Oh Yeah!
Posted on 07/28/2005 6:01:47 PM PDT by wagglebee
Forbes annual "the 100 Most Powerful Women" in the world was released late Thursday and topping the list was Condeleezza Rice.
America's first female African-American Secretary of State was dubbed the most powerful woman in the world by the nation's most respected business magazine.
"She advises the leader of the world's largest superpower and has an unparalleled level of trust with and access to the president," Forbes says in explaining her selection, adding "And she has served two other U.S. presidents, George H.W. Bush and Ronald Reagan. For all of these reasons, and more, Rice, 50, is the most powerful woman in the world."
The magazine also notes that Condi is a potential 2008 presidential candiate as a "long shot."
Still, history could be in the making.
"But a run by Rice for the presidency would make history in the U.S.," Forbes says.
The Forbes rankings are made using a complex formula based on a composite of visibility (measured by press citations) and economic impact. The latter, in turn, reflects three things: résumé (a prime minister is more powerful than a senator); the size of the economic sphere over which a leader holds sway; and a multiplier that aims to make different economic yardsticks comparable. For example, a politician is assigned a GDP number but gets a low multiplier, while a foundation executive is assigned the foundation's assets but gets a high multiplier.
Forbes editors did their tabulations and here are the girls that measure up big time:
The Top Ten
1. Condoleezza Rice
2. Wu Yi, China's vice premier for health
3. Yulia Tymoshenko, Ukraine's prime minister
4. Gloria Arroyo, Phillipines' President
5. Margaret Whitman, Ebay CEO
6. Anne Mulcahy, Xerox CEO
7. Sallie Krawcheck, Citibank CFO
8. Brenda Barnes, Sara Lee CEO
9. Oprah Winfrey, 'nuf said
10. Melinda Gates, Bill's wife
Notably absent from the list was New York Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton, arguably the most influential Democrat in the United States.
Because hopefully, her days of "power" are behind us.
Oprah's gonna' be po'd.
THE picture would say more than all the words in the article.
Mirror, mirror on the wall, who's the most powerful of all?
Condi Rice.
Damn and Blast, I worked so hard, where can I find a poison
apple?
I'll get you my pretty, and your little president tooooo.
Warning, the previous Hillery! rant is only a pigment of
my imagination, at least I don't THINK she has a magic mirror?
Oh Yeah!
Hillary was number one on the most evil women list.
Go Condi Go!
That's the one! What a kick a$$ picture. Drives liberals batty to boot.
What nonsense. Any 'Rat Governor has more influence than Shrillary. She's a Senator in the minority party; who cares what she thinks or says.
That is quite a picture with Condi in it!
You know Hillbilly is about to slit her wrists...lol
NOBODY detests Her Heinous more than I, but the Ukrainian whatever ain't as powerful as Sen. Pants Suit (Dem-Hell).
The most powerful woman in the world is Barbara Bush (the former first lady). That they didn't even include her on the list shows how little they know.
"Notably absent from the list was New York Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton"
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
A beautiful woman with a great mind. What a combination.
Haahahaahahaaa!!!!
You know who just burst a blood vessel!
Well earned placement for Condi.
What has she ever accomplished on her own to deserve being on the list?
She has a list of major failures on her resume but nothing worthwhile that she can claim.
6. Anne Mulcahy, Xerox CEO
A local woman..... I didn't see that one coming.
LOL...Hildabeast was left off...I'm lovin' it...I bet that old butch is mad!!! Surprised she didn't pull strings to make sure she was on the list.
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