Posted on 09/18/2007 9:11:57 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
The presidential candidacy of Hillary Clinton has unleashed something new upon the political landscape: the wives.
More than any previous presidential campaign, the candidates' wives -- especially on the Democratic side -- are stepping forward, speaking out and strutting their own stuff.
Outspokenness is suddenly a virtue.
Hillary is, in fact, running not only against front-runners Barack Obama and John Edwards, but against their equally powerful and ambitious wives.
Ironically, the trend of first lady as co-contender began with Hillary when husband Bill introduced a twofer presidency. Elect me and you get my smart wife, too, he told voters. That worked out well.
Thanks to the debacle of Hillary's attempted health care plan, the likelihood of her ever becoming the first woman president seemed nil to impossible. In yet another irony, it was her husband's betrayal that saved Hillary from obscurity.
Public sympathy -- as well as Hillary's dignified public response to humiliation -- trumped her lousy record as a policymaker and, voila, she was the junior senator from New York. Now she's nearly the presumptive Democratic nominee for president.
The shift in perception of Hillary as aggressive presidential wife to self-deprecating presidential candidate has caused a shift in the estrogen ecosphere. With a woman leading the race, the other females have ramped up their own roles and rhetoric.
Republican wives are less out-front than their Democratic contemporaries, in part because Republicans tend toward more traditional roles, but also because those who have been outspoken have been slapped down. The once-talkative and confident Judith Giuliani has begun confining her commentary lately to golf, following a few hard knocks in the media ring and a particularly bruising Vanity Fair profile.
Other front-runner wives -- Ann Romney, Cindy McCain and Jeri Thompson -- tend to participate more quietly or behind the scenes.
(Excerpt) Read more at realclearpolitics.com ...
This is good because the women can say things that the men can’t and get away with it.
Imagine if another woman had walked across the stage to Hillary instead of ‘poor little schmuck, Laslo’[sp?]. Would there have been as much of an uproar?
Perhaps because the R women understand the concepts of “Class” and “Dignity” they don’t wish to get in a mud wrestling match with the Power Sluts.
:-0 Whoa. Imagine if a Republican had said that.
“Hillary is, in fact, running not only against front-runners Barack Obama and John Edwards, but against their equally powerful and ambitious wives.”
Sounds like the Democrats are having a 2 for 1 sale. LOL A few Republicans too.
And definately a rapist.
It is also irritating that the other candidates are trying to run their wives too.
In order to vote for Hilary you must believe
that Marriage for convienence is OK.
that she is the smartest woman in the world and at the same time believe she knew nothing about the 4 latest campaign scandals.
that as a feminist you support abortion on demand, same sex marriages and equality among men and woman- while not speaking out about the woman all over the world that are still in burkas and are beaten.
that killing unborn babies is a legal birth control method and the military killing enemies that are trying to destroy western civiliation is murder.
that Hilary being the smartest woman in the world can successfully implement socialized medicine in the US - something that Canada, UK, Germany and France have been unable to manage and all are considering privitization.
That Bill didn’t inhale
That Bill didn’t have sex with that woman
That the billing records just showed up on a coffee table
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