"Madam President"...

[Peacetrain]

Watering plants, when it hit me.. I may actually have lived long enough to hear "Madam President"... Neither of my grandmothers could vote.. women did not get the right till 1920..but I may actually get to hear "Madam President".. That is will be an amazing moment for me..

Funny how things will hit you all of the sudden..

Back to the plants.. have a good Friday DU'ers..

[ohheckyeah]

1. It's not supposed to mean anything to us

We shouldn't "vote with our vaginas" yada yada yada.

[rock]

13. Not a problem for me

[msanthrope]

32. I won't vote my vagina the day it doesn't matter that I have one. nt

[ohheckyeah]

49. Snap.

Great comeback

[niyad]

50. excellent!!

look at all the laws being passed against us BECAUSE we have vaginas!

[leftofcool]

56. Kabam!

[NCTraveler]

2. Have a great Friday and spread your love among your plants. Nt

[Hekate]

3. MPOTUS -- we have the impetus for the MPOTUS

Yes!

[enid602]

5. mel

Does that make her the stRump-et?

[libdem4life]

6. Good one. One poster called us Pimps for Bernie. So, probably fits.

[floriduck]

4. It's not Jane running, it's Bernie.

Still Mr. President until we get a good female candidate. Then I'm all in for her.

[leftofcool]

57. Sorry, Bernie lost. Might as well get used to it

His contested convention antics will only further alienate him and he will be primaried.

[floriduck]

59. So w hat will Hillary be doing a year from now? I say she'll be on

the board of Goldman or a big pharma, or big oil, or some other influential company. Enjoy the next four years.

[cali]

7. Yay. A woman neocon hawk

[lostnfound]

14. My reaction too. I sad about it. First AA president has been awesome, wish first female president...

Would be great too.

[Egnever]

16. She may turn out great in the end

I hope she does. Obama is a hard act to follow though.

[Jester Messiah]

28. Exactly. Whoopty shit.

I'm supposed to feel better about this corporate warmonger because she has a vagina?

[nolabear]

30. Oh I dunno. Apparently dicks are celebrated around here.

[That Guy 888]

34. Corporate war mongers should not.

Hopefully if she gets the nomination and beats trump, she'll "exceed expectations".

[niyad]

51. thank you. we are, apparently, not supposed to notice that fact.

[fleur-de-lisa]

36. ^^^ This ^^^

She is a terrible candidate! Dog help us if it comes to a choice between the vagina candidate and the talking yam!

[Shadowflash]

48. Exactly.

nt

[MissDeeds]

31. Yep

I want the first woman president to be honest, ethical, committed to the betterment of all people, against unnecessary wars, more concerned with Main Street than Wall Street, not have decades of scandals and investigations swirling around her, consistent, pragmatic, gives speeches that are accessible to all people, never came under bogus sniper fire, doesn't have to explain away her votes or advocacy for a corrupt war, is not good buds with the Bush family, doesn't consult with Henry Kissinger, isn't favored by anyone named Koch...

I'm just going to wait for the real deal.

[sadoldgirl]

8. Actually I wonder, who came up with Mme. Whatever.

It is Mr. President,so it should be Ms. President.
Why do we "frenchify" the title?

[Gomez163]

11. In the movies the female president was always called Madam President.

i.e. "Kisses for my President" with Fred McMurray and Polly Bergen

[Nye Bevan]

15. "Madam President" just sounds way better than "Ms President" (nt)

[Staph]

19. She was Madam Secretary as Secretary of State.

Nancy Pelosi was addressed as Madam Speaker. It's actually a part of Robert's Rules of Order, Article X, number 58 - Chairman or President.

The presiding officer, when no special title has been assigned him, is ordinarily called the Chairman, or the President, or, especially in religious assemblies, the Moderator. In organized societies the constitution always prescribes his title, that of President being most common. In debate he is referred to by his official title and is addressed by prefixing Mr. or Madam, as the case may be, to that title. In referring to himself he should never use the personal pronoun; he generally says, "the chair," which means the presiding officer of the assembly, regardless of whether his position is permanent or temporary. If his position is only temporary he is called the chairman.

http://www.robertsrules.org/rror--00.htm

[demigoddess]

42. Madam is not french

Madame would be french. Madam Chairman etc just denotes sex of the chairman, president etc. Mrs, Ms, Miss denotes marital status. It is like saying Sir, to the boss of something. But if she is female, you say Madam, or as the British do Ma'am.

[LisaM]

9. It strikes me every now and then, too!

I have young nieces and the idea that they might grow up with a woman President makes me really happy.

[libdem4life]

10. I think we are looking at someone NOT a Boomer. We women have been

through quite a lot in our lives. I think Tulsi Gabbard or someone of her generation will be a good female role model who didn't have to struggle like we did.

I get that about Hillary. But it's part of her history and our generation and if she can't be a positive role model...and she's nowhere in the Universe close to that...she needs to be helped out of that position.

[FLPanhandle]

12. I prefer Bernie, but I think it's great for my daughters to see this

Women were given the vote long after ex-slaves. Good to see even if I don't agree with all of Clinton's positions.

[hamsterjill]

17. It means something to me.

As a feminist since I came out of the womb myself, I have long wanted to see a woman as President. I wouldn't vote for a woman if I did not think she was qualified. I believe Hillary is the most qualified candidate. The fact that the most qualified candidate is female is icing on the cake for me.

[ohheckyeah]

20. Agreed.

[ismnotwasm]

24. Plus a thousand

My politics are feminist politics. Nonetheless, being a woman candidate doesn't ensure a great vote for women's rights-- See any number of Republican women-- Voting for a woman as preemptively qualified, and a liberal as Hillary Clinton is a joy.

[Lucky Luciano]

47. Hillary is not a liberal - she just plays one on tv.

Compared to the thugs, she is Karl Marx, but compared to FDR...not so much.

[beastie boy]

18. An even more curious and ironic consequence may be an ex-POTUS being called

"First Gentleman".

Will he be the one ordering window curtains and new china for the presidential dining table?

[Geronimoe]

21. I don't care about the President's gender

Mission one should be to save the planet. Hillary and her corporate sponsors are not on board to do that.

[jalan48]

22. Me thinks "Madam President" will be in for a rough ride should she win the Presidency.

The "Madam President" euphoria will fade quickly and unlike Obama she won't be able to claim she inherited a mess. "Madam President" doesn't pay the rent in the end.

[iandhr]

23. Turn around three times and spit.

Do not jinx it.

[jillan]

25. As a 60 year old woman I'd rather hear the words True Liberal President.

[Herman4747]

27. Precisely. We need only recall that Margaret Thatcher...

...was a Prime Minister, but a poor one indeed.

[FailureToCommunicate]

29. True! That 'glass ceiling' has been broken in numorous other countries and it didn't work out that

well. The fact that the leaders were women didn't really matter, their politics were conservative

[Hoppy]

26. I would rather it had been, "I, Elizabeth Warren, ......"

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[MadDAsHell]

33. I'd more prefer to hear "Progressive President;" if that person happens to not have a penis,

so be it.

We do not all automatically benefit simply because of what's between the President's legs; we DO all automatically benefit from a progressive President.

[newblewtoo]

35. If it isn't Madam President Clinton

It will be Madman President tRump. Think about that for a moment.

[406-Boz]

37. Tunnel Vision

Open your eyes, look around!

[Kang Colby]

38. +1000

[ffr]

39. And FDoTUS

And rock star-like idea man.

[zalinda]

40. Hell, I first read that as doofus. LOL

Seems more likely and I voted for the schmuck twice.

Z

[bigwillq]

43. BWAH

Glad I never voted for him. He's awful.

[litlbilly]

41. Unless it's Elizabeth Warren I am afraid you will be waiting a little bit longer.

[NightWatcher]

44. Warren 2020: A vision for America's future

[RoccoR5955]

45. She could also be

"Madam Inmate," if things don't go well for her, so don't count your chickens before they are hatched!

[mwooldri]

46. I was happy to hear the end of "Madam Prime Minister".

I look forward to hearing that phrase again though, and the phrase Madam President will be good to hear. Madam Chancellor is still heard - Angela Merkel is a Conservative but she does have a heart.

[DawgHouse]

52. YES!

[NewImproved Deal]

53. Other Former First Ladies have been boosted to President...

Actually, Hillary Clinton has a lot in common with Imelda Marcos...

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[realmirage]

54. Only those who have lost perspective and don't know their history

Will fail to understand the greatness of the moment

[cali]

55. Oh please. Right time. Wrong woman

[Martin Eden]

58. What would Bill's title be?

(if Hillary becomes POTUS)

[riversedge]

60. Lovely. thank you