I’m a huge supporter of women. What I’m not is a supporter of liberalism. Feminism is what I oppose. Feminism has led women astray. I love the women’s movement especially when I’m walking behind it. – Rush Limbaugh
Isn’t he just charming?
He loves women, just not liberalism. But thinks feminism has “led women astray.” This from a man who’s been married three times, about to get married a fourth time, who continues to call professional women “info babes.”
This line about feminism is continually repeated by the right, which they think is bolstered by the studies that say women are less happy today. Of course, the Phyllis Schlafly crew believe feminism is to blame.
Recently, Marcus Buckingham wrote over at HuffPo on the subject, in conjunction with his books. What’s happening to women’s happiness?
Rush and the right say it’s feminism.
It’s not.
Western American women are for one thing too critical. For another, won’t take responsibility for doing more in their day that actually makes them happy. You also have to choose happiness, which has nothing to do with perfection or achieving everything you want.
But leave it to Rush to opine on something he knows absolutely nothing about.
He disgusts me. He knows nothing about women and yet opines about feminism being responsible for a woman’s unhappiness. I think he’d like to see all women barefoot and pregnant.
“Western American women are for one thing too critical.” You just must explain this train of thought to me. As for choosing happiness, please expound by offering some suggestions. Thanks. Peace
“This from a man who’s been married three times, about to get married a fourth time,”
WELL, looks like someone else is gonna earn her millions in hush money after the preordained divorce settlement the hard way, but only if limpwithnoballs remembers his viagra.
I wonder what she thinks of his little trips to sex tourism sites with his prescription of viagr…OOPS, his DOCTORS prescription of viagra?
I wonder if she’s going to insist the bloated bag of puss be tested for every STD under the sun since it would appear the only way lardass can convince a woman to spend more then three seconds around him is to pay?
MILLIONS and MILLIONS in “settlements” aka HUSH MONEY to ex wives and not a PEEP out of any of the THREE, soon to be FOUR of them.
Family ValUUUUes indeed!
Head of the repugnantklan indeed.
Oh yeah, imhopless, you forgot to say NEOCON WARMONGER HILLARY, CIA CONSPIRACY!!!!
THERE, now you don’t have to.
I don’t think they polled women’s happiness in my growing up years. If they had my mother would have said,Yes,of course I am.” because her generation was all about keeping up appearences.She had a mind for business like a steel trap,she could sell ice cream to Alaskans,she had a great feel for enterprise.But she stayed home because it was expected. If she had been allowed to actualize we all would have been a lot happier.
HELLLOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO JA! Nice to hear from you in the comments.
Yikes secularh, now that’s a rant.
Imhotep says:
04 February 2010 at 7:19 pm
It is my opinion that many modern western women critique everything, always able to find something wrong with a situation they’ve chosen. Find the perfect man, find a flaw. Get the job, find a problem. Love a man, but he won’t buy you the right gift… Instead of telling him, coaching him, teaching him, some women throw their hands up and complain, because they expect a man to guess, to know instinctually. Some do, most don’t.
Women of my generation and younger have every opportunity around, the rest is up to them.
Once you have safety, sustenance and basic needs met… In the end happiness is chosen. A woman must, no matter her situation, find happiness in the moment, not in what she’s striving to attain. Happiness is not a destination, it is a decision.
In the end you have to stop the tape running in your head. It could be programming from your parents, religion, school, whatever. You have to push the eject button and choose something else.
Find joy in the small things. It is my life motto.I do it a hundred times a day,so does my daughter.
Like 2 feet of snow!
Yeah!
Like my kitty sitting next to me with his nose stuck out of the cat flap because it is raining.Too cute,poor Jimmy!
This line about feminism is continually repeated by the right, which they think is bolstered by the studies that say women are less happy today. Of course, the Phyllis Schlafly crew believe feminism is to blame.
Add Elizabeth Edwards to “the Schlafly crew”. After all, she made the same “less-happy” argument about Hillary.
Heh! Karma’s a bitch, ain’t she?
Most young women today have been gulled into thinking that feminism is old fashioned, and for old fashioned women. Or frustrated unattractive women that turn off men.
During periods of some professional advancement for women the women’s movemment waned. On feminist principles, such as freedom of choice, equal protection, we had Gloria Steinem and others leading our struggles.
But there is no out there leadership of strength and purpose. Rush is expected to demonize women who fight for their political and social destinies. What’s more important is that until women decide to have a voice and make some organized noise, nothing will change. We will continue to be the second sex, no matter what our color or religious backgrounds are.
Sexism is the stunningly acceptable – “ism” – form of discrimination. IT is simply amazing.
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Hi Taylor and you all – I don’t have much time to comment; I’m involved in so many projects, mostly with the poor and my husband has a deadline for finishing his book that is supposed to be published later this year. I’m the editor and proof reader.
I do want to add some thoughts about Rush’s comments about women — I came of age in the mid 50s (I always say I’m older than dirt but actually I haven’t figured out how to be old). For me the 50s was one of the most stifling decades for women and I had to break out of the mold of what a woman was supposed to be. I wanted a career and then children which is what I did. If you haven’t seen the movie “Revolutionary Road,” do so. I saw the movie and knew exactly what Kate Winslet’s character was going through. The apron put me over the edge. I remember the Amana commercials where the woman (I think it was Bess Myerson, a former Miss America, maybe I’m wrong on this. I do have Senior moments) came out in her little apron and pushed refrigerators. That commercial use to make me gag, literally. I swore I’d never wear an apron and embraced feminism for all it was worth. I don’t pretend my life has been a bed of roses (I lost a husband when my youngest was a toddler) but I’ve always been thankful that I decided that I needed a career because without it I would have been sitting on a pile of garbage. I’ve had a happy life with few regrets. As Taylor said – happiness is found in the moment and friends I’ve had a lot of happy moments in my life. Life is what you make of it when you are given chances. I was given the opportunity even though I had to fight for it. I’ve loved my life with the cherries and sometimes the pits. But it was my life. So to hell with Rush and is analysis of what makes a woman happy. Evidently he has no clue since he’s about to embark on his 4th marriage. His previous wives probably found happiness when they left him.
Always a pleasure to hear from you Jane
If I may add that you have also filled your life with purpose and I believe that is also a key to happiness.
Taylor Marsh says:
04 February 2010 at 8:35 pm
It is my opinion that many modern western women critique everything, always able to find something wrong with a situation they’ve chosen. Find the perfect man, find a flaw. Get the job, find a problem. Love a man, but he won’t buy you the right gift… Instead of telling him, coaching him, teaching him, some women throw their hands up and complain, because they expect a man to guess, to know instinctually. Some do, most don’t.
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I straight out tell my wife “TELL ME, TEACH ME”. But it seems that if it doesn’t come unbidden from within, it must not be real.
Just one more woman thing and I will quit (you are never ahead): “but it’s not for ME”. The refrain I always hear. The poor woman doing all this stuff for others. But do they ask if the others want or need it? No…they do for others because that somehow does for them…often to the detriment of all. sigh.
djjl says:
04 February 2010 at 11:58 pm
Sexism is the stunningly acceptable – “ism” – form of discrimination. IT is simply amazing.
I agree with you, djjl. It is amazing that sexism is often an acceptable discrimination — generalize, minimize, and label.
JoeBeets…ha! I appreciate your frustration,contradictions are all a part of the gender too. I think it is true that many women set awfully high standards for themselves,their lives and their homes,when their famlies would be just as happy with less.