Albright: Special place in hell for women who don't help each other

[Dianne]

LOL, Clinton the most qualified candidate since George Washington, says Corey Booker. Special place in hell for women who don't help each other, Madeline Albright.

[kcchiefs6465]

There's a special place in hell for women who are responsible for the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people.

[euphemia]

And a special place in hell for a woman who exploits her own womanhood to destroy women who have been sexually assaulted by her husband.

[Weston White]

[ZENemy]

Good god these people are $#@!ing disgusting! This is why its hard for me to contain my laughter when asked who I'm voting for.

[jkob]

Albright and Reno will both burn for what they did

[donnay]

What is she talking about-- there are special place in hell for her and many that think like her.

[Dianne]

Ms. Alright's spot in hell is reserved. I don't recall her supporting Sarah Palin as the first female Vice President.

[Suzanimal]

[Suzanimal]

Madeleine Albright: My Undiplomatic Moment

I HAVE spent much of my career as a diplomat. It is an occupation in which words and context matter a great deal. So one might assume I know better than to tell a large number of women to go to hell.

But last Saturday, in the excitement of a campaign event for Hillary Clinton in New Hampshire, that is essentially what I did, when I delivered a line I have uttered a thousand times to applause, nodding heads and laughter: “There’s a special place in hell for women who don’t help each other.” It is a phrase I first used almost 25 years ago, when I was the United States ambassador to the United Nations and worked closely with the six other female U.N. ambassadors. But this time, to my surprise, it went viral.

I absolutely believe what I said, that women should help one another, but this was the wrong context and the wrong time to use that line. I did not mean to argue that women should support a particular candidate based solely on gender. But I understand that I came across as condemning those who disagree with my political preferences. If heaven were open only to those who agreed on politics, I imagine it would be largely unoccupied.

However, I do want to explain why I so firmly believe that, even today, women have an obligation to help one another. In a society where women often feel pressured to tear one another down, our saving grace lies in our willingness to lift one another up. And while young women may not want to hear anything more from this aging feminist, I feel it is important to speak to women coming of age at a time when a viable female presidential candidate, once inconceivable, is a reality.

I have been out of public office for a decade and a half. I have devoted much of my life since to teaching, writing and helping to make sure younger women face fewer obstacles than my generation did. When I speak to groups of women of all ages, I am struck that despite all that has changed, I am still asked the same questions: “How do you maintain work-life balance? What can I do to succeed in a male profession? What advice should I give my daughter?”

When I answer these questions, I inevitably reflect upon the difficulties my generation faced. I share these stories not to bemoan how hard my life has been. It’s turned out pretty well. What concerns me is that if we do not pay careful attention to this history, the gains we have fought so hard for could be lost, and we could move backward. I do not have a magic formula for how every woman should live her life, but I do know that we need to give one another a hand.

The battle for gender equality is still being waged, and it will be easier if we have a woman who prioritizes these issues in the Oval Office and if the gender balance among elected officials reflects that of our country. When women are empowered to make decisions, society benefits. They will raise issues, pass bills and put money into projects that men might overlook or oppose.

Despite decades of progress, women still make less money than men for equivalent work. Paid family leave remains an elusive dream. Sexual abuse against women continues to plague our communities. And many politicians still act as though the top threat to our national security is Planned Parenthood.

In the meantime, outdated attitudes persist. To this day, I sometimes feel a squirm of anxiety when I interrupt a discussion in a room with only men. I see women in public office being criticized on television for their hairstyle or tone of voice. And I regularly hear successful businesswomen criticized as “too emotional.”

Voters must make an informed decision about whom they elect based on the issues that matter most to them, which of course are not limited to those of gender: education, a growing economy, national security. These affect us all, regardless of our sex.

Even so, I am concerned by the tone of the debate about the many problems that specifically affect women. We cannot be complacent, and we cannot forget the hard work it took us to get to where we are. I would argue that because of what is at stake, this is exactly the time to have a conversation about how to preserve what women have gained, including the right to make our own choices, and how to move forward together. I would welcome an informed dialogue that crosses generations. We have much to learn from one another.

A few years ago, not long after Hillary Clinton succeeded Condoleezza Rice as secretary of state, one of my granddaughters asked: “So what’s the big deal about Grandma Maddy being secretary of state? I thought only girls are secretary of state.”

My hope is that young women like my two granddaughters — those who have lived in a world where Roe v. Wade is the law of the land, who played school sports thanks to Title IX and who have never had to check “married” or “single” on a job application — will build on the progress we have made. But that will happen only if women help one another. And for those who do that, there will always be a special place of honor.

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/13/op...ment.html?_r=0


*gag*

[DisneyFan]

How nice of the NYT to give Albright space for that apology. Wouldn't want to let that comment turn anyone away from the chosen one (Hillary). *Spit*

[Weston White]

Ms. Alright's spot in hell is reserved. I don't recall her supporting Sarah Palin as the first female Vice President.

[AZJoe]

[timosman]

men with small ambitions

[enhanced_deficit]

This war lobbies seasoned tool probably has blood of more semitic children of God ( Iraq/Libya/Syria/Egypt/Gaza....) on her hands than do both the latest puppet Nimrata Haley and SWC Colin Powell combined.



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Could it be that Nimrata "Nikki" Haley is the new version of disgraced Colin Powell?

[euphemia]

I think there is something to be said about women who exploit and step on other women on their way to success. I wonder what Chelsea Clinton's nannies would have to say about how well they were paid by the Clintons? Day care workers and teachers are paid less than most other areas, even though the educational requirements and other regs make it a rather expensive industry. Furthermore, it frosts me that some women are in school full time, have never held jobs, yet they are receiving all kinds of money from me to have a nice lifestyle and make demands on college admins and whatever.

Rosie O'Donnell, for example, has enjoyed a fair amount of success and demands for federally funded day care because it's so expensive. Even Ivanka Trump would suggest employers give paid maternity leave for women, even though she has had a lot of choice and help in her life.