Gloria Steinem endorses Presumptive Nominee Obama!!!

[Politics_Guy25]

Let the healing and uniting begin! What a magnamious move by a strong HRC supporter:

Gloria Steinem Supporting Obama
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This is a fairly good sign for Obama, and one most people probably didn't see coming - at least not this quickly:

The feminist icon whose writings inspired thousands of American women to a passionate support of Hillary Clinton said yesterday she was not at all crushed by Hillary's loss and believes her race has "absolutely" been good for women. But she now not only supports Democratic nominee Barack Obama, she'll volunteer for him, too.
"I think she changed forever our understanding of the possibilities of leadership," Gloria Steinem said of Hillary in a Herald interview after a morning appearance here. "She showed such courage in the face of a media that was trying constantly to get her out of the race and all the misogyny . . . She put up with that with grace. She enlarged my vision."

Steinem also said she'd be happy in an America where Nancy Pelosi remains speaker of the House, Hillary runs the Senate and Barack Obama is president.

[ccharles000]

1. I have never heard of her.

[Lex]

2. wow

nt

[JVS]

4. do a google search. She's quite famous.

[tammywammy]

5. Seriously?

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=gloria+steinem&btnG=Google+Search

[cali]

8. hi, charles. Gloria Steinem is an iconic feminist

who among other things founded Ms. Magazine.

[Adelante]

Well, she's older than even I am

:D

[Politics_Guy25]

18. Delete

Dupe.

[Politics_Guy25]

19. LOL

But I'm only 25 and I know all about her.

[Crunchy Frog]

21. She's older than John McCain.

:wow:

[Tatiana]

11. Seriously?

:wow:

[Politics_Guy25]

12. Gloria is a feminist icon

Here's the wikipedia entry:

Gloria Marie Steinem (born March 25, 1934) is an American feminist icon, journalist and women's rights advocate. She is the founder and original publisher of Ms. magazine, and was an influential co-convener of the National Women's Political Caucus.

[Crunchy Frog]

14. You've never heard of Gloria Steinem?

[grantcart]

16. charles seriously this is not something you should just blurt out

next time check wikipedia. GS founded the feminist movement with a few others

[Fridays Child]

22. Then we're even because I've never heard of Hal Sparks.

I clicked on your profile to see if there was some indication of your age. Maybe Gloria Steinem is before your time but she was, and still is, a major guiding light of feminism.

Who's Hal Sparks?

[ccharles000]

27. He was in Queer as Folk.

[Lex]

38. well, almost as important as Steinem then

nt

[eShirl]

24. behold the Jane Fonda/ Stephen Colbert/ Gloria Steinem ice cream 3-way

http://www.comedycentral.com/colbertreport/videos.jhtml?videoId=76494

[LiberalAndProud]

25. Please,

do educate yourself. Gloria Steinem's influence in the sphere of women's rights and the feminist movement cannot be overstated. I am saddened if you are truly unaware of her stature and historical significance. Senator Clinton stands on her shoulders, make no mistake.

[Renew Deal]

29. lol, I guess the bus still works

:rofl:

[YOY]

30. She's a woman who lives for N.O.W.

n/t

[Shakespeare]

34. Wow. I'm embarrassed for you. n/t

[adoraz]

40. don't feel bad, I haven't either

Just wanted to say that because of all the responses you've got. :P

I IM'ed a few friends (who are online right now) just to see if they knew, and none of them did (all guys, I should say).

I researched her though, so next time I'll know.

[BeyondGeography]

3. Fantastic

:patriot:

[tammywammy]

6. Do you have a link for this?

Thanks

[Occam Bandage]

7. That's great news.

[BklynChick]

9. excellent.

[futureliveshere]

10. Hillary runs the senate???? n/t

[knixphan]

13. !

:kick:

[Politics_Guy25]

15. The link is

at http://www.realclearpolitics.com

[OzarkDem]

17. Sounds great!

The idea of Hillary as head of the Senate might not be a bad idea.

[Politics_Guy25]

20. I don't think it is a bad idea at all either

It's certainly a consolation prize that she deserves.

[Shakespeare]

35. I think it's a fabulous idea. She can easily follow in Ted Kennedy's footsteps.

I'd love to see her become a real champion of labor--we need her in that capacity.

[OzarkDem]

36. She can have her own power base

and can hold Obama's feet to the fire on real health care reform.

[sufrommich]

23. Good for Gloria, it goes without saying that the vast

majority of women who call themselves feminists will support Obama.

[blogslut]

26. Good

Thank you, Ms. Steinem.

[gateley]

28. Excellent! I'm very impressed. nt

[newmajority]

31. Well, so much for the bullshit spin from that other so-called "feminist"

I think Gloria Steinem will be taken a bit more seriously. Welcome to the New Majority, Gloria!

[ShortnFiery]

32. I've grown so very disappointed in Gloria Steinem over the years, but kudos for her to "come back ..

into the Democratic fold." She's thoughtful after the scores are in ... that's a woman leader who deserves respect.

Gloria Steinem :yourock: :-)

[gateley]

33. It's in large part of Gloria Steinem and her fellow trailblazers

that we had a woman seriously contending for the nomination of POTUS.

[Catherina]

37. Gloria is a true feminist, not that wannabe crap calling themselves feminists

like the DFL gal here http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=6288231&mesg_id=6288231 but make sure you read post 26. A few loose cannons, again, are trying to speak for a whole movement. It's disgusting.

But since this thread is about Gloria, thank you Gloria!

[genna]

39. I should not take issue with the expression "grace" but I think that is a lie

It is good if the feminists choose to come without a whole lot of hand holding. As a woman, I realize I'm being very cynical in saying it like that. But keep in mind, the way these organizations ganged up on NARAL for jumping ship the day of Edwards' endorsement. There is strength in unity, but there is also death in thoughtless uniformity.



But grace is not the right word for how Clinton handled the media fair and unfair scrutiny. Definitions 16 and 19 make more sense than Steinam's construction.

grace Audio Help /greɪs/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation noun, verb, graced, grac·ing.
–noun
1. elegance or beauty of form, manner, motion, or action.
2. a pleasing or attractive quality or endowment.
3. favor or good will.
4. a manifestation of favor, esp. by a superior: It was only through the dean's grace that I wasn't expelled from school.
5. mercy; clemency; pardon: an act of grace.
6. favor shown in granting a delay or temporary immunity.
7. an allowance of time after a debt or bill has become payable granted to the debtor before suit can be brought against him or her or a penalty applied: The life insurance premium is due today, but we have 31 days' grace before the policy lapses. Compare grace period.
8. Theology.
a. the freely given, unmerited favor and love of God.
b. the influence or spirit of God operating in humans to regenerate or strengthen them.
c. a virtue or excellence of divine origin: the Christian graces.
d. Also called state of grace. the condition of being in God's favor or one of the elect.
9. moral strength: the grace to perform a duty.
10. a short prayer before or after a meal, in which a blessing is asked and thanks are given.
11. (usually initial capital letter) a formal title used in addressing or mentioning a duke, duchess, or archbishop, and formerly also a sovereign (usually prec. by your, his, etc.).
12. Graces, Classical Mythology. the goddesses of beauty, daughters of Zeus and Eurynome, worshiped in Greece as the Charities and in Rome as the Gratiae.
13. Music. grace note.
–verb (used with object)
14. to lend or add grace to; adorn: Many fine paintings graced the rooms of the house.
15. to favor or honor: to grace an occasion with one's presence.
—Idioms
16. fall from grace,
a. Theology. to relapse into sin or disfavor.
b. to lose favor; be discredited: He fell from grace when the boss found out he had lied.
17. have the grace to, to be so kind as to: Would you have the grace to help, please?
18. in someone's good (or bad) graces, regarded with favor (or disfavor) by someone: It is a wonder that I have managed to stay in her good graces this long.
19. with bad grace, reluctantly; grudgingly: He apologized, but did so with bad grace. Also, with a bad grace.
20. with good grace, willingly; ungrudgingly: She took on the extra work with good grace.

As an AA woman, I feel like she sold me down the river. The more I watched Stephanie Tubbs Jones defend her, the worse her fall from grace felt. But for the racial tint, I could easily have seen myself and Jones' shoes. It is disturbing that she was that close to being a favorite and lost it.