tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14913496.post6724750596309650861..comments2023-12-31T13:11:40.044-05:00Comments on Newscat: NewsCathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05049304894327723728noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14913496.post-47925751053665305202007-07-26T07:08:00.000-05:002007-07-26T07:08:00.000-05:00For the record, as a Westerner, I have no feeling ...For the record, as a Westerner, I have no feeling or inclination that anyone's vote should be affected by whether another nation can deal with a leader on the basis of sex.<BR/><BR/>But I think the question is interesting, and poses a quandry for Democrats (and I don't find the question "sexist," as you do, because it is referring to the sexism of the Muslim world). John Kerry and others have publicly worried more about what other countries thought of us than about how we act on our principles. For him, and for many on the Left, all our foreign policy ills could be fixed if we just sat down and had a nice chat with Castro, Kim Jong-il, or Ahmadinejad. How could we as the most powerful nation on Earth expect a leader who does not allow women of his country to attend school or show their face in public to deal seriously with a woman?<BR/><BR/>Of course, Hillary could have added that the current secretary of state, as well as the second one appointed by her husband, are women.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14913496.post-72073531976134851542007-07-26T02:17:00.000-05:002007-07-26T02:17:00.000-05:00alright...I knew about Megawati, but with a bit of...alright...I knew about Megawati, but with a bit of research found some female Prime Ministers:<BR/><BR/>Pakistan, twice (non-consecutively) elected Benazir Bhutto <BR/><BR/>Bangladesh elected Khaleda Zia[9] and Sheikh Hasina<BR/><BR/>Turkey,elected Tansu Çiller <BR/><BR/>thanks WikipediaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14913496.post-85848408308609749302007-07-26T02:02:00.000-05:002007-07-26T02:02:00.000-05:00So Senator Clinton did not mentionMegawati Sukarno...So Senator Clinton did not mention<BR/>Megawati Sukarnoputri, president of Indonesia (largest Muslim nation) from 2001 - 2004 ?<BR/><BR/>Don't you people know these things? <BR/>Maybe you should be reading the Economist.<BR/><BR/> :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com