I am going to digress from my usual theme of familial comedy to talk about politics for a moment. Well, I want to talk about NON-politics for a moment. I don't follow politics anymore. Too stressful. I am registered Democrat. I don't believe 100% with the Democratic platform, but if someone who is corrupt and lacks integrity is going to become the leader of the free world, it may as well be a Democrat. However, a female fellow-blogger posted about Ron Paul. Ok, well, his politics sound pretty good. John Edwards, he is a Democrat and he looks like a president anyway. Barack Obama, a little wimpy for me. That leaves us with (for all intents and purposes) Hillary Clinton.
I will vote for Hillary Clinton. Not because I agree with all of her politics, but I don't agree with the politics of any one candidate. I will vote for Hillary Clinton because she is a woman. And in my humble opinion women have an obligation to vote for Hillary Clinton. By 2008 women will only have had the right to vote for 38% of this nation's history. Now we have the opportunity to put a woman in office when we have only been allowed to vote for 90 years. Effie Hobby recently remembered the days of the fight for women's suffrage, she could remember when women could not vote. Note: Effie Hobby would be 110 today, and I cannot find any record of her death.
So I believe women now have an obligation to vote for Hillary Clinton. Because Hillary Clinton will not be remembered for her politics. Hillary Clinton will be remembered for being the first woman President of the United States.
6 comments:
I like Hillary and I am head to head with my sister who is in Obama's camp. I am not usually a big follower of politics myself but this race is certainly more interesting than most.
Frankly I don't care if they elect a cocker spaniel, just being Bush-free will make me plenty happy.
I'm not sure who I'll vote for yet. (I'm registered Independent so they should come to my house and try to woo me with fresh baked cookies, don't you think?) ;) LOL
There are things I like about Hilary and things I don't like - as with each and every candidate.
I have to respectfully disagree with the idea of voting for someone just based on sex (or religion, race, etc.) ... What if Hilary's positions on the war, economy, abortion, immigration - whatever is important to you - were completely out of line with what you believe? Would you still vote for her?
Well, this certainly is an interesting election. I'll be watching along with you :)
Wow, Cin, you took way too may Women's Studies classes in college. -Lib
"Effie Louisa Hobby was 109 when she died on September 13 2006. She was an inveterate voter, which she regarded as a privilege. She was known for having voted in every local, state and national election since the 19th Amendment gave women the vote in 1920. That's 86 years of voting. She never forgot that there was a time when her vote didn't count.
The first time she voted for president, she elected Warren Harding and the last time she did it, she voted for George W. Bush, for the second time. She was a lifelong Republican. When Laura Bush called her, Mrs. Hobby had this to say: "Give your husband my regards, and tell him I wish I always agreed with him.""
From: 2006: Alt.Obituaries
that's retarded that you're only voting for her because she's woman.
i think she's an idiot.
furthermore, i don't think women should have any say in politics.
women are stupid.
i am ashamed to be one.
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