2016 Postmortem

Beausoir

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36. Why? My husband is not my co-worker.

Reply to Tommy_Carcetti (Original post)

Thu Jun 30, 2016, 12:02 AM

Jun 2016

Sexist clap-trap.

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For all intents and purposes, Hillary's going to have 2 VPs. [View all] Tommy_Carcetti Jun 2016 OP

I thought Bill is going to be the first lady? Travis_0004 Jun 2016 #1

The 1st Dude! 1StrongBlackMan Jun 2016 #3

+1. He'll be good at back-room influence. Hortensis Jun 2016 #9

The 1st Gentleman! zenabby Jun 2016 #15

Nobody calls him Lebowski The Second Stone Jun 2016 #20

I suspect Chelsea may take up those duties exboyfil Jun 2016 #7

That seems a little sexist. Nye Bevan Jun 2016 #14

That's terribly sexist zenabby Jun 2016 #16

Good point. athena Jun 2016 #22

No ... She will have one VP, and then ... 1StrongBlackMan Jun 2016 #2

Yes. Thank you. NurseJackie Jun 2016 #47

I wonder if people would even consider mouthing that narrative, if the positions were reversed ... 1StrongBlackMan Jun 2016 #49

I imagine all presidents have had their spouse as an advisor. MyNameGoesHere Jun 2016 #4

Clinton/Warren 2016 JaneyVee Jun 2016 #5

Anyone who is "threatened" by two women on the ticket... thesquanderer Jun 2016 #6

Why, oh why does any sane person want Warren to give up her Senate seat? longship Jun 2016 #8

Thank you! okasha Jun 2016 #11

Because Presidents do not always live out their terms The Second Stone Jun 2016 #21

I cannot support her as VEEP. nt longship Jun 2016 #38

Actually she is too junior to get either 4 or 5 karynnj Jun 2016 #24

Now, maybe. But not if she is allowed to stay in the senate. nt longship Jun 2016 #39

I assume she will run in 2018, but even as a second term karynnj Jun 2016 #45

I agree - Warren is too important right where she is to be pulled into VP. Lil Missy Jun 2016 #41

I find it very interesting athena Jun 2016 #10

It's because Bill is a former POTUS Txbluedog Jun 2016 #12

I wouldn't be so sure about that. athena Jun 2016 #13

While I agree with you that Bill needs to be a traditional first spouse.... Txbluedog Jun 2016 #25

I also think it is because he is Bill Clinton karynnj Jun 2016 #46

Hillary had a larger role than the traditional one as 1st Lady bigbrother05 Jun 2016 #52

Thank you zenabby Jun 2016 #17

You mean like "Bubba, the First Dude" or... "Big Dawg, the First Dude"? cherokeeprogressive Jun 2016 #23

Hasn't Hillary said she'd put Bill in charge of the economy? sueh Jun 2016 #29

No, she has not. athena Jun 2016 #43

Bill will re-conceptualize the role... HumanityExperiment Jun 2016 #18

Wishful thinking. athena Jun 2016 #19

it's not wishful thinking... HumanityExperiment Jun 2016 #26

Why? athena Jun 2016 #27

Hillary wants to put him in charge 840high Jun 2016 #28

That is false. athena Jun 2016 #42

Like Hillary was "only" First Spouse? Remember her lead on Clinton Health Care 1993? . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2016 #40

He certainly wouldn't be the first one to redefine the role. nolawarlock Jun 2016 #31

good, bad or otherwise... HumanityExperiment Jun 2016 #32

"Intellectual dishonesty"? athena Jun 2016 #44

facts and evidence... HumanityExperiment Jun 2016 #53

I think he'll lay off. sofa king Jun 2016 #33

agree to disagree... HumanityExperiment Jun 2016 #34

I'll do more than that! sofa king Jun 2016 #35

I hope he let's her have the Oval Office. peace13 Jun 2016 #37

Yeah, think of how stupid would it be to make good use of a spouse who was President /s (nt) LongtimeAZDem Jun 2016 #30

Why? My husband is not my co-worker. Beausoir Jun 2016 #36

If your spouse ran a successful business and then you sought to open that same business... Tommy_Carcetti Jun 2016 #50

His role will be determined by his wife and could be left undefined karynnj Jun 2016 #48

no. The only thing that Bill Clinton will serve is as "first person". As with any spouse, they still_one Jun 2016 #51