Arianna on CBS' Early Show Discussing the Impact of Hillary's Campaign

Arianna was on the Early Show this morning, talking with Harry Smith and Pat Schroeder about the impact Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign has had on women and on the future of women in politics.

Comments

[vandegrasse]

What a glory of intellect and beauty Arianna is!

[cd123]

She LOST!!! LOST!!!!LOST!!! Can we please move on to the general election & the issues...then we can "tallk" about sexism... Gas prices (etc..) is what I want to talk about!

[mergina]

I could not agree with you two ladies more. Sisterhood is powerful, and soon to become more so.

[Bub]

Hillary didn't lose because she was a women. Even she admitted that in her speech. She lost because Obama was a better candidate.

There's irony in there. Obama's the great speech maker, but Hillary's speech was truly great. However her campaign was not.

Hillary's a good politician, but Obama's a great politician. "The glass ceiling" would have been broken if Hillary was running against just about anyone else. But she was running against Obama, perhaps the best natural politician in our history.

Meanwhile, while people are talking about Hillary, what about Nancy Pelosi? What is she? Chopped liver?

We have a women as speaker of the house of representatives. And she got there without marrying into it, or with help from her husband.

There's always going to be sexism and racism, even after the victories. There's even people who still don't like catholics.

[yoyo1959]

Dear Bub:

I do not agree with many friends who felt Obama's candidacy was more historic; I simply strongly disagree. Clinton's was more historic because women have been battling for fair treatment and equality for thousands of long years, and will continue to do so. And I was proved right in my belief because so many tried to tear her down and Obama, though African American, is a man and simply did not face a similar scrutiny. Now, some will argue he ran a better campaign, I tend to agree. But what Hilary Clinton has done for women in this country is so historic and important, the ramifications will be felt from now on. I've heard people say, well I didn't want to support her JUST because she is a woman if I don't agree with her policies or her. ABSOLUTELY! But as women, we should all realize and celebrate what she did: she went all the way to the bitter end while the world was telling her to basically shut up, get out, make room.....she said no. She had the balls, the fire, the sheer will to stand up for her right as a candidate, as a woman and knowing her historic role. She was ridiculed, denigrated, belittled by even her colleagues, and some pundits used the word "delusional." Each and every one of these horrid words I've mentioned have been used over time to bring down women, to pierce their souls, to shame them.....I

[Keith52]

PLeeeeeeaaaaaaase Give me an example of the sexism!!! Pleeeaaaasssseee.. HRC was called a liar not because she is a woman but because she lied! She also won a ton of votes!!! What are they talking about???? I would have voted for her if she had a message I could have gotten behind. But in the end she was a Clinton. And THAT is why she lost.

[yoyo1959]

Before this race, I believed that women had come such a long way. When I saw how Clinton was daily held to a double standard by politicians and especially by the 24 hour mass media, I thought differently. When words like "bitchy," "harpy," or "grating" were used to describe her, or references made to her every demeanor or clothing were discussed, when TV pundits fell all over each other to trip her up or dissected her every word and nuance, implying that was deceptive, lying or calculating (another word used against her).....when I watched this daily spectacle or heard people making up stories about her that they REALLY did make up, it hit a nerve with me. I realized that we had NOT come that far....that a Presidential candidate who had been a public servant for 40 years could be analyzed and treated in this way was a mind-blowing reality check. Further, to watch this while none of the other male candidates were scrutinzed in this manner simply made me angry. What I observed and heard was hatred, and it was hard to face it.

[mondobleu]

Things have changed. Now Obama has the Democratic nomination and Hillary has just a speech she gave back on 6/7/08.

[yoyo1959]

Today, Clinton addressed her millions of supporters, most especially women. She gave a sincere, heartfelt speech that I wish my daughter were old enough to understand. But today it was clearly understood by millions here in this country that a woman running for President will now be normal; the history was made by Clinton herself and nothing will ever be the same again. Just like when women were denied the vote, and they fought back, just like when our mothers were ridiculed for competing with a man, or underpaid for the same job, or denied employment or fair treatment because they were women; these issues have been fought for by great women. In 2008, many of these barriers are still there and we are still dealing with them.

[jones]

I have watched the Many-faces-of-Hillary campaign as it progressed thru this year. I must admit that I have never liked Hillary.. It was always about the two of them and the baggage that they both accrued thru the years was overstuffed to be honest. She was not about women. She was about Hillary.

I went to college in Texas and really like Ann Richards. she had her baggage too but there was something honest and likeable about her. She had that FDR kind of personality where people flocked to her like pigeons.

If Ann Richards had been a younger woman might she have run this campaign as the first viable woman candidate? I've wondered that alot. She was her own person. She didn't have the Clinton big dogs, the money, the power that they had. I wonder could she have made it?

I'll never know but I liked her and she would have made a great president.

[springsm]

I liked Ann Richards too. Sometimes I cringed when she spoke and thought she was funny, but was only crude, but she had what it took to be her own person. I think this conversation on HRC by AH. is disingenuous and I wish it would just stop. I don't watch CBS but I like Pat Schroeder. And race iS part of this coming up election...just look at PA, West Virginia, Kentucky and the likes of some of those southern and very poor states. It WILL be a cause celebre for them. Too bad..when you look at the candidates, you KNOW who is the smarter, more articulate, quick on the feet and thoughtful nominee.

[Softnsweet]

You people keep forgetting about racism. Do something about that first.

[EinChicago]

HOW CAN WE FORGET ABOUT RACISM WHEN O-BAM-A USED IT AT EVERY TURN. BESIDES, SEXISM AFFECTS 50% OF THE POIPULATION, RACISM ONLY 10%. SEXISM IS THE MUCH MORE IMPORTANT CAUSE.

[parkjung]

I don't think Obama ever used the race card.

Hillary is lucky she didn't have to run against the Repubs, they would have intensified their hate 10 fold.

[cheforacle]

I have seen you spread your claims repeatedly on Huff Po and you have always failed to provide any examples for your claims. Obama never raised any of the many Clinton skeletons many politicians would have used against her if they were in such a dogged fight.

[Harinama]

go home troll, we are tired of your yelling, baiting and unsupported statistics.

[dadw5boys]

If you have experienced racism almost all of your life Is there a possibility that you would reconize racism that other don't even think is racism??????

See a man can do many things but when you insult him for his raceor culture then he reconizes that your are using his race against him and lowering him to a level below man.
Obama will not let you lower him. He will call you out on remarks that not only change the subject and distraction the meant to aviod getting to the truth.

He will not let you drag him down to racist thinking because he makes people face reality and not play games.

Look out Republicans the game has changed no more party hats it's time to get serious!

[yoyo1959]

Women need to learn to TREAT EACH OTHER as equals, too, because we fall into that same trap that makes our male colleagues or friends insecure. We should look upon a successful, forceful and confident woman as a role model, someone we should celebrate, because for her efforts, our lives will become better and those barriers will continue to melt away.

The next time a woman decides to run for President, she can thank Hilary Clinton for showing us it can be done.