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Frailty, Thy Name Is Woman

Sep 14, 2016
by Caroline Miller
David Axelrod, Donald Trump, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, George W. Bush, Hillary Clinton, Is a woman strong enough to be president?, John F. Kennedy
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president Lyndon Johnson

President Lyndon Johnson courtesy of www.allposters.com

In October 1965, Lyndon Johnson, 36th President of the United States, held a press conference on the White House lawn to assure the public he was fully recovered from gall bladder surgery. I was glad to hear it, but watched, stupefied, as he lifted his shirt to show his scar to the media, the nation and the world.  I recall thinking, “Thanks heavens it wasn’t a vasectomy.”

Other presidents have shown none of Johnson’s penchant for candor.  Franklin Delano Roosevelt had a raft of ailments yet campaigned, with his doctors’ blessings, for a third term. Doubtless, few of them were surprised when he died 6 months after being sworn in.  (Click)  John F. Kennedy also kept secrets.  His array of ailments should have disqualified him from holding office and yet he ran twice, winning handily, while his doctors kept silent.  (Click)

Recently, David Axelrod, former campaign manager for Barrack Obama, tweeted a snarky remark about Hillary Clinton’s failure to inform the public that she had  pneumonia.  He presumes, of course, that she knew she had it, which sometimes people don’t:

            Antibiotics can take care of pneumonia.  What’s the cure for an unhealthy penchant for privacy that repeatedly creates unnecessary problems?

I will address Axelrod’s Tweet as he seems woefully ignorant about politics and the fact that women in our society are held to a higher standard than men. Look, for example, at all the fuss over Hillary’s handful of lost emails.  Do we lament that when George W. Bush’s left office, 22 million emails had gone missing? (Click)

Hillary’s opponent, Donald Trump, has been hinting about her health for weeks.  We all know his implication. A woman is too weak to be president. Just once, I wish Trump were charged with the task of giving birth to a baby before we hear anymore talk about who’s weak.

As for Axelrod,  I’m betting he’s never endured press comments about his pant suits, speculations on whether or not he required incontinence underwear, had the number of times he smiled during a debate counted or had to worry that his manner might be to  too motherly or too bitchy.

All political candidates get grilled, certainly, and with or without pneumonia, Hillary can take it.  But please, Axelrod.  Enough with the  stupid questions.

 

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  1. Christine Webb September 14, 2016 at 9:53 am Reply
    I don't know why, but I would have expected more from David Axelrod. Disheartening that these 'filler' issues have taken so much attention leaving little time for focusing on vital issues.
    • Caroline Miller September 14, 2016 at 10:57 am Reply
      Absolutely agree.
  2. Pamela September 15, 2016 at 12:49 pm Reply
    Me, three! It feels that the media and public are downright SMUG about her falling ill. Such a double standard.
    • Caroline Miller September 15, 2016 at 1:00 pm Reply
      Whatever happens in the election, this campaign unmasks the amount of hostility and bias toward women in our society and that includes hostility from a segment of women, I'm sorry to say. Nobody really believes Hillary Clinton is a congenital liar do they? After 40 years of being investigated and found guilty of nothing she deserves the Good Housekeeping seal of approval. It's an excuse raised against her. Not a reason.

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Portland, Oregon author Caroline Miller had distinguished careers as an educator, union president, elected official and artist/advocate.

Her play, Woman on the Scarlet Beast, was performed at the Post5 Theatre, Portland, OR, January/February 2015

Caroline published a serialized novelette, Marie Eau-Claire, on the website, The Colored Lens.  She also published the story Gustav Pavel,  a parable about ordinary lives, choice and alternate potential, on the website Fixional.co.

Caroline has published five novels

  • Getting Lost To Find Home
  • Ballet Noir
  • Trompe l’Oeil
  • Gothic Spring
  • Heart Land

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