Haterz part II

As seen in my past blogs, I have reported on different types of “ haterz”, people who share ignorant believes on different races, religion, sexualities, etc. In this case the word “hater” on which I am referring to is revolving around those of the up coming political election. As one would read a newspaper or watch the local news station, or just flip on any random channel, the upcoming election seems to be everywhere. Campaigns, the political bashing, and self-exaggeration seem to be everywhere. This election is also one that would be an historical one because for the first time an African American, a woman, and other “firsts” are running for the presidency. As usually in a country with as much as freedom of speech such as ours, along with history breaking campaigns also come the roles of the “haterz’, people who will make sure they place every type of obstacle in the way of those trying to make a difference. They fill the newspapers, magazines, television, and radio with critics, lies, and rude remarks about those who they feel should not be running elections.

Amongst the people who has fallen victim to the hands, of these “ haterz” and is probably one of the most targeted is Hilary Clinton. She seems to be one of the most controversial runners in this election and she is the prey on which the republicans prey on. Some of the reasons, some may say, Hilary is not high on the respected list of the Republics include: she doesn’t make exaggerated plans on pulling the troops out of Iraq, she wont endorse massive new payroll taxes to fund social security, and something revolving against guards of terrorist activity. The two things that Republicans really “hate” on her are her liberalism and what they say is her phoniness. Because she avoids being considered to liberal or to Democratic, whatever that may mean, conservatives see that as proof of her phoniness. In addition, Bill Clinton and his affair has also put her under attack, they say, the republican that is, her beliefs are corrupt.

Events that surround Hilary Clinton’s election could be compared to the events surrounding Victoria Woodhull. She too ran for presidency on April 2, 1870 under the Equal Rights Party, former slave Fredrick Douglas at that time ran for vice-president under the same party. Unfortunately this is an equation set up for failure for that time; a women and a black running for top government position was almost unheard of. The government had also refused to print her name on the ballot, thus making it controversial if she really is the first woman to run for president. Many saw that she should not even have the right to run because she was a woman and "they’re not citizens". She, like Hilary, had to combat much criticism and “haterz” due her gender and her position.