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42. I get that there has historically been massive discrimination against women.

Thu Jan 17, 2013, 11:32 AM

Jan 2013

Of course there is still terrible discrimination against women - I'm not kidding myself about that.

What I'm not getting is this Secretary of State/astronaut dichotomy. There wasn't a female Secretary of State until her husband was president.

I'm just saying that I think the post is absurd... I don't get the point of it. I really, really don't. Seriously, the first message I get from it is "Listen to what people say. If they say you can't be an astronaut, you can't, kid. Now fuck off. Just do something else." I mean, what on earth is the connection between Clinton and NASA?! I would get it if the little graphic said she'd written to the White House as a child because she wanted to be Secretary of State and they told her that women couldn't do that... but, as is, how is this about anything?

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She went with Plan B� [View all] MrScorpio Jan 2013 OP

So far. :-) Adorable pic! gateley Jan 2013 #1

That's what my wife's science teacher told her too. progressoid Jan 2013 #2

On aptitude tests.... AnneD Jan 2013 #48

And maybe President. She's a certified brainiac. AAO Jan 2013 #3

And she's from the boomer generation in which the oppression of women and LuckyLib Jan 2013 #4

K&R nt abelenkpe Jan 2013 #5

Chipmunk cheeks. another_liberal Jan 2013 #6

Welcome to DU, another_liberal! calimary Jan 2013 #10

Thanks, my friend. another_liberal Jan 2013 #13

She and Chelsea look like clones. Odin2005 Jan 2013 #7

Yes. A Secretary. OF STATE!!!!!!!!! calimary Jan 2013 #8

me too! BlancheSplanchnik Jan 2013 #11

I will gladly support her as long as... SkyDaddy7 Jan 2013 #34

She still found a way to soar! (nt) UrbScotty Jan 2013 #9

and touts the "advantages" of outsourcing US jobs antigop Jan 2013 #12

She is not Mitt Romney. Don't even go there. another_liberal Jan 2013 #15

I'm going to continue to "go there". The outsourcing needs to stop. And she supported an antigop Jan 2013 #16

We agree totally on outsourcing. another_liberal Jan 2013 #23

it ain't "bashing" ...it's the truth. n/t antigop Jan 2013 #24

I hear you. another_liberal Jan 2013 #26

She showed her true colors as a SENATOR. She supported h1-b visa increase in 2007. antigop Jan 2013 #39

Those were HER OWN WORDS...nt antigop Jan 2013 #17

Perhaps you need to investigate her ties to India. She cofounded the Senate India caucus antigop Jan 2013 #18

There is nothing wrong . . . another_liberal Jan 2013 #25

deleted...combined posts antigop Jan 2013 #19

deleted...combined posts. nt antigop Jan 2013 #20

Bill Clinton was a free trader. UnrepentantLiberal Jan 2013 #30

The times have changed . . . another_liberal Jan 2013 #37

No---she showed her true colors AS A SENATOR. She sold out the US worker. nt antigop Jan 2013 #40

I disagree with some of her votes too. But let me caution you . . . another_liberal Jan 2013 #49

ah, yes, the same "inevitability" meme -- "Republicans decide to run against her" antigop Jan 2013 #51

Who knows? another_liberal Jan 2013 #54

that post just showed everything I needed to know. nt antigop Jan 2013 #52

Glad to help you out with that. another_liberal Jan 2013 #53

just keep pushing the "inevitability" meme...just keep it up..2008 reminder. nt antigop Jan 2013 #55

If you can't vote for Hillary Clinton . . . another_liberal Jan 2013 #56

she's not running for anything...keep up the "inevitability" meme...worked so well in 2008 nt antigop Jan 2013 #60

You knew exactly what I meant. another_liberal Jan 2013 #61

yes, I knew exactly what you meant...by the "inevitability" meme. Keep it up antigop Jan 2013 #62

Your needle is stuck. another_liberal Jan 2013 #63

You never answered post #39. nt antigop Jan 2013 #64

K&R SunSeeker Jan 2013 #14

Wow. I'm glad those days are over. Nye Bevan Jan 2013 #21

Yep, that's quite a plan B. Brigid Jan 2013 #22

Nice post, MrScorpio.. Permanut Jan 2013 #27

she just changed her mind JI7 Jan 2013 #28

Umm... I don't get it. harmonicon Jan 2013 #29

It's a grab-bag with a few mixed messages inside. Quantess Jan 2013 #32

I'm just afraid... harmonicon Jan 2013 #33

It just tells a story, that's all. Quantess Jan 2013 #35

Yeah... harmonicon Jan 2013 #36

I don't understand your comments. I was told in 1967 by the USAF that there sinkingfeeling Jan 2013 #38

I get that there has historically been massive discrimination against women. harmonicon Jan 2013 #42

The point is that as a child her dream wasn't possible, but that she overcame sinkingfeeling Jan 2013 #43

I think the message is rather simple - if you just take a step back and look at it. whopis01 Jan 2013 #45

But it's not like she was the first woman anything that I know of. harmonicon Jan 2013 #47

Do you not find inspiration in anything other than the first whopis01 Jan 2013 #50

This is all I'm asking: harmonicon Jan 2013 #59

It's a commentary on sexism, Quantess Jan 2013 #66

It is a picture of someone who is an example of the story... whopis01 Jan 2013 #67

Sorry... harmonicon Jan 2013 #68

Those eyes looked as intelligent and aware then as they do now. UnrepentantLiberal Jan 2013 #31

This is just precious. hamsterjill Jan 2013 #41

I read somewhere that women did better on the initial tests than men KitSileya Jan 2013 #44

It really motivated her EC Jan 2013 #46

I stunned someone into speechlessness in the late 50s Warpy Jan 2013 #57

NASA changed its collective mind. Bette Noir Jan 2013 #58

This was after the Russians had put the first woman in space, wasn't it? nt MrScorpio Jan 2013 #65

Hopefully President here in 4 years madokie Jan 2013 #69