[Magdalen] More USA Today.

James Oppenheimer-Crawford oppenheimerjw at gmail.com
Mon Jun 6 22:40:43 UTC 2016


I rest my case.

James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
*“A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved,
except in memory. LLAP**”  -- *Leonard Nimoy

On Mon, Jun 6, 2016 at 6:30 PM, Lynn Ronkainen <houstonklr at gmail.com> wrote:

> For me and Hil its trusting Hill herself.
> Lynn
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Jun 6, 2016, at 5:16 PM, James Oppenheimer-Crawford <
> oppenheimerjw at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> This is the thing which keeps popping up to cast obstacles in Hil's various
> campaign efforts.  People may favor her positions, but they just can't
> quite trust a woman.  It's a very irrational thing.  You can point it out
> and they'll agree and then just go and vote down another good candidate
> just because it's a female.
>
> James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
> *“A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved,
> except in memory. LLAP**”  -- *Leonard Nimoy
>
> On Mon, Jun 6, 2016 at 4:58 PM, Cantor03--- via Magdalen <
> magdalen at herberthouse.org> wrote:
>
> >
> > The front page of this national newspaper has an article that
> > continues extensively inside about the extra difficulties women have
> > in breaking through into the upper levels of politics, state and
> national.
> >
> > There is the somewhat unusual distrust that seems intrinsic to men
> > but surprisingly to women, too.  A considerable block of voters,  men
> > and women alike do not trust a woman politician.  This is a  difficult
> > handicap for women to overcome who would aspire to these positions.
> >
> > It strikes me as odd with the demonstration of the strong women
> > leaders in Europe for some time.  Witness the "Iron Lady"  Margaret
> > Thatcher in the UK and Angela Merkel, Chancellor of Germany and
> > de facto Prime Minister of Europe.  Who can forget  Milwaukee-born
> > Golda Meier who guided Israel through the Six Day War?
> >
> > If "The Fatherland" can accept a woman leader, why not the USA?
> >
> >
> > David Strang.
> >
>


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