{"id":2350654,"date":"2024-10-04T07:57:02","date_gmt":"2024-10-04T11:57:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/j-d-vance-sends-feminists-to-the-fainting-couch\/"},"modified":"2024-10-04T07:58:48","modified_gmt":"2024-10-04T11:58:48","slug":"j-d-vance-sends-feminists-to-the-fainting-couch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/j-d-vance-sends-feminists-to-the-fainting-couch\/","title":{"rendered":"J.D. Vance Sends Feminists To The Fainting Couch"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fj-d-vance-sends-feminists-to-the-fainting-couch%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2350654&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In\u200c the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jd-vance-confronts-moderators-after-they-repeatedly-break-their-own-rules\/\" title=\"JD Vance Confronts Moderators After They Repeatedly Break Their Own Rules\">recent vice presidential debate<\/a> between Senator J.D. Vance and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, Republicans hailed Vance&#8217;s performance as a decisive victory, spurring \u200ca \u200dwave of memes and social\u2064 media reactions celebrating his success.\u200d In contrast, Democrats and certain media \u200boutlets worked to\u200d downplay Walz&#8217;s perceived \u200cshortcomings during the debate, framing his misleading \u200bstatements about Tiananmen Square as simple missteps rather \u200dthan serious errors. They also attempted to counteract Vance&#8217;s favorable\u200d reception, particularly amongst female viewers, by \u2062reinterpreting his comments and demeanor negatively.<\/p>\n<p>Vance \u200bwas noted for his respectful tone and serious discussion focused on relevant issues, which\u200c resonated well with women in\u2064 the audience. He \u200balso highlighted his\u2064 personal life, discussing his wife\u2019s challenges as a working \u200bmother, which further endeared him \u200cto this demographic. However, \u2063immediately following the debate, some\u200c commentators, including MSNBC host Nicolle\u2062 Wallace, criticized Vance \u200bfor allegedly &#8216;mansplaining&#8217; during a moment when his microphone was muted, suggesting \u2064that his actions could be seen as\u2063 disrespectful to women in authority.<\/p>\n<p>During a contentious exchange regarding immigration, Vance attempted to correct a misconception expressed by the moderators about the legal status of Haitian migrants. He criticized the moderators for fact-checking his statements, arguing that they \u200cwere misrepresenting the issue. The debate saw tensions rise as moderators cut off his microphone, leading to exchanges \u200bwhere both candidates debated the implications of immigration policies, with Vance asserting that current leadership facilitated illegal immigration.<\/p>\n<p>the debate has sparked varied\u2062 responses reflective of the broader political narratives \u200cregarding both candidates, with Republicans positioning Vance as a likable and competent candidate and Democrats attempting to mitigate any damage to \u2063Walz&#8217;s\u200b image.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Republicans celebrated J.D. Vance&rsquo;s crushing victory over Tim Walz in Tuesday&rsquo;s debate with a flurry of hilarious <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ProfMJCleveland\/status\/1841501634058154391\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">memes<\/a>. Meanwhile, Democrats and the liberal media went to work to spin Walz&rsquo;s pathetic performance, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ChuckRossDC\/status\/1841910263639113984\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">branding<\/a> his lies over Tiananmen Square as mere matters of misspeaking and <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JerryDunleavy\/status\/1841526961216053490\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">recasting<\/a> the fear seen in his eyes as &ldquo;passion.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>In addition to their efforts to prop up Walz, the Left also sought to damage Vance&rsquo;s winning performance &mdash; and particularly the positive connection he made with women over the course of the 90-minute debate.<\/p>\n<p>Vance&rsquo;s calm demeanor, respectful tone, and serious discussion of the bread-and-butter issues that worry all Americans, contrast sharply with the image women had been sold by the leftist press of a knuckle-dragging neanderthal. The Ohio senator lovingly bragging on his wife while discussing challenges she faces in balancing her career as a successful lawyer and mom to their three kids further warmed women to the Republican candidate.<\/p>\n<p>But Democrats and the party&rsquo;s unofficial press corps couldn&rsquo;t have that &mdash; not with women being one of the only groups where the Harris-Walz ticket still has a net favorable rating. So, the Left quickly invented a narrative to attack Trump&rsquo;s running mate, with MSNBC host Nicolle Wallace, soon after the debate ended, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/msnbc-host-claims-jd-vance-mansplaining-muted-mics-worst-moment-him-youre-woman\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">claiming<\/a> Vance&rsquo;s &ldquo;worst moment&rdquo; came when &ldquo;he attempted to &lsquo;mansplain&rsquo; over muted mics.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Wallace <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/msnbc-host-claims-jd-vance-mansplaining-muted-mics-worst-moment-him-youre-woman\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">claimed<\/a> that &ldquo;if you&rsquo;re a woman, that might be the worst moment JD Vance had, because he was going to mansplain right over that mute button. He was, and again, I don&rsquo;t pretend to know how everyone will react to this. I think that a lot of women, in positions of authority that should command respect just by virtue of that dynamic, will see themselves and some do, the disrespect of them and talked over.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>But as I posted on X in response to a similar <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ProfMJCleveland\/status\/1841472384676589708\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">framing<\/a> from a self-described &ldquo;gender-bias expert,&rdquo; as a woman, let me explain what these supposed feminists are saying: They and the female moderators are so weak and incompetent, they can&rsquo;t handle being challenged when they are wrong and must instead resort to whining about purported &ldquo;mansplaining.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>And make no mistake, that was precisely what J.D. Vance was doing: He was correcting the moderators following their inappropriate interjection into the debate following a discussion on the immigrant crisis in Springfield, Ohio.<\/p>\n<p>Following an exchange between the candidates on the topic, moderator Margaret Brennan added: &ldquo;And just to clarify for our viewers, Springfield, Ohio does have a large number of Haitian migrants who have legal status. Temporary protected status.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Vance sought to reply, saying &ldquo;Well, Margaret, Margaret, I think it&rsquo;s important,&rdquo; before Brennan and her fellow moderator Norah O&rsquo;Donnell cut him off.<\/p>\n<p>The Ohio senator was having none of it and continued: &ldquo;The rules were that you guys weren&rsquo;t going to fact check, and since you&rsquo;re fact checking me, I think it&rsquo;s important to say what&rsquo;s actually going on. So there&rsquo;s an application called the CBP One app where you can go on as an illegal migrant, apply for asylum or apply for parole and be granted legal status at the wave of a Kamala Harris open border wand. That is not a person coming in, applying for a green card and waiting for ten years &hellip; That is the facilitation of illegal immigration, Margaret, by our own leadership. And Kamala Harris opened up that pathway.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The moderators then cut Vance&rsquo;s microphones as Walz and Vance continued the debate, with Walz claiming &ldquo;those laws have been in the book since 1990,&rdquo; but Vance countered, albeit muted by the silencing of his microphone, &ldquo;[t]he CBP app has not been on the books since 1990. It&rsquo;s something that Kamala Harris created.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>That was no mansplaining: That was a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/history-repeats-itself-democrats-are-using-tactics-of-the-marxists-of-1917-in-russia-to-steal-2020-election\/\" title=\"History Repeats Itself: Democrats Are Using Tactics of the Marxists of 1917 in Russia to Steal 2020 Election\">vice-presidential candidate<\/a> in a debate properly and respectfully handling the unprofessional conduct of a moderator. Had Margaret Brennan been Michael Brennan, the same scene would have unfolded. And the only reason anyone would criticize Vance for his handling of Ms. Brennan&rsquo;s breach of the debate rules is because they want to bash the Republican candidate.<\/p>\n<p>Well, that, or they believe women really can&rsquo;t handle the tough job of moderating high-profile debates, in which case, there are two options: Female moderators either need to man up or if they can&rsquo;t take heat, stay in the kitchen.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>      Margot Cleveland is an investigative journalist and legal analyst and serves as The Federalist&rsquo;s senior legal correspondent. Margot&rsquo;s work has been published at The Wall Street Journal, The American Spectator, the New Criterion, National Review Online, Townhall.com, the Daily Signal, USA Today, and the Detroit Free Press.     She is also a regular guest on nationally syndicated radio programs and on Fox News, Fox Business, and Newsmax. Cleveland is a lawyer and a graduate of the Notre Dame Law School, where she earned the Hoynes Prize&mdash;the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-death-of-the-administrative-state-is-just-beginning\/\" title=\"The Decline of the Administrative State is Just Starting\">law school&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s highest honor. She later served for nearly 25 years as a permanent law clerk for a federal appellate judge on the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals.      Cleveland is a former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/5-media-lies-about-the-latest-special-counsel-revelations\/\" title=\"5 Media Lies About The Latest Special Counsel Revelations\">full-time university faculty member<\/a> and now teaches as an adjunct from time to time. Cleveland is also of counsel for the New Civil Liberties Alliance.       Cleveland is on Twitter at @ProfMJCleveland where you can read more about her greatest accomplishments&mdash;her dear husband and dear son. The views expressed here are those of Cleveland in her private capacity.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Republicans rejoiced over J.D. Vance&#8217;s debate win, while Democrats tried to downplay Tim Walz&#8217;s poor performance<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":499,"featured_media":2350655,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-39-e1728038278519.png","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[42337,14678,35138,32171,36479],"class_list":["post-2350654","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-cultural-criticism","tag-feminism","tag-j-d-vance","tag-political-commentary","tag-social-issues"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-39-e1728038278519.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2350654","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/499"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2350654"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2350654\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2350655"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2350654"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2350654"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2350654"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}