With liberal friends like this, women don't need any conservative enemies

During the last couple of years, I've visited many so-called liberal blogs and message boards, and when the subject of Condoleeza Rice comes up, I have noticed two trends:

1. Call her evil and then attack the way she looks and dresses.

2. Call her dim-witted and a tool of the administration.

I am no fan of Condoleeza Rice's ideology or policies, though I do find her to be the only multi-dimensional person in the administration. I want Rice out of office as much as the next person. But when it comes to evaluating her, I am appalled that the two criticisms I find over and over are "ugly" and "stupid." She is either part of the evil, but oh god, did you see those boots? Or she is too naive to realize she is a prop.

That, my think-you-are-liberal bloggers and message board writers, is sexism, and sexism is mean and bigoted, no matter who is being discussed. If that is the best you can do, then stop criticizing the Republican party for being filled with bigots. It's a pot/kettle thing.