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In reply to the discussion: The debate over whether Hillary should be our candidate is over... [View all]MADem
(135,425 posts)She was also a shareholder. Her status as Arkansas' First Lady didn't hurt, certainly, but that wasn't all there was to her appointment. Do you seriously think that these corporate types pick Joe the Garbageman or Louise the Lunch Lady to sit on their boards? Why wouldn't they pick someone with influence or visibility, or a connection to their organization? To imagine that there's some kind of "democratic process" to corporate board selections is terribly, terribly naive.
She wasn't the first choice for the job, either. Don't let that get in the way, though...
And she had no power on that board. She could nudge and try to persuade, but she had no authority and certainly didn't have the votes of her fellow directors for "out there" changes to the corporate structure. It was a bunch of florid white guys. She was a token who did what she could in the short time she was there. But hey...BLAME her for not being able to multiply herself by 15 or more to override the cultural paradigms of the sitting directors...