Cross-posted from The Mustard Seed.
As we come to a vote in two days we must remember those that paved the way for us. Sen. Clinton wasn’t the first woman and Sen. Obama wasn’t the first African-American; Rep. Shirley Chisholm was.
Click on the pic for the documentary, "Chisholm '72: Unbought & Unbossed."
A little music for you all.
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November 2nd, 2008 at 3:23 am
Rep. Chisholm was the first woman to seek the *Democratic* nomination, but Sen. Margaret Chase Smith sought the Republican nomination in 1964.
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November 2nd, 2008 at 1:24 pm
I could listen to Sam Cooke all day.
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November 2nd, 2008 at 11:46 pm
That’s a fine, fine documentary–well worth catching.
Victoria Woodhull was nominated for president by the Equal Rights Party in 1872–it was obviously symbolic (she wasn’t quite the minimum age to be president, for one thing, and couldn’t legally vote even for herself), but it was still a nomination. And Frederick Douglass was named as her running mate.
What would cable news channels do with that ticket today?
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November 3rd, 2008 at 7:55 am
I very much enjoyed the documentary when I ordered it on Netflix. Shirley Chisholm was a really inspiring woman.
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November 3rd, 2008 at 8:27 am
I heard her speak at Simmons College in Boston in the fall of 1972. I voted for her on the first ballot I ever cast.
Thus, BTW, setting the course of my life with regards to elections. I think I’m going to have a T-shirt made up; “My candidate always loses in the primary.”
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November 3rd, 2008 at 9:21 am
Penny - the same thing they’ve done when the Libertarian Party or the Green Party or some other fringe party has done the same thing in recent elections. Nothing.
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November 3rd, 2008 at 11:24 am
Nah–Victoria Woodhull and Frederick Douglass were way more interesting and nationally known figures than anyone the Libertarians or Greens ever run. They were celebrities recruited to bring attention to the Equal Rights Party’s causes. Now, if the Green Party ran Angelina Jolie for president…. hey now!
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November 3rd, 2008 at 12:38 pm
Careful, I could see turning this into a “what hyper-celebrity would you vote for?” thread.
/Jolie? No. Clooney? Yes.
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