Comments on: Uniting behind our new Secretary of State

By: Mary Beth

Mary Beth — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 23:32:31 +0000

I love this site and can see all kinds of possibilities for bringing womens issues to the forefront,as well as HRC ‘s journey as SOS
Anything and everything is possible with passion and intellegence to do the right thing!
I’m not an organizer, but anything this site needs, I’m there.

By: mamabroad

mamabroad — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 14:53:56 +0000

Sign me up! What can we do to help HRC succeed as SOS? I hope TNA will keep us posted on what we can do.

I agree with Cynthia. Haven’t given up on that dream either and see SOS as springboard too. People as brilliant, talented and principled as HRC don’t come along very often and it would be a terrible shame for the world not to have a chance to benefit maximally from her leadership.

By: Kevin

Kevin — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 14:41:06 +0000

I believe HRC set the appropriate tone in her remarks today, that we stop the snake biting, bickering and divisiveness that has defined the last 8-12 years and all work together to accomplish what is best for America and the world.

Given the state of the economy and world affairs, we are at a crucial threshold in America’s and the world’s future.

By: fsteele

fsteele — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 08:04:18 +0000

Hm. Several different projects (PUMA and others) have been working for months to get visibility for various subjects (commenting in media, emailing journalists to suggest stories, etc). If we keep up our output and make SOS woman’s rights stories part of our focus, we could have a big effect in publicizing stories and issues that would otherwise be marginalized by Big Media.

I hope Hillary’s website/s will give the details of such stories as they happen. And that someone will take the task of reading Hillary’s site/s and broadcasting the usable stories to us bloggers.

By: fsteele

fsteele — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 07:55:26 +0000

I love the picture of Hillary above!

By: Lili

Lili — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 06:04:46 +0000

Ann, thank you for the great article above and also for the link to the Boxer/Clinton exchange at Hillary’s confirmation hearing. I too did not know that there is an Office of International Women’s issues at The Department of State.

By: Lili

Lili — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 05:46:00 +0000

Kathy, you are not the first who I have noticed looking forward to hearing about Hillary on a daily basis. I guess perhaps I did not pay close attention to Dr. Rice but I did not notice her activities necessarily receiving a lot of press attention. This sounds like a Couric question but what sources are you anticipating will provide good reporting? Perhaps my opinions of the press are jaded by their poor and biased coverage during the primaries.

Great suggestion to focus on the positive and showcase Hillary’s contributions to women’s issues – I think she will keep us busy!!

By: KayJL

KayJL — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 05:34:13 +0000

Hillary’s going to be a great Secretary of State.

By: Kathy in CA

Kathy in CA — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 05:15:59 +0000

With Hillary as SOS – we will no doubt read about her on an almost daily basis. When TNA notices that she has done something for women’s rights – we should acknowledge it front and center. While pointing out sexism is vital to women’s rights – we should also focus on the positive. I hope Hillary will bring women’s issues front and center with regards to other countries.

By: KendallJ

KendallJ — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 05:06:24 +0000

Ann,

I work as the managing attorney at the HIV Law Project in Manhattan. Part of my job is training young attorneys. I enjoy the teaching aspect, but would much rather teach without the added stress of being responsible for their cases. I’ve been feeling burned out lately, and am interested in working on policy issues regarding women’s rights. I’ve been providing legal services, primarily to poor women, for 18 years. I’m more than ready to do something else. I often feel like I’m putting band-aids on hemorrhages. Our legal system has few remedies for poverty and every day is an uphill climb.