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She’s a mother and daughter, too

June 10, 2007 · Filed under Bill Clinton, biohraphies, Chelsea Clinton, motherhood, poltical husband

So how does Hillary combat the two new biographies which portray her as a single-minded, intensely driven careerwoman?

Like any candidate wishing to become more of a ‘real person’ in the public eye, she goes back to her roots.
For a politician, this means emphasizing her childhood, family life, and ‘salt of the earth’ experience. While Hillary has not completely brought out the big guns yet, she has started mentioning her childhood, her daughter, and her mother a bit more in speeches as of late (see this Washington Post article). Read the rest of this entry »

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What to do with Bill….and Mother Theresa?

May 16, 2007 · Filed under Bill Clinton, campaign strategy, democrats, Hillary Clinton, limelight, Mother Theresa, poltical husband

More and more, Bill Clinton’s name is being mentioned in connection with his wife’s candidacy for president. Hillary faces a major dilemma when deciding whether or not she should allow her husband to enter the spotlight with her. She must consider the following: will Bill’s legendarily charismatic presence overshadow hers, thereby preventing potential supporters from really getting to know her? On the other hand, Hillary and other democrats remember all too well what happened to Al Gore, who tried to distance himself from President Clinton during his campaign.

Clearly Team Hillary is not too afraid of using Bill, since he recently released a 5-minute video endorsing her candidacy and telling the story of her career in public service. This same video has already received strong criticism from Christian groups, because Hillary includes footage of herself with Mother Theresa in it.          (see rest of post for video)

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A First Gentleman?

May 10, 2007 · Filed under Angela Merkel, Bill Clinton, democrats, Denis Thatcher, female politicians worldwide, female vs. male politicians, Hillary Clinton, Joachin Schauer, limelight, Margaret Thatcher, poltical husband, Uncategorized, world opinion

Bill has started thinking about what his role will be when he returns to the White House– not as the ouBill Clintonr political leader in charge, but as her devoted husband. As this NYT article points out, the main change will be that he will not continue working; instead, he will pay his expenses out of the Clinton savings account and focus on representing the United States of America by Hillary’s side. He seems to be handling his journey from democratic frontman to the weaker half of a political dyad quite well; who knows, maybe having the charismatic lady-killer focus on PR while his less scandal-prone wife runs the country would turn out to be a stupendous idea?
This unique Clinton dilemma– a former President’s return to the White House as an unelected sidekick– made me wonder how ‘first husbands’ in other parts of the globe choose to adopt to and treat their newfound roles.
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