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9 de Junio, 2008
For Women or For Woman?
Categorized under Juegos , Política Estados Unidos , Race for '08 | Tags: Hillary Clinton, Lord of the Rings, Obama
Clinton's bid to claim a piece of the ticket was regarded as brazen by some experienced Democratic politicians. It could prevent another Democratic woman from eclipsing her and even sabotage Obama's chances of winning, advancing a Clinton comeback by four years, to 2012 instead of 2016.
Here's why: By advertising her interest in being on the ticket, Clinton may have made it more difficult for Obama to succeed in what is traditionally regarded as a nominee's first presidential decision - the selection of a running mate. If Obama picks a man, he'll dash the hopes of many Clinton supporters, whose disappointment over her defeat has been allayed by the hope of seeing her name on the ballot after all. Members of the party's largest voter group - women - might well view an all-male ticket as an insult in a year when a female candidate came closer than ever to winning the nomination. At the same time, Obama may now find it harder, if not impossible, to choose another woman, such as Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius, without risking a backlash from Clinton supporters.
LOOK, Clinton doesn't belong on the ticket. She fought, she lost, she damaged Obama's image in every way should could—it's over.
The rest is very simple: if Hillary truly is against another woman being on the ticket, as some articles state, then all doubt is removed. The whole "glass ceiling breaker I'm your champion women's rights" shpiel is just that. Another line cooked up by the Clintons to gain them power. Because if one truly believed that it was about a woman being in the white house, and not a Clinton, then who cares what that woman's name is?
Hillary Clinton does, that's who!
"Backlash"...
We're all cheering that IT is over and that Clinton is defeated and we're throwing bundles of bouquets upon her concession speech in our gratitude...but for some reason I keep remembering that scene in the Lord of the Rings when Gandalf knocked the Balrog down into the mines of Moria, and then turned his back to walk away . . .
I'm sure it's not premonition. Just too many damn movies.
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Comentarios (1)
Changeseeker dijo:
"I keep remembering that scene in the Lord of the Rings when Gandalf knocked the Balrog down into the mines of Moria, and then turned his back to walk away . . ."
Yeah, me too.
Palabras por Changeseeker spat forth on el 10 de Junio, 2008 at 05:03 PM