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BKSir -> RE: President Palin? (8/29/2008 11:54:48 AM)
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Actually, from what I hear, a lot of my feminist friends voted for Obama. They wanted to vote the first woman president, as long as it wasn't Hillary. She seemed like a remnant of past/old politics. "Say what the public wants to hear and do what you want later. They'll love you after you've won." President Clinton's affairs in the Oval office and his affairs while Senator Clinton was on the campaign trail, why would she stay with him? Because of 1950's religious beliefs that you ALWAYS stay with the husband? No. It was because politically, she needed his superstar status. I don't presume to delve into their "married" life, but I'd hardly say their family is picture-perfect--the embodiment of the American dream.
The people I know who voted for Hillary back on Super Tuesday was primarily to see President BIll Clinton's hand back in the White House. Albeit, probably not a pro-active person in the West Wing, but nonetheless, guiding her wife through the pitfalls and issues. But that seems a bit one-sided to me. She doesn't seem to me like a submissive, even to her husband. (And I have heard her speak in person in public, shook her hand and traded a few kind words backstage).
See, I don't even want to bring that argument or thought into this. No reason to really. And without an answer to one simple question, how is one to say that he did anything wrong at all? Did anyone at all, EVER ask if they had an 'open' relationship? If there's a yes answer to that, then it becomes a completely moot point. Unfortunately, no one asked, so we'll never know.
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Actually, she ran against an incumbent Mayor in Wasilla, Alaska and won. The ex-mayor tried or organize a recall campaign but failed. She kept her promises and won the re-election with an even bigger margin. However, the total population of Wasilla, Alaska is just shy over 5000 people. Again, not sure how we can extrapolate that to 305 Million Americans.
I do totally agree with you on that. Obama, however, was a leader in Illinois, a VERY populated state, with a rather fair cross section of america as a whole. Is he the most experienced of the lot? No. But, he knows where he came from, and what the normal, daily plight of the US citizen is. Something that McCain has NEVER known. I lived under his reign more than long enough while living in Arizona, he has no clue what it's like to have less than a few million dollars sitting there, never has. He has never had to worry about putting food on his table or fuel in his car/truck/fleet, or somehow try to figure out how to pay for rent, utilities AND a medical bill on a paltry sallary that places are allowed to call a 'pay check'.
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