Barack Obama
In reply to the discussion: Anyone else noticed that hate radio is really freaking out [View all]SunSeeker
(53,703 posts)I mean, the pace of change is so fast, sometimes I have to pinch myself. Healthcare reform is a reality. Marriage equality is pretty much mainstream. People are demanding gun control; people are finally seeing Wayne La Pierre has no clothes, and his bare, crazy ass is suddenly a shocking sight. We have an African American re-elected President.
On the other hand, the Equal Rights Amendment, which is what first drew me to politics, is all but forgotten. And the Violence Against Women Act died in the House. The last two years saw a tsunami of anti-choice legislation. But that War on Women resulted in push back that propelled more women into the Senate than ever before. And people are seriously talking about a female candidate for President, throwing around names like Hillary Clinton and Elizabeth Warren. The days of a token women as VP, such as Geraldine Ferraro or Sarah Palin, seem like a hundred years away.