your point?

from today's NY daily news:

>snip< Friends no more? I hope Sen. Hillary Clinton isn't counting on help from Hollywood mogul David Geffen in her possible run for the White House in 2008. Geffen, a generous supporter and pal of Bill Clinton when he was President, trashed Hillary's prospects last night during a Q&A at the 92nd St. Y. "She can't win, and she's an incredibly polarizing figure," the billionaire Democrat told his audience. "And ambition is just not a good enough reason." Geffen's dis was met with hearty applause.

what was geffen's point in making these statements? i mean really. i'm not saying he should support hillary because he supported bill, i'm not even making a claim that his statements are necessarily wrong. just don't see what his purpose was in demeaning one of the few intellectual female role models we have in our country at this time, who is visible enough to be a recognizable icon to the upcoming generation of females. trying to cut down a woman's determination, and labeling it with a word like "ambition" (which is traditionally seen with a negative connotation when applied to women, and positive when applied to men--go figure) is just a continuation of our culture's tendency to find something wrong or offensive with strong, intelligent women, who are willing to go after what they want.

god forbid we only have "women" like britney spears left to use as reference points for the next generation...