Pelosi.)

Here’s much of the conclusion:

They are going to continue to demonize her as some sort of deranged succubus, but they’d better be careful. Lot’s of women are watching and they aren’t going to like her character being assassinated with thinly veiled attacks on female inadequacy or gay insinuations or any of the other usual rightwing tricks. Criticism is fine but this woman has achieved something substantial and I doubt women are going to be happy to see her demeaned by some lowlife fratboy punk with nasty, cheap shots.

Don’t play the sexism card, fellas (and Ann Coulter.) At least half of the electorate sees these tired put-downs as an unpleasant reminder of the ex-boyfriend, boss or husband they’d still like to slap upside the head and there are plenty of men who cringe with embarrassment when they hear them.