Posted on 03/08/2007 2:04:14 PM PST by 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.
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"See Ann was right."
Absolutely!
That's why it's so amusing.
He's starting to look like Pinki's sister!
I should redo it and put "Pumping For President". He's pumping the pedals and the hairspray is pumping, lol.
Good idea
I see another good graphic to develop but I can't focus on it tonight
Did you get it saved or need me to? I saved the two primping Edwards ones and am going to lighten them waaaay up so they are sharp.
Both are great now
/LIBS/John1.jpg
/LIBS/John2.jpg
/RO/PrettyWoman.wav ?
I also have a short Elvis clip too
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