Why do women seem to hate her so much? I don't understand why women don't step up to the plate and support one of their own, with all the talk about needing a woman to run the country. What is wrong with Hillary? Is it the jealousy thing that always seems to pop up when a strong woman excels? You know, when women say they admire a strong woman but call her a Bee I Tee See H behind her back?
I hope I don't offend any SoWal ladies but I honestly would like to know if there is a reason women don't like her. Is it her personality, or something specific she's done? If the former keeps her from the White House then maybe we're not ready for a female president. If the latter, spill.
Part of it is personality. She's a cuddly as a cactus, she's a charming as an eel... If I had to pick a female president right now, I'd fight to the death for Condi just on the Likability factor.
I also don't like Hillary because I've always thought she was full of hot air. She talks and talks about how things should be done, but hasn't done much with her ideas but talk about them. You have a picture of her with Diana, who didn't just talk about children with AIDS or the problems with landmines; she went and did something about it herself.
Laura Bush has used her position to work against illiteracy rather than just saying that
someone should do something about it. (In all my grad school classes, teachers are cussing "No Child Left Behind," but they rave about Laura's Teach for America program, even with the kinks that are still in it.) Nancy Reagan was the one telling us to "
just say no," and she jumped in herself rather than "just saying." Even
Tipper Gore got in there and fought hard for what she thought was right. Hillary's
White House Biography talks more about how she "advocates" health care reform, but I just remember that it was a big fat mess. I never got the feeling that she was willing to get her hands dirty. I want a little less conversation, a little more action, please.
I've already said more than I want to say about "politricks" for the rest of the year, but I'll put this up and y'all can throw darts at it if you want:
Daddy-O, you're asking about feminism. I think that's why I compared her to Condi. To me, Hillary has always been a power-hungry man in a pantsuit. Condi is a high-heel & skirt wearing, Beethoven-playing woman. If you're going to put a woman in the White House, put a
woman in the White House. Feminism isn't about burning bras; it's about a woman being able to accomplish the same goals
as a woman. I admire all the other women I mentioned because they seem to embrace being feminine while being strong; Hillary seems to be a house divided against herself in that respect, and because of that I do not trust her leadership.
