Hill: It's Madame Prez time

New York Daily News ^ | April 12, 2005 | Rush & Molloy

[presidio9]

Sen. Hillary Clinton has been in politics long enough enough to know that polls can be misleading.

So she told us yesterday that, despite a recent survey that indicated only 68% of men would be willing to vote for a female president, she thinks the time is right.

"It depends on the woman," she said at the New York Women in Communications Matrix Awards luncheon yesterday at the Waldorf-Astoria. Indeed, the New York legislator may very well be that woman on the 2008 Democratic ticket.

Cristiane Amanpour agreed.

"I feel Americans will be ready to empower a woman."

And CBS' Lesley Stahl added, "It's always distressed me that in macho places in Europe and Asia the parliamentary system can produce women prime ministers but somehow our system can't manage that."

Oprah Winfrey exclaimed: "That's about how women see other women. Do we see ourselves as capable and strong? I'm going to have to change this!"

And you know that she will.

[RockinRight]

Hillary must NOT become President.

[JoanneSD]

Hillary could not keep her husband in line... how on earth would she govern a country?

[Bombardier]

In which alternate universe does she think she could get elected president? CONDI 2008!!!

[The Spirit Of Allegiance]

"I feel Americans will be ready to empower indict a woman."

[mblaise]

fuhggetaboutit.

hitlery is NOT going to be president.

however, maybe we should be encouraging her nomination.. kept the WH in repub hands for the next generation.

[Rummyfan]

Cristiane Amanpour agreed. "I feel Americans will be ready to empower a woman."

And CBS' Lesley Stahl added, "It's always distressed me that in macho places in Europe and Asia the parliamentary system can produce women prime ministers but somehow our system can't manage that."

Oprah Winfrey exclaimed: "That's about how women see other women. Do we see ourselves as capable and strong? I'm going to have to change this!"

Oh well, if these three say it it must be so. NOT!

[areafiftyone]

CONDI is NOT running! And said as much so many times!

[sr4402]

[presidio9]

Please refrain from making this discussion about whether this country is ready for a woman president. Of course there are women capable of being president. That's never been the issue with Clinton, but she will try to make it one of her many campaign distractions anyway: The Christian Right hates her because they seek to subjugate women

[Tax-chick]

I beg your pardon?

[The Spirit Of Allegiance]

"The Christian Right hates her because they seek to subjugate women"

You've confused Christians with Muslims...

[JulieRNR21]

The left leaning MSM elites are 'conditioning' the American public to 'crown Queen Hillary'....YUCK!

They will never tell us that Hillary means socialism, secularism, gobalism; and less security for America!

[oceanview]

she could win. mostly because we don't have a solid well known candidate ready to go for 2008. and this attempt by the white house to constantly rehabilitate the Clintons - tsunami relief, the papal funeral, etc - is crazy politically.

[TMSuchman]

Maybe when hades freezes over!

[Bombardier]

Give her time.....she'll come around and realize that the country needs her.

[AD from SpringBay]

Beware this tack. It could easily turn into a men vs. women thing during the next election - and couple that with the # of wussie limp wristed men out there - she'll horn her way in.

[Bommer]

So she told us yesterday that, despite a recent survey that indicated only 68% of men would be willing to vote for a female president,

What poll was that?

[freedomson]

Don't you get it? The setup was made a long time ago.

Bush, Clinton, Bush, Clinton

[areafiftyone]

Don't think so. I think she has her eye on a better prize. Something she loves!

[lsee]

This woman will say and do anything to become president...lately the MSM has been saying she's "moving from left to center"...Ha! She and her media partners are just saying what she thinks will get her elected. Campaign speeches can be carefully crafted to promise everything and nothing...and then once in office, she will proceed to do exactly what she always intended.

This person must never become president. Any news on potential Republican candidates of merit? We're gonig to need a strong candidate to battle this particular evil.

[ctdonath2]

Problem is: we need someone to vote FOR.

As the Dems showed last round, voting AGAINST someone doesn't get you very far.

[A message]

presidio9 used a semi colon

"....distractions anyway: The Christian Right..."

Meaning her Heinous will use distractions such as the Christian right will blah, blah, blah, seek to hold women back, blah, blah, blah.

[Old Grumpy]

"I feel Americans will be ready to empower a woman."

Maybe so. Just not YOU, Hillary.

[areafiftyone]

Any news on potential Republican candidates of merit?

I just posted an article from the Hill saying Newt was thinking of Running. Here is my reaction to that! WE NEED SOMEONE BETTER!

[inquest]

Hillary must NOT become President.

Better her than some RINO who'll pursue all of the same policies but with none of the opposition she'd get.

[RockinRight]

Mike Pence.

[MisterRepublican]

"To choose one’s victims, to prepare one’s plan minutely, to slake an implacable vengeance, and then to go to bed ... there is nothing sweeter in the world."-Josef Stalin

[inquest]

Tom McClintock?

[MMcC]

People shouldn’t kid themselves into thinking she can’t win. She can.

It’s really not that hard… all it will take is a reasonably strong 3rd party candidate. She’ll get 42% just for showing up. A third party candidate who comes out strong on immigration and right to life could easily get 10% of the vote. Especially since the MSM will give them a complete free pass because they know that’s what gets Hillary in.

I would say her chances in ’08 are at least 50-50… probably better.

[Polyxene]

"Hillary must NOT become President."

AMEN to that!!
She won't be able to keep up the "moderate" facade very long, and she will go back to being the shrill, shrieking old harridan that she is. A couple of years of hearing that voice over and over spouting her Marxist diatribe will cure this country of EVER wanting a woman president.

[hflynn]

Hillary could not keep her husband in line... how on earth would she govern a country?

Simple . . . Hillary wasn't willing to screw Bill but she is more than willing to screw all of us.

[inquest]

If the majority of people vote for one conservative candidate or another, and the Republicans retain control of Congress, then if she wins she'd be a lame-duck President for her entire term. She wouldn't be able to claim a mandate, and Congress wouldn't give her an inch of slack.

[rockthecasbah]

Is Hillary really a woman? I think if we are going to discuss her, the discussion should be about whether this country is ready for a transgender or hermaphrodite president.

[EagleUSA]

Hillary could not keep her husband in line... how on earth would she govern a country?
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She could not. She is TOTALLY unqualifed. And how the nightmarish idea of her as Commander-In-Chief? My stomach turns at the thought of that anti-military Marxist witch even getting close to our military and our national secrets.

The idea of the Marxist Medusa even getting near the White House is beyond any sane comprehension. Let's just find her a few more girlfriends and send her on her way, please!!!!

[ctdonath2]

Mike Pence.

Who?

And therein lies the problem.

[oceanview]

I fear that, that there is some tacit arrangement with the administration to help Hillary get into the white house.

[VRWCisme]

I think presidio was saying that Hillary will turn the election into a male v. female thing so that if conservatives oppose her, she can say it's because they are against women. I don't think presidio was saying that Chrisitans actually want to subjugate women but say instead saying that Hillary will use such an idea to her advantage. If a Christian attacks Hillary on an issue, all she'll have to do (if she gets her way, and you know the MSM will help her do it) is say that she's only being attacked on that issue because she's a woman, and suddenly the right looks bad and Hillary avoids answering on the issues.

[MMcC]

"Congress wouldn't give her an inch of slack."

I wish I had enough faith in a GOP controlled congress to believe that.

[oceanview]

no way. our congress voted 97-3 for Ruth Bader Ginsburg for SCOTUS. Is that an example of "not giving an inch"?

Don't tell me Hillary wouldn't get anything done as president, our senators would roll over for anything she wanted.

[conserv13]

I tend to agree. Hillary couldn't be THAT bad of a President.

Would she be corrupt? Of course, what politician isn't?

Would she lie? Of course, what politician doesn't?

At least there would still be a Republican majority in both House and Senate and she would not be able to get much done.

One major potential bad thing about a President Hillary would be that she could potentially nominate Supreme Court justices and other Federal Judges.

[garyhope]

Woman, schwoman, who cares? What's important is someone who is willing to defend freedom and has common sense and a realistic and pragmatic view of the world the way it really is and is not a loony leftist and faux utopian delusionist.

That said, I'd vote for Condi or Jean Kirkpatrick tomorrow.

[Right_in_Virginia]

Oprah Winfrey exclaimed: "That's about how women see other women. Do we see ourselves as capable and strong?"

Of course we do. That's why we need to consider a woman who has gotten to where she is through her own accomplishments and not by riding her husband's coattails and a manufactured wave of public sympathy as the scorned woman.

[Coldwater Creek]

At least with a RINO we would still have control of the military.Living in West Tennessee ( an annex of Arkansas) we have followed the Clinton politics for way over 20 years. You had better be VERY AFRAID if this Marxist should be come the CIC.

[Search4Truth]

"The Christian Right hates her because they seek to subjugate women."

Her Heinous herself could not have said it better.

[The Spirit Of Allegiance]

Yep, reading more closely I also note the implied Hillary lie, not P9's own opinion.....

Whew.

Point agreed: Hillary will continue to LIE every time her lips move around potential swing voters and Useless Idiots....

[tioga]

Hillary could not keep her husband in line... how on earth would she govern a country?

SO TRUE.

[inquest]

Then I'll rephrase it: Either they wouldn't give her an inch of slack under the conditions I described, or there truly isn't a dime's worth of difference between Democrats and Republicans. Either way, she wouldn't be any worse than a RINO like Romney.

[maplegrover]

presidio9 says: "The Christian Right hates her because they seek to subjugate women"
What??!! Where are you getting this idea? I am definitely in the "Christian Right" (as defined by the Left), but I do not see that "subjugation" of women that you claim exists. Are there some men in the "Christian Right" who subjugate women? Yes, I am sure that there are some. Are there men in the Left, the Right, the "libertarian" groups who also subjugate women? Yes - most definitely.

If the "Christian Right" opposes (not 'hates') Hillary, it is not because she is a woman. If you look at most conservative churches you will find that the majority of leadership positions within their individual churches and denominational work (outside of the Priesthood) in both Catholic and Evangelical groups are filled by women. I'm sure that there are individual churches where this is not true, but in my 25 year experiences within the Baptist tradition I have found this to be the case in the vast majority of most Baptist churches. Please, presidio9, do not stereo-type conservative Christians. You don't know what you are talking about.