Comments on: The first female president http://shripriya.com/blog/2008/05/18/the-first-female-president/ Random Musings. Imaginary readers. Sun, 28 Feb 2010 01:52:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Prithvi http://shripriya.com/blog/2008/05/18/the-first-female-president/comment-page-1/#comment-39424 Prithvi Sat, 07 Jun 2008 12:29:58 +0000 http://shripriya.com/blog/2008/05/18/the-first-female-president/#comment-39424 @Krishna This is a time of global uncertainty and conflict - still it is worth exploring the role of Republican decision-making in inflaming if not orignating conflict. The move to bifurcate economic and social issues is at the root of the problem - neither is of any use without the other and conservatives like McCain who have terrible records on social issues within their own country cannot be expected to handle international social issues with any measure of diplomacy. http://www.ontheissues.org/default.htm One cannot expect anybody to be right about everything- even over-scrutinised politicians are people first - still it is reasonable to expect a leader to have correct convictions about critical issues - Obama was anti-Iraq from day one - pretty sharp for an ex-cocaine smoking regional politician. Okay I will stop - I don't want to sound like Obama girl :-) @Krishna
This is a time of global uncertainty and conflict – still it is worth exploring the role of Republican decision-making in inflaming if not orignating conflict. The move to bifurcate economic and social issues is at the root of the problem – neither is of any use without the other and conservatives like McCain who have terrible records on social issues within their own country cannot be expected to handle international social issues with any measure of diplomacy.

http://www.ontheissues.org/default.htm

One cannot expect anybody to be right about everything- even over-scrutinised politicians are people first – still it is reasonable to expect a leader to have correct convictions about critical issues – Obama was anti-Iraq from day one – pretty sharp for an ex-cocaine smoking regional politician. Okay I will stop – I don’t want to sound like Obama girl :-)

]]> By: Krishna http://shripriya.com/blog/2008/05/18/the-first-female-president/comment-page-1/#comment-39237 Krishna Tue, 03 Jun 2008 00:00:15 +0000 http://shripriya.com/blog/2008/05/18/the-first-female-president/#comment-39237 @Shripriya: Then you need to talk to US demographers. They split the nation into various groups based on different (at least perceived) needs, interests, and intents. If Blacks are a voting group, as are "hispanics" (a completely group created by Nixon!), then the elderly are certainly one too. And McCain would be the first elderly candidate in the last few decades. In a time of global uncertainty and conflict, having been a war hero, McCain's probably better informed and able to make decisions than a ex-cocaine smoking regional politician and a carpet-bagging resume inflator. Change must be for a reason and with purpose not change for change's sake - which seems to be the essential Democratic arguement since their last drug smoking genocide-allowing waffler (I guess no troops in Rwanda too- wonder why no democrats have asked that question!) @Shripriya:
Then you need to talk to US demographers. They split the nation into various groups based on different (at least perceived) needs, interests, and intents.
If Blacks are a voting group, as are “hispanics” (a completely group created by Nixon!), then the elderly are certainly one too. And McCain would be the first elderly candidate in the last few decades.

In a time of global uncertainty and conflict, having been a war hero, McCain’s probably better informed and able to make decisions than a ex-cocaine smoking regional politician and a carpet-bagging resume inflator. Change must be for a reason and with purpose not change for change’s sake – which seems to be the essential Democratic arguement since their last drug smoking genocide-allowing waffler (I guess no troops in Rwanda too- wonder why no democrats have asked that question!)

]]> By: A Quick Question « Life Is a Street Car Named Desire http://shripriya.com/blog/2008/05/18/the-first-female-president/comment-page-1/#comment-39199 A Quick Question « Life Is a Street Car Named Desire Sun, 01 Jun 2008 16:08:03 +0000 http://shripriya.com/blog/2008/05/18/the-first-female-president/#comment-39199 <!--%kramer-ref-pre%-->[...] Ah Rohit, we are so on the same page. The NYT had a good article on this issue of sexism. More here - http://shripriya.com/blog/2008/05/18/the-first-female-president/ [...]<!--%kramer-ref-post%--> Kramer auto Pingback[...] Ah Rohit, we are so on the same page. The NYT had a good article on this issue of sexism. More here – http://shripriya.com/blog/2008/05/18/the-first-female-president/ [...]

]]> By: Shripriya http://shripriya.com/blog/2008/05/18/the-first-female-president/comment-page-1/#comment-39192 Shripriya Sun, 01 Jun 2008 01:47:52 +0000 http://shripriya.com/blog/2008/05/18/the-first-female-president/#comment-39192 @Krishna, @ Gupta - The US is actually pretty conservative when it comes to politics. There have been 43 presidents. Every single one of them a white man. I don't think "old" is a qualification to say he's different! :) Yes, he's older than most, but we've had OLD white men as presidents, thank you very much. The only non-typical candidates are Obama - a black man and Hillary - a (white) woman. Let's not even try to give the Republicans any credit for being non-typical. If and when McCain chooses Jindal, yes, he'll get kudos for that, but he's doing it to counter his age (Jindal is in his mid-thirties!)As an aside, Jindal also converted to be able to play in US politics - that says something too. But I do recognize and celebrate that the Democrats have been able to put forward to such non-typical candidates :) @Krishna, @ Gupta – The US is actually pretty conservative when it comes to politics. There have been 43 presidents. Every single one of them a white man.

I don’t think “old” is a qualification to say he’s different! :) Yes, he’s older than most, but we’ve had OLD white men as presidents, thank you very much.

The only non-typical candidates are Obama – a black man and Hillary – a (white) woman.

Let’s not even try to give the Republicans any credit for being non-typical. If and when McCain chooses Jindal, yes, he’ll get kudos for that, but he’s doing it to counter his age (Jindal is in his mid-thirties!)As an aside, Jindal also converted to be able to play in US politics – that says something too.

But I do recognize and celebrate that the Democrats have been able to put forward to such non-typical candidates :)

]]> By: Krishna http://shripriya.com/blog/2008/05/18/the-first-female-president/comment-page-1/#comment-39167 Krishna Sat, 31 May 2008 08:31:36 +0000 http://shripriya.com/blog/2008/05/18/the-first-female-president/#comment-39167 @Gupta Conservative? Obama is black. McCain is old. Neither have political pedigree (unlike Indira Gandhi in India). And there are plenty of women more likable and qualified than that carpet-bagger now from NY- maybe Obama will choose one of the eminently qualified democratic women Governors. Or maybe McCain will choose 'Bobby' Jindal- also non-white. For the first time in a long time, the US has a choice between non-typical candidates. Maybe it's time to recognize and celebrate that @Gupta
Conservative?
Obama is black. McCain is old. Neither have political pedigree (unlike Indira Gandhi in India). And there are plenty of women more likable and qualified than that carpet-bagger now from NY- maybe Obama will choose one of the eminently qualified democratic women Governors. Or maybe McCain will choose ‘Bobby’ Jindal- also non-white.

For the first time in a long time, the US has a choice between non-typical candidates. Maybe it’s time to recognize and celebrate that

]]> By: Gupta http://shripriya.com/blog/2008/05/18/the-first-female-president/comment-page-1/#comment-39131 Gupta Fri, 30 May 2008 17:17:29 +0000 http://shripriya.com/blog/2008/05/18/the-first-female-president/#comment-39131 Well...the DEM race is far from over even though it seems like Obama is ahead. As Mrs. Clinton has said in a recent interview...its not even June yet! However, I do agree that if Mrs. Clinton loses the nomination, it will be a while before we see another woman fight for the Presidential nomination. We have had some very very good women senators but none ever tried to fight the presidential election. It is interesting how one of the world's most open society is so conservative...you have to be a white, of christian faith, and a male to run this country? Well…the DEM race is far from over even though it seems like Obama is ahead. As Mrs. Clinton has said in a recent interview…its not even June yet!

However, I do agree that if Mrs. Clinton loses the nomination, it will be a while before we see another woman fight for the Presidential nomination. We have had some very very good women senators but none ever tried to fight the presidential election.

It is interesting how one of the world’s most open society is so conservative…you have to be a white, of christian faith, and a male to run this country?

]]> By: LivePaola http://shripriya.com/blog/2008/05/18/the-first-female-president/comment-page-1/#comment-39008 LivePaola Wed, 28 May 2008 12:42:52 +0000 http://shripriya.com/blog/2008/05/18/the-first-female-president/#comment-39008 Agree, sadly. Agree, sadly.

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