BlogCritics.org Reviews You’ve Come a Long Way, Maybe
Christina Stacy Beam of Secretary Clinton Blog and BlogCritics.org just posted a review of LWM:
Overall, I agreed with much of Sanchez’ analysis and in particular, with the common thread which wove its way throughout most of the book — her view that regardless of ideology or party affiliation, the fact that many men and women only seemed to get outraged when it was their candidate being skewered by the media in an arguably sexist way, was both shocking and frustrating. Sanchez recounts many instances of the media’s obsession with clothes and cleavage. She describes the very gendered references to Hillary Clinton’s “cackle” and “nagging” voice. As an example, Sachez describes a commentary from Mike Barnacle during an appearance on MSNBC’s ‘Morning Joe’ which I had actually forgotten about — Barnacle describes Hillary this way: “she reacts to [Senator Barack] Obama with just the look, the look toward him, looking like everyone’s first wife standing outside a probate court.” Nice.One of the real strength’s of Long Way Maybe is Sanchez’ ability to be quite objective when analyzing the media coverage of all four of the women profiled, and she’s not afraid to criticize Republican pundits and media personalities along with their counterparts on the left. The effect of this is that it gives the book credibility, particularly at a time when rabid partisanship is the mainstay of political discourse.
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