Hillary supporters argue that if she’s too lenient, she’s seen as a typical push-over woman, and if she’s too tough, she’s a witch. “It’s hard to be a woman in politics,” they argue. “No one will take you seriously.” Women such as Margaret Thatcher and Indira Ghandi seem to have accomplished being major heads of states despite being a female. (the latter even in a nation that has been, traditionally, rather backwards when it comes to women’s rights), and Hillary seems to have made it as a senator (though her success record there is a matter of debate) with no major problems.
But Hillary keeps creating problems for herself. She continues to embody everything that is wrong with the political system of today: She’s manipulative, inconsistent, rude, and she’s riding her husband’s coattails to the finish line. On paper, she doesn’t look like a terrible candidate for the Democratic nomination, but her behavior in the political system completely erases that. This is a typical anti-Hillary move, but it’s true nonetheless: just look at her Iraq war vote. Now she wants us out of there? Political pundits have been crying Vietnam for years—too bad she couldn’t see that. If she couldn’t see something so obvious, how would she fare when the fate of the country is in her hands?
Another issue with Clinton: She’s running to be, essentially, the most powerful person in the world. If elected, a button with the power to destroy the world will never be more than five feet away from her. She will have to rub elbows with people with the power to decimate us, economically and physically.
And we call her Hillary.
This is my biggest problem with Hillary Clinton. We’re calling the woman by her first name, and, from what I can see, she fully supports it. Referring to a woman who could be running the world (regardless of how likely it is that she’ll be elected) and her support of the practice shows her to be unserious and flippant about her position. If she can’t even take her name seriously, how are we supposed to rely on her when it comes to the budget or, even more dramatic and important, foreign relations? If Hillary can take a dismissive attitude about this, how long should we expect her to dismiss tensions in Iraq and the whole of the Middle East?
Which leads me to my other major problem with Hillary: her behavior after losing the Iowa Caucus. She cried. There were actual tears. This was one caucus—it’s not like she lost the whole election. If Hillary’s going to cry over a caucus, what else can we expect her to cry over? “They didn’t pass my healthcare bill.” *sniffle*
Many Hillary-haters will jump on this because she’s a woman and obviously women are more emotional. If she’s going to act like this now, she’s going to be crying over the wrong curtains in the Oval Office and a bad hair day. Because women cry, they can’t be leaders.
Again, Margaret Thatcher managed it. But Hillary’s behavior was poor regardless of her sex. Politicians are expected to remain calm and composed, regardless of the situation. If Hillary as president is going to be emotional, like over a potential threat, if she shows fear, the rest of the nation is going to reflect it. If the leader stays calm, the group stays calm.
At any rate, Obama still leads the delegate numbers, even after Clinton broke her twelve contest losing streak. She won two major primaries (plus one), and she’s still trailing behind. Not that it matters much who wins the primary, since we’re most likely looking at at least four years of President McCain. Hats off to the country—glad to see we’ve progressed enough to accept all people, regardless of sex, color, or creed. Congrats, America.
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We refer to all the male candidates as "McCain," "Obama," "Huckabee," etc.
I wonder if it would be different if her husband hadn't been president, though. I mean, was "Clinton" for 8 years, so maybe we call her Hillary to avoid confusion?
http://www.progressiveu.org/blog/ediblewoman
I'm sure there are people who do that legitimately. I think there are just as many--if not more--who do it because she's a female. Although, to be fair, you pretty much get Bill with Hillary anyway. We should just scrap the whole thing and refer to it as Billary. Billary v. Obama, '08.