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Watering plants, when it hit me.. I may actually have lived long enough to hear "Madam President"... Neither of my grandmothers could vote.. women did not get the right till 1920..but I may actually get to hear "Madam President".. That is will be an amazing moment for me..
Funny how things will hit you all of the sudden..
Back to the plants.. have a good Friday DU'ers..
ohheckyeah
(9,314 posts)We shouldn't "vote with our vaginas" yada yada yada.
rock
(13,218 posts)msanthrope
(37,549 posts)ohheckyeah
(9,314 posts)Great comeback
niyad
(113,860 posts)look at all the laws being passed against us BECAUSE we have vaginas!
leftofcool
(19,460 posts)NCTraveler
(30,481 posts)Hekate
(91,005 posts)Yes!
Does that make her the stRump-et?
libdem4life
(13,877 posts)floriduck
(2,262 posts)Still Mr. President until we get a good female candidate. Then I'm all in for her.
leftofcool
(19,460 posts)His contested convention antics will only further alienate him and he will be primaried.
floriduck
(2,262 posts)the board of Goldman or a big pharma, or big oil, or some other influential company. Enjoy the next four years.
cali
(114,904 posts)lostnfound
(16,198 posts)Would be great too.
Egnever
(21,506 posts)I hope she does. Obama is a hard act to follow though.
Jester Messiah
(4,711 posts)I'm supposed to feel better about this corporate warmonger because she has a vagina?
nolabear
(42,002 posts)That Guy 888
(1,214 posts)Hopefully if she gets the nomination and beats trump, she'll "exceed expectations".
niyad
(113,860 posts)fleur-de-lisa
(14,628 posts)She is a terrible candidate! Dog help us if it comes to a choice between the vagina candidate and the talking yam!
Shadowflash
(1,536 posts)nt
I want the first woman president to be honest, ethical, committed to the betterment of all people, against unnecessary wars, more concerned with Main Street than Wall Street, not have decades of scandals and investigations swirling around her, consistent, pragmatic, gives speeches that are accessible to all people, never came under bogus sniper fire, doesn't have to explain away her votes or advocacy for a corrupt war, is not good buds with the Bush family, doesn't consult with Henry Kissinger, isn't favored by anyone named Koch...
I'm just going to wait for the real deal.
sadoldgirl
(3,431 posts)It is Mr. President,so it should be Ms. President.
Why do we "frenchify" the title?
Gomez163
(2,039 posts)i.e. "Kisses for my President" with Fred McMurray and Polly Bergen
Nye Bevan
(25,406 posts)Staph
(6,257 posts)Nancy Pelosi was addressed as Madam Speaker. It's actually a part of Robert's Rules of Order, Article X, number 58 - Chairman or President.
http://www.robertsrules.org/rror--00.htm
demigoddess
(6,645 posts)Madame would be french. Madam Chairman etc just denotes sex of the chairman, president etc. Mrs, Ms, Miss denotes marital status. It is like saying Sir, to the boss of something. But if she is female, you say Madam, or as the British do Ma'am.
LisaM
(27,850 posts)I have young nieces and the idea that they might grow up with a woman President makes me really happy.
libdem4life
(13,877 posts)through quite a lot in our lives. I think Tulsi Gabbard or someone of her generation will be a good female role model who didn't have to struggle like we did.
I get that about Hillary. But it's part of her history and our generation and if she can't be a positive role model...and she's nowhere in the Universe close to that...she needs to be helped out of that position.
FLPanhandle
(7,107 posts)Women were given the vote long after ex-slaves. Good to see even if I don't agree with all of Clinton's positions.
hamsterjill
(15,224 posts)As a feminist since I came out of the womb myself, I have long wanted to see a woman as President. I wouldn't vote for a woman if I did not think she was qualified. I believe Hillary is the most qualified candidate. The fact that the most qualified candidate is female is icing on the cake for me.
ohheckyeah
(9,314 posts)ismnotwasm
(42,023 posts)My politics are feminist politics. Nonetheless, being a woman candidate doesn't ensure a great vote for women's rights-- See any number of Republican women-- Voting for a woman as preemptively qualified, and a liberal as Hillary Clinton is a joy.
Lucky Luciano
(11,267 posts)Compared to the thugs, she is Karl Marx, but compared to FDR...not so much.
beastie boy
(9,556 posts)"First Gentleman".
Will he be the one ordering window curtains and new china for the presidential dining table?
Geronimoe
(1,539 posts)Mission one should be to save the planet. Hillary and her corporate sponsors are not on board to do that.
jalan48
(13,909 posts)The "Madam President" euphoria will fade quickly and unlike Obama she won't be able to claim she inherited a mess. "Madam President" doesn't pay the rent in the end.
iandhr
(6,852 posts)Do not jinx it.
jillan
(39,451 posts)Herman4747
(1,825 posts)...was a Prime Minister, but a poor one indeed.
FailureToCommunicate
(14,031 posts)well. The fact that the leaders were women didn't really matter, their politics were conservative
Hoppy
(3,595 posts)Last edited Fri May 6, 2016, 06:57 PM - Edit history (1)
MadDAsHell
(2,067 posts)so be it.
We do not all automatically benefit simply because of what's between the President's legs; we DO all automatically benefit from a progressive President.
newblewtoo
(667 posts)It will be Madman President tRump. Think about that for a moment.
406-Boz
(53 posts)Open your eyes, look around!
Kang Colby
(1,941 posts)ffr
(22,677 posts)And rock star-like idea man.
zalinda
(5,621 posts)Seems more likely and I voted for the schmuck twice.
Z
Glad I never voted for him. He's awful.
litlbilly
(2,227 posts)NightWatcher
(39,343 posts)RoccoR5955
(12,471 posts)"Madam Inmate," if things don't go well for her, so don't count your chickens before they are hatched!
mwooldri
(10,303 posts)I look forward to hearing that phrase again though, and the phrase Madam President will be good to hear. Madam Chancellor is still heard - Angela Merkel is a Conservative but she does have a heart.
DawgHouse
(4,019 posts)NewImproved Deal
(534 posts)Actually, Hillary Clinton has a lot in common with Imelda Marcos...
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realmirage
(2,117 posts)Will fail to understand the greatness of the moment
cali
(114,904 posts)Martin Eden
(12,885 posts)(if Hillary becomes POTUS)