Posted on 10/07/2003 5:55:20 AM PDT by Hillary's Lovely Legs
We tried to find Nessie, but she was too shy. We visited the castle on Loch Ness and searched for her. Apparently, some people have spotted her from atop the summit.
Hope everything's going well for the Guild. I really miss having broadband.
Take care,
Fregards, Carolina
Let's keep the Dem's on the run!
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Sen. Hillary Clinton was the guest speaker for Furman University's Riley Institute Conference. She answered a number of questions, including when she thinks a woman will become president of the United States.
The focus of the program was the past, present and future of women in local, state and federal government. Clinton's speech was the kick off of the two-day conference. She gave her views on the subject and answered a few questions from the staff and students at the university.
One group of women drove all the way from Jefferson City, Tenn., to be part of the program.
South Carolina has one of the worst percentages of participation in the political arena, which the university's conference hopes to change.
Currently one of 14 women in the Senate, Clinton said more women in office at every level will only make the country stronger. "We must do more to raise the visibility of women in public life," she said, "and encourage more young women and women of all ages to become involved in their communites."
Clinton also said she believes the biggest obstacles holding women back are issues of raising money, balancing family, and fear that they may not be good enough." "That is not a fear that affects a lot of men," she added, getting some laughs from the audience.
Then came the question about why there hasn't been a woman president --and will there be one soon? Maybe Clinton herself? "A woman will eventually -- I hope sooner than later -- emerge from our system and be elected," she said. "But we are going to have to convince people that whatever vestiges of concern or prejudice that still remain about women in executive positions can be eliminated."
More on Hillary's really important speech in S.Car.:
GREENVILLE — U.S. Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton said ensuring the safety and status of women around the world will make the world safer for democracy. She told 2,000 people at the Peace Center that countries that treat women poorly [Um, Hillary, that's mostly Islamic countries, or did you notice?] are often cauldrons for fundamentalism and violence. It is no longer a luxury to make sure that women are educated and healthy, she said.
It is one way to prevent another repressive society that fosters terrorism, such as Afghanistan or Iraq. [Maybe she did notice, after all. Did she mention it to Suha Arafat while she was laying that big fat kiss on her?]
.... State Rep. Gilda Cobb-Hunter, D-Orangeburg, said Clinton is an inspiration, as she has risen above the barbs thrown her way and the relentless attention and criticism accompanying her husband’s presidential administration. “She is a helluva woman,” [Well, you got that right] Cobb-Hunter said. “All this stuff just rolls off her back.” ....
Clinton took questions submitted by Furman faculty and staff, [somehow, I bet they were all pre-approved questions] including whether the United States would ever have a woman president —and whether it would be herself. “Just between us,” she said, jokingly. Then she said she anticipates that the United States will have a woman president one day, but that woman will have to answer the perception that still exists that women should not serve as executives.
Outside the Peace Center, Bob Kunst of Florida sold buttons urging Clinton to run for president. He was traveling with the “Clinton-Clark” movement, trying to urge Clinton and Gen. Wesley Clark to run on the same ticket.
Clinton received standing ovations upon taking and leaving the stage, and lengthy rounds of applause, especially when she joked about running for office: “I get speculated about a lot.” source
And, in answer to the pressing question of the day, she was decked out in Ol' Crusty and Pepto Pink, it seems, at least at the book signing prior to the speech:
They gotta learn to walk before they can 'RUN'! The idea of running for office might be very scary to some women, as well as men. If they cut their teeth on the process by canvassing neighborhoods and campaigning for someone else, it may give them more confidence and there will be a natural progression for those who are so inclined, to do it for themselves!
No, your Heinous, we just want to make sure they are not HARRIDANS like yourself!
The biggest problem with being old enough to know most of the answers is: Nobody asks you the questions anymore!
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