Random Liberal Quotes...
"Iraq does pose a serious threat to the stability of the Persian Gulf and we should organize an international coalition to eliminate his access to weapons of mass destruction. Iraq's search for weapons of mass destruction has proven impossible to completely deter and we should assume that it will continue for as long as Saddam is in power." -- Al Gore, 2002
Hillary's Real Rivals Are Called 'Mrs.'
|
|
|
hillarynews
Joined: 24 Jan 2007
Posts: 2255
|
 Posted: Thu Sep 20, 2007 7:00 am Post subject: Hillary's Real Rivals Are Called 'Mrs.' |
 |
|
|
 Hillary's Real Rivals Are Called 'Mrs.'
The presidential candidacy of Hillary Clinton has unleashed something new upon the political landscape: the wives.More than any previous presidential campaign, the candidates' wives -- especially on the Democratic side -- are stepping forward, speaking out and strutting their own stuff.
Category: Commentary
Outspokenness is suddenly a virtue.
Hillary is, in fact, running not only against front-runners Barack Obama and John Edwards, but against their equally powerful and ambitious wives.
Ironically, the trend of first lady as co-contender began with Hillary when husband Bill introduced a twofer presidency. Elect me and you get my smart wife, too, he told voters. That worked out well.
Thanks to the debacle of Hillary's attempted health care plan, the likelihood of her ever becoming the first woman president seemed nil to impossible. In yet another irony, it was her husband's betrayal that saved Hillary from obscurity.
Public sympathy -- as well as Hillary's dignified public response to humiliation -- trumped her lousy record as a policymaker and, voila, she was the junior senator from New York. Now she's nearly the presumptive Democratic nominee for president.
The shift in perception of Hillary as aggressive presidential wife to self-deprecating presidential candidate has caused a shift in the estrogen ecosphere. With a woman leading the race, the other females have ramped up their own roles and rhetoric.
Republican wives are less out-front than their Democratic contemporaries, in part because Republicans tend toward more traditional roles, but also because those who have been outspoken have been slapped down. The once-talkative and confident Judith Giuliani has begun confining her commentary lately to golf, following a few hard knocks in the media ring and a particularly bruising Vanity Fair profile.
Other front-runner wives -- Ann Romney, Cindy McCain and Jeri Thompson -- tend to participate more quietly or behind the scenes.
Read more...
Source: The Hillary Project
Description: reporting the news about Hillary that the media refuses to |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
|
|
Add this topic to your bookmarks
|
You can post new topics in this forum
You can reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot vote in polls in this forum
|
|
|
|
|
|
