Go cry about it

Ok, this post is just to vent some cynicism. Curious to see how the media had reporter President Bush's tearing up during the ceremony on Tuesday in which he presented Navy Seal Petty Officer Michael Monsoor with a posthumous medal, I googled the keywords "bush tears up." Here at the top hits:

1. A video clip of the President shedding a tear, with no commentary

2. An AOL video clip, again, with no commentary

3. A HuffingtonPost post entitled, "Bush Tears Up: US Should Have Bombed Auschwitz" (are you feeling the testosterone yet?). The article was actually about the January memorial of the Hollocaust, which took place in Jerusalem's Holocaust memorial. One reader kindly comments, "Pulling a Hillary won't save your presidency."

4. The next couple of links take you to an uncommented photograph of President Bush in tears

5. Ah-hah! Here we are: finally, Google hits back with some videos of Hillary (mind you, her name was not in my search). The first: a YouTube video entitled "Hillary Tears up on Campaign Trail.

6. Followed with an article from The Swamp: "Hillary Clinton Cries in Connecticut." Cries? Oh please. Contrast video at #5 with photo at #4 and tell me that Clinton's emotions were not blown out of proportion.

I realize I'm probably making a bigger deal out of this than necessary...but it just irks me. Why MUST they attack Hillary for a crack in her voice ('women are too emotional') while silently praising Bush for his compassion? At the same time, Hillary is considered to be a cold-hearted, insensitive bitch. How must a woman portray herself in order to be both feminine and taken seriously?