Hillary for President

Susie Hill, The Peak (Simon Fraser University)

 

BURNABY, B.C. (CUP) When I was a
little girl, my dad told me that I could
become anything I wanted—fighter
pilot, an actor on Broadway, or even a
diplomat—but nothing seemed adequate
or fulfilling enough to me.

junior senator of New York and as first
lady. She was a strong supporter of
the invasion of Afghanistan, and later
Iraq, stating that it was vital to combat
terrorism and free women and children
from the suffering endured under the

She sparked further controversy by
defending herself against allegations of
unfair conduct at the Rose Law Firm
by stating, “I’ve done the best I can
to lead my life. You know, I suppose
I could have stayed home and baked

During this period, it was difficult
for the general public to identify with
Clinton, presenting herself as a feisty
country club member with an agenda.
However, beginning with her race for
the Senate in early 2000, Clinton has
achieved an incredible turnaround,
characterized by more moderately
conservative views, less damaging
remarks, and not to mention a stunning
new bob/pantsuit wardrobe. The modern
Hillary is increasingly media and
culture savvy, well on her way to being
considered “nice.”

Clinton is further helped by the fact
that, as a former first lady, her political
connections and important friendships
have stayed intact. She already has
in place a powerful campaign team,
including her former White House aid
Evelyn S. Lieberman, and Howard
Wolfson, a powerful New York political
figure.

Thus far, nationwide polls have
reported that she’s leading over former
senator John Edwards and Illinois
Democratic Senator Barack Obama. On
the other hand, Clinton has been met
with opposition because of her infamous
speech in Iowa in which she denounced
the war in Iraq she once supported,
claiming, like so many others, to have
been misled by George W. Bush and
friends.

No matter what happens between

Taliban.

Clinton also led the Task Force on
National Health Care Reform in 1993,
which proposed dramatic changes to the

I craved power and influence—I
wanted to be prime minister. While
other little girls played house and
watched Family Ties, I rounded up a

cookies and had teas, but what I decided
to do was fulfill my profession, which I

entered before my husband was in public
life.”

now and Election Day 2008, it cannot be
denied that Hillary Rodham Clinton has
become a vital and important figure in
the political realm.

posse to become my mock parliament
and we passed laws such as, “Fruit Roll-
Ups are fair game if dropped on the
ground,” and “Pinching people during
naptime is unacceptable.”

Although our world may have
seemed idealistic, like Hillary Rodham
Clinton, we intended to “make what
appears impossible, possible” by
challenging the boys at recess and
sticking up for the right for all to a free
and harmonious lunch hour.

In essence, we were just like Clinton
— women not afraid to challenge the
status quo.

Clinton’s appetite for ambition led her
to a degree in political science from
Wellesley College and early acceptance
into Yale Law School where she met her
eventual husband, who later became the
42nd US president. He famously recalls
their first meeting in the law school
library, where she strode up to him and
said, “Well if you are going to keep
staring at me I might as well introduce
myself.”

She is not afraid to be forward, as
reflected in her policy initiatives as a

way personal health care is dealt with in
the US.

 

Today, the congresswoman is the
political equivalent of a rock star, with
“Hillary in 2008” T-shirts selling out on
EBay. However, the question remains:
Never mind all the hype and carefully
co-ordinated pantsuits, what are
Hillary’s chances of becoming the first
female president of the U.S.?

After announcing her candidacy on
Jan. 20, 2007, Clinton began her journey
to become the first woman nominated
by a major party in the United States.
According to a recent poll conducted
by Fox news, one-third of Americans
want the next president of the U.S. to be
a “nice” person. This statistic is hardly
surprising, however, what exactly being
“nice” entails is a vague notion. Clinton
has never been afraid to speak her mind,
making her a prime target for media
exploitation.

In response to her husband’s alleged
infidelities when he was governor of
Arkansas, she said, “I’m not sitting here
as some little woman ‘standing by my
man’ like Tammy Wynette.”

 

 

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