Not Even Bork Got Treated Like This

[The Straight Story]

Not Even Bork Got Treated Like This

You would hope that by now, when a woman gets tapped for a position of power, she might be treated with a modicum of dignity, even by talk radio hosts. That would be asking too much, I guess. Not only has Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan been subjected to not-so-quiet whisper campaign suggesting she might be a lesbian as a way of helping defeat her nomination, but now, the right-wing talk radio cabal has decided to take on her looks (a strain of attack not unrelated to the first). Media Matters has collected a sampling of the dialogue going on among talk radio stars and their listeners:

Here's HumanEvents editor Jason Mattera, tweeting about Kagan: "Why do Janet Napolitano, Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan all look like linebackers for the New York JETS?"

Michael Savage told a radio caller that he found Kagan's appearance "personally grotesque," and that she looked like "she belongs in a Kosher deli." Savage added: "Isn't there such a thing about the aesthetics of the appointee? Don't they have to look a -- I mean, is there a certain aesthetic that you have to -- you know, it's one thing to be a legal scholar, it's another thing like you have to look at these people. Let's put it to you this way, she's not the type of face you'd want to see on a five dollar bill."

In a series of tweets, Neil Boortz tweeted that Kagan resembled Mike Myers, the voice of the cartoon character Shrek, then said, "Justice Shrek? O come on now. That a wee bit below the belt."

The comments, while perhaps predictable, offer another vivid example of how differently women in positions of power are treated than men are.

http://motherjones.com/mojo/2010/05/not-even-bork-got-treated

[Captain Hilts]

1. Women catch this shit ALL the time. Nothing new here, move along....nt

[HipChick]

12. even the most incompetent of women as long as they are 'hot' get a pass..

[Captain Hilts]

15. Good looking women are assumed to be stupid. Damned if you are, or are not. nt

[greencharlie]

2. disgusting... nt

[KonaKane]

3. MICHAEL WIENER is calling somebody else "grotesque"??

Wow, that's the proverbial pot and kettle, isn't it.

[Turbineguy]

4. We've learned to expect the lowest of blows

from these creeps. Maybe they are trying to find out at what point their listeners become disgusted.

[Cha]

5. Consider the sources..just insecure

assholes who need to feel better about themselves and the only way they know how to do that is to make fun of someone infinetly smarter than they are.

[Dappleganger]

6. And Boortz is one ugly-ass piece of shit.

[customerserviceguy]

13. Well, he's defintely got a face for radio

as I always say about myself when someone remarks on my telephone speaking voice!

[DJ13]

7. They always act like that

Why is anyone surprised?

[noiretextatique]

8. cowards and liars always resort to personal attacks

and a woman's looks are always up for discussion. even some so-called "liberals" do this.

[BrklynLiberal]

9. After all..the repuke nominees were all sooooo attractive!! and it sure as hell made them better

judges.............................NOT!

[musette_sf]

10. Oh noes, the self-loathing WeinerSavage

disapproves of Elena's putated fcvkability quotient?!?!?!

[WeDidIt]

11. Ugly people always attack beautiful people on physical appearance

They can't help it because they know deep down they are truly horrid.

[Winterblues]

14. They are just demonstrating how "family values" are supposed to appear.

Now we know what they mean when they say "family values". It means to ridicule and demean people at every opportunity. Republicans are quite correct in that they have them and Democrats do not..

[Scurrilous]

16. K & R

:thumbsup:

[struggle4progress]

17. It's the same sexist crap always heard from such morons

Sounds like we need a lot more women in media executive positions