An Ol’ Broad’s Ramblings
Radical Hormonal Libs
Liberal Women Struggle to Find Broad Appeal
It was no surprise last week when GreenStone Media announced the end of its all women, all whining, all the time radio network. In the year since its inception, GreenStone only had 11 stations that carried its programming. The mainstream media was positively orgasmic when GreenStone launched in late 2006. The network was backed by investors like Gloria Steinem, Rosie O’Donnell, Billie Jean King and Jane Fonda who all ponied up $3.1 million. Carrie Lukas of Independent Women’s Forum wrote, “To thunderous acclaim from the liberal intelligentsia, a team of feminist icons — including Gloria Steinem and Jane Fonda — last year launched a women-run radio network. The mainstream media dutifully parroted press releases describing the launch as a ‘breakthrough’ for women in the male-dominated world of talk radio.â€
It must have come as quite a shock to these female types to learn that not all women agree with them. I don’t suppose it has ever occurred to the feminazis that NOT ALL WOMEN ARE FEMINISTS! We don’t want to be men. We don’t want to be treated like men either. We are perfectly happy being who we are, and no amount of pounding the desk in fained outrage is going to change that little fact.
Meanwhile, achievements by conservative women in talk radio were completely ignored in the hype over GreenStone. It’s disingenuous to say that women haven’t succeeded in this “men’s market.†In addition to their radio programs, hosts including Dr. Laura Schlessinger, Monica Crowley, Laura Ingraham, Melanie Morgan, Martha Zoller and Tammy Bruce have also found success as authors and TV pundits. Yet, GreenStone CEO and former Federal Communications Commissioner Susan Hess insisted that there was “a huge hole in the market.†After GreenStone sunk, the question isn’t why do women fail in talk radio, but why do liberals continue to fail in talk radio?
I guess the problem is that these are not card carrying members of the female testosterone club. AND they have actually achieved some degree of equality amongst their male peers. IMHO, women are making great strides, if they choose to venture into the work place, grow a set and be the boss. On the other hand, many women also CHOOSE to be mothers, homemakers and wives. The radical feminist doesn’t seem to understand that there are many, MANY women who do not see the world through the haze of burned bras. Perhaps if GreenStone had addressed the issues that the majority of women face ever day, then they might have had a chance.
In a recent poll commissioned by the Susan B. Anthony List and the polling company â„¢ only 40% of women said they could conceivably vote for Hillary Clinton. Lest the media characterize the remainder as victims of the patriarchy, an additional 46% said they would vote for a woman (just not that woman) in 2008 or in a future presidential election. Marjorie Dannenfelser, President of the Susan B. Anthony List, said, “Considering how miserably Clinton does among male voters, she should be concerned that the ‘sisterhood’ is not rallying to her side either.â€
The constant underestimating of women’s intelligence by the left, and the main stream media (yes, I know, it’s the same thing) is one of the major reasons that such ventures fail. Hillary Clinton may be female, genetically, but she is no lady, with too much baggage from a long life in the public eye. Contrary to what many believe, we do remember. Honestly, at this point in time, I can’t think of any woman I’d like to see in the White House, although, that’s not to say that one won’t come along in the future who shares my values of life, low taxes, families, and personal responsibility, just to name a few.
Absent of substance and an agenda that appeals to all kinds of Americans, the Left consistently appeals to one’s race or gender for cheap and easy votes and listeners. It didn’t work for GreenStone Media and it’s not working for Hillary Clinton. As Myrna Blyth wrote in Spin Sisters, “Remember, more women listen to [Dr. Laura] each night than have seen all of the performances of Eve Ensler’s The Vagina Monologues everywhere in the world.†Now that’s broad appeal.
And until they get the message, those broads have NO appeal for this ol’ broad!
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