Top 50 Most Sexist Quotes on the Campaign Trail

It happens all the time to female politicians regardless of their political
party -- being called a "she-devil," "beauty queen," "mean girl," or
whatever misogynistic label the media, pundits, bloggers, and other
politicians use to describe them. And, with so many women campaigning for
office in the upcoming mid-term elections, sexist coverage is at an all-time
high.

The number of renegade attacks on women politicians is alarming, especially
in light of a new study showing that sexist comments actually hurt women in
the polls.

Dont we want more women in positions of power in the government? You
wouldnt know it after reading through the top 50 most sexist quotes on the
campaign trail:

1. "I think shes hot .... Shes tiny, shes short. Shes got a banging
little body on her. Facial-wise, I give her about a seven. Body-wise, I give
her about an eight-and-a-half. Tight, little butt. I endorse Karyn Polito."
~ Bill Cooksey (WRKO)

2. "I think Im going to send Sotomayor, and her club, a bunch of vacuum
cleaners to help them clean up after their meetings." ~ Rush Limbaugh about
Sonia Sotomayor

3. "Ill say something else about Christine ODonnell. You ready? Id rather
look at her than Mike Castle. I think shes kind of cute. I think shes kind
of refreshing. Shes a conservative. Whats the problem?" ~ Rush Limbaugh

4. "Many senators are known for many things .... We in the Senate refer to
Sen. Gillibrand as the hottest member." ~ Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid
on Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand

5. "Lets hope that the key conferences arent when shes menstruating or
something, or just before shes going to menstruate. That would really be
bad. Lord knows what we would get then." ~ Gordon Liddy about Sonia
Sotomayor

6. "I hope Barack Obama puts another woman on the Supreme Court. And this
time, I hope its a woman with kids." ~ Peter Beinart (The Daily Beast)
about Elena Kagan

7. "Sam, I want to ask a question all the men in this room have been dying
to ask you: Just what are your measurements?" ~ Meeting chairman to
Congressional candidate Siobhan "Sam" Bennett during her first stump speech

8. "This violates the very basic laws of nature: hot women do not have
affairs with ...