Well, it’s official—the presidential election of 2008 ended for me today. I am withdrawing my support for Obama—all because he withdrew his chance to support women.
That’s right. You may think it’s petty, but I’ll explain why it isn’t—at least from a woman’s point of view. You see, by choosing Biden as his running mate, he effectively shut the door in women’s faces all over the country. He squashed the chance for a woman to make her way to the Whitehouse via the vice presidency.
You may argue that it’s not about sex or race, but about who is the most qualified. Well, I’ve heard that argument my whole life, and for some strange reason, the most qualified candidate—whether it be for the clergy, the CEO of a large corporation, the promotion at the office, or the highest office in the nation—is always a man. Doesn’t that seem odd? Or maybe it’s that we just don’t want a woman to be qualified for those positions…
I find it shameful that a candidate who claims to be running a campaign for change would choose an older white man for his running mate. Or perhaps Obama means his own ability to change, that is to say, his talent for flip-flopping all over the place when it comes to his campaign promises.
Change I can believe in? I don’t think so…
That’s right. You may think it’s petty, but I’ll explain why it isn’t—at least from a woman’s point of view. You see, by choosing Biden as his running mate, he effectively shut the door in women’s faces all over the country. He squashed the chance for a woman to make her way to the Whitehouse via the vice presidency.
You may argue that it’s not about sex or race, but about who is the most qualified. Well, I’ve heard that argument my whole life, and for some strange reason, the most qualified candidate—whether it be for the clergy, the CEO of a large corporation, the promotion at the office, or the highest office in the nation—is always a man. Doesn’t that seem odd? Or maybe it’s that we just don’t want a woman to be qualified for those positions…
I find it shameful that a candidate who claims to be running a campaign for change would choose an older white man for his running mate. Or perhaps Obama means his own ability to change, that is to say, his talent for flip-flopping all over the place when it comes to his campaign promises.
Change I can believe in? I don’t think so…
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Hopefully, this will encourage you.
Condi Rice- Seceratry of State
Nacy Pelosi- Speaker of the House
Meg Whitman- CEO of ebay
Catherine Elizabeth “Cathy” Hughes- Executive of TV One
Marjori Scardino- CEO of Pearson, a $3.5 billion international media conglomerate based in London, which owns 50% of The Economist.
Angela Braly- CEO of WellPoint, a Fortune 50 company!
Indra Nooyi- CEO of Pepsi Co (she encouraged the company’s purchase of Naked Juice and Stacy’s Pita Chips)
Betty Esper- Mayor of Homestead, PA for 18 years after the steel mill she worked for closed.
Deborah Seuss- Pastor of First Friends
Yvonne Johnson – mayor of Greensboro
Cindy Higgins- Minister at Westminster Pres in Greensboro
Winston McGregor- Executive Director of Habitat for Humanity of Greensboro
And there are many more women than this!
of course, you could vote for McCain now. Just announced: his running mate is Sarah Palin of Alaska. There's your woman!
Thanks Amanda--that is encouraging. And even though I cannot vote for Bush, I mean McCain, I am so pleased that he was able to find a qualified woman for his second-in-command. Too bad Obama couldn't do the same!
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