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46. Supporting brutal invasions of other people's countries is not supporting women's

Fri Feb 14, 2014, 05:02 PM

Feb 2014

rights. See what happened to the women of Iraq eg, once educated with equal pay for equal work, free to wear whatever they wanted, now afraid to go out of their homes for a walk, let alone go to work. Millions of them are now living in refugee camps, hundreds of thousands more have lost their babies, their husbands, their parents.

Has she ever addressed the rape of Iraqi and Afghan women by US troops, in Abu Ghraib and elsewhere?

Words, I judge people by their actions, not their words. As a lifelong supporter of women's rights, I could never support illegal invasions of other countries as I know what that does to everyone, but women become particularly vulnerable when we break down their infrastructure.

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Hillary Clinton Advice For Young Women: �Grow Skin Like A Rhinoceros� [View all] kpete Feb 2014 OP

Yeah, the problem with that, Madam Secretary, Le Taz Hot Feb 2014 #1

Seems to me you are merely defining yourself. DURHAM D Feb 2014 #2

How did this become about me? Le Taz Hot Feb 2014 #4

I think she might have told girls they should come from a priviliged background. Kurovski Feb 2014 #35

That's an interesting point, but I'm not sure it applies Renew Deal Feb 2014 #5

I digressed. Le Taz Hot Feb 2014 #6

You apparently miss the point AgingAmerican Feb 2014 #61

This is probably true for all politicians Renew Deal Feb 2014 #3

It doesn't only apply to politicians though justiceischeap Feb 2014 #9

Exactly right BrotherIvan Feb 2014 #29

Being a creative type myself, I doubt they start out completely justiceischeap Feb 2014 #33

It seems like her fellow Democrats are the most vicious. Walk away Feb 2014 #7

Hear, hear!!! Beacool Feb 2014 #19

We don't get to vote for progressives. Kurovski Feb 2014 #37

JFK was a Progressive? Walk away Feb 2014 #54

Would he pass AgingAmerican Feb 2014 #62

I would not be surprised if he easily did. nt Walk away Feb 2014 #66

Supporting brutal invasions of other people's countries is not supporting women's sabrina 1 Feb 2014 #46

Yes she has ... Evergreen Emerald Feb 2014 #53

Has she ever apologized for her support for the invasions of those countries, Iraq in sabrina 1 Feb 2014 #55

Yes she has.... Evergreen Emerald Feb 2014 #57

"Gentlemanly respect for the fairer sex" NM_Birder Feb 2014 #8

How much was she paid to make that speech? n/t Wilms Feb 2014 #10

Obviously you didn't read the article. DURHAM D Feb 2014 #11

I read the article NM_Birder Feb 2014 #12

Well, if you can't figure that out you have not DURHAM D Feb 2014 #13

LOL ........... NM_Birder Feb 2014 #14

Have fun - the answer is still zero. nt DURHAM D Feb 2014 #17

No condecending little comment? ran out of steam pretty quick. NM_Birder Feb 2014 #18

Ignorance is boring. DURHAM D Feb 2014 #20

lying for attention is childish. NM_Birder Feb 2014 #24

Has she ever addressed what War does to women? Ever apologized to the women sabrina 1 Feb 2014 #47

I just hate that she started that war while she was President. DURHAM D Feb 2014 #50

Can't defend her support with her vote for that massive violation of human rights sabrina 1 Feb 2014 #56

If you have the gumption, why don't you get in her face and ask her? Beacool Feb 2014 #21

"Get in her face"? Wilms Feb 2014 #25

You struck a nerve didn't you ? NM_Birder Feb 2014 #27

Yeah, a Clinton has never given a free speech EVER.......... Beacool Feb 2014 #30

The speech was at NYU. Beacool Feb 2014 #31

NYU=no fee speeches ? NM_Birder Feb 2014 #39

Apparently some folks just don't know that when DURHAM D Feb 2014 #40

They know, they just like to pretend that they don't. Beacool Feb 2014 #45

where is pay even mentioned in the article ? NM_Birder Feb 2014 #26

You may repeat your last comment again. Beacool Feb 2014 #32

inane does not mean correct. NM_Birder Feb 2014 #38

It's inane because it's incorrect. Beacool Feb 2014 #43

Hard to argue facts when the word "probably" appears...anyway NM_Birder Feb 2014 #51

You tire me. Beacool Feb 2014 #58

I met her once, but that was before she became a war supporter, or at least sabrina 1 Feb 2014 #48

There is no such thing as 'common courtesy' when it comes to the GOP. Rex Feb 2014 #15

I don't see why there needs to be a double standard treestar Feb 2014 #16

It's a quote from Eleanor Roosevelt dating to the 1920s. Beacool Feb 2014 #23

Eleanor and her husband would have been appalled by the Cintons. Kurovski Feb 2014 #36

I wouldn't be to sure of that treestar Feb 2014 #41

He spoke out and fought for the suffering poor in this country, as did Mrs. roosevelt Kurovski Feb 2014 #42

Verbally? treestar Feb 2014 #65

Hillary is not riding on "Eleanor's good works". Beacool Feb 2014 #44

I agree, they would be appalled at the corporatism that has taken over the Dem Party. sabrina 1 Feb 2014 #49

"gentlemanly respect for the fairer sex" isn't respect at all. It's condescension. lumberjack_jeff Feb 2014 #22

*gasp! I think I agree with you. Whisp Feb 2014 #64

That's good advice for anyone involved in politics CJCRANE Feb 2014 #28

It's skin can protect it, HockeyMom Feb 2014 #34

well at least she's not black, and poor AND a woman. Whisp Feb 2014 #52

I guess she shouldn't stand up for women's rights because she's neither poor nor black? Beacool Feb 2014 #59

She doesn't even have to fight for the right to have a villa in France... Whisp Feb 2014 #63

Whisp, quit twisting yourself into a pretzel. Beacool Feb 2014 #67

Please don't call my dog a fleabag. Whisp Feb 2014 #68

It's a joke. Beacool Feb 2014 #69

That sounds like good advice in general. Comrade Grumpy Feb 2014 #60