Well the point Noah was making is this, ( and about 82% of Americans get it). Republicans are the biggest hypocrites God ever breathed breath into. It has nothing to do with gender or race, a lie is a lie. When Hillary said she was shot at in Bosnia, the press, rightly so exposed the lie for what it was. If anyone takes the national stage, male or female, they should be prepared to have their entire life exposed, if she doesn't like that, then she should go back to being Governor of Alaska.
You want double standards? How about Republicans and Evangelicals talking about family values, while some of them are trying to screw 16 year old kids? Or what about the pastor who was a leader in the Evangelical movement who it turns out not only had a gay lover, but also did meth with him?
Americans are a forgiving people. I mean come on, we put up with Clinton and Monica, and George Bush is still not incarcerated even though he lied about the whole damned war. What Americans are getting sick of if hypocrisy. Thats why when it came out that Elliot Spitzer was having an affair with a prostitute, even die hard democrats wanted him gone. Why? He was known to always be so damned self righteous.
We will accept a gay Congressman like Barney Frank, but what we won't tolerate anymore is self righteous hypocrites who think they are better than everyone else.
The Republicans have dumped on the American people and used the Constitution for toilet paper for 8 years. Time for all of them to find new careers.