Talk:Public image and political reception of Barbara Boxer

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 * 1) Jewish Women: A Comprehensive Historical Encyclopedia: "In many ways a classic Marin County liberal committed to individual liberties and government action on behalf of the underprivileged, Boxer is outside the national political mainstream. Boxer’s feisty liberalism—with its strong feminist core—may stand her in good stead."
 * 2) Boxer (WaPo; 2006): "I've always been feisty. I think I've always kind of been a believer in saying it like it is, even as a little girl. If I saw a disabled person on the subway train -- I grew up in New York -- and people were staring, my mother would say to me, "Never ever, ever look at somebody in such a way as those people are doing. And if you see it, you speak up." That stuck with me. I don't have a fear of politics. Why would I? All you can do is get criticized and explain your position. The more they come after me, the more I'm going to speak up, you know. There was a woman who wrote a nonfiction book on what it takes to be a woman in the Congress. And what she found was something she called "inner applause," what she described as: "Even though you're out there, and people are saying all these awful things, if you think you're right, inside you feel the applause of your parents." I'm not afraid of anything, but it doesn't mean that things aren't difficult." ↜Just M &thinsp;E here&#8202;,&#8202;now  21:57, 18 July 2009 (UTC)