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Chelsea Clinton: America Needs a Female President
UK Telegraph ^ | 2:39PM BST 11 Apr 2015 | Rob Crilly

Posted on 04/11/2015 12:44:04 PM PDT by drewh

Chelsea Clinton has given an interview about life in the public eye, being a new mother and her hope that the US one day elects a female president.

While she stops short of naming a potential runner there can be little doubt – given the timing of her comments – about who she means.

It is no secret that her mother, Hillary, is due to announce her run for the White House on Sunday.

Ms Clinton told Elle magazine: “One of our core values in this country is that we are the land of equal opportunity, but when equal hasn't yet included gender, there is a fundamental challenge there that, I believe, having our first woman president—whenever that is—will help resolve.”

Ms Clinton, 35, became a mother last year, giving birth to Charlotte, and also describes her experiences of motherhood.

“I now understand—this is something else that Marc and I talk about all the time—all of the enthusiastic, bombastically spectacular, wonderful things people say about their children, because we also feel and think all those things about Charlotte,” said Clinton.

Inevitably, though, after growing up in the White House and having two of the country's most successful political operators for parents, much of the interview is taken up with politics.

And in particular the importance of seeing a woman lead the country.

“Do I think it would make a substantive difference?” she added. “Yes, we've seen again and again, when women have been in positions of leadership, they have had different degrees of success versus their male counterparts, historically being able to build more consensus so that decisions have longer-term effects, whether in economic investments or in building social capital.

“Who sits around the table matters. And who sits at the head of the table matters, too."

(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events; Political Humor/Cartoons; Politics/Elections; US: New York
KEYWORDS: femalepresident; hillary; realwaronwomen; rop
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1 posted on 04/11/2015 12:44:04 PM PDT by drewh
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To: drewh

Yea, like it needed a ‘Black’ one.


2 posted on 04/11/2015 12:45:01 PM PDT by fortheDeclaration (Pr 14:34 Righteousness exalteth a nation:but sin is a reproach to any people)
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To: drewh

So Chelsea is a Sarah Palin supporter. Who knew?


3 posted on 04/11/2015 12:45:32 PM PDT by Old Yeller (Civil rights are for civilized people.)
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To: drewh

“Who sits around the table matters. And who sits at the head of the table matters, too.”

“Shut up and eat your peas!”

I can hardly wait.


4 posted on 04/11/2015 12:46:35 PM PDT by tet68 ( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
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To: fortheDeclaration
but Web Hubble's daugher is on the cover of Elle, Hillary DESERVES to be president...sarcasm button off


5 posted on 04/11/2015 12:47:06 PM PDT by drewh
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To: drewh

I would tell Chelsea that there is a big difference between a female and a feminist. Her mother is a feminist and an old witchy one at that!


6 posted on 04/11/2015 12:47:11 PM PDT by Gerish (Feed your faith and your doubts will starve to death.)
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To: drewh

"You betcha."

7 posted on 04/11/2015 12:48:30 PM PDT by dfwgator
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To: drewh

GREAT if we get a female president!
an honest, competent, loyal, and somewhat-level-headed one.

we’ve already had the exact opposite in a male persident,
we don’t need a repeat (of whatever genetalia).

Does Chelsea happen to know any honest, competent, loyal, level-headed females? Probably she knows several.
(Outsider her family ,of course.)


8 posted on 04/11/2015 12:49:31 PM PDT by faithhopecharity (A brilliantly intelligent comment sent thru an amazingly stupid spell checker)
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To: drewh

So, sexism is encouraged? Okay, then I really believe a good, solid, right-wing male is the best choice for America. We have seen the results her left-wing mother gave us with her left-wing father.


9 posted on 04/11/2015 12:51:12 PM PDT by Dutchboy88
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To: drewh

Women leaders have been better able to build consensus??? Really??? Does she know this for a fact or is this just stream of consciousness which is supposed to pass for deep thought????


10 posted on 04/11/2015 12:51:15 PM PDT by Dilbert San Diego
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To: drewh

America needs a president who stands for something other than Big Government, corruption, and dynasties. That wouldn’t be Mrs. Clinton on any count.


11 posted on 04/11/2015 12:51:35 PM PDT by Moonman62 (The US has become a government with a country, rather than a country with a government.)
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To: drewh

Somebody spent a long time on that photo.

You know what? She is still ugly!


12 posted on 04/11/2015 12:52:07 PM PDT by yarddog (Romans 8:38-39, For I am persuaded.)
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To: drewh

Thanks for the advice Chelsea.


13 posted on 04/11/2015 12:52:08 PM PDT by mowowie (`)
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To: drewh

Yeah, just like the old feminazi refrain, “A woman needs a man like a fish needs a bicycle,” right?


14 posted on 04/11/2015 12:52:09 PM PDT by clintonh8r (ISIS IS ISlam/Christian lives matter!)
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To: faithhopecharity

Chels wouldn’t like Carly Fiorina either...


15 posted on 04/11/2015 12:52:20 PM PDT by drewh
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RE: Chelsea Clinton: America Needs a Female President

No Chelseas, America needs a competent, law abiding president, male or female, and your mother ain’t it.


16 posted on 04/11/2015 12:53:38 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
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To: drewh

Anyone who worked for HP won’t like Carly Fiorina neither.


17 posted on 04/11/2015 12:53:50 PM PDT by dfwgator
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To: yarddog
If this is supposed to be part of Hellary's big campaign splash for tomorrow, they are barking up the wrong tree!


18 posted on 04/11/2015 12:54:24 PM PDT by drewh
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To: drewh

If Chelsea was talking about her mother she should have said, “America needs an OLD woman president”.


19 posted on 04/11/2015 12:54:42 PM PDT by laconic
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To: drewh

Because a uterus is so much nicer


20 posted on 04/11/2015 12:54:42 PM PDT by woofie
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