The First Woman President?

[Shana A]

The First Woman President?

http://www.newsweek.com/id/115397/page/1

Obama's campaign bends gender conventions
By Martin Linsky | Special Guest Columnist
Feb 26, 2008 | Updated: 11:49  a.m. ET Feb 26, 2008

It has been a rarity in modern political life: a wide-open race for the nomination of both parties. But whatever happens from here on out, this campaign will always be remembered for the emergence of the first serious woman candidate for president: Barack Obama.

Obama is a female candidate for president in the same way that Bill Clinton was the first black president.

[NicholeW.]

Interesting thought. I just wonder how the first 1000 words made it possible to declare McCain the person who should be elected president. That puzzled me a good bit.

McCain the androgyne? Ya think?

N~

[Shana A]

Interesting thought. I just wonder how the first 1000 words made it possible to declare McCain the person who should be elected president. That puzzled me a good bit.

McCain the androgyne? Ya think?

N~

The entire article seemed entrenched in assumptions regarding appropriate gender behavior. McCain sure doesn't seem very androgynous to me.... but what do I know 

Z

[NicholeW.]

I expect that John would be VERY surprised to find he is an androgyne, Z!!

[Shana A]

I expect that John would be VERY surprised to find he is an androgyne, Z!!

Gee, perhaps sie is already a member of our community here  OK fellow androgynes, 'fess up, who is really John McCain?? >

Z

[Pica Pica]

no, but I was once margaret thatcher

[Shana A]

no, but I was once margaret thatcher

I'm glad you finally admitted it Pica, I'd suspected as much 

Z