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President Hillary Clinton would be historic. Let's not lose sight of that
For her detractors on the left who say they want a woman, just not this one, I have to ask: how long are you willing to wait?http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/apr/23/hillary-clinton-historic-woman-president
Lots at the link ... here's some of it:
Even those who can’t appreciate the symbolism of the first woman president, can surely appreciate the political victories of a candidate who’s spent her life fighting for women’s rights. And Clinton has, from leading on developments of the Paycheck Fairness Act to carving out a name for herself around paid family leave, and from working at the Children’s Defense Fund early in her career to speaking up for abortion access and minority rights on the campaign trail.
More, her lived experience means she sees the world differently than her white male counterparts and when it comes to sexism, she sees more. She has a visceral understanding of discrimination, an understanding that’s colored by her experience as someone who’s endured it herself, in politics and in media and in life, for decades and at times to an excruciating degree. Frankly, it’s a miracle she still wants to run for public office.
This election she’s made women’s issues central to her campaign to a degree she didn’t dare back in 2008 but even now she deploys the message somewhat sparingly: “Sometimes, it is choices between people none of whom excite you, but study it enough to figure out. OK, if I vote for this person over that person, I’m more likely to see progress on something I care about,” she told an audience of female fans at a campaign stop in New Hampshire.
In case you missed it, that’s code for she’ll put women’s rights (read: human rights) at the center her presidency. And that should excite you whether you’re a man or a woman, or just a sentient creature with a heart.
More, her lived experience means she sees the world differently than her white male counterparts and when it comes to sexism, she sees more. She has a visceral understanding of discrimination, an understanding that’s colored by her experience as someone who’s endured it herself, in politics and in media and in life, for decades and at times to an excruciating degree. Frankly, it’s a miracle she still wants to run for public office.
This election she’s made women’s issues central to her campaign to a degree she didn’t dare back in 2008 but even now she deploys the message somewhat sparingly: “Sometimes, it is choices between people none of whom excite you, but study it enough to figure out. OK, if I vote for this person over that person, I’m more likely to see progress on something I care about,” she told an audience of female fans at a campaign stop in New Hampshire.
In case you missed it, that’s code for she’ll put women’s rights (read: human rights) at the center her presidency. And that should excite you whether you’re a man or a woman, or just a sentient creature with a heart.
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you, rivers! 
And at my age, that's not always a pretty thing to see. 
Yes, it would be HER-storic indeed.
The thought of another Republican sickens me.
