Hillary Clinton: She's tough as nails, and fit for the job

[question everything]

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have felt, in the past and in this election, that our latent sexism and misogyny is on full display in both men and women as Hillary Clinton repeatedly has been held to different standards than her male counterparts. I have cringed at my own sexism as I’ve wished she looked more attractive and dressed younger. As I wished she were more charming. And then last week happened, and Obama said there is no one more uniquely qualified for this job, and I felt such excitement.

There are teams of people who have made it their life’s work to hold her solely responsible for Benghazi or to make hay out of personal e-mails. She has warts, and I don’t care. We all do. Nor have I agreed with all of her voting as a senator. She isn’t charming or particularly charismatic, but she is tough ­— tough as nails. She has survived 30 years of relentless criticism and a husband who humiliated her in the most public way possible, and she has done it with her head held high. And during that time, she has served as first lady, as U.S. senator from New York and as secretary of state. And I believe she has served in all of those capacities with honor.

I feel as though she is me, and you, and every other smart-as-hell woman who had to scrape for what men take for granted. She should be the next president of the United States not because she is the most uniquely qualified woman, but because she is the most uniquely qualified person, period.

I see something now that has eluded me this entire election cycle. I don’t need the charisma and cool of Obama to be replicated. I don’t need the idealism of Bernie Sanders. I want the doggedness, determination, integrity and crushing work ethic that Clinton will bring to her administration.

http://www.startribune.com/hillary-clinton-she-s-tough-as-nails-and-fit-for-the-job/382539561/

[oasis]

1. "Tough as nails" AND won't tolerate any nonsense. My kinda

Commander in Chief.

[Maru Kitteh]

2. I am going to miss Obama cool . . .

He has been awesome

But Hillary has her own cool, and I'm looking forward to her presidency!

[Shemp Howard]

3. Half right, IMHO. (nt)

[Martin Eden]

11. Yep.

Hillary Clinton is tough, intelligent, and experienced in government at the highest levels.

But her record on foreign policy/militarism demonstrates either terrible judgment or neocon tendencies and her DLC/Third Way/Wall Street ties render her unfit to be a true progressive champion for the 99%.

[question everything]

14. Perhaps. But Sanders is out of the game

Really. I doubt that even he thought that he would get that far. And, if he is honest, he should be grateful for the attention that he got for areas that are important to him.

So, if it is between Clinton and Trump.... I do hope that Sanders supporters will "hold their noses" and go out and vote.

The damage with a Trump win - I shudder just to type this - is too great at this point.

And, really, the "DLC/Third Way" got us Clinton and, yes, Obama and got us four supreme court justices.

And this is really the most important issue. Trump's "list" has all justices anti choice, as a start.

[Martin Eden]

15. I wasn't talking about Sanders or Trump.

But if you're concerned that I'll withhold my vote from Clinton and thereby help Trump win, don't be:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1017&pid=385138

[question everything]

16. Thanks. Did not mean to offend you (nt)

[Martin Eden]

17. You're welcom. I wasn't offended.

I saw your friendly wave, and appreciate it (even though I can be a bit abrupt sometimes).

[Scootaloo]

4. "And I don't care!"

Yeah, that line sums up every Clinton supporter I've ever spoken to.

[riversedge]

10. Broadbrush all Clinton supporters is a nasty thing to do. Shame on you.

[Scootaloo]

12. No, just all the ones I've spoken with n/t

[cpwm17]

13. +1,000,000

[Vattel]

5. She has displayed terrible judgment in foreign policy (Iraq, Libya, Syria, etc.)

and domestic policy (war on drugs, welfare reform, marriage equality until 2013, etc.). And she is dishonest. And she is a dirty campaigner.

[eastwestdem]

6. I'd believe you if you did some actual research and posted it here.

Right wing sites don't count.

[choie]

7. Sums her up beautifully, Vatel

N/t

[LenaBaby61]

8. June 16th is .....

[riversedge]

9. "I want the doggedness, determination, integrity and crushing work ethic that Clinton will bring to

Yes. it is what this country needs at this time.


"I want the doggedness, determination, integrity and crushing work ethic that Clinton will bring to her administration"