Ok, most of you are probably used to seeing my legal information post. However, today, I’m going to step off the track and give my personal perspective on the whole outburst by Secretary of State Hilary Clinton.
First, let me go and say that YES, I’m a bit biased because she’s the former first lady of my home state, Arkansas. Second, let me go and say that YES, I’m a bit biased because she’s a former trial attorney. Finally, let me go and say that YES, I’m a bit biased because I think she’s one of the BADDEST and BEST politicians on the planet!
Note, what I didn’t say! I didn’t say that I was biased because she a former FEMALE trial attorney. I didn’t say that she’s one of the BADDEST and BEST FEMALE politicians. I didn’t say that she’s wife to President Clinton.
Unfortunately, Secretary Clinton’s comments underscores another sad reality. Even though she is one of the most POWERFUL women in the WORLD, any remark that even appears to disparage her husband is construed as an attempt on her part to supplant her husband as the dominant figure in the house hold.
I’m amazed that there were publications that literally inferred that SHE was saying that SHE wears the pants in the family! I’m amazed that there were publications that inferred that SHE was saying that SHE runs things!!
Once again, people are missing the big picture. For those of you who are dwelling in the past, let’s get one thing straight ABOUT the present! Bill Clinton is a FORMER President. That’s it! End of story! No power! NOTHING! She is the CURRENT SECRETARY OF STATE! So what she had to say was not disrespectful. It was the TRUTH!
Part of the problem we run across is this inherent perception that women should quietly stand behind their man. No one is taking away from President Clinton’s achievements but TODAY, it’s Secretary Clinton’s time!
Fortunately, the question that was asked to her was misquoted so she may have responded differently had she got the correct question. But come on now, let’s be real! How many times do you think she actually has heard the “What does Bill think?” question? Some of you are acting new. How many times have you gotten pissed because someone asked you what your brother or your sister or your mom or your cousin or dad thinks? After a while, you’re going to be like “Why don’t you ask them??”
What is even sadder is that she was doing something that NO other Secretary of State has done. She was touring Africa. She wasn’t just TOURING. She was going to some of the most devastatingly ravaged parts of Africa. Places were MILLIONS of Africans have been killed. In addition, she’s traveled on a UN plane which does not have the same level of security as some of the US planes. Do you realize how powerful it is?? AGAIN, look at the situation, we have NEVER had a Secretary of State travel through these areas in Africa and SHE IS! CONGO! NIGERIA! SOUTH AFRICA! KENYA!
My point is simply this, SHE is making an impact. I’m sure she knows that the world LOVES her husband. She can’t get away from that and I know she’s not trying. However, she’s doing some pretty JAMMING things herself. She’s going into a war ravaged country that NO OTHER Secretary of State has gone and now, she can come back and provide some meaningful insight into a region of the world that FEW High Level cabinet members have gone.
Stop focusing on BILL and start focusing on HIL! Bill is BACK in the DAY! HIL is the HERE AND TODAY!
