Welcome to Civilization

July 27, 2016 By: Juanita Jean Herownself Category: Uncategorized

We just nominated the first woman for President from a major political party.  Welcome to 1966 (Indira Gandhi) and 1979 (Margaret Thatcher), America.

 

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  1. About damn time. Though we had a woman running the government back when Woodrow Wilson had a stroke.

    One of my favorite political cartoons (which I can’t find now) has a small group of multicultural men, UN types, interrupted by a similar group of women holding newspapers with headlines about wars, terrorism, epidemics, famines, and other disasters. One of the women says, “This just isn’t working. How about if you let us try for a while?”

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  2. Flat out – – JOY!!!!!!

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  3. Yeah “1966” and “1979” callin’ Humerika.

    I get some calls occasionally from Summertime 69, but that’s just, y’know, “the voices”.

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  4. maryelle says:

    It is about time we joined the enlightened people of the world.
    Eleanor Roosevelt was actually a co-president without the title, but who’s counting. I am in awe of all that Hillary has accomplished and absolutely confident that she will be one of the greatest presidents we’ve ever had. Just hope Bill doesn’t screw this up.

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  5. slipstream says:

    If Nancy Reagan could run the country, so can Hillary.

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  6. Marcia in CO says:

    I am both ecstatic and wary …
    Ecstatic over the possibility of having our very first woman president and I think she is going to be a magnificent leader!
    Wary over the possibility that the men and women of this country will not get out the vote or get out AND vote to make it happen!!

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  7. Jim "Prup" Benton says:

    Wasn’t Golda Meir even before Indira. But we still have a way to go to reach one country that had an election between two female combatants. The country it was is so surprising that I’ll wait a couple of hours before mentioning which it was, if nobody knows it.

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  8. Polite Kool Marxist says:

    😀 “Don’t look back …..” the band is Boston.

    Sen Cory Booker and Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake 2020!

    Interesting side note. Was using the google to be sure I spelled the lady’s name correctly. Her convention clothing is by a Maryland designer. That’s American! http://www.baltimoresun.com/features/fashion-style/bal-mayor-rawlings-blake-wears-maryland-designs-to-gavel-20160725-story.html

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  9. WA Skeptic says:

    Actually, Nancy didn’t run it alone; she had help from her personal astrologer. Nothing happened if the stargazer didn’t approve.

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  10. Jim “Prup” Benton, without looking it up, I’m guessing New Zealand. Or maybe somewhere in Scandinavia. They’re also sensible enough to vote in agnostics and seculars.

    My understanding of Eleanor and Franklin Roosevelt is that she’d say something like, “The military should be desegregated,” and if the reaction was 90% outrage and horror, he’d say, “Oh, that’s just Eleanor…”, but if it was seriously considered, he’d push for it. She showed how far left (and towards real equality) things could be dragged at the time.

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  11. Golda Meir I had forgotten. ’69-’74 according to the interweb.

    @Prup
    Yes, that country is surprising given its size and site.

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  12. JAKvirginia says:

    Well… yeah… that’s OK. But she’s a real person. Now you look at the Snacilbupers! They’ve got a human impersonator! Looks and acts just like a person! Well… not exactly… but close enough!

    NOW THAT IS COOL!!

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  13. Zyxomma says:

    Benazir Bhutto, 1993, Pakistan. Of course, that did not end well. Dilma Roussef in Brazil, also, too.

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  14. Mary in San Antonio says:

    WA Skeptic @ #9 And Nancy’s astrologer was also a woman. Her name was Joan Quigley. Not that either of them did a great job of running the country.

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  15. I am so thrilled. Almost speechless. I never thought, in my life time . . . . .
    Of course, I thought the same about marriage for all.

    It’s not that I’m a pessimist, I’m not. I think it has more to do with growing up in ultra-conservative South Dakota.

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