Could Edwards Become First Woman President?

NY Sun ^ | March 8, 2007 | By JOSH GERSTEIN

[MovementConservative]

BERKELEY, Calif. — Toni Morrison famously dubbed President Clinton America's "first black president." With that barrier broken, the comments of a prominent feminist are provoking debate about who may lay a similar claim to the title of America's first woman president.

The candidate being touted as a torchbearer for women is not Senator Clinton, but one of her former colleagues, John Edwards. At a rally near the University of California, Berkeley campus this week, a veteran of the abortion-rights movement, Kate Michelman, asked and answered the question she gets most frequently about her decision to back the male former senator from North Carolina.

"Why John Edwards, given the historic nature of our extraordinary campaign for the presidency this year with Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama and all the others?" Ms. Michelman asked as she warmed up the crowd for Mr. Edwards. "I've gotten to know a lot of political leaders over the years that I've been an advocate for women's rights. I know the difference between those who advocate as a political position and those who understand the reality of women's lives.

"Compared to Mrs. Clinton, Mr. Edwards is short an ‘X' chromosome, but listening to Ms. Michelman, that is easy to forget. "As a lawyer, as a senator, as a husband, as a father of two daughters, he understands the reality of women's lives. He understands the centrality of women's lives and experience to the health and well-being of society as a whole. … He understands that on an extremely personal level," she said.

Her comments drew some quizzical looks, though if she had extended her argument to suggest that Mr. Edwards understood the plight of African Americans as well or better than Mr. Obama, some audible dissension would surely have arisen.

[nmh]

The BRECK GIRL?

Better known humorously as the "faggot"?

Seriously, not a chance.

He couldn't win anything at this point.

[VRWCmember]

John Edwards: Hey Hillary, have you ever been mistaken for a man?
Hillary Rodham: No, have you?

[JRios1968]

Could Edwards Become First Woman President?

Somewhere, Ann Coulter is smiling...

[mnehring]

Just to clear the record.. Ann technically didn't call him that, she just mentioned that one is required to have therapy if they use that word (which the media reaction proves..)

[Miss Didi]

Rush read this today...he was laughing so hard he was crying.

[PzLdr]

Electable? No. Female? He's halfway there already.

[HarmlessLovableFuzzball]

After this article I guess he will go for gender reassignment surgery and try to run as a man.

[spikeytx86]

It's perfect, if he is a girl we can't be mean to him because it is wrong to pick on girls!

Of course when he goes off on his two Americas spiel we could always chalk it up to his time of the month.

[nmh]

I know ... I thought it was amusing. I didn't take offense to Ann.

To say the word "faggot" shouldn't require one to go to rehab! I agree with Ann!

LOL!!! People lack a sense of humor at their own actions.
I've found the liberals in particular have NO sense of humor at their hypocrisy.

[Frank_2001]

"faggot"

And what do we call a feminized man? (well at least not in a public forum;)

[mnehring]

I just realized what really offends the left about that term.. in the UK it is another name for a ..... cigarette... now that is really a bad thing!

[nmh]

Ah, how about effeminate?

[nmh]

Actually another meaning for "faggot" is a bundle of sticks.

[Altura Ct.]

Funny stuff...Of course I want this writer banned, his articles dropped, charges of some kind of hate speech and certainly rehab.

[null and void]

Actually another meaning for "faggot" is a bundle of sticks.

You ain't callin' Ann a bundle of sticks are yuh???

[Northern Yankee]

Now that is funny!

Wish I would have heard Rush!

[JamesP81]

Ann technically didn't call him that, she just mentioned that one is required to have therapy if they use that word (which the media reaction proves..)

Which is why she said it.

[JamesP81]

Looks like a metrosexual is running for president ping.

Not that there's anything wrong with that, of course.