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In reply to the discussion: Robert Reich -- Hillary "cannot run on being the first woman to be president..." [View all]hrmjustin
(71,265 posts)187. Well good luck defeating her.
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Robert Reich -- Hillary "cannot run on being the first woman to be president..." [View all]
kentuck
Apr 2015
OP
Seen Often At DU And In the Press - Comments On How HRC Would Be The First Female President
cantbeserious
Apr 2015
#23
Most folks seem to believe her gender makes it no more or less likely they will support her
DemocratSinceBirth
Apr 2015
#40
Can Only Speak To The OP - Which I Happen To Agree With - Your Opinions Are Your Own
cantbeserious
Apr 2015
#50
Actually that strategy works against Hillary due to her close relationship w/ countries & foreign leaders who abuse women.
InAbLuEsTaTe
Apr 2015
#58
In agreement completely, except.. I'd argue that Elizabeth Warren would motivate and inspire more.
2banon
Apr 2015
#175
What's jaw-dropping is that this country acts like it would be an avant garde act.
Demit
Apr 2015
#100
The point is ascribing positions to folks they don't hold and then dismissing or ridiculing them...
DemocratSinceBirth
Apr 2015
#120
Put 'first woman president' into the DU search engine. Personally I am with the 83% who want good
sabrina 1
Apr 2015
#143
Really? You would hire a substandard worker, simply because of their gender, ethnicity etc to make
sabrina 1
Apr 2015
#158
Okay, you are correct, I did miss that. So ignore my other comment and I apologize.
sabrina 1
Apr 2015
#162
I agree with you. Wrt the police, I would go back to community policing where cops are from the
sabrina 1
Apr 2015
#165
In L A they have police sponsor after school athletic activities for kids...
DemocratSinceBirth
Apr 2015
#166
Seems like an out of date observation, I don't recall the last time I saw two cops in the same car.
TheKentuckian
Apr 2015
#214
Cantbeserious, you over look an obvious Point: Hillary is the most qualified person running!
lewebley3
Apr 2015
#138
Because she is a woman she needs to make the case as to why she is as good as a man.
leftofcool
Apr 2015
#2
Because she is a candidate she needs to make the case that she is as good or better than any other
djean111
Apr 2015
#10
When did Ms. Clinton say she should be president because she is a woman??NT
DemocratSinceBirth
Apr 2015
#16
Her supporters are pushing the meme that it would be all swell and historical and shit if she was
djean111
Apr 2015
#21
Maybe she should get gender reassignment surgery so she wouldn't face that pesky problem...
DemocratSinceBirth
Apr 2015
#29
It would be swell and historical for Hillary (a democrat) to be the first woman president.
boston bean
Apr 2015
#30
Well Said... this may come down to HRC vs Carly Fiorina .. I don't want either.
2banon
Apr 2015
#104
I would rather have Warren as the candidate - and I have never read or heard of anyone
djean111
Apr 2015
#110
First off Hillary has said no such thing... secondly, would Reich have ever written something like
boston bean
Apr 2015
#12
OMG, she spoke at Emily's List... saying wouldn't it be nice to have a woman president!!
boston bean
Apr 2015
#36
Its hard not to read emotion in a post that used 7 exclamation points in two sentences.
arcane1
Apr 2015
#151
Emily's List exists to elect female candidate, albeit progressive ones...
DemocratSinceBirth
Apr 2015
#48
I never draw any inference from anything you say. I only responded to you because
Autumn
Apr 2015
#77
Fair point, but don't think it works quite as well in Hillary's favor. Indeed, that strategy could very well backfire.
InAbLuEsTaTe
Apr 2015
#65
I took a "Woman in Politics" course, there are a lot of factors Reich is right about.
TheBlackAdder
Apr 2015
#70
Wow, you would think someone like Robert Reich wouldn't be using it as a bludgeon..
boston bean
Apr 2015
#74
Regardless of your thoughts, decades of research support Reich's position-Stay away from gender.
TheBlackAdder
Apr 2015
#82
So, because society is a sexist pit hole, she has to run away from the clearly
boston bean
Apr 2015
#108
Sucks, doesn't it? But they are just some of the parameters/double standards that she is faced with.
TheBlackAdder
Apr 2015
#127
The Doctor of my Women in Politics class is one of the Top 5 W.I.P. researchers in the country.
TheBlackAdder
Apr 2015
#218
I think you are misunderstanding. Obama didn't try to sell himself as the first black president.
rhett o rick
Apr 2015
#195
I don't base my vote on gender, sexual preference, wealth, race, ethnicity, or ability to dance.
Tierra_y_Libertad
Apr 2015
#9
All things being equal I always voted for the black candidate, the female candidate...
DemocratSinceBirth
Apr 2015
#34
So... Then you would have voted for Sarah Palin, Michele Bachmann, or Herman Cain...
cascadiance
Apr 2015
#94
I was I guess interpreting what some people having "being equal" meaning they are Democrats...
cascadiance
Apr 2015
#180
One of the criticisms of her 08 campaign was she was running away from her gender by acting tough...
DemocratSinceBirth
Apr 2015
#52
Yeah, I agree, and I'm not a Hillary supporter. The fact that she's a woman is just an
Nay
Apr 2015
#41
she doesn't have to, just as President Obama didn't have to run as being the first African American.
still_one
Apr 2015
#26
I think the underlying point is that America has a lot of issues and problems..
kentuck
Apr 2015
#37
I want to shatter glass ceilings and open locked doors to opportunity...
DemocratSinceBirth
Apr 2015
#75
For those who consider it to be no difference between Republicans and Democrats
treestar
Apr 2015
#56
Women's rights are an important issue to Democrats. She isn't running on being the first woman
Agnosticsherbet
Apr 2015
#79
It should be a secondary reason and amongst the primary reasons she should get elected...
cascadiance
Apr 2015
#109
Well you have the right to your opinion but the people of our party appear ready to nominate her
hrmjustin
Apr 2015
#124
They were "ready to nominate her" in 2008 and look what happened later then...
cascadiance
Apr 2015
#182
Nope, they just aren't reporting anything that means anything and trying to make it sound...
cascadiance
Apr 2015
#186
Robert Reich is 4'11" tall. He would face a distinct disadvantage running for president.
Demit
Apr 2015
#128
I like Reich, but this is beyond stupid. Being a woman is part of who she is. It is going to be an
Mass
Apr 2015
#113
Please read my posts on this thread. Reich refers to well-known institutional gender biases.
TheBlackAdder
Apr 2015
#136
I'm sure that Hillary needed Reich to tell her that since she's never been involved in a campaign.
Beacool
Apr 2015
#133
Well, here's the problem with Hillary. I know, eg, where Warren stands on important issues. She has
sabrina 1
Apr 2015
#153
For YEARS I've heard people wailing that if women were in power, things would be better
BlueCaliDem
Apr 2015
#142
Robert Reich is sexist: Hillary is not running because she is woman: She is qualified!!!!!
lewebley3
Apr 2015
#146
Her vision is to have a world where every person has the same advantages as her granddaughter.
DemocratSinceBirth
Apr 2015
#167
My pops died when I was fourteen and I lived in what folks call a shotgun shack.
DemocratSinceBirth
Apr 2015
#196
The "tripe" in the OP was from Robert Reich's FB page, Robert Reich's words not the OP's
Autumn
Apr 2015
#190
Personally I think Frances Perkins should be considered to be on our currency someplace...
cascadiance
Apr 2015
#188
Yep, Bernie Sanders is a man, and Ted Cruz is a man, but that choice is VERY simple...
cascadiance
Apr 2015
#192