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Woman President?

Would you vote for a qualified Woman for the USA Presidency?

  • Yes

    Votes: 18 94.7%

  • No

    Votes: 1 5.3%
  • Total voters
    19
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Is it a good idea to allow a woman to be President?

Gosh, there is a lot to consider. ;)
 
Um...YES...duh?
 
Originally Posted by Thelost1
Um...YES...duh
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You had to think about it "Um..." Why?
 
That um is a response to the obviousness of the answer.
 
Yes, but not Hilary. :p I don't want her to be first, she's weird. :D
 
Given that only electoral votes count, why should I vote for any president?
 
Thelost1 said:
Is this a joke? I can't tell...
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I just spent an hour on the phone with this woman I'm trying to ditch but she just won't go away. It seems my life has been plagued by woman who feel they've been slighted by me, dare I say scorned, and then stalk or try their best to make my life miserable.

Of course I'd vote for a qualified woman. Hillary I'd vote for in a second if she wasn't bought by the special interest groups. She's obviously very smart, patient, and knows the ins and outs of being a diplomat. Then again she's far too fat to be considered a woman. I think she fills that kind of sexless size where you have the kennedies and java the hut. And half of America. Oh well, you probably get my point by now.
 
I just spent an hour on the phone with this woman I'm trying to ditch but she just won't go away. It seems my life has been plagued by woman who feel they've been slighted by me, dare I say scorned, and then stalk or try their best to make my life miserable.
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I guess you're just that irresistible.
Might I suggest a restraining order, and a nice, trusty can of pepper spray?
Or perhaps some Bear Repellent, if more drastic measures seem called for?

Then again she's far too fat to be considered a woman.
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She's not fat at all. She's just ordinary, average middle-aged-woman-sized. Dumpy, I'd say. Stocky, perhaps. Frumpy. Blocky. Solid. Sturdy.
"Fat" is something else altogether.
But even if- hypothetically- she were "fat", I don't see how such a condition would preclude her fulfilling her duties as President of the United States; it didn't seem to unduly hinder William Howard Taft, our 27th president, and he was easily twice Hillary's size (he weighed well over 300 pounds; allowing for bone density loss, I doubt she even weighs 150), nor her being considered a "woman" (it didn't stop Anna Nicole Smith, after all. Nor the Willendorf Goddess).
 
1069 said:
I guess you're just that irresistible.
Might I suggest a restraining order, and a nice, trusty can of pepper spray?
Or perhaps some Bear Repellent, if more drastic measures seem called for?
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I wish. More along the lines of I'm too polite. I know you are wondering, how can somebody who writes threads like me be too polite irl!

1069 said:
She's not fat at all. She's just ordinary, average middle-aged-woman-sized. Dumpy, I'd say. Stocky, perhaps. Frumpy. Blocky. Solid. Sturdy.
"Fat" is something else altogether.
But even if- hypothetically- she were "fat", I don't see how such a condition would preclude her fulfilling her duties as President of the United States; it didn't seem to unduly hinder William Howard Taft, our 27th president, and he was easily twice Hillary's size (he weighed well over 300 pounds; allowing for bone density loss, I doubt she even weighs 150), nor her being considered a "woman" (it didn't stop Anna Nicole Smith, after all. Nor the Willendorf Goddess).
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Don't make me puke. Hilary doesn't qualify as having a sex. I don't know much about Taft's size. I'm guessing he was another sex wonder tubby like Benjamin Franklin and Orson Welles. I guess Hillary would fit in well with that crowd. All incredibly intelligent and *FAT*.

I pretty much believe in this Calculate your BMI - Standard BMI Calculator
Except instead of saying obese it should say "sexless".
 
"According to the Siena Research Institute poll commissioned by Hearst Newspapers... 66% of Americans think the country is ready for a woman president, up from 64% last year and 62% in 2005. A fraction of the 27% who say the country is not yet ready say it will never be.

However, 81% overall say they would vote for a woman president, up from 79% last year. "There is some question whether people who are answering the 81% are saying to themselves, 'I'm willing to vote for a woman but my neighbor may not be,"' Lonnstrom said.

The telephone survey of 1,120 registered voters nationwide was conducted from Feb. 5-9. Its margin of error was 2.9 percentage points."

link

Any female candidate is at a distinct disadvantage right out of the gate, since apparently a full 19% of the US population would refuse to vote for any female candidate ever, no matter how qualified, merely on the grounds that such candidates lack penises.

Despite this, the Siena Research Institute poll also found that "if the election were held today, overall 45% would back Clinton compared with 44% for McCain, while 45% would back Giuliani compared with 44% for Clinton".

If a woman candidate ever had a chance or ever will, it's Clinton, and it's now, for reasons outlined in the article I've linked to.
Americans are fed up with the war and with conservative social policy; those polled indicate a belief that a woman would be less likely to aggressively continue to pursue the unpopular war in the middle east, and would be "better than a man" at responding to natural disasters and at handling domestic issues like health, education, social security, and energy policy.
In other words, they feel a woman would address humanitarian issues better than the Bush Administration has.
This is the perfect time for a female candidate.
And Clinton is the perfect candidate, because of her instant recognizability, as former First Lady and Senator from New York.

I don't think she'll win (although political analysts far more savvy than I seem optimistic).
I think that 19% who would never, under any circumstances, consider voting for any presidential candidate who didn't have a penis will prove to be an insurmountable obstacle.
But I think she'll run, and I think it will be a close race.
And that's very good, it sets a precedent that will be very beneficial to women in the long run.
It will set the stage for other women to run in the future; someday, when our society has evolved a little more, perhaps one of them will win.
 
Originally Posted by Johnny_Utah
Is it a good idea to allow a woman to be President?

Gosh, there is a lot to consider.
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I sure as Heck-Fire WOULD!

Life is about BALANCE. America has had no balance at all...it has been a white male dictatorship. And to say that a woman might be incompetent for any reason is stupid, just look at our current leadership. Seriously.
 
BodiSatva said:
I sure as Heck-Fire WOULD!

Life is about BALANCE. America has had no balance at all...it has been a white male dictatorship. And to say that a woman might be incompetent for any reason is stupid, just look at our current leadership. Seriously.
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True, our current leadership is......not so good.

But does that mean we should elect a woman without making sure she will be better?

Personally, I am quite ready for a woman president.......but I have yet to see a candidate, female OR male, whom I would vote for without reservations.
 
Originally Posted by The Mark
True, our current leadership is......not so good.

But does that mean we should elect a woman without making sure she will be better?

Personally, I am quite ready for a woman president.......but I have yet to see a candidate, female OR male, whom I would vote for without reservations.
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"Staying the Course" is what has lead us to where we are now. Our nation is not in a healthy position. There needs to be changes, and this needs to occur within the consciousness of "the PEOPLE". They need to be able to, or want to, hold Representatives accountable. What we have now is a joke.
 
1069 said:
Any female candidate is at a distinct disadvantage right out of the gate, since apparently a full 19% of the US population would refuse to vote for any female candidate ever, no matter how qualified, merely on the grounds that such candidates lack penises.
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Ugh. I hate reading stuff like that. Makes me so ashamed to be part of the same species as some people.
 
YES of course! As a matter of fact I would vote for anyone who was qualified. and by qualified of course I mean someone who shares the same point of views as me ;)
 
I don't have a problem with a female president as long as she is qualified and does not make policy decisions when she id flying bravo.....;)
 
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