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saracat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-25-07 03:02 PM Original message |
If Hillary wants to be elected in her own right, why doesn't she return to the name Rodham? |
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MaineDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-25-07 03:04 PM Response to Original message |
1. She'd be criticized if she did that, too |
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saracat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-25-07 03:08 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. But at least she would be criticized for taking a stand instead of waffling! |
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asdjrocky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-25-07 03:09 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. Agreed. |
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bunnies (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-25-07 03:09 PM Response to Original message |
3. Just be glad she's not going by "Hill Clinton". |
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Debi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-25-07 08:14 PM Response to Reply #3 |
82. Oh good one! |
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TwilightZone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-25-07 03:10 PM Response to Original message |
5. Oh, please. |
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saracat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-25-07 03:15 PM Response to Reply #5 |
10. Why? She declared herself a 'feminist ' and kept her name in the 1970's and caved to expediency |
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Lucinda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-25-07 03:31 PM Response to Reply #10 |
30. It's her business saracat. Not yours. |
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saracat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-25-07 03:39 PM Response to Reply #30 |
43. Not so.I object to her being willing to sellout her identiy to make political points. |
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Lucinda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-25-07 03:46 PM Response to Reply #43 |
52. You our concern as a voter revolves around the name a married woman chooses to use? Seriously? |
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saracat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-25-07 04:00 PM Response to Reply #52 |
58. NO.My concern is with someone who "sells" their identity. |
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MonkeyFunk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-25-07 05:16 PM Response to Reply #58 |
66. Why doesn't |
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saracat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-25-07 05:26 PM Response to Reply #66 |
67. She didn't start out using her own name as a "statement".Hillary did. |
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MonkeyFunk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-25-07 05:27 PM Response to Reply #67 |
68. I disagree |
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saracat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-25-07 05:42 PM Response to Reply #68 |
71. We disagree.And I have the right to my opinion.I do not consider the sellout of a declared identity |
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Lucinda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-25-07 07:08 PM Response to Reply #58 |
74. People lost loved ones today. People went to bed hungry today. What surname Hillary chooses to use |
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Auntie Bush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-25-07 07:39 PM Response to Reply #10 |
79. So did a lot of women...later to change their minds. |
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Auntie Bush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-25-07 07:32 PM Response to Reply #5 |
78. Truer words were never spoken. I'd be ashamed to post crap like that. |
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rufus dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-25-07 03:11 PM Response to Original message |
6. She would get hammered for using her maiden name. |
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maddiejoan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-25-07 03:12 PM Response to Original message |
7. Please tell me this is a satirical post. |
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TwilightZone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-25-07 03:15 PM Response to Reply #7 |
11. Oh, it's serious. Hillary's name is the defining issue of the election. |
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saracat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-25-07 03:17 PM Response to Reply #11 |
14. in her case it is.She is running on her spouse's record. And it is more |
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Basileus Basileon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-25-07 03:24 PM Response to Reply #14 |
23. So if she's running on her role in the White House in 1993-2001, why would you ask her to |
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saracat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-25-07 03:26 PM Response to Reply #23 |
26. .Maybe that way she would be presenting herself honestly instead of pretending Bill is being |
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Basileus Basileon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-25-07 03:27 PM Response to Reply #26 |
28. I thought a fundamental complaint regarding HRC would be |
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saracat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-25-07 03:37 PM Response to Reply #28 |
39. I have no idea what she would do.She doesn't let anyone know. |
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Basileus Basileon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-25-07 03:38 PM Original message |
And that would represent a break from Bill Clinton? |
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mtnsnake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-25-07 03:18 PM Response to Reply #11 |
16. Maybe that explains why 4 other geniuses recommended this (SNICKER) |
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BleedingHeartPatriot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-25-07 04:14 PM Response to Reply #16 |
60. LOL, yep, every trash the Dem candidate for "fill in the blank" has those guaranteed R's |
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Basileus Basileon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-25-07 07:40 PM Response to Reply #60 |
80. That, I think, is we need anti-recs (but not below 0, to avoid the shame factor). As it stands, we |
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mitchtv (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-25-07 03:36 PM Response to Reply #7 |
37. Hahahahahahahaha |
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durrrty libby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-25-07 04:24 PM Response to Reply #7 |
61. Some just need attention,that's all |
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cuke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-25-07 03:12 PM Response to Original message |
8. Maybe she is "senile" |
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johncoby2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-25-07 03:14 PM Response to Original message |
9. Who really gives a shit? |
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saracat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-25-07 03:22 PM Response to Reply #9 |
20. I do.I want a woman with self respect to be our first woman president, not someone who sells out |
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mtnsnake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-25-07 03:31 PM Response to Reply #20 |
31. Yeah, I'm sure you'd be oozing over with a new respect & admiration for her if she changed her name |
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Basileus Basileon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-25-07 03:42 PM Response to Reply #31 |
47. That would be the most ridiculous flip-flop in modern campaign history. |
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mitchtv (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-25-07 03:38 PM Response to Reply #20 |
41. MOST CHICKENSHIT POST OF THE DAY |
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mtnsnake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-25-07 03:44 PM Response to Reply #41 |
50. There's no need to be so nasty to her |
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mitchtv (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-25-07 03:48 PM Response to Reply #50 |
55. nasty is as nasty does |
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cuke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-25-07 09:13 PM Response to Reply #55 |
87. You must have missed her "McGovern is senile" post |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-25-07 03:46 PM Response to Reply #41 |
53. i think that post is sad |
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ilovesunshine (289 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-25-07 03:16 PM Response to Original message |
12. She's damned if she does and damned if she doesn't around here. |
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Basileus Basileon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-25-07 03:17 PM Response to Original message |
13. Because her name is Hillary Clinton. |
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saracat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-25-07 03:18 PM Response to Reply #13 |
15. Funny.She was Hillay Rodham before Bill lost the first time.Expedient name change. |
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Basileus Basileon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-25-07 03:20 PM Response to Reply #15 |
18. And now she's Hillary Clinton, as she's been for as long as she's been in the national |
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TwilightZone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-25-07 03:19 PM Response to Reply #13 |
17. I guess that Elizabeth Edwards is a sellout, too. Damn her for taking her husband's name! |
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Basileus Basileon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-25-07 03:21 PM Response to Reply #17 |
19. Also, one or both needs to change their first name. Elizabeth Edwards might |
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saracat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-25-07 03:24 PM Response to Reply #17 |
24. They are not running for office or have ever made an issue of name retention. |
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cuke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-25-07 03:28 PM Response to Reply #24 |
29. Michelle Obama got a nice raise after Barak was elected |
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terisan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-25-07 03:23 PM Response to Original message |
21. "Maiden name" ? Try birth name. An American has the right to use the name he or she chooses. |
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bcoylepa (438 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-25-07 03:24 PM Response to Original message |
22. nothing easy about names |
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saracat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-25-07 03:32 PM Response to Reply #22 |
34. I also kept mine and would never change it even for my husband's campaign.I do not judge the act of |
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LoZoccolo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-25-07 03:25 PM Response to Original message |
25. She served as a Senator with the Clinton name. |
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Basileus Basileon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-25-07 03:26 PM Response to Reply #25 |
27. And if she changed it, everyone would be (rightly) whining that she was running away from her record |
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HockeyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-25-07 03:31 PM Response to Original message |
32. Doesn't she use both? |
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saracat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-25-07 03:33 PM Response to Reply #32 |
36. She hasn't been recently.Not for a couple of years. |
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Basileus Basileon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-25-07 03:36 PM Response to Reply #36 |
38. Sure she hasn't. |
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TwilightZone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-25-07 03:39 PM Response to Reply #38 |
42. You beat me to it.... |
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saracat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-25-07 03:41 PM Response to Reply #38 |
44. Show me some campaign lit where she stresses "Rodham". |
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Basileus Basileon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-25-07 03:41 PM Response to Reply #44 |
45. She usually just goes by "Hillary" in her campaign lit. |
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ElizabethDC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-25-07 04:31 PM Response to Reply #44 |
65. I have campaign lit with "Rodham" on it. |
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Auntie Bush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-25-07 08:07 PM Response to Reply #44 |
81. So Hillary is being pillaged because she doesn't use her maiden name? |
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TwilightZone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-25-07 03:38 PM Response to Reply #36 |
40. Her Senate website uses Hillary Rodham Clinton |
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ElizabethDC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-25-07 04:30 PM Response to Reply #36 |
64. She still uses the "Hillary Rodham Clinton" in many cases |
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Bitwit1234 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-25-07 03:31 PM Response to Original message |
33. NOW WOMEN are supposed to use their husbands names gee whiz. |
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saracat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-25-07 03:42 PM Response to Reply #33 |
46. They are? Why? |
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HughMoran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-25-07 03:32 PM Response to Original message |
35. Clinging to the Clinton name!! LMAO! As if you need a reason to criticize Clinton!! |
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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-25-07 03:43 PM Response to Original message |
48. I think this is a non-issue myself; she can and should use any name |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-25-07 03:43 PM Response to Original message |
49. do you have no idea how you present yourself? |
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Catherine Vincent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-25-07 08:21 PM Response to Reply #49 |
85. I hate the fact that she is using Mrs. Edwards pic as her avatar. |
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Tejanocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-25-07 03:45 PM Response to Original message |
51. She was using "Rodham" for a while, but it didn't do well in the focus groups. |
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saracat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-25-07 03:49 PM Response to Reply #51 |
56. Exactly. |
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Tom Rinaldo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-25-07 03:48 PM Response to Original message |
54. She is taking a common sense course on this one |
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maddiejoan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-25-07 03:54 PM Response to Reply #54 |
57. Don't all her campaign posters -- |
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Tom Rinaldo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-25-07 04:26 PM Response to Reply #57 |
62. Don't know if all do, but many certainly do. |
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emilyg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-25-07 04:05 PM Response to Original message |
59. Silly question. |
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ruggerson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-25-07 04:27 PM Response to Original message |
63. I was sitting with Hillary in her car last night |
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Perry Logan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-25-07 05:29 PM Response to Original message |
69. We should put this thread in the "When Dems Go Bad" section. |
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Tom Rinaldo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-25-07 05:32 PM Response to Original message |
70. Of course this whole "issue" underscores sexism |
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TwilightZone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-25-07 06:13 PM Response to Reply #70 |
72. Excellent point. We certainly aren't going to see this as a criticism of any of the male candidates. |
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Skittles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-25-07 08:18 PM Response to Reply #70 |
83. it's pure sexism that women ever change their names |
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gulliver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-25-07 06:55 PM Response to Original message |
73. My understanding is that she wears makeup also. |
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hayu_lol (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-25-07 07:18 PM Response to Reply #73 |
75. We live in a time when men take the wive's maiden name, when kids have... |
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dpbrown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-25-07 07:23 PM Response to Original message |
76. What a nonissue that is |
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Auntie Bush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-25-07 07:27 PM Response to Original message |
77. Ridiculous post! Beyond the pale! |
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Catherine Vincent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-25-07 08:19 PM Response to Original message |
84. Such bullshit. "I would have a bit more respect for her if she did" |
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polichick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-25-07 08:36 PM Response to Original message |
86. At least she doesn't ask to be called Hillary Diane... |
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