Reply #67: well, I have mixed feelings on your post. [View All]

I am a strong Obama supporter and have been upset with Hillary since her Ohio Primary campaign. She has done and said things that left me angry with her. Her "shame on you Barack Obama" her mocking speech of the "sky will open up....", her acceptance of the IAM guy that introduced her that referred to Obama supporters as "latte liberals...", etc. Following this, her actions combined with those of her campaign and surrogates that did race bait, her compliments to McCain over Obama, her continued campaign that divides us, that intends to turn women and the voters of MI and FL against Obama and the DNC, her repeated reference to RFK's assassination combined with "any thing can happen", etc. have left me disgusted with her.

I don't think she is the best role model for women for many reasons. One is , as you mention that she attempts to paint the picture of a self-made, strong woman. We all know that she is where she is right now because of name recognition. Also, I truly believe that strong women are those that are true to themselves. She has never given me that impression.

However..... I am not comfortable to dismiss her accomplishments as only Bill's. Perhaps Bill never would have been Governor or President without Hillary. We don't know. She is obviously a smart and hardworking woman. It is okay with me if a woman stays with her husband that cheated on her. That is her choice and only they know the circumstances. Just as I believe a true feminist can be a stay at home mom if she choses to be.

I don't like all of the accusations of sexism where I just don't see it. However, to pretend like it isn't a factor is silly. It is. Sexist comments are made, some people will hesitate to put a woman in an authoritative role. But, I don't believe for a moment that sexism is the reason that Hillary is not our nominee. If she would have run a better campaign, she would be our nominee, despite her IWR vote, and running on the corporate friendly, NAFTA passing, Welfare reform Clinton legacy.