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Posted at 11:00am on Apr. 7, 2008 Clinton Plays the Woman Card, Again

Now We Know Why She Can’t Come to the Phone

By Mark I

With her lead in Pennsylvania shrinking by the day, and her legitimate path to the nomination--there are other paths--becoming increasingly difficult, Sen. Hillary!™ Clinton has returned to a favorite campaign theme; one that has already proven its ability to generate sympathetic press coverage and win her votes. Hillary is trotting out the gender card.

While listing her credentials to be president, Clinton also said people vote for different reasons, including how a person looks or their hairstyle.

"And that is another difference, you know how long it takes me to get ready than my two opponents — I mean really just think about it," she joked. "I think I should get points for working as hard as I do plus the time it takes to get ready."

Recall that right before the New Hampshire primary, fresh on the heels of the inevitable candidate losing the first electoral contest of the campaign, Clinton went to the gender well in an answer to a voter’s question. Only that time she deployed perhaps the ultimate weapon in the arsenal of feminine wiles, tears.

If nothing else, this quip provides a plausible answer to the question of just what Hillary Clinton will be doing in the White House when the phone rings at 3 AM. Apparently, she’ll be doing her hair.

Hat tip: The Corner at NRO

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