Palin, no.

Charlie?

that one of Hillary's strong points was that she was a woman.

I am a woman and I would love to see a woman president of this country. Yes, it's about time. But I also care about the kind of woman we get as a president, and I don't think Hillary is the one we need (not from my perspective).

But why is it sexist to say that is one of her strong points in this election?

I think women have things to offer that men can't. Important things in running a country.

Unfortunately, Hillary is more like a man than a woman in most of her motives. She is war hawk and a corporatist, and I don't want a female POTUS with those priorities.

I'm a Democrat, so this doesn't include Carly or Sarah or anyone other than Hillary, thank you for pointing out how stupid I am, 'anyone buts'!

both can't wait to vote for Hillary.
One lives in Oklahoma, so that one will be symbolic, the other in Oregon.

My daughter and I just want to win!

right now they want the candidate who is the best fit for these times and they like Bernie; especially my youngest who is 19. She and her friends think he rocks.

They'll vote for whomever becomes the Democratic nominee though.

I'll vote for the dem nominee whoever it is (as would most of du per a recent poll).

But, I'm not excited about Hilary, never have been. I'd be ok with her, that's all.

I am excited about Bernie

She should have been the nominee then. She would have been a much better president than Obama.

Obama has been an excellent president, in spite of teh fact he is more moderate than I would have liked. On the other hand, I think Hillary would have been even more moderate, except maybe for women's issues...but women's issues, while important to me, are only one issue I find important.

but my late mom, aunts and grandma would all be dancing in the street.

but they haven't said one way or the other.

Mom is 91 years old, born three years after women got the vote!

When I asked about their female friends on campus, they said they are rallying behind Bernie at the moment, and O'Malley if Bernie drops out.

Both in the US & around the world.
That is a good enough record to convince my 2 daughters that Hillary is far more knowledgeable on woman's issues, along with voting rights& and LGBT rights than carly whoever.

But thanks for a useless comparison anyway.

I'm pretty sure it was the same nominee who appointed her Secretary of State.

But thanks for showing your lack of reading comprehension. It's not my comparison.

But she's a teenager and has to act like that.

The other was surprised to hear that there have been 44 presidents. She thought there had only been three. She's pretty little and didn't care about anything else.

but I have sons who would be happy to vote for a woman, for the right woman, for POTUS.

Unfortunately, she isn't running.

because she was thrilled, thrilled I tell you, to see that the current President's daughters looked like her.

I thought that was a great moment, but then her WASP mother said, "It's about time we had a blonde girl in the White House. I was struck dumb, because in this person's lifetime there's been Susan Ford, Amy Carter, Maureen Reagan (though she didn't live in the WH), Chelsea Clinton, and Jenna Bush. She just missed Tricia Nixon. It made me realize that some people want it all, and "taking turns" is completely unfair to them.

And here you are doing the same thing that got NYC_SKP banned:
http://sync.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=2483614

Now let's see how ardent the Misogynistic Word Brigade is.

Boston Bean? Anyone?

Now if Elizabeth Warren was running, I think she would be excited.

but I know she would be excited to see another Democrat as president.

Both of them were really happy when Obama was elected, and re-elected, and both of them would be happy to vote for Hillary (though my younger one is still too young). I was never too outspoken about politics around the house, but they figure, generally speaking, that old white guys run enough things in the country as it is.

... Suppose Bernie Sanders agrees to a sex change operation ?



( runs and hides... )

I believe you are now supposed to say "gender reassignment surgery".

they have ALL been male even though women are over half the population

Because of education budgets, some districts go years between versions.

She's a major Obama fan and is excited about Hillary.

Of course I'd like to see a first woman President.
- just, she isn't the one.

and who strongly supported HRC in '08, I'm Democratic *first* and I didn't like it at an HRC rally to be looked at sidewise because it was supposed to be celebration of one gender over another. I'm blind to a lot of things, want a Democratic whoever.

crap from other constituent groups. Although, I have supported *every* different branch.

as does my daughter in law.

Carly! Carly! Carly! Carly! Carly! Carly! Carly!

To suggest that all women would only vote for someone based on gender?

So women are not voting for Hillary because of her experience or her brains or her politics. But they are voting for her because she's a woman?

The Democratic party seems to be obsessed with identity politics right now. It might win us 2016, but not really sure if that's a good thing for the long term. Nor do I think it will solve our bigger social and gender issues. But that's just my opinion.

That's the way du rolls these days

Just that she's a woman. That's sad. There's an extremely important reason HRC got her ass handed to her in the 08 primaries. The visceral fear of her being just like her husband...a triangulating pretender. Same shit....different day. No thanks....I'm for the real progressive in the race.

for Obama and have been underwhelmed by his so-called leadership and the damage it's done to the party. They would much prefer a white male liberal president to a corporate conservative with ovaries.

cannot win. The other one will not be able to vote for anyone because she is severely disabled.

On the other hand, as a 'daughter' when Maggie Thatcher came to power, I never felt anything but horror at her.

I don't think Hillary Clinton is a Thatcher, and would be happy to see her as president; but I don't automatically feel happy at women politicians just because they're women.

Three of the current candidates for the Labour Party leadership are women, and I like one and dislike another (the third, I know almost nothing about).

would love to see a female president. They do not want it to be Hillary Clinton.

They are for Bernie Sanders all the way.

I am embarrassed that back then I thought that "not a cunning stunt" was an amusing response to a story about a woman concealing a loaded revolver in her vagina. In retrospect I now understand that my post was in no way amusing or clever and had no place on a progressive website.

I assume you aren't now 14 and were 12 at the time you posted that offensive comment. Matured, huh?

Please.

I consider myself fortunate that there are DUers like you who will hold people like me to account for such transgressions. Thank you for your response.

My mother is beyond ecstatic.

Gee that sounds like the definition of Sexism.

prejudice, stereotyping, or discrimination, typically against women, on the basis of sex.

...but sexist to vote for a man because he's a man.

Got it!

It's well past time for women to take their place among the leaders of this nation. and well past time for our highest elected office to be occupied by a woman, and I think Hillary is the one to do it!