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2016 Postmortem

merrily

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4. The cookie baking hit when she gave the recipe for her favorite cookie?

Reply to libdem4life (Reply #2)

Wed Nov 25, 2015, 06:05 PM

Nov 2015

http://www.today.com/food/presidential-spouses-favorite-cookie-recipes-1D80356945

Yep. Feminists were annoyed when she did that pivot.

Point is, though, if you've modeled yourself on Thacher, don't take umbrage and throw charges of sexism around like poo when someone says the US doesn't need to elect its version of Thacher.

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Did H. Clinton model herself after the "Iron Lady"? [View all] rhett o rick Nov 2015 OP

To be fair, given the patriarchal nature of politics, any female candidate for higher office Maedhros Nov 2015 #1

Probably more like Angela Merkel Rosa Luxemburg Nov 2015 #3

see post #6 below nt antigop Nov 2015 #7

Sadly, that is still culturally necessary for a female. I remember the "cookie baking" hit and libdem4life Nov 2015 #2

The cookie baking hit when she gave the recipe for her favorite cookie? merrily Nov 2015 #4

+1 cui bono Nov 2015 #5

HRC: "If people have doubts about a woman, they should look at Margaret Thatcher or Angela Merkel antigop Nov 2015 #6

No. Eleanor Roosevelt. okasha Nov 2015 #8

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Hilarious, isn't it?. beam me up scottie Nov 2015 #11

No. moobu2 Nov 2015 #12