April 2, 2005
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HAIL TO THE CHIEFETTE
Do you enjoy a good catfight? Were you cheering on Clytemnestra to whack Cassandra in Greek Mythology? Did you want Sarah to bitch slap Hagar for sleeping with her man in the book of Genesis? Where you pulling for Cinderella to run over her wicked stepmother in the pumpkin carriage? Did you get out the pork rinds and Pabst Blue Ribbon beer and cheer on the slug-fest between Tonya Harding and Paula Jones?
Well, if you can answer yes to any of those questions, stay tuned, because many people are saying that the ultimate cat fight is brewing. You might want to set your TIVO to record the entire year between November of 2007 and November of 2008 because the presidential race between Condoleezza Rice and Hillary Clinton may well be on.
I’ve wanted to see a woman in the White House for years. The
But is
But since that joke is sexist, I would never repeat it.
We may all be disappointed because Dr. Rice has actually denied having any intentions of running for president in 2008. Should we take her at her word? All I can say is that if I had a campaign bumper sticker for every candidate who, at one point, denied having any intentions of running for president, I could paste together a landing strip for Air Force One. I’m keeping my fingers crossed that the race is on.
Having a woman run for President does bring up some interesting questions, however:
- Since the corresponding word for “lady” in the English language is “gentlemen”, would the President’s husband be called “First Gentlemen”? Does that sound as silly to anyone else as it does to me?
- When the President and her husband were dancing at the inaugural ball, who would lead?
- Would she keep up the tradition of throwing out the first ball at the opening of the Major League Baseball season? And if she did, would she be accused of “throwing like a girl’?
- The President’s cronies have always been referred to as the “good ole’ boys” club. In deference to political correctness would it become the “good ole’ persons” club?
- Would Joan and Melissa Rivers critique the President’s clothes on E TV for 30 minutes prior to the state of the union address?
I’m torn. Being a good Democrat, I certainly prefer Hillary’s politics over Condi’s. However, I love the thought of a woman being in the White House who is also black. If only she were a lesbian too, then all of us Democrats could just explode with giddiness.
I certainly don’t think it should end with the presidential race. The ensuing appointments could be interesting as well. How about Oprah Winfrey as Secretary of the Treasury? She could just pay off the national debt with her spare pocket change. Whitney Houston could be the acting Drug Czar, and don’t forget our new director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons; Martha Stewart.
In all seriousness, it’s time for a woman to run for President. I just hope that
And I don’t really think it would be a cat fight. I truly believe that a race between two women would be much cleaner than the typical mud-slinging and character assassination tactics that we have to endure now.
(But I’ve got to tell you – it would be fun to see a little hair pulling during the presidential debates)
(Edit: Toots10 sent me a link to a great Hillary in 2008 Jib-Jab cartoon. Check it out: http://i.euniverse.com/funpages/cms_content/6660/2008cc1.swf )
- Since the corresponding word for “lady” in the English language is “gentlemen”, would the President’s husband be called “First Gentlemen”? Does that sound as silly to anyone else as it does to me?
Comments (12)
who’d throw out the first pitch? have you forgotten that hillary is a huge cubs and yankees fan? and she has thrown out the first pitch — or was scheduled to. condi would skip the first pitch, but i think would prefer the coin toss at the super bowl, or maybe to use her presidential powers to say something like “with the first pick in the draft . . .”
should hillary become president, bill wouldn’t be first gentleman. he’d be mr. president. in condi’s case . . . wait, she has a husband? would he be refered to as the invisible man?
the debate could happen on the food channel. we all know that hillary bakes cookies. i’m sure we could encourage the bubba vote by a spike tv debate that involves mud wrestling.
in all seriousness, i’d love to see them face off, but the question of the vice president would be tricky. they’d have to be women, too, since no man likes being shown up by a girl.
Don’t worry. My plan for taking over the world is going quite well. It’s only a matter of time before a woman rules everything. Mwhahahaha
As a woman, I’m entitled to note that you’re right about less mud-slinging in a race between two women. But is the country really ready for all the note-passing such a race would generate ? And how many times will we have to hear “She likes you… do you like her?” as her minions blanket the country ? I’ve seen women in action… I’m not sure it’s prettier.
I think the female presidents husband should be called the First Dude. I don’t know about the women at the presidential candidate debate….can you see it?…..one does not agree with what the other one says so she rolls her eyes. Then the other one says…”well yeah?? and your dress makes you look fat!!”…..THEN there would DEFINITELY be a cat fight…that is, until someone breaks a nail!!
I say Oprah should run. Seriously, how many fans does she have? MILLIONS!
*She would so win!
My mom told me that when she was a little girl, she wanted to be the first lady President. Not the first woman President, because she wanted to be a lady while in office and not merely a woman or a female. I wonder how one would judge that? But seriously, it shouldn’t be mud-wrestling–Jell-O is much more fun.
You crack me up! Check out this site for a jib/jab-type cartoon on Hillary in 2008. Of course I e-mailed it to all the Republicans I know…..hehehe!
http://i.euniverse.com/funpages/cms_content/6660/2008cc1.swf
heh.. you seriously think a fight between two women would be a little cleaner???
mmmwwwhahahahahahah
It might not be as public…but it would be about 10 times more deadly. A few words come to mind… sneaky, vindictive, two-faced, back stabbing, bitch-slapping. Ya..and when you throw in a few hormonal changes.. Katie bar the door!!! somebody’s gonna die!.
I would personally like to see it just for the entertainment value.
I’m ready for a woman president, too. It’s an idea whose time has come, if not Hillary and Condi, then two other able candidates. I’ve seen that clip at JibJab–it’s hysterical!
No one ever admits to an intent to run this early lest the character assasination attempts begin that much earlier. Government 101
I’ve long said that one of my greatest dreams for America is to see a double minority in the whitehouse (e.g. black woman, gay black male, etc.) But that my hopes are small.
Our Lady Rice is an absolute political fireball. She has, in my opinion, more political savvy than the whole Bush cabinet combined. While I disagree with her on some matters of social policy, she’s actually been known to be a rather left leaning Conservative in her personal policy (unable to express it much since she’s been in an aide style role for so long.)
Hillary. Well hell, it’d just be fun to watch her.
That being said, I don’t expect to see either of those women on the front of the ticket in 2008. I wouldn’t be surprised to see a Dean/Hillary, or what I would love an Obama/Hillary ticket from the democrats. But my vote would easily be for either a Rudy Julianni/Condi or a John McCain/Condi ticket. Either way, if a woman is there it’s going to severely hurt whoever puts them out there.
LaRae LaBouff/Condi 2008!