Sexist Hecklers Interrupt Hillary: "Iron My Shirt!"

Hillary Rodham Clinton's campaign stop was interrupted Monday when two men stood in the crowd and began screaming, "Iron my shirt!" during one of her final appearances before the New Hampshire primary.

Clinton, a former first lady running to become the nation's first female president, laughed at the seemingly sexist protest that suggested a woman's place is doing the laundry and not running the country.

"Ah, the remnants of sexism _ alive and well," Clinton said to applause in a school auditorium.

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[diamndpeace]

12:15 PM on 01/11/2008

It has recently been shown through Brooking Inst. polling that the majority of feminists are lesbians.Being that they usually wear over sized lumberjack shirts that do not require ironing and hate men, I fail to see the hubub about this issue.

[angst2000]

01:21 AM on 01/09/2008

This planted heckler proved to be a very effective tactic.

[Superfelo]

08:05 PM on 01/08/2008

Here is a little story, it must be told, and attention must be paid: Here goes. Yesterday,
when I read the story about Clinton's breakdown, after a woman from the crowd, asked her how did she go on and on. And Hillary broke down. I thought it was such a beautiful story, a touching story, until I read between the lines.
You expect a frumpy housewife, that has never been anywhere, or participated in anything, to ask that sort of question; and it was a fair question for somebody with no experience of the world; but check this out....the woman that asked the question is, allegedly, a 64 years freelance photographer, who worked for Jimmy Carter; and is a restaurant owner, who "hosted campaign events for Bill Clinton, in 1992." Amazing, and she claims she was not a plant. Whopee-dee-damn-doo! Not a plant.
Same old story with those two shirtless ones daring to tell a presidential candidate, like Hillary Clinton, to iron their shirts. I do not believe that for a second. I think they were working for her; why? Because she has been trying to play the woman card; or has been so doing from day one.
Hillary does not cease to surprise me.
She stated: "this country" has given her so many opportunities" "This country?"
Where is she from Mexico?
A person speaking from the heart would have said: “I am running because so many things have gone wrong with our country, and I think that I can be of assistance in righting some of those wrongs."
But no, "this country" because she is as insincere as they come. You be the judge.
Enough said.

[basil9]

07:39 PM on 01/08/2008

Obama's heckler-squad are just as good at mimicry as their leader.

"Iron my Shirts!", repeated like a line memorized from an elementary school play, sounded similar to Obama's response to Bill Clinton's remarks, today, about the skewed pro-Obama press coverage.

"She wasn't complaining when she was 20 points ahead," says BHO.

I believe thats exactly what Edwards said during the Saturday night Democratic smackdown.

Obama has proved he's good at learning lines but while I adore parrots, and have a couple of my own, i wouldn't want one of them in the White House.

Talk about scripted.

basil9

[mruffolo]

07:33 PM on 01/08/2008

If you want to see sexism, then get a divorce. In about 15 minutes mostly men lose their children, 18 years of income, property, and certain liberties, though the men are legally innocent (No-fault, unilateral divorce courtesy of Ronald Reagan).

If you want to see sexism, then call the 911 after your wife strikes you. The police show up, charge and arrest you (Violence Against Women's Act courtesy of Bill Clinton).

How about changing the way the government's rules hold families together.

[ArchAngel]

06:44 PM on 01/08/2008

Do the taxes!

Clean the gutters!

Rake the leaves!

Fix the roof!

Shovel the snow!

Fix the car!

Bahahahahahaha!!

[Justtellthetruth]

06:37 PM on 01/08/2008

Why does the fact that this was a "radio stunt" indemnify the people who did it from being plants?

What proof does anyone have that just because they are affiliated with some radio station, these two guys could not be bought or are not in fact supporting her and know very well, as virtually any thinking person on the planet does, that what they did would HELP Hillary, and in no way hurt her?

I have a hard time believing that this action was sanctioned by the station, regardless of whether it was a right or left leaning station.

[SFLouis]

06:26 PM on 01/08/2008

Where is Chris Cocker when he's needed? Leave Hillary alone!

[ceasenake]

06:07 PM on 01/08/2008

He knew better than to ask her to bake cookies.

[SevenLevels]

05:17 PM on 01/08/2008

Why does Hillary ask for the lights to be turned on? Why would she want people to be able to see the sign?
Good job Hillary, make sure it gets on Youtube... squeeze the public for every drop of sympathy you can get.
"Oooooh, look at the poor woman getting beat up on... yesterday she cried, now she's being told to iron a man's shirt."
Twenty bucks says this was an inside job.
Peace,
Kelly

[SkyPilot126]

03:48 PM on 01/08/2008

Laura, where's my damn book.........?
Why are you not in the libary, that's where your fellow un-enlighten people THINK or KNOW you belong?
LorrrIIII where's the book, bring it to me now!

[Beachrunner]

03:24 PM on 01/08/2008

During the brainstorming session, Bill says, "Hey Hill, how about if we have a couple of guys hold up signs that say 'GIMME A KNOBBER'?"

Hillary, "No, but you're on the right track."

[FOXYLADY]

03:12 PM on 01/08/2008

A PERFECT EXAMPLE OF A "WEAK, BITTER LOSER OF A MAN".....TOO INSECURE TO THINK OF ANY WOMAN AS INTELLIGENT AND STRONG ALONG WITH COMMON SENSE AND SYMPATHY.......SOMEONE SHOULD HAVE KICKED THAT MAN INBETWEEN HIS LEGS AS THAT IS WHERE HIS BRAINS ARE!!

[taoist]

02:59 PM on 01/08/2008

It would be a way of raising $$$$$$$$$$ . Ha.

[DontSpin]

02:57 PM on 01/08/2008

He could have been a plant? maybe? how do we know for sure it wasn't?