What Hillary Should Say Now

Palin is the most pathetic gimmick since Coke II.

How many of you "Women who are waiting to hear from you" preferred to hear from Obama and voted for him in the primary. I supported Hillary because she is a woman and because I agree with some of her political stances. How many of you "women in waiting" applauded Lloyd Bentsen when he sacastically told Dan Quayle that he wan't no Jack Kennedy. Sometimes sarcasm and snarkiness fit the occasion. Palin was talking to her base and it was appropriate for her to heap scorn on her opponents, that's her job as the VP candidate. As far as I'm concerned, Hillary has won the right to remain silent. The Chosen One should be able to win on his own or else what's a messiah for? A parting shot...just when did possessing a passport become a requirement to run for office?

>First off, it was insulting to all women that Barak Obama didn't nominate Hillary for his Vice President <

Nonsense I supported Hillary but I didn't want her to be veep and am not insulted. Speak for yourself, not all women, or you will be as insulting as many of us find the Palin pick.

After the bitterness of the campaign, a dysfunctional White House was too likely with Hillary as veep and the situation too critical to take the risk. There are more important things at stake than Hillary's need for honor. Saying otherwise is an insult to her. I don't think she is that petty. She can do more in the Senate.

FEAR
F-Find E-Excuses (to) A-Attack R-Republicans
It is amazing the "FEAR" Sarah Palin has struck in the hearts of the Dems!
It is laughable to call Sarah's demeanor "shrill". Are you kidding me? Have any of you been listening to Hillary Clington for the last 16 years!!!

Grow up. You sound like a weak, irratating female.
You are ready to sell yourself out to a man who has no experience but has a charming personality & speaking voice who threw Ms. Hillary out on her ass.
Sen. McCain is an accomplished veteran, Sen., & human being who has choosen another up & coming accomplished female as a running mate.
If Mr. Charming didn't feel so threatened by Ms Hillary's experience & accomplishments you/I wouldn't be blogging!!!

Politics, like ever other thing, is dynamic and never static. What a difference a few days can make. McCain made a master stroke by choosing the relatively unknown Sarah Palin as his running mate, this has definitely changed the momentun of this election. The Obama camp was very comfortable and everything seens to be working in their favor.Who needed Hillary or her supporters to help defeat the Republicans in November? Hillary and her 18 million supporters were redicule and 'thrown aside'.
So why all of a sudden Hillary needs to be the 'saviour' of the Democratic party. Hillary is not the Nominee, why don't the Obama camp call on their stooges Edwards,Kerry, Kennedy, Richardson,Deen,Reid and Polosi to come to the rescue.
Payback is a bitch.

Why was it not mentioned in the Patti Davis article about not subjecting Sarah Palin's 17 year old daughter to the cruelness of the media.? Also, I don't want to hear from a woman who let her husband humiliate her before the world and stayed with him for the sake of power. Talk about weak.!

Let's see...Hillary was passed over for both the President and VP nomination and now she is expected to give up her day job as NY senator to "rescue" the Democratic Party from Gov. Palin. I won't vote for McCain/Palin because I disagree with their platform...it's more than personality and gender...it's the issues! Obama/Biden must set their agenda and convince the American people that they have a vision for the country. Hillary is not running...I'm sure she will support the O/B ticket appropriately, but since we didn't want her on the ticket, her loyalty is to the state of NY. She can work for the people in Congress regardless of the President. You can't have it both ways!

Wow, are you all silly. Why are people so quick to cast stones at someone they only know from what the media is letting them know? There is a comment above that says she will take away rights of woman. Ok get a clue. That???s what your gossipy friends are all saying as you wait at the corner with your kids to get on the school bus. She is Anti- Abortion and that???s a shame. However, do you really think that she could even come close to over turning Roe vs. Wade? Really! Let???s say by some small chance she did. It would then fall in to the states hands to decide on abortion. Stop casting stones on what you hear by the water cooler and think deeper and read deeper. You really honestly think that it today???s day and age woman will lose rights? Those that think that??? maybe you should because you???re not thinking.

I don't agree with everything McCain and Palin are talking about but I can say the same even more so about Obama and Biden. You need to put your hopes in someone that really can say for 100% that he loves his country, loves what it used to stand for, and loves what he can make it stand for. Let him try and give us all back that feel Americans used to have and the pride to hold our heads high knowing that this is once again a great nation and the best nation to live in. Not saying I still don???t have pride in my country by any means but sometimes I can only shake my head. Cheesy to say but true.

For those who think Sarah Palin represents the best and brightest of American women, I have a thought. We desperately need to design and provide education programs for girls and boys about gender politics. All young girls could learn about the history of women, our standing and treatment in society, gender roles, the politics of growing up female, etc. Boys would likewise learn about these issues and about also about growing up male in our society. They would be taught about making conscious, responsible decisions about who they want to be in relation to their families and the women in their lives. This would give future generations of both sexes greater insight into the issues that so powerfully impact our lives, a clearer understanding of who we each are and greater clarity about what we need to do to improve our lives and the lives of our families. It would also result in a much more rational, balanced, informed, egalitarian society. Gender bias and stereotyping is as destructive as racism, and certainly no less serious.
I???m a Hillary voter who was determined to vote for her in November. I???m still angry about what the media and DNC did in this election, and I hope to work with other women to ensure that what happened to Hillary can never be repeated again in American politics. I???m also convinced that electing another republican President/VP would be suicidal, after the damage the republicans have done over the past 8 years.

Sarah Palin is no Hillary Clinton. Her views are far too extreme and I don???t think she???ll draw the votes of Hillary supporters. But, I agree that Hillary could make a difference here. The country needs her help to expose this manipulative, cynical appointment for what it is.

However, and this is critical, Obama needs to directly reach out to women across the country, including Hillary voters, to address issues that impact the quality of our lives. Women are an important voting block and need to be acknowledged as such--we are 51% of the population. Why hasn???t Obama done this? If he wants to ensure his election and save the country from more of the same, he needs to swallow his pride, or whatever it is that???s preventing him from reaching out, and directly ask for the votes of independent and democratic women across the country, including Hillary supporters.

This letter expresses what many of us feel. Insulted at the assumption we, as women, will vote for someone--anyone based on gender.