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athena

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10. This is not Sarah Palin we're talking about.

Reply to DefenseLawyer (Reply #6)

Fri May 19, 2017, 10:56 PM

May 2017

If it were, you'd have a point. As it is, it's clear that you're grasping at straws.

Hillary Clinton was an excellent candidate -- a highly intelligent, experienced, and sensible liberal statesman. The only thing going against her was that she didn't happen to be a man.

You can fool yourself into thinking that she was not "the right woman", but you're not going to fool those of us who are all too familiar with the kinds of sexist excuses that are used to avoid promoting women every day in the workplace.

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Lots of Americans Would Rather Sell Out to the Russians Than Have a Woman Lead America [View all] Solomon May 2017 OP

Sad but true blueinredohio May 2017 #1

+1,000,000 asuhornets May 2017 #2

Depends on the women... Just like it depends on the man.... Trial_By_Fire May 2017 #3

bullshit Skittles May 2017 #12

+1000 smirkymonkey May 2017 #24

Qualifications are subjective... Trial_By_Fire May 2017 #25

They're already on Elizabeth Warrens case. Any strong woman i.e. Pelosi will have same reaction. kerry-is-my-prez May 2017 #13

Hillary would have a made a great President. Cha May 2017 #17

that really is what it's about for his supporters JI7 May 2017 #4

Many polls show this to be so. Dawson Leery May 2017 #5

I'm not sure if it's a woman, or one particular woman DefenseLawyer May 2017 #6

I think Hillary was well qualified to be President. But she didn't strongly address some things. Blue_true May 2017 #7

Not only is this total bullshit LoveMyCali May 2017 #9

Agreed. Absolutely! Marriage is sacred and has major privileges the chief one being it's Solomon May 2017 #11

Oh BULLoney Cha May 2017 #20

Jesus. So female politicians have to explain their marraiges or have divorces for appearance sake. Squinch May 2017 #30

That's utter crap. Why should she be expected to do either of those things? EllieBC May 2017 #31

This is not Sarah Palin we're talking about. athena May 2017 #10

I think Hillary Clinton was well qualified and I voted for her DefenseLawyer May 2017 #16

Don't understand why people want to blame it on one specific reason or another MichMan May 2017 #27

Hillary got 66 Million Votes and she is who we're Cha May 2017 #18

Yep. And you will get many people telling you that it Squinch May 2017 #8

Yeah, what's up with all the Cha May 2017 #19

As someone who has been labeled a bitch and "scary" when I had a powerful job along with other kerry-is-my-prez May 2017 #14

If the general election had been Fiorina versus a man... Jim Lane May 2017 #15

Interesting how you need to completely discount swing voters in your arguement... bettyellen May 2017 #26

Interesting that you need to completely mischaracterize my argument Jim Lane May 2017 #29

Lots of (white) Americans would gladly return to chattel slavery, rather than accept KingCharlemagne May 2017 #21

*nope*. This coup would have happened with *ANY* Dem, because like it or not LaydeeBug May 2017 #22

They are still yapping about bengazhi. What a bunch of idiotic tools AgadorSparticus May 2017 #23

As someone LWolf May 2017 #28