A heckler at a Clinton rally started shouting "Iron my shirt," while holding a sign said the same.
Certainly this isn't the first instance of sexism that she has come across on the campaign trail, but I can't recall other examples that drew any attention. And for that matter, I haven't heard of Obama experiencing racism, though I'm sure he has. I'm not sure what this says. Maybe the media is ignoring it. I find that unlikely. Maybe security is good enough, and those people aren't getting into rallies. Maybe it's just not happening that much. Maybe this country has turned a corner.
I tend to think people like this dude are out there, and that we would be much more aware of them in a general election. But I found it comforting that we're 10 months into this race, and this was the first example I could think of.
It's also interesting that "Iron my shirt" came on the same day that Clinton cried, unfortunately opening herself up more to this kind of foolishness.
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You haven't heard of Obama experiencing racism?? That's a ridiculous thing to say. Here's an excerpt from an Obama item written in March of '07:(http://mediamatters.org/items/200703200011?f=s_search)
In recent months, Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) has been the target of attacks, smears, and innuendo throughout the media. He has been called a Muslim who attended a madrassa and has heard his Christian church in Chicago accused of having a "separatist" doctrine that "contradicts the basic tenets of Christianity"; he has been accused of lying about issues he first addressed in 1995; the media have misrepresented or ignored his past statements to accuse him of dishonesty; he has fended off baseless accusations of scandals; and he has heard playground insults mocking his name and has even listened to media figures question his racial identity.
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