After watching much of the coverage of the Women’s March on Saturday, I must say, I don’t think most of them knew why they were there.
The women, men and youngsters, who I saw interviewed, were unable to articulate any coherent reasons for their protest march except that President Donald Trump was the illegitimate winner and he was going to take them backwards.
The marchers talked about equality for women, but not for Kellyanne Conway, the first woman to head a presidential campaign and now one of the president’s closest advisors (Oberfest)
A woman who lives in Washington DC said she brought her three-year-old daughter because “I want her to know that she has a voice; no matter what anyone tells her, especially as a black woman in America.” Do you suppose she told her that most of the women in the black caucus, who were democratically given a voice as legislators, chose to denigrate their positions by boycotting the inaugural? I think not.
A man from Grand Rapids, Michigan, who drove more than nine hours to support his wife, said “There’s no reason why they shouldn’t have the same rights as men.” Really?
A woman from Florida said she would be fighting to ensure that the country and laws treat women equally, and believes that Trump will prevent that.
While actress America Ferrera was telling the crowd that “Our dignity, our character, our rights have been under attack,” her sister celeb, Madonna, railed against Trump to the crowd’s delight as she used “F” bombs and references to her p—y, and admitting she had thought of blowing up the White House.
How’s that for “dignity and character?”
Do you suppose these girls know why they are in the march? (christinedisbrow/sfgate)
There were the usual statements that Hillary Clinton won the popular vote and Trump’s win was illegitimate. Black and Hispanic women voted overwhelmingly for Clinton, but it was white women who gave him the victory. The majority of non-college educated white women (64 per cent) voted for Trump while 35 per cent backed Clinton.
I still have to laugh when I recall that it was MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” (Scarborough), who said, before the election, “There are not enough white voters in America for Donald Trump to win while getting routed among minorities.”
I wonder how many of those women’s march supporters, who wildly applauded the profanity-laced remarks of the Hollywood celebs and vowed to resist President Trump, listened to his inaugural address. Here are a few lines they missed:
“ … we are transferring power from Washington DC and give it back to you, the American people.”
“The forgotten men and women of our country will be forgotten no longer.”
“Americans want great schools for their children, safe neighborhoods for their families, and good jobs for themselves.”
“We are one nation, and their pain is our pain. Their dreams are our dreams; and their success will be our success. We share one heart, one home and one glorious destiny.”
“The Bible tell us, “how good and pleasant it is when God’s people live together in unity.”
“A new national pride will stir our souls, lift our sights, and heal our divisions.”
Resist and obstruct if you must, but as our new president made quite clear – “We will no longer accept politicians who are all talk and no action – constantly complaining but never doing anything about it. The time for empty talk is over. Now arrives the hour of action.”
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