The First Woman President?

Why cant a woman be the president? gender is not the most important for being president. Someone said on http://www.blackgirlsconnect.com/ there someone would change the rules of this campaign.

It is disappointing to see in the posted comments that for some, Obama or anyone defeating Hillary Clinton could never do so by their own merits. That no one can be better or more deserving than the Clintons is just as ridiculous as claiming that the media or the author of this article is incompetent. The inconvenient truth is that it is Obama who commands attention and inspiration because he is black, intelligent and surprisingly compelling and successful. This surprise is unexpected and unforgivable for the 'all-for-the-clintons-and-nothing-for-the-rest' group. Barack Obama success is just as surprising as the poor campaign by the clintons who have had the media on their side for a long time. Obama has not been without scrutiny. I remember the slander, the mockery on Obama at the beginning of his race. Plus, thanks to the media I know where Obama went to school as he was growing up and I also know his grand-mother is alive in Kenya. Do I know the same information about Hillary? you might, but I don't. More can be discovered on Obama. It will come with time just as it was the case with the Clintons. Let's not forget to celebrate what we are witnessing. Could it be that the rest of the world has more appreciation for this surprise. In this so imperfect world, there will always be an imperfect winner and an imperfect looser.

Martin Linsky, ARE YOU FEMALE? The premise of this article is insulting and absurd!!! Newsweek, your credibility is at issue!

Martin Linsky, ARE YOU FEMALE? The premise of this article is insulting and absurd!!! Newsweek, your credibility is at issue!

samson30: Tell me where this article says, at any point, that it thinks you should vote for Obama. Can't do it? That's because the "bias" that you claim is there doesn't exist.

curryjm, go away and don't read since here you added no substance whatsoever. I appreciate this piece because it has expressed what I wanted to but could not articulate. It is a broad, intelligent approach to life and poltics and the business of governance that Obama brings to the table. And that course has been missing from the menu for way too long. A true Christian, also smart, with vision and experience legislating, working in the trenches, negotiating across the aisle, and living in places many in this country will never see but need to understand in order to engage in international policymaking.

wickham: I'm deeply sorry that you aren't open minded enough to see that electing a minority is just as much of a radical change as electing a woman. Since this country's founding, and even before that the only people of any significant power in this country, that is to say the President, have been white men. Electing Clinton would change one of those two things, just like electing Obama would. I agree with you on Oprah though.

Dear Special Guest Columnist--- I agree with your take on where Obama and Clinton fall on that male-female range you've cleverly invented. However, I think once you give McCain a thorough examination you'll find John to be more of a man than Hillary is. Too bad you had to duck this part and toss him off like that at the end. Up until then, your article held much credibility. As it stands now, it's just a long political commercial for McCain in which one feels a bit had at the end.

What a load of crap. Now I remember why I stopped reading Newsweek years ago.

How does this even get published? This is quite possibly the most ridiculous thing I've read in what has been an outrageously ridiculous campaign. Evidently Barack Obama is the empty vessel that every simple-minded fool can pour their "hopes" into and create their own ideal candidate. Obama the first female president?! Please, somebody do the human race a favor and make sure Martin Linsky never publishes another word.

This past week Fidel Castro stepped down from his presidency - and dictatorship - of Cuba after FIFTY years ... an incredible long period for any nation's leader. But does anyone recall the moment when - after Castro won his revolution - that Cuba could have gone on a pth to democracy? It was 1959, Castro was only a moderate (his younger brother was the ruthless one) who asked to talk to the President of the United sates to discuss assistance for his nation and to develop trade relations. Eisenhower firmly refused to have any discussions with him and instead played golf. That's right. think what would have happened in history if Eisenhower had had the maturity of leadership to give Castro the respect of another nation's leader (who had overthrown Batista - a lackey that has been installed by the American CIA no less) and to simply sit down with him for several days to discuss what could be agreed upon that would benefit the people of Cuba. Now think of what could have happened in all of history if Barack Obama had been President back in 1959 ...

Do you know if you look it up online we have people in america that are your idols and are islamic americans or muslim americans you need to ask this question why am i racist to people past should I feel like that about the people from south and say they slave owners and give them no chance as human beings grow up live life and let people live their own Larry Love