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   Hillary Rodham Clinton: A force to be reckoned with in her own

   right, is she ready to be an instrument of Obama's Presidency?

    [The Times, U.K.]

 

 

Die Welt, Germany

Clinton Pick a Bold Expression of Obama's Strength

 

"Clinton would be a tough diplomat, traversing the global stage with self-confidence. That's a lot for any man - albeit a president - to contend with. … Two strong opponents during the election campaign, magnifying their strength through cooperation and reconciliation. A beautiful and almost idealistic dream. Will it become reality?"

 

By Andrea Seibel, Deputy Editor-in-Chief

                                                  

 

Translated By Ulf Behncke

 

November 15, 2008

 

Germany - Die Welt - Original Article (German)

The junior senator from New York, Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton: Can she be an Obama team player?

 

BBC NEWS VIDEO: President-elect Barack Obama has reportedly offered the post of American secretary of state to Hillary Clinton, Nov. 15, 00:02:15RealVideo

Barack Obama would be taking a wise step if he were to nominate Hillary Clinton to be Secretary of State. She has the international experience, which he lacks, and she would be a strong and credible supporter.

 

Here she is again: Hillary Rodham Clinton, the woman who always was and will continue to be more than just “the woman at his side,” be it Bill Clinton or now Barack Obama. Rumors are circulating that Barack Obama has offered her the post of secretary of state.

 

Consider these two individuals and cast your minds back to their historic duel: It was a duel not just between a man and woman, but between a Black man and a feminist woman. It wasn't the type of contest that would cast her in the role of loser.

 

Expediency is part of politics; tactics and power are inextricable. For most of her life, this woman has ascended to the summit of power and success. Accusing her of these traits and in effect labeling her a "careerist," while at the same time romanticizing Obama’s glorified indecisiveness, may well have pained this Machiavellian woman; a woman who, after all, managed to push herself to shed some motherly tears just to prove she's human [see cartoon below]. But in times of crises, American culture displays strengths that we Europeans are not capable of. For example humbly bowing to your opponent at a moment of personal defeat and putting oneself at their service - Hillary Clinton did just that (so did John McCain, by the way). These aren't just empty gestures, but acts of emancipation and humility. There is life afterwards, or better perhaps, life goes on. That was certainly the case for Hillary Clinton's political life. Now it seems that the prospect of a new role appears enticing.

 

 'Secret Weapon' WATCH VIDEO  

[Het Parool, The Netherlands]

 

Except it isn’t the vice presidency she is being offered, but foreign policy. In other words the harsh reality: the world as it is - not the way one would like it to be. Barack Obama realizes that this post requires a strong, credible and solution-oriented person, in the same way Bill Clinton chose Madeleine Albright. During the election campaign it was Hillary Clinton who, not only on the issue of Iraq, conveyed a clearer message than Obama did. And she knows the world better than he does. Clinton would be a tough diplomat, traversing the global stage with self-confidence. That's a lot for any man - albeit a president - to contend with.  

Posted by WORLDMEETS.US

 

 

Will she answer his call? The woman who continues to strive for her own presidency might sense that the luster of an Obama presidency is something she intends to bask in. Two strong opponents during the election campaign magnifying their strength through cooperation and reconciliation. It's a beautiful and idealistic dream. Will it become reality?

 

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[Posted by WORLDMEETS.US November 21, 5:47pm]