Girls Line Up to Hear and See Woman Who Could Be President

[LulaMay]

from Lancasteronline.com/ Intelligencer Journal

March 19th, 2008


Fourteen-year-old Carolyn Westphal arrived bundled up, her furry hood drawn tight against the cold wind that whipped around outside Millersville University's Pucillo Gymnasium.

Carolyn was just one of many young women who attended the event hoping to see the candidate who could become the nation's first female president.

"I like her because she's very outspoken," Carolyn said as she and her mother waited for the doors to open. "I like what she has to say about health care, but I would also like to learn about some of the other things she supports."

-snip-

Like many other young women at Tuesday's event, Carolyn noted the historical significance of Clinton's candidacy and her role as the first viable female contender for the Oval Office.

"It's exciting," she said. "From that perspective, this is a really important election. I just wish I could vote."

-snip-

Millersville University students Shannon Bartman and Samantha Goldfarb said they believe this election is a huge step for women. They said they feel privileged to be a part of history.

"It's empowering," Bartman, 21, said. "Many of the world powers have had women in charge, and it's about time the United States has one too."

Bartman said she has been a fan of Hillary Clinton since she was the first lady and supported her during her first campaign for a seat in the U.S. Senate. She said she strongly supports Clinton's stand on health care, specifically her plans to make health care available for young people just out of college.

While Goldfarb, 19, identified herself as a supporter of Barack Obama, she said she has a lot of respect for Clinton.

"The whole thing has been amazing," Goldfarb said. "It's refreshing to see a strong, intelligent woman stand up and speak her mind and be taken seriously."


-snip-

Rachel Freeman, 11, who also attended the town meeting, said she didn't know a lot about Hillary Clinton, but thought she would make a good president.

"I think it's really neat that she's a woman and she has a good chance of winning," Rachel said as she stood in line with her father, Mark, and brother, Bennett, 9.


http://articles.lancasteronline.com/local/4/218413

[fadedrose]

1. Girls, if you want to be president

try to marry a guy who will be or is already a president.

[LulaMay]

2. You can't even let little girls be excited about this. Shame on you.

[bunnies]

3. I doubt those little girls are reading GD:P.

Silly.

[rodeodance]

11. of course they are not--but that is the point of OP. Get

a grip!


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[bunnies]

41. Follow the conversation rodeo.

Poster #1's statement has NO effect on those kids. And further more... I remember posting a while back about how some young kids I sent here were discouraged. I seem to remember you as being one of those who advised them to get a thicker skin.

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[LittleClarkie]

154. Rather like the person who said she cried because of Obama's speech

and someone mocked her tears.

Civility in the Thunderdome is hard to come by.

This thread was presented in an open forum for people to comment on. The responses can not be controlled, or limited to just the ones you would want. If you want an all positive thread about Obama or Hillary, you'll have to post in their respective forums, people. Out here, anything goes and usually does.

To say rather civilly that one hopes that this woman is not the one to fulfill the dream of a woman becoming president doesn't seem that out of line. Not at all. There is mocking, and then there is mere comment.

This I say as someone who has tried to have a positive thread about Sen. Kerry on occasion. While disappointed when the thread goes south, I am neither surprised nor would I insist that people who don't share my enthusiasm go away. It is, after all, an open board.

[polpilot]

128. Yee Haw!! Any girl can be president (history would indicate marrying one helps!!

[doyourealize1]

16. sometimes we forget the human element in politics

have you?

We are at a monumental stage in Civil Rights, and all you can do is rain on some girls who aspire that one day they can achieve greatness without the burden of having been born to the "wrong" sex.

[rodeodance]

30. nice post-and inside text-thanks

[bunnies]

36. Oh for christs sake.

By saying little kids dont read GD:P Im "raining down" on the hopes of little girls?! Give me a break. And dont drag me into your "wrong sex" BS. As a woman, I find it offensive.

[rodeodance]

120. good night bunnie. think of how you came across on this thread.

[Zhade]

152. Stop killing their dreams, bunnies.

You dream-murderer!

:p

[Dulcinea]

24. If Hillary comes to Atlanta....

...I'll take my daughters to see her.

My 6-year-old daughter asked me not long ago, "Mommy, have we ever had a girl president?" (Everyone to her is either a boy or a girl, regardless of age.) Now she thinks she might be able to be president one day!

So yes, girls of all ages are excited! And shame on all the buzzkills who are dumping on this thread!

[rodeodance]

73. I hope she comes to your area. grand for your daughter--and you:-)

[JuniperLea]

76. Could you be any more sexist? eom

[SammyWinstonJack]

80. wtf?

Are you serious?

[SammyWinstonJack]

83. What is wrong with you?

:shrug:

[RBInMaine]

4. Hello GENDER CARD !

[LulaMay]

9. What is the matter with some of you? You belittle girls excited that a woman could be president?

[Danger Mouse]

14. nice things or nothing, please.

[doyourealize1]

17. that's pretty low

[rodeodance]

39. it is a story about little girls--and YOU SLIME IT . shamefule.

[RoadRage]

5. Could be President.. but thankfully - most likely will not be.

Sorry, as a female I can understand the excitement of wanting to see a woman as president. I hope for that someday as well.

But, I want that women to be moral, good and put this country on the right tract. In my opinion, Mrs. Clinton is not that woman, and she will quite possibly un-do a lot of the hard work that many women before her have done to get her to the place she currently is (a serious contender for President). 4 years of her political backstabbing, currupt dealings and scandals will make it so another woman won't be allowed near the whitehouse for a generation at least.

Thanks, but i'll do my best to see that another demographic achieves its first - Obama in the white house. Because I like the MAN.. not the gender or skin tone.

[cbayer]

31. Take it somewhere else.

You have the right to your opinion and the right to post it anywhere you want.

But could you not show a little respect for the poster and not dump on her positive thread?

[RoadRage]

108. Are you kidding me?

This is a free forum. I post things all day long, and see some of the same posters jumping on me about "dumping" now being the same people who piss Clinton stuff all over my Obama posts.

No, i'm sorry - this is a message about girls excited to see a women president. I'm certainly free to speak my mind about why I hope some little girls realize that this isn't the best choice (IMO) "woman" to take that roll.

[cbayer]

117. I understand your response.

If this has happened to you, then I can understand why you would be angry. I don't think turn-around is fair play, but you might.

I acknowledged your right to post anything you want anywhere you want. I just felt is was very disrespectful to do it on this particular post.

It was positive, it did not slam the other candidate and I did not think it deserved the treatment it got.

And I do this on positive posts about Obama that get pissed on as well.

I would like to read a positive post from time to time without watching it deteriorate into a poo flinging battle.

But that's just me. I have no right to tell you what to do. I was also just voicing my opinion.

Peace.

[rodeodance]

37. the story is about little girls --NOT YOU

[RoadRage]

109. yeah rodeo..

right.. because every post you reply to that has Obama in it - well you just hold your tounge... please. If the post read "several african americans showed up to support the first possible black candidate" you'd be pissing all over that post like you always do on anything that isn't Pro Hillary. So seriously.. it's one thing to defend your candidate for every possible reason, but stop the damn hypocrisy already.

[JuniperLea]

82. Typical... you are no better than your Hillbot look-alikes

You should be ashamed of yourself, not just for your sexist remark here, but for poo-pooing the likelihood of a very young girl with aspirations!

Shame on you!!!

[RoadRage]

111. Shame on me? Hill Bot?

I explained rather nicely why I DON'T look up to this woman, and frankly why I wouldn't want my daughter to look up to her. People are still entitled to an opinion on this board, right?

Shame on me? Wow.. you even talk like her. Impressive.

[bellasgrams]

125. Bo has done more harm for racial equality than anyone in my

memory. He has hurt us all. Black and white. He is turning friends into enemies with his divisiveness. Where did all this hate come from? We all know the answer now. The really bad thing is he and his wife undoubtedly are teaching their daughters the same narrow mindedness.

[Aussie leftie]

139. With the hate I have experienced from a lot of Obama supporters

I feel that even Obama would be totally embarrassed with many of the posts. Unfortunately, part of his policy is that he wants to unite the country if voted president. He cant even unite his own party.

[RoadRage]

157. And the "woman" you support is doing a better job of uniting the party?

I don't think EITHER of them had any intention initially of splitting this party.. but supporters on both sides have picked who they like, and have drawn a line in the sand. I don't think Obama is trying to divide this party, but I also don't think Clinton is the racist scum that the media is trying to make her out to be. I dislike her for other reasons, but that is not at all one of them.

[dcindian]

6. gotta recommend this post

Since it will likely be the only positive post about Hillary by a Hillary supporter with out bashing another democrat this next few days.


Well done!

:applause:

[JohnnyLib2]

97. Good point. The OP tried, as have others.

[rodeodance]

123. We will keep trying. i see Hillary working hard--she is model to aspire to

[Joe the Revelator]

7. Should have been titled "Girl who could HAVE been President"

Its over for her.

[LulaMay]

15. You know, I posted this because it was a nice article about what this means to girls, and...

all apparently many of you can do is mock their enthusiasm and what it means to them, whether you Hillary is your candidate or not.

This may be it for me, staying around here.

Unbelievable.

[JohnnyLib2]

98. Don't leave. After this election, positive role models will still and

always be needed. And some of those youth will eventually find their way to political threads-----your point of view is always needed.

[Danger Mouse]

18. Come on. Why do you come to dump on a positive thread?

[Chovexani]

44. Elrond, thank you.

You're one of the good guys. :hug:

[Danger Mouse]

46. i've said some pretty harsh stuff about hillary and her supporters on du...

but this is the sort of the thread that should be ENCOURAGED, not spat on.

[Chovexani]

58. I think everyone's hands are dirty

I have spewed in the heat of the moment about Obama and made snarky koolaid kid comments, I'll admit. Passions are running really high for a lot of reasons, among both sides. But I try not to crap on positive Obama threads--really, it's childish and doesn't accomplish anything except making you look like the douchebag you are.

It's that whole "if you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all" thing.

[rodeodance]

67. How do we get to that point?--I have posted-many positive threads-photos

and so have others--the same thing happens over and over

[Danger Mouse]

8. Hillary Clinton is a great role model for girls and young women everywhere...

and reading this warms my spirits a little.
Good for them.

[goldcanyonaz]

10. Thanks Elrond. You're a true gem.

[Danger Mouse]

12. I'm pretty sickened that people are coming here to dump on a purely positive thread.

There is nothing wrong with these girls drawing inspiration from a great woman.

[LulaMay]

20. Thank you. I'm shocked. It has upset me like nothing here before.

[Danger Mouse]

23. I'm very sorry about that.

:hugs:
Rest assured that not ALL supporters of Obama are that base.

[rodeodance]

88. Thanks for you support

[juajen]

118. Thank you so much for being honorable. I promise I will never

rain on an Obama thread that is only for positive affirmation. You are a very good example to follow. I will not, however, give up my nicknames for Obama and his supporters, because they came about out of absolute frustration at the names Obama supporters were calling Hillary, and I felt they deserved their comeuppance.

I salute you!

[rodeodance]

13. Lovely article--thanks so much for posting.

[Zhade]

19. Won't be president.

Ever.

Thankfully.

[LulaMay]

21. How can you mock young girls excitement? They can't dream of being president? What is wrong here?

[LittleClarkie]

147. Why does saying we hope this particular woman isn't going to be president

the same as saying that little girls can't dream of it? That's not even logical.

[Zhade]

148. Because I like to feast on their bones.

Jesus fucking christ, you need help. Just because your anointed one is losing doesn't mean you get to throw such stupid accusations around.

Smart little girls DON'T dream to be clinton, I wager.

[Moochy]

162. Thats how you summon hello cthulu!

[rodeodance]

42. THE OP is NOT about you and your whin--it is about girls .

[Zhade]

149. I'm just pointing out the reality. Do you want to fool little girls?

I think giving them false hope is cruel.

[ElsewheresDaughter]

68. you just shat upon Obama

[JVS]

90. It's just mean of that monster to get those little girls' hopes up for her hopeless campaign

[rodeodance]

113. Samantha Powers got fired for using that word--BO would not be proud of you.

It's just mean of that monster to get those little girls' hopes up for her hopeless campaign
Posted by JVS

[bellasgrams]

127. Well I guess McCain better get busy cause BO sure isn't

going anywhere unless it's back home. There's more dirt breaking as we speak.

[Zhade]

151. HAHAHA, oh you desperate clintbots are amusing.

She's still

not

winning.

[Upton]

22. What woman is that?

[LulaMay]

26. Would you go up to those young girls and say that, or allow them to dream? This is unreal.

[jgraz]

27. This one, of course

[rodeodance]

33. see post---it is a good post that might enlighten you

[Danger Mouse]

25. Anyone coming in here to dump on a positive thread should be ashamed of yourselves.

We get so angry when supporters of Hillary dump on our positive Obama threads...what makes it right for us to do the same.
This article is about girls who come out to support a woman who they look up to and admire. There is no insult to Obama here, no slight whatsoever.
This article, and thread, is purely meant to be positive. To dump on that is immature. At best.

[Lilith Velkor]

144. Thanks for trying, man.

It's tough to fight the mob mentality.

[goldcanyonaz]

28. The responses here just prove that sexism is alive and well and living in a town near you.

:woohoo:

[LulaMay]

29. I am crying.

[Danger Mouse]

34. ...

:hugs:
:(

[cbayer]

38. I am sorry, LulaMay

It's just wrong.

Your OP is a really nice ray of sunshine in this dark room. See the dumpers for what they are.

I am so proud that you and Elrond went out of your way to take a stand. You look like the grown-ups in the room.

[JeffR]

40. Don't let it get you down

A lot of people don't know when to stop the snark.

We're going to need those kids someday. It's heartening to see that they're inspired, and as cynical as I am, their inspiration is inspiring to me, too.

[rodeodance]

45. those posts are just from classless mean-spirited slimeballs. forget them.

[nonconformist]

158. .....

:hug:

It's upsetting, I know.

[OzarkDem]

47. and it appears to be "socially acceptable", too

Very strange that men who become very upset when they see racism, have no problems or objections when its women who are being maligned or attacked.

[goldcanyonaz]

63. Exactly. The Democratic party was much more pro woman before one ran for President.

[Raine]

32. I'm happy for the little girls

one day maybe one of them will be president because they have been inspired and believe that it's possible to achieve.

[Obamanaut]

35. These are exciting times indeed, when even kids are getting

excited about something other than the Spears family or Hannah Montana.

[ecstatic]

48. That can easily be turned into "Black boys line up to see black man who could be president"

I would love for us to have a woman president, but HRC has really been a big disappointment and therefore needs to step down.

[rodeodance]

59. this is about little girls and thier dreams .--iT IS not about YOU

[OzarkDem]

49. Great article, what an inspiring story!

These young girls and women should be proud and excited!

[Cali_Democrat]

50. These girls could use a different role model

Actually I think Clinton's candidacy hurts women because it portrays the message that in order to be a female President you have to ride the coattails of your cheating husband.

[Danger Mouse]

51. why, oh why, do you post such crap in such a positive thread?

ugh.

[Cali_Democrat]

54. The truth hurts. Someone has to be blunt. nt

[rodeodance]

56. Cali, this is story of little girls-dreams and hopes--leave it like that.

[Danger Mouse]

61. there's a difference between being blunt and being an ass.

[ElsewheresDaughter]

71. you shit on Obama?

[rodeodance]

55. This is not about you and you slime opine---go dump someplace else

[EFerrari]

57. No kidding. "Put up with anything if you can later claim its yours".

Thank God my nieces know better.

[rodeodance]

64. SHAME ON YOU---Those parents in the OP have dreams and hopes of

their own.

This is not about an opportunity for you to slime a good thread

[maddiejoan]

141. Your opinion hurts women

because it makes a false choice for women to be either married OR successful instead of BOTH.

[Iceburg]

53. Recommended: Little girls have hopes and dreams but Obama supporters would rather they have snakes

If I was (and I won't be) I would be too ashamed to admit that I was an Obama supporter. Quit pissing on threads.

[EFerrari]

62. Maybe some of us would rather our kids not lock onto self destructive cheats?

I've taught my kids to be proud of what they accomplish, not to try to take credit for the work of others.

To work hard and play by the rules, not to try to change them when it's convenient.

To respect their opponents, not to mock them when nothing else worked.

To do what is right by their lights, not to do what is expedient.

To ask for support from their peers, not to seek out power brokers to cut corners.

To work for what they earn. To try to deserve it.

My nieces will be much better people than Hillary Clinton.

[rodeodance]

65. Then go start you own slimely thread.

[ElsewheresDaughter]

70. and you just shat all over your candidate

[EFerrari]

72. Thank you for your considered contribution to this thread.

We all appreciate the depths of your intellect and the finesse of your words.

lol

[ElsewheresDaughter]

75. Hey, I'll try being nicer if you'll try being smarter.

[EFerrari]

78. You have enough challenges. I wouldn't want to tax you.

lol

[rodeodance]

103. MATURE Obamafolk are making you look FOOLISH on this thread.

[Iceburg]

134. K&R

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

60. For once I agree with Bill Cosby.

Kids say the darndest things.

[EFerrari]

66. That was Art Linkletter!

:spank:

[rodeodance]

69. K

[Beacool]

74. God Help Me!!!! How I'm starting to despise Obama's supporters!!!!!!

You all can't leave well enough alone and have to ruin every single positive post about Hillary.

What the hell is the matter with you people???? If this is the unity and hope that Obama is trying to achieve I will have none of it. Keep it up in every blog and we'll see who Hillary supporters will vote for in November if she's not the nominee.


:thumbsdown:

[Danger Mouse]

126. Dude...'you all' did you notice that there were some obama supporters in this thread..

defending the OP?

[kikiek]

77. Wonderful role model and inspiration to women all over the world. Go Hillary!

[loveangelc]

79. Hillary doesn't empower me at all. I would like to see a woman president, but not her.

I don't think she has a "good chance of winning" either, so Im not sure what theyre talking about....

[EFerrari]

81. That's what so many of my friends say, too.

They want a woman in office -- but not that one.

[rodeodance]

85. still drumping your crap on the dreams and hopes of others.

[LulaMay]

133. Why can't you feel glad for girls excited to see that a woman could be president?

Is that really too much to ask?

Your remarks made me so ill I had to leave for awhile.

Mocking children's hopes and dreams?

[EFerrari]

136. You're a very bad reader LulaMay.

[rodeodance]

84. WHO CARES---go dump elsewhere--This story is about little girls and

their hopes and dreams.

[loveangelc]

91. Stop trying to stifle the opinions of women. It is totally sexist that you would think

all women think the same way.

[rodeodance]

100. I never said that--I am trying to keep the focus on the OP--there are plenty

other threads where people can go with their off topics and snarky comments.

[loveangelc]

101. Why should I have to go to another thread to express my opinions?

I as a woman should have a voice in this thread as much as any other woman who feels Hillary is so great because she's a woman with a chance of winning the white house!

[rodeodance]

105. Dump away--this thread stinks now already! add to it .

[loveangelc]

110. I already have--But shame on you for trying to silence me--Shame on you!!

[rodeodance]

112. DON'T lecture me~ about silencing you. have a good night.

[loveangelc]

115. HEY~You started lecture ME! -- Goodnight.

[LulaMay]

130. Because the topic is about the hopes and dreams of girls, not your opinion of Hillary.

[EFerrari]

150. When you post an article about widdle girls lining up to see Hillary,

the topic becomes about Hillary and it is dishonest to claim otherwise.

[rodeodance]

163. "widdle girls"---Very IMMATURE OF you to mock these girls!!

[Beacool]

106. Well, I want to see a black man president some day, but not Obama.

I don't buy what he's selling.......

[SaveOurDemocracy]

86. LulaMay ... thank you for posting this article.

It's sad to see some are so blinded by their bias that they fail to appreciate how exciting and empowering this event was for those young girls.


If we scoffed at young AA males being inspired by Barack Obama ... we'd be decried as ignorant, arrogant racists ... as well we should be if we had.


Ignore the bile that spews from the haters ... it's a reflection on them.


Please check your mail :hi:

[SaveOurDemocracy]

87. Oh ... and K&R! n/t

[Marie26]

89. What is wrong with you people?

Where's that hope, unity & positive change I keep hearing about?

[golddigger]

95. That's only if your an Obama supporter. If your not their is no hope,

unity or change. This has got to be one of the lowest of lowest threads my some Obama supporters I have yet seen. My heartfelt thanks to Elrond Hubbard for calling out the nasty posts. I have nothing but respect for you on this. I'm done here.

Edit for not spelling Elrond name correctly.

[zabet]

92. Thanks for posting LulaMay.

Hooray for the dreams
and hopes of little girls!!
:thumbsup:

[Forkboy]

93. One of the upsides to this whole campaign...

..is that two groups have someone to look at for inspiration, two groups that haven't had any offering of this sort on this level ever....now both do at once.

K&R

[tpsbmam]

94. No matter what

I'm glad girls are witnessing this race and some are having that reaction. I'm glad all kids are witnessing this race. I hope they're not learning from the rancor and they're learning from the hope (yes, I used the "H" word). I love that so many kids are learning about the possible in this race and not to let obstacles, including race and gender, stop them. And I'm thrilled that they're seeing a race where 2 of the 3 top contenders aren't white men. Nothing against ya, guys, but they have enough of that modeled for them -- there are lots of kids who are learning a whole lot of lessons here and that's a good thing.

[rodeodance]

102. fully agree. thanks

[OnceUponTimeOnTheNet]

96. Lula, there is a part of this forum you might find a balm

It's all Clinton supporters, I don't post there.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topics&forum=334

Good luck and enjoy.

[Raffi Ella]

99. .

:7 :dem:

[NashVegas]

104. Articles Like This Are Few and Far Between

Thanks for posting it.

[tammywammy]

107. Nice article

Thanks for posting.

[NYDem Observer]

114. This Obama Supporter Appreciates this Story

[rodeodance]

116. Thanks and i would a similar one if posted by an obamafan:-)

[rodeodance]

119. It was nice to read such a post on DU--Thanks LulaMay

[Andromeda]

121. Hi LulaMay, I think this post is great!

I'm a Hillary supporter too and I have a good feeling that she WILL be our next president so I hope these girls will remember that Hillary Clinton has a lot of fans out there.

NOTE TO OBAMA SUPPORTERS:

Thank you to the Obama supporters that came to this thread and didn't start trashing the OP and other Hillary supporters. You have a lot of class and I appreciate your self-control and good manners.

To the others,

:spank:

[Danger Mouse]

124. imho, it's not a matter of self control...

it's a matter of common decency.
i don't see a positive thread and have the sudden urge to dump all over it which i have to wrestle with in order to barely manage a somewhat polite post...
i see a positive thread and say, gee, i'd like to say something nice...and if i don't, maybe i should stay away.

[democrattotheend]

155. Yay, another reasonable Obama supporter!

Sometimes I think I'm shouting in a forest and nobody can hear me.

[Dinger]

122. These Girls Could Very Well Be Future Presidents, Senators, Governors, Leaders,

CEO's, COO's, you get the idea. Sounds like it was a great experience for them! And I'm sure they were inspired, and it was nice to see that Rachel came with her FATHER and BROTHER:) :thumbsup:

K & R!!!!!!!

[LulaMay]

129. It made me smile. I can imagine their joy. I remember not being allowed to join Little League..

with my brothers, and how disappointing it was. Until then, I loved sports.

This article made me so happy.

I had to leave awhile because the mean posts made me so sad.

[surfermaw]

131. LOVE YOUR STORY, SAME GOES FOR THIS OLD WOMAN MORE THAN 80

[Iceburg]

132. If I could recommend this post twice I would, for two reasons:

Firstly, it exemplifies in heartfealt terms what heroes/sheroes are to children -- hope -- a belief in all the world's possibilities.

Secondly, it underscores how menacing the Obama supporters have become.

[EFerrari]

137. Recognizing manipulative propaganda is menacing?

Oh my.

[LulaMay]

140. You are cold. This is a story about girls feeling excited they could do anything.

But you seem to tied up in your own stuff to recognize that.

To classify such a sweet, straightforward local community article about young girls as manipulative menacing propaganda doesn't give you much credence.

You just come off as uncaring, heartless.

[EFerrari]

143. I typically don't take well to being manipulated. And menacing

wasn't my term, thanks.

[LittleClarkie]

135. Gender plays no role in my decision

Neither does race.

A woman for president would be good if it was the right woman. I don't think this is the right woman.

[LulaMay]

138. This isn't about you. It's about little girls excitement and dreams that they can do anything they

want, and have seen no woman do.

It's a thread of hope! Please.

[Dinger]

142. Kick

Reading this makes me have HOPE:)

(Excluding the negative replies of course).

[slinkerwink]

145. I think it's great they're inspired by her

[LadyVT]

146. Thank you for this post. Don't let the rude posters get you down.

[democrattotheend]

153. That's cute. As much as I prefer Obama, the idea of a woman president is exciting

When I worked for a women's group and was required to publicly support Hillary, I went to a Club 44 event and it was pretty neat seeing all the women who brought their daughters. A feminist leader gave a speech where she said "let's show our daughters that they can grow up to be president", and that was pretty inspiring. That's why as much as I object to her campaign tactics and sometimes find her disingenuous, the prospect of Hillary Clinton as president still excites me...if we can't have Obama at least we'll still make history.

[LulaMay]

156. Thanks for your thoughtful post.

[rodeodance]

159. Thanks

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

160. COULD be . . . but WON'T!

[LulaMay]

161. This story is not about you. It is about girls hopes and dreams. Shame on you.

[mrreowwr_kittty]

164. Jesus Christ, people! Try to show a little more class and say something positive. K and R.

[SeaLyons]

165. K&R