A word about the "gender issue" brouhaha between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama mainly fomented by the press.

Digby had one of the best takes on the situation saying "You know, I'm perfectly willing to say that Hillary shouldn't "play the gender card." It's just not right.

Chris Matthews puts it best, I think:

MATTHEWS: Another thing Russert pointed out the other night. If you're running on your record as first lady, let's see the records, babe. Let's see them. Lets see what you're bragging about here and then to say, that's not my decision, that's not a first lady's decision, that's my husband's decision, what?

You can't keep playing this "I'm a little girl" thing, and "my husband makes all the decisions" if you're running for president.

So true. And now I will be eagerly looking forward to him and the rest of the commentators calling out the entire Republican field for also playing the "gender" card as they've been doing for the past few decades."

Greg Sargent over at TPM Election Central correctly points out:

"Today Obama strongly suggested, without quite saying outright, that Hillary was claiming that her rivals were attacking her because she's a woman. 'I didn't come out and say: `Look, I'm being hit on because I look different from the rest of the folks on the stage,' Obama said.......

".....Camp Hillary has in fact aggressively emphasized the gender dimension to all this, because there's a fair amount of truth to it, yes, but also because they are convinced it will help her politically."

Suggestion to Obama's campaign: Quit putting spokespersons on Tucker Carlson's show.  The man is a liar, especially about Democrats, and a complete idiot. By appearing on his program you are legitimizing his insignificance and stupidity and shooting yourselves in the foot.  Stop it.