Gloria Steinem on gender and the primary race.

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Topic subject Gloria Steinem on gender and the primary race.
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4821484, Gloria Steinem on gender and the primary race.
Posted by Deep13 on Fri Feb-29-08 12:55 PM

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/08/opinion/08steinem.html

(Excuse me if this has already been posted. I only heard this yesterday.)

"THE woman in question became a lawyer after some years as a community organizer, married a corporate lawyer and is the mother of two little girls, ages 9 and 6. Herself the daughter of a white American mother and a black African father — in this race-conscious country, she is considered black — she served as a state legislator for eight years, and became an inspirational voice for national unity.

"Be honest: Do you think this is the biography of someone who could be elected to the United States Senate? After less than one term there, do you believe she could be a viable candidate to head the most powerful nation on earth? * * *"

P.S.
RESPONSE TO THOSE WHO CLAIM HRC'S EXPERIENCE IS INADEQUATE because I'm sick of writing the same goddam thing over and over.

If she was chief of staff or secretary of state for eight years this would not be an issue. But since wife implicitly means "dumb servant" in many people's minds, her experience in the WH is totally discounted. Yeah, after all she just sat around baking cookies all day. Bill didn't rely on her advice or perspective. It's not like she went on diplomatic missions or sat in on every policy meeting or anything. (That's sarcasm, you see, because she totally did that stuff.) Frankly, she was a closer advisor and more integral part of the Clinton administration than anyone else. I think most of us who were adults in 1992 and heard all the RW crap about the "co-presidency" and "who elected her" know that she was as deeply involved with running the country as anyone else on the staff. In fact she is the only first lady to have an office int he west wing. I doubt Bill Clinton could have done it without her.