Continuing our analysis of the presidential candidates, we turn our attention to the junior Senator from New York.
Full Name: Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton
Age: 60
Claim to Fame: Former First Lady of the United States, Hillary became the only former First Lady to run for and win public office when she was elected senator of New York in 2000 and is also the state's first woman senator. Oh, and she's also married to some guy. Bill something. You've probably heard of him.
She wishes we'd forget: Whitewater, Monica Lewinsky, Vince Foster, her Iraq war voting record, her prodigy like success at trading cattle futures, Travelgate, Filegate, serving on the board of directors at WalMart, and her hairstyle back in 1992:
Celebrity she most resembles:
A cross between David Spade, Ellen Degeneres, and Rebecca Demornay:
Why you should vote for her: Democrats regard the Clinton years with as much reverence as Republicans do the Reagan years. Since Bill is unable to run for a third term (which he would probably win), electing the other half of the co-presidency of the 90's is the only option. Also, the historical implications of electing a woman as President of the United States are a compelling reason to support her.
Why you shouldn't vote for her: Hillary is no Bill Clinton. Not even close. She doesn't have his charisma, his presence, or his speaking ability. For all her claims of experience, a lot of those were the result of riding on her husband's coattails. I imagine Bill Belichick's ex-wife Debby probably picked up a lot of football knowledge during her years of marriage to the Patriot's head coach, but I haven't heard of any coaching positions offered to her as a result.
Wild Card: Not surprisingly, her husband and former President Bill Clinton. His rock star like status among Democrats could alter the primary if he takes a more prominent position in her campaign (which he appears to be doing now). While this might help her through the primary, in the national race it could be a hinderance. Republicans see the downfall of the Hillary candidacy as the be all, end all rebuke of Bill Clinton who has been the Bugs Bunny to their Elmer Fudd for the past 16 years.
Also, maybe it's just me, but I've never been fond of the word "pantsuit". The term Presidential pantsuit doesn't exactly roll off the tongue. That's not a knock against Hillary for being a woman, just I don't like the word.
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I love pantsuits- really think of the Kill Bill movies- very fine pantsuits ;) Funny how the movie title fits in with the articles, hee-hee.
Since I disapprove of the elongated political campaigning that has been thrust upon us I have not been watching debates. I will pay attention shortly as primaries are upon us. I figure that all the candidates should have their spiels and lies worked out fairly well and I won't have to listen to embarrassing retractions :)
How ever you say it, you are the cutting edge man... or the cutting edge, man.
I will put this article in my suspense file for Nov 1, 2008 when I intend to start thinking about whom to vote for.
You don't like the word pantsuits. I can understand that. Here, try a couple of my favorites. Foibles. Say it a few times. Foibles. Foibles. Foibles. There, don't you feel better?
In case you get stuck on pantsuits later on, you can also try cannabinoids. It's really fun to say. I get to say it a lot as a nurse. "The patient tested positive for cannabinoids, cannabinoids, cannabinoids." See? I bet you feel better about saying pantsuits already.
A friend just showed me a link to how the Clintons stole everything that was bolted down on Air Force one when they left the White House. I had to show him the link on how Rep. Bob Barr (R - Georgia) ordered an investigation by the GAO, which found zilch.
Even now you will find endless articles on the thefts but very,very few of the GAO investigation findings. If they spent 12 million investigating Clinton, would they really let him walk free with looted White House Merchandise.
The only bad news on a Clinton Victory may be another multimillion dollar witch hunt. If they are going to ivestigate any right wing lie, we may be in for another expensive witch hunt.
There is only one explanation for this, she must be a .....
On second thought, I love Hillary, I do, I do, I do.
if Barbara Striesand loves her, I love her too. Who cares what Oprah says?
Yep, too bad ole Bill can't run.
Greg,
Son, analyzing 50 hours of Hillary tape is bordering on scary.
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Pantsuit is really a 1970s term that was used to distinguish when women were wearing pants instead of a dress or skirt, as it was far less common at the time. Now it is very normal to refer to a woman's pants & jacket ensemble as a "suit", plain and simple.
And which other candidate running for the office could possibly be said to wear a "pantsuit"? This can only be said about Clinton. Not liking the term "presidential pantsuit" seems to clearly indicate that no woman is suitable for the role, as any of them might wear such an outfit.
This helps to illustrate and undercurrent in this election in regards to Clinton's gender. Not only does she get referred to constantly as Hillary (while one almost never hears Barack, John, Rudy, Mike, Mitt or John used on the other candidates), but more importantly it seems in the run up to Iowa and New Hampshire there are constant reports of Clinton's lead in the polls falling off and Obama catching up.
Yet, according to polls taken between the end of November and December 12th, by leading news agencies and pollsters including the American Research Group, ABC News/Washington Post, CNN/Opinion Research Corporation, CBS News/New York Times, Associated Press/Ipsos, LA Times/Bloomberg, USA Today/Gallup and others Clinton's lead is anywhere from 10 to 24 points over Obama, with most showing a lead in the mid to high teens.
This hardly looks like major slippage. Yet the tone of news coverage leads to the exact opposite impression.
I can hardly believe this is due to anything but her gender.
It is not surprising that the USA has yet to pass an equal rights amendment to the constitution given this kind of reportage.
Sandy, I don't think Mrs. Clinton's resemblance to David Spade is a right wing lie.
Rory, are you saying men can't wear pantsuits? Talk about being sexist.
Perhaps we can turn it into a Gather game? List a word to replace the word Pantsuit from the English language.
When Hill strays from the scrip, she seems to get in trouble. Bill comes riding in to save the day by making her the victim and accusing others of attacking her and her gender. I don't think she is very tough skinned.
Oh God. If that's a valid reason for voting for Hilary, we're sunk. Is it too late to get another woman in the race?
Thanks for the laughs, Chris. Need to see what you did with Romney.
Funny how the Clintons didn't mind taking all that money Wal-Mart was giving ole Governor Bill back in his Arkansas days.
Oh those funny Clinton's...... whats with all the finger pointing. Really, you ever notice when Bill or Hillary speak they are always pointing...........
Here is the skinny of things:
http://www.zpub.com/un/un-bc.html - Bill Clinton
http://www.zpub.com/un/billc-5.html - Hillary Clinton
man these kids are funny