Comments on: A HILL-uva lot of Guilt http://queenofspainblog.com/2007/02/21/a-hill-uva-lot-of-guilt/ Mon, 21 May 2012 15:14:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Julie at Take a Picture...It Lasts Longer http://queenofspainblog.com/2007/02/21/a-hill-uva-lot-of-guilt/comment-page-1/#comment-15518 Julie at Take a Picture...It Lasts Longer Thu, 22 Feb 2007 23:43:45 +0000 http://queenofspainblog.com/2007/02/21/a-hill-uva-lot-of-guilt/#comment-15518 I think you have to support and vote for the candidate you like best. Oh, well, what canoe chick above just said. yeah, that. I just posted a lengthy diatribe about the media and barack Obama. Sorry you missed him! I bet it would have been fabulous. I think you have to support and vote for the candidate you like best. Oh, well, what canoe chick above just said. yeah, that.

I just posted a lengthy diatribe about the media and barack Obama.

Sorry you missed him! I bet it would have been fabulous.

]]> By: canoe chick http://queenofspainblog.com/2007/02/21/a-hill-uva-lot-of-guilt/comment-page-1/#comment-15505 canoe chick Thu, 22 Feb 2007 19:55:23 +0000 http://queenofspainblog.com/2007/02/21/a-hill-uva-lot-of-guilt/#comment-15505 Your Majesty, I think you answered your own questions, when you said you were a life-long feminist. The dream of feminism is not betrayed when you vote for the best candidate, it is fulfilled when you vote for the best candidate. THe dream is to vote for the person who is the best CANDIDATE, not a "female candidate", just because she is a woman. If you vote for someone just because she is a woman, if you don't think she is the best, how much better is that than the person who refuses to vote for her, just because of her gender? We will _be there_ when gender doesn't matter, and if you vote for her solely because of gender, I don't think it helps. Obviously, as a Canuck this is all in the abstract for me... won't be voting, and we have already HAD a female leader. :) Your Majesty,
I think you answered your own questions, when you said you were a life-long feminist. The dream of feminism is not betrayed when you vote for the best candidate, it is fulfilled when you vote for the best candidate. THe dream is to vote for the person who is the best CANDIDATE, not a “female candidate”, just because she is a woman. If you vote for someone just because she is a woman, if you don’t think she is the best, how much better is that than the person who refuses to vote for her, just because of her gender? We will _be there_ when gender doesn’t matter, and if you vote for her solely because of gender, I don’t think it helps.
Obviously, as a Canuck this is all in the abstract for me… won’t be voting, and we have already HAD a female leader. :)

]]> By: Christi http://queenofspainblog.com/2007/02/21/a-hill-uva-lot-of-guilt/comment-page-1/#comment-15480 Christi Thu, 22 Feb 2007 14:22:37 +0000 http://queenofspainblog.com/2007/02/21/a-hill-uva-lot-of-guilt/#comment-15480 What Suzanne said. I think a lot of us feel as conflicted as you do, my Queen. ;) She is unwilling to admit a mistake (sound familiar? like anyone we might know, who is currently parked at 1600 Pennsylvania?), she panders for a vote, she triangulates and listens WAY too much to her counselors instead of her constituents. When a woman does make it into the White House, I want it to be someone I'm proud of, someone who I feel represents my gender well. I don't feel like Hillary and I agree on much of anything. What Suzanne said.

I think a lot of us feel as conflicted as you do, my Queen. ;) She is unwilling to admit a mistake (sound familiar? like anyone we might know, who is currently parked at 1600 Pennsylvania?), she panders for a vote, she triangulates and listens WAY too much to her counselors instead of her constituents. When a woman does make it into the White House, I want it to be someone I’m proud of, someone who I feel represents my gender well. I don’t feel like Hillary and I agree on much of anything.

]]> By: Suzanne http://queenofspainblog.com/2007/02/21/a-hill-uva-lot-of-guilt/comment-page-1/#comment-15444 Suzanne Thu, 22 Feb 2007 05:31:19 +0000 http://queenofspainblog.com/2007/02/21/a-hill-uva-lot-of-guilt/#comment-15444 I wrote a whole long post at BlogHer about why I cannot get behind Hillary. The woman is a sell out. I don't trust her to represent me. While I'd love to see a woman in the White House, I'd prefer a person who I feel won't abandon me on critical issues to get some random schnooks to vote for her. I wrote a whole long post at BlogHer about why I cannot get behind Hillary. The woman is a sell out. I don’t trust her to represent me. While I’d love to see a woman in the White House, I’d prefer a person who I feel won’t abandon me on critical issues to get some random schnooks to vote for her.

]]> By: MammaLoves http://queenofspainblog.com/2007/02/21/a-hill-uva-lot-of-guilt/comment-page-1/#comment-15426 MammaLoves Thu, 22 Feb 2007 00:51:50 +0000 http://queenofspainblog.com/2007/02/21/a-hill-uva-lot-of-guilt/#comment-15426 I think you hit the nail on the head when you said "vote for the best candidate." The exciting part for me, as a life-long feminist, is that a woman and an african american are considered viable candidates. Personally, I feel that Hillary can do more good in the Senate where she is respected and then some day serve on the Supreme Court where we really need her. Right now Obama represents to me the hope this country so desperately needs. I almost peed in my pants standing next to him in a bar a few months ago. He was so unaffected, courteous and friendly while at the same time being completely dynamic. He has the spark. The best thing about all of this is that I finally feel like we have some palatable choices in the nomination process. I'm just keeping my fingers crossed. Let's all pray the Republicans nominate Romney! I think you hit the nail on the head when you said “vote for the best candidate.” The exciting part for me, as a life-long feminist, is that a woman and an african american are considered viable candidates.

Personally, I feel that Hillary can do more good in the Senate where she is respected and then some day serve on the Supreme Court where we really need her.

Right now Obama represents to me the hope this country so desperately needs. I almost peed in my pants standing next to him in a bar a few months ago. He was so unaffected, courteous and friendly while at the same time being completely dynamic. He has the spark.

The best thing about all of this is that I finally feel like we have some palatable choices in the nomination process.

I’m just keeping my fingers crossed. Let’s all pray the Republicans nominate Romney!

]]> By: Croft http://queenofspainblog.com/2007/02/21/a-hill-uva-lot-of-guilt/comment-page-1/#comment-15425 Croft Thu, 22 Feb 2007 00:39:45 +0000 http://queenofspainblog.com/2007/02/21/a-hill-uva-lot-of-guilt/#comment-15425 I feel the same as you - I am so excited about Obama, but not warm at all about Hillary. I think it would be bad to support her just because she is a woman without looking beyond that. About as bad as the many poor people who voted against their own good and voted for bush just because he claimed to be "born again". But it is exciting to see both an African American and a woman running... I feel the same as you – I am so excited about Obama, but not warm at all about Hillary. I think it would be bad to support her just because she is a woman without looking beyond that. About as bad as the many poor people who voted against their own good and voted for bush just because he claimed to be “born again”.

But it is exciting to see both an African American and a woman running…

]]> By: Jack's Raging Mommy http://queenofspainblog.com/2007/02/21/a-hill-uva-lot-of-guilt/comment-page-1/#comment-15415 Jack's Raging Mommy Wed, 21 Feb 2007 22:30:20 +0000 http://queenofspainblog.com/2007/02/21/a-hill-uva-lot-of-guilt/#comment-15415 I don't care that Hillary is a woman. She wont get elected, between being a former first lady and a woman, and the fact that she's insufferable. I think the biggest mistake the Democratic party could make would be to give her the nomination. (I'm not a fan- can you tell?) I don’t care that Hillary is a woman. She wont get elected, between being a former first lady and a woman, and the fact that she’s insufferable. I think the biggest mistake the Democratic party could make would be to give her the nomination.
(I’m not a fan- can you tell?)

]]> By: Dana http://queenofspainblog.com/2007/02/21/a-hill-uva-lot-of-guilt/comment-page-1/#comment-15388 Dana Wed, 21 Feb 2007 18:54:56 +0000 http://queenofspainblog.com/2007/02/21/a-hill-uva-lot-of-guilt/#comment-15388 NO HILLARY. It's not about being a feminist. The woman is not suitable for President. I too, want a female in the White House, just not HER. I'd take Barack in a heartbeat. He's more ideal -- and to be honest, our country isn't ready for a female president. I know that it sounds terrible but it's true. The boys club still exists in this country. NO HILLARY. It’s not about being a feminist. The woman is not suitable for President. I too, want a female in the White House, just not HER.

I’d take Barack in a heartbeat. He’s more ideal — and to be honest, our country isn’t ready for a female president. I know that it sounds terrible but it’s true. The boys club still exists in this country.

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