Comments on: Commander in… Chieftess?

By: Hannah

Hannah — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

Wow. Very insightful article, Alex.

By: Agent Tim

Agent Tim — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

Very, very interesting post Alex. I cannot see myself voting for a woman president in the 2008 electtions, conservative or not. It’s not that I’m against women in government, but I do not beleive they have what it takes to be the commander-in-cheif. How would they handle the war or terrorists? Would they be too compassionate? How would they deal with it?

By: Spunky Jr.

Spunky Jr. — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

Very interesting Alex.

As a woman myself, I would never vote for a woman who ran for any office. If I did run (I don’t plan on doing so), I would probably be way to compassionate. That would be a major problem, especially in our world today.

By: Hannah

Hannah — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

I can’t say across the board that I would not vote for a women president. It really depends on the woman. I think overall, one should be cautious in voting for a woman president because she could be too compassionate. However, if the right woman came along, with a good head on her shoulders, with strength and compassion, and of course with the right stance on politics (pro-life, etc.) then I would consider voting for her.

I do agree with Alex’s post, though, that voters in 2008 might be swayed to vote for a woman by the pop culture.

By: Spunky Jr.

Spunky Jr. — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

Yes, I would have to agree that voters will most likely be swayed because of the culture. Most people do things today because of the culture, so I guess they probably wouldn’t change that much to vote.

By: Lauren Hammerstrom

Lauren Hammerstrom — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

Hey Alex,
Great post! Would you ever vote for a female president?

By: One Salient Oversight

One Salient Oversight — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

So what the world needs now is less compassion. Is that what you’re saying?

By: Brett Harris

Brett Harris — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

One Salient Oversight: Perhaps I misread you, but I sense an accusatory tone in your question. Let’s allow the others to clarify their meaning.

In general, however, I would like our readers to explain more specifically why they would or would not want a female president. How do you see compassion being a negative characteristic for our nation’s president?

One Salient Oversight, what are your views?

By: One Salient Oversight

One Salient Oversight — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

I don’t think a female president is likely to show any less or more compassion than a male president.

In their personal life - that might be the case. But when it comes to national security, she will make a decision after listening to her advisors (as all good presidents do).

I don’t think that the voters in 2008 will be swayed to vote for a woman simply because of media pressures. Most people would be asking the same questions that they ask of all candidates, regardless of their gender.

If Hillary Clinton attempts to run for president in 2008, you can be assured that Republican women will not support her. If Condoleeza Rice runs for the presidency, Democrat women will not support her. Gender is nothing - political stance is everything.

By: SecDef

SecDef — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

As much as I oppose a woman as president, I would be compelled to vote for someone like Rice if it was between her and Clinton (unless Rice was gonna win by like 70%, in which case I would probably vote Constitution Party). Being in the military (I will commission in 2009), I have a personal stake in keeping someone like Hillary out of office!