Comments | foopy: First Ladies are Weird.

foopy

First Ladies are Weird.

Aug 03, 2004 14:58

Just read this article by Cathy Young of Reason that basically claims Heinz Kerry is a bitch ( Read more... )

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mamoeba August 4 2004, 09:04:43 UTC

But can't anyone establish those same projects if they wanted to? It seems to me that it's more an issue of celebrity, not of political power. I mean, we're all allowed to be as politically active as we want to be. I think it only becomes problematic if the First Lady exerts control over her husband, the President. Or uses his presidential power for her own ends, but I'm not sure how she would do that. So yeah, she's in a position of massive power, but it's power of celebrity, not executive political power, or so it seems to me.

foopy August 4 2004, 12:00:04 UTC

Ah, that makes sense. I guess it was a little confusing because the Reason article referred to a quote from Hillary Clinton where she mentioned that her and Bill were a "co-presidency", and I was befuddled.

1st ladel caerlas August 4 2004, 12:49:09 UTC

If the VP is the president's bee-yotch, what is the VP's wife?

Re: 1st ladel cordelia1812 August 4 2004, 20:50:19 UTC

Funny thing is, I was wondering the same thing myself

Re: 1st ladel foopy August 5 2004, 22:44:52 UTC

yo dude! how's arizona? how come you're not on AIM anymore these days?

Re: 1st ladel caerlas August 10 2004, 12:35:52 UTC

Because I don't have internet access at home and AIM ain't allowed at work. Pretty much limited to surfing on lunch breaks and at the local library.

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