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RandySF

(58,697 posts)
Tue Jun 9, 2015, 11:30 PM Jun 2015

Sen. Graham: If I’m President, There Will Be A ‘Rotating First Lady’

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) said in an interview published Tuesday that because he’s unmarried, the White House would have a “rotating first lady” if he were elected President.

Graham’s comments were made during an interview with the Daily Mail Online in which the 59-year-old discussed his 2016 presidential candidacy, which he’d announced on June 1.

“Well, I’ve got a sister. She could play that role if necessary,” Graham said. “I’ve got a lot of friends. We’ll have a rotating first lady.”

“I’m actually a fun guy. I'm a lot of fun to hang around with. Just ask people who know me,” Graham said. “I think I've got a pretty good reputation of bein' easygoing.”

If elected, Graham would be the first bachelor President since Woodrow Wilson and would be only the third U.S. President to be sworn into office unmarried. James Buchanan and Grover Cleveland are the two other Presidents who hold this distinction, although Buchanan was the only President to have remained a bachelor.


http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/lindsey-graham-rotating-first-lady

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Sen. Graham: If I’m President, There Will Be A ‘Rotating First Lady’ (Original Post) RandySF Jun 2015 OP
Folks, there's a reason why they call it "The Clown Car." Miles Archer Jun 2015 #1
If he's president the only thing rotating are my bowels Takket Jun 2015 #2
And the corpse of every dead president jberryhill Jun 2015 #11
And U.S. troops on multiple war deployments pinboy3niner Jun 2015 #21
Ding, ding, ding. We have a winner. Scuba Jun 2015 #24
He really said something that stupid? Agnosticsherbet Jun 2015 #3
I see a blow-up doll dressed as Scarlett O'Hara on a spinning pedestal in front of the WH. Avalux Jun 2015 #4
I think the doll would be dressed as Rhett.... ProudToBeBlueInRhody Jun 2015 #18
Maybe he can borrow Romney's binders full of women to choose from. Hekate Jun 2015 #5
Think on the olden days. leftofcool Jun 2015 #15
There was also a niece, I think. Anyway, female relatives. Hekate Jun 2015 #19
Did anybody else immediately picture this? Recursion Jun 2015 #6
Yes...yes I did! Algernon Moncrieff Jun 2015 #9
I was thinking more along the lines of jberryhill Jun 2015 #12
So, it'll be like an old-school car dealer - the first lady will be displayed in a window, rotating Algernon Moncrieff Jun 2015 #7
Is there a legal criteria to be the first lady? Renew Deal Jun 2015 #8
Oooh, line up ladies - he's a fun guy. Marie Marie Jun 2015 #10
Regular Dream Date libodem Jun 2015 #14
Not the Onion BeyondGeography Jun 2015 #13
This is great! Now we know Lindsey's platform: rotating first ladies! struggle4progress Jun 2015 #16
Lindsey just hasn't met the right gal yet. ProudToBeBlueInRhody Jun 2015 #17
Or bluestateguy Jun 2015 #20
Do we trust Lindsay to have the control to be Commander in Chief? freshwest Jun 2015 #22
Mr. Graham actually has a point: Betty Karlson Jun 2015 #23
Sure, they got a whole lot of ladies in their binder - TBF Jun 2015 #25
He should call up Mitt and ask to borrow JustAnotherGen Jun 2015 #26
He should have said... peace13 Jun 2015 #27
Maybe John McCain could fill the spot? Frustratedlady Jun 2015 #28
I thought he would probably fill LuvNewcastle Jun 2015 #29
I think he's been reading too much George Saunders. GoneOffShore Jun 2015 #30
Eleanor Roosevelt, spinning in her grave? N.T. Donald Ian Rankin Jun 2015 #31

Hekate

(90,625 posts)
5. Maybe he can borrow Romney's binders full of women to choose from.
Tue Jun 9, 2015, 11:38 PM
Jun 2015

He does have a point though: nowhere in the Constitution does it state that a candidate must bring a spouse along to act as unpaid hostess and social secretary in the White House.

leftofcool

(19,460 posts)
15. Think on the olden days.
Wed Jun 10, 2015, 12:31 AM
Jun 2015

Didn't at least one president have his daughter acting as hostess at the WH? I don't think Lindsay has a daughter but I suppose his sister would work.

Hekate

(90,625 posts)
19. There was also a niece, I think. Anyway, female relatives.
Wed Jun 10, 2015, 12:43 AM
Jun 2015

Isn't Lindsay a confirmed bachelor, as they used to say in the olden days?

Algernon Moncrieff

(5,790 posts)
7. So, it'll be like an old-school car dealer - the first lady will be displayed in a window, rotating
Tue Jun 9, 2015, 11:40 PM
Jun 2015

...spinning around and around. That's how I read it.

Marie Marie

(9,999 posts)
10. Oooh, line up ladies - he's a fun guy.
Tue Jun 9, 2015, 11:43 PM
Jun 2015

And easy going - that is of course unless you happen to be a country he wants to bomb - then, not so much.

libodem

(19,288 posts)
14. Regular Dream Date
Wed Jun 10, 2015, 12:27 AM
Jun 2015

I wonder how fun? I'm single and he is age appropriate. I'll never be asked to the ball. Boo Hoo.

Well, a girl can only dream. I like guys like him except for his politics.

struggle4progress

(118,271 posts)
16. This is great! Now we know Lindsey's platform: rotating first ladies!
Wed Jun 10, 2015, 12:31 AM
Jun 2015

And, just for clarity, he says his sister can "play that role if necessary"

I wonder if this might be TMI for most people



bluestateguy

(44,173 posts)
20. Or
Wed Jun 10, 2015, 12:58 AM
Jun 2015

Or, he could be honest with the people about who he is (if you know what I mean) and he could have a First Gentleman.

freshwest

(53,661 posts)
22. Do we trust Lindsay to have the control to be Commander in Chief?
Wed Jun 10, 2015, 01:13 AM
Jun 2015
Obama Makes It Through Another Day Of Resisting Urge To Launch All U.S. Nuclear Weapons At Once


President Often Feels Button Put There 'Just To Taunt' Him. The president says the button is "constantly" in the corner of his eye.

ISSUE 47•19 • May 11, 2011


WASHINGTON - Despite being constantly tempted by the seductive power of having an apocalyptic arsenal at his fingertips, President Barack Obama somehow made it through another day Tuesday without unlocking the box on his desk that houses "the button" and launching all 5,113 U.S. nuclear warheads...

"Did you know that if you sort of put enough weight on the button with your fingertip, you can feel a little slack there before it actually clicks?" Obama added. "Thank you, and God bless America..."

"But it's hard not to dare myself to do it. It's like I'm standing on the edge of the Grand Canyon, taking it all in, and I'm one millisecond away from saying to myself, 'Fuck it, Barack. Just jump...'"

During a deficit-reduction meeting last Monday with House Speaker John Boehner, the president's index finger was reportedly resting on the button the entire time without his even realizing it...

Historians have noted that a strong desire to press the button is not uncommon among U.S. presidents. After just one year in office, Jimmy Carter wrote in his diary, "You don't leave a man alone in a room with a button like that," and two years later the pages were simply covered with the word "button" over and over again. In 1974, Richard Nixon rapidly pressed the button 12 times just prior to his resignation, but Pentagon officials had already disconnected its triggering mechanism...


Read the stunning details and conclusion at:


http://www.theonion.com/articles/obama-makes-it-through-another-day-of-resisting-ur%2C20364/

I don't think we have a chance of snowball in hell with Lindsay in office. Just think about it...



 

Betty Karlson

(7,231 posts)
23. Mr. Graham actually has a point:
Wed Jun 10, 2015, 02:22 AM
Jun 2015

There is no need for the office of the First Lady. There is no constitutional requirement for the president to be married, or provide a permanent hostess for any official functions at the White House.

ANY woman may be asked to perform that service to her country, whether she is married to the president or not. If the president asks her, that's reason enough for everybody to be fine with it.

And in these enlightened times, maybe we could turn that into: any MAN OR WOMAN could perform that function. (Gender distinctions are SO last century.)

 

peace13

(11,076 posts)
27. He should have said...
Wed Jun 10, 2015, 08:17 AM
Jun 2015

...if I'm elected, not having a First Lady will be the least of your worries!

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