Reply #1: I've always felt that she was an opportunist

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She has a remarkable journalistic instinct for which way the wind is blowing and subtly alters her commentary. She is not going to say "I am a feminist" She isn't going to say "I'm not a feminist" either. In fact, I would love to see an interview where someone asked her that question point blank.
There are some very powerful women in politics right now. Women with real voices. People are listening to them, sometimes without even considering their sex. Her new book is capitalizing on that as far as I'm concerned--opportunistic, as usual. The title is polarizing--deliberately I'm sure (the reviews of the book sound like it's not too bad but the title itself is bullshit.) I won't be reading it.
She, like so many (I'm not a feminist but) women who have risen in there careers ride on the backs and the sacrifices that feminists have made.

But to actually use the word? Feminist? Don't think so. It's been too sullied by media misrepresentation (think feminazi)for her to take that chance, even though I believe she could get away with it and still be successful. She has the talent to frame the word in a way that challenges the current media perception. I've never particularly enjoyed her writing, no matter if it was Clinton bashing or making fun of Rumsfield.