Women you would vote for

it · 09-18-2015, 12:29 AM

The discussion about Hillary in the election thread made me wonder...

Who are some of the high profile women you would vote for as presidents if they were were candidates? Can you give some examples?

(I am more interested to hear from those who appose Hillary, but this is addressed to everyone).

it · 09-18-2015, 12:32 AM

To get this started... I am putting forth my obvious choice, Julia Galef.

Sundae · 09-18-2015, 02:51 AM

I vote on politics, not gender.

it · 09-18-2015, 03:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sundae

I vote on politics, not gender.

...So a woman you agree with on politics.

Griff · 09-18-2015, 05:53 AM

There are a number of women I've met regionally who are in education and law who I'd vote for if they changed career paths. It is interesting that the way female politicians are presented through the media filter nationally seems to reduce their attractiveness. There is Olympia Snowe though, she'd be a damn good president. She'd be a great contrast to Trump...

glatt · 09-18-2015, 06:22 AM

Snowe is awesome. But she retired after the tea party nuts made it apparent that moderates had no future in DC.

Griff · 09-18-2015, 06:35 AM

My hope is that moderation could be sold to enough Republicans this time around. They just need the right person. Of course the insanity of the last debate flies in the face of that. I just referred a kid with special needs to planned parenthood for individualized sex education but I learned from the debate that all they do is slaughter babies, who knew?

Happy Monkey · 09-18-2015, 10:04 AM

Elizabeth Warren, but I'd rather she stay where she is than get a high-profile job for 4-8 years then disappear.

footfootfoot · 09-18-2015, 10:25 AM

Clodfobble for the win!

henry quirk · 09-18-2015, 03:01 PM

I'd hire my sister.

She's smart, knows how to finagle (without trading off her principles), knows the value of a dollar (and how to spend them wisely), can navigate powers and personalities, and she won't hesitate to shoot someone in the face if they fuck with her and hers.

I'm really not seein' any of that in the current crop of women (or men).

it · 09-18-2015, 03:54 PM

....Single?

henry quirk · 09-18-2015, 04:00 PM

Nah, married.

lumberjim · 09-18-2015, 04:38 PM

I'd vote for your mom

Undertoad · 09-18-2015, 04:59 PM

I'd check your mom's box. Oh I already did.

it · 09-18-2015, 09:14 PM

The good news (Depending on where you stand) is that she will be the first president to ever win the war on drugs, nation wide. The bad news is that the white house will become the national evidence safe, and nobody but her will be allowed to go in there between 10pm to 2am, which is also the time where new regulations will demand turning off the smoke alarms. A new meal in the day will be introduced and served approximately 20 minutes after.

09-18-2015, 12:29 AM	#1
it Banned Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 772	Women you would vote for The discussion about Hillary in the election thread made me wonder... Who are some of the high profile women you would vote for as presidents if they were were candidates? Can you give some examples? (I am more interested to hear from those who appose Hillary, but this is addressed to everyone).

09-18-2015, 02:51 AM	#3
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	I vote on politics, not gender. __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

09-18-2015, 05:53 AM	#5
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	There are a number of women I've met regionally who are in education and law who I'd vote for if they changed career paths. It is interesting that the way female politicians are presented through the media filter nationally seems to reduce their attractiveness. There is Olympia Snowe though, she'd be a damn good president. She'd be a great contrast to Trump... __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

09-18-2015, 06:35 AM	#7
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	My hope is that moderation could be sold to enough Republicans this time around. They just need the right person. Of course the insanity of the last debate flies in the face of that. I just referred a kid with special needs to planned parenthood for individualized sex education but I learned from the debate that all they do is slaughter babies, who knew? __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

09-18-2015, 10:04 AM	#8
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	Elizabeth Warren, but I'd rather she stay where she is than get a high-profile job for 4-8 years then disappear. __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

09-18-2015, 12:32 AM	#2
it Banned Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 772	To get this started... I am putting forth my obvious choice, Julia Galef.

09-18-2015, 06:22 AM	#6
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Snowe is awesome. But she retired after the tea party nuts made it apparent that moderates had no future in DC.

09-18-2015, 10:25 AM	#9
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	Clodfobble for the win! __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

09-18-2015, 03:01 PM	#10
henry quirk maskless: yesterday, today, tomorrow Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 2,162	she's not high-profile, but... I'd hire my sister. She's smart, knows how to finagle (without trading off her principles), knows the value of a dollar (and how to spend them wisely), can navigate powers and personalities, and she won't hesitate to shoot someone in the face if they fuck with her and hers. I'm really not seein' any of that in the current crop of women (or men).

09-18-2015, 03:54 PM	#11
it Banned Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 772	....Single?

09-18-2015, 04:00 PM	#12
henry quirk maskless: yesterday, today, tomorrow Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 2,162	Nah, married.

09-18-2015, 04:38 PM	#13
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	I'd vote for your mom __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

09-18-2015, 04:59 PM	#14
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	I'd check your mom's box. Oh I already did.

09-18-2015, 09:14 PM	#15
it Banned Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 772	The good news (Depending on where you stand) is that she will be the first president to ever win the war on drugs, nation wide. The bad news is that the white house will become the national evidence safe, and nobody but her will be allowed to go in there between 10pm to 2am, which is also the time where new regulations will demand turning off the smoke alarms. A new meal in the day will be introduced and served approximately 20 minutes after.

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