2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Hillary Clinton Is Now the Presumptive Democratic Nominee [View all]Herman4747
(1,825 posts)she was TOO DAMN DUMB TO SAY SO, and said instead "the Iranians" are her enemy. And all 78 million Iranians are, quite naturally, going to know straight away, "Oh, she's not talking about us; she's talking about our government."
Very interesting that you should bring up Iranian-Americans. Okay, then, let's pay a brief visit to the Public Affairs Alliance of Iranian Americans, shall we? From http://www.paaia.org/CMS/hillary-clinton-needs-to-clarify-offensive-iranian-comment.aspx
During last nights Democratic Presidential debate in Las Vegas, Secretary Hillary Clinton made what many view as highly offensive and incendiary comments by equating Iranians as her enemy.
During the final comments of the debate, the moderator asked the Democratic candidates, Which enemy are you most proud of? The former U.S. secretary of state and ex-U.S. senator replied, Well, in addition to the NRA, the health insurance companies, the drug companies
the Iranians
probably the Republicans.
While her intentions may have been different, many ordinary Iranians have taken offence. As the former Secretary of State and one who is seeking the highest office in the nation, Secretary Clinton should make clear that her remarks do not reflect her attitude toward the Iranian people, said Dr. Leila Austin, Executive Director of the Public Affairs Alliance of Iranian Americans (PAAIA). Such insensitive and incendiary remarks have a potential to damage long-term U.S. interests"
Female political leaders of countries are not something new -- Pakistan (which borders Iran) had Benazir Bhutto. And of course, the UK had Margaret Thatcher, India had Indira Gandhi, Denmark had Helle Thorning-Schmidt, Germany has Angela Merkel, Norway has Erna Solberg, Israel had Golda Meir, etc. What's stupid is voting for Hillary just because she's a woman. You don't know anybody dumb enough to do that, do you?
Pro tip (just for you) I do not want a politician who lets his or her position be determined by polls. (At one point in history, keeping slaves may have polled quite well). Politicians should be elected who have the time and capability to explore issues more deeply, and who then strive to do the right thing!