This is What I Don't Get about Feminists ...
The New York chapter of The National Organization for Women accused Sen. Edward M. Kennedy of betraying women with his endorsement of Barack Obama, prompting the organization's national office to come to the Massachusetts senator's defense."Women have just experienced the ultimate betrayal," NOW's New York State chapter said in a scorching rebuke. "Senator Kennedy's endorsement of Hillary Clinton's opponent in the Democratic presidential primary campaign has really hit women hard." ...
"We are repaid with his abandonment!" the statement said. "He's picked the new guy over us. He's joined the list of progressive white men who can't or won't handle the prospect of a woman president who is Hillary Clinton."
OK, the New York NOW-NOWs put gender over all else in picking a candidate, and their pal Teddy let them down -- I get that. What I don't get is why they consider this endorsement an unpardonable offense against women, when they've never had any problem overlooking, oh, this.
For the record, this is not the opinion of all, or even most, self-described feminists . In fact, the popular feminist blog, feministing (http://www.feministing.com/)denounced it yesterday.