GOOD FOR YOU, NOW!!! Kenndy is clearly the bloated alcoholic creep he always has been. Chapaquitik, anyone? Left a woman to drown to death, and got off scott free. He should probably be getting out of jail right about now if anyone had cared about justice back then for a blank, blank, blank. And then Willie Smith. Rapist in the clan and Teddy-boy backs him and gets him off scott free? Kennedys? Who gives a blank. Good for the New York chapter for saying it as it is. He's a mysoginist through and through. It's easier for white entitled men to back a black man because of the obvious issue of race inequality, harder for them to back a woman because of entrenched sexism within themselves. Don't back off NY NOW. Your sisters in the national administration of NOW are clearly cowering- don't want to piss off a Kennedy,eh? Gutless wonders ladies. Go NY!!!! Real feminists, i.e. real women and real men judge a candidate and other political figures on performance, not on media hype. Hillary is the best candidate- that is quite obvious to anyone with a modicum of sense. I worked in the senate as an intern and I can tell you no one who knows Ted Kennedy is in awe of him. He's just a nasty old white man. Why throw him undue respect?
As for Carolyn Kennedy, what has she ever done and who is she to even judge her father's legacy when she was a tiny kid when he died? Other Kennedys, 3 in fact, and one an actual environmentalist, have backed Hillary. Bark Obama
has said he won't be entrenched in Washington politics, Washington games and then he goes and picks up the grand daddy player of them all? What? Hypocrisy at its finest. He acts old school to any savvy observer.

NOW should stop and think. This election is not about gender it's about who is most qualified for the Presidency of the United States. Come on ladies "Get Over It".
OBAMA is the Man best qualified to be the new CHANGE, HOPES and DREAMS of the ALL the American people and will be ready for the Presidency on day ONE.

These NOW people are hilarious! I really love how they say "Ted Kennedy was always a friend of NOW." Yeah, right, ask that woman in the car with at Chappaquiddick how friendly he was to women.

I swear, NOW and PETA keep showing how fringe and worthless they are. NOW is a disgrace to women and PETA is a disgrace to true animal lovers.

What was N.O.W.'s reaction to Clinton having an extra-marital affair with his intern?

"We have better things to worry about"

I tihnk this is crazy, it seems like Hilary can sling mud, and Obama doesnt shake her hand and he is being childish, ok so what about president Clinton, what is he doing…this unfair

Obama has my vote

OBAMA 2008

Atlanta, GA

Who said Ted did not want a woman president! OMG this is crazy, a black man, a white woman or a white man, or a latino woman, or asian, or mized, or everything can hold racist beliefs, being a white woman doesnt make you automatically open for change, the same thing holds for other ethic groups, it is the person!!!! so stop this sex and race baiting!!! please

OBAMA 2008
Los Angeles, CA

Well is now really about women or for rich privildged women?

I am curious

A Woman
M.Lewis
Los Angeles, CA

Ted Kennedy should have kept his potato sack shut! Go HILLARY

Dear Friends:

Cells for the arm and leg or hand and foot growth. Please think in terms of several things.
1. Frogs and amphimbian have the ability to grow back their arms and legs.
This science and medicine has been trying to do for centuries and or figure out.
2. The male sperm are not like the female egg. The egg so many and they form at a certain ages. The male form thoughout most of their life. The woman uterus forms moist cells that flow and from the walls of her. This allows the transfer of hormones and nuriousment and energy into the area and wall of the uterous. The male like the female has this but it takes all the cell, dna, gernones and teledones ( check it out in the Saramento Bee ) for accuracy in spelling ) are and enable the male to have his cells fromed in the active and live sperm.

3. Cells move to the surface of the skin. Through the connective tissue and the involuntary organ and skin cells. In this a full organ mico of the entire body essentially. Unlike the skin cells the waste material leaves mostly flued through the urine and stool. Yet science can take cells from the skin and make or clone a human and or mammal. In otherwords the skin cells have all the nourishment and cells life dehydrated or not in them.

4. Does the organs? Can cells of say the eye replicate the entire body or are they just that organ?

5. Muscles they can grow, skin they can grow, but say the right and left arm or leg they have not yet they can stimulate and mend a leg by putting it together and then slow excercise or stimulation. Cells should match or scaring and or elongated cells.

6. The brain connects the blood and nervous system. Can you create a human or clone of a mammal from blood cells and or nerve endings alone? Why not. They are the souce that moves the energy through and feeds and restores. That then to into the waste system. Can you grow a clone from stool and or liver or kidney.

7 . Selection of dna and molecular to then choose the organ and the direction.

8. The bone If you look at a chicken they have bone and their legs have none, yet they can carry the large body. A bird no hips or legs for flight. The tissue similar to man or mammal is cartalege. The transfer and change of chemistry selection to form bone. Knowing the combination and order is part of the key to growing these. and timing. Timing in the find as in the School in Briton will be the key to life cells and regrowth. Are they using nanotechnology and does this burn or wear down the life of the teledrone or reproductive ability?

9. Science can watch and distort the growth of arms and legs as in Thalidamyde drugs impact. In otherwards by breaking down what is in this drug and watching where it goes one can see which dna is for the arms and legs right and or left.

10. The life of a spern is how long. So is the life then within and the nourishment and explosive hormones needed to ignite the growth into the cell division.

More to follow I am tired and some unscupulous persons are trying to get my thoughts first.
Just as the cell starts the first division it already has all you need from the same person you would have less rejection. The speed of cell growth.

Sharon M Walker

LOL! how come they don't say anything about Caroline Kennedy also supporting Obama?

If you don't support Hillary,
you don't support standing by a lying, two timing, double dealing, cheating husband..

Man or woman, does our vote really count anyway? Apparently, only a select few elect our president, so why do we have the priviledge to vote? I don't get it!

I would love to vote for a woman. I would never vote for Hillary. Not a snowballs chance in hell.
Obama 08 Truth & Honor

Mr. Bloomberg's support goes beyond New York. Jon Fisher, a 35-year-old technology entrepreneur in Tiburon, Calif., said Mr. Bloomberg's background appeals to him. "Business experience, and specifically this kind of entrepreneurial business experience, is exactly the skill set we need in a president," said Mr. Fisher, who sold his most recent venture, Bharosa, to technology giant Oracle Corp. last year.

Mr. Fisher, a Democrat, is inviting others who have sold companies to Oracle to a meeting in Tiburon at the end of the month. The goal, Mr. Fisher said, is to recruit people willing to dedicate time and effort to a Bloomberg campaign. (Mr. Bloomberg would presumably fund his campaign himself, making fund-raising unnecessary.)

The fact is, this just makes that chapter of NOW look like close-minded whiners. I whole-heartedly agree that you can't choose a candidate just because she's a woman or he's black. that's what obama's been saying for awhile now, but the clintons are trying to make this a black vs. white campaign. this could set back race relations by a couple decades if they keep this up.

White, 40 yr old, Registered Republican Female voting for Barak Obama!

O8ama

I am a Republican, and I am strongly leaning towards voting for Obama. I think he truly wants to reunite the country, not just the Democratic party.

I also am disgusted to think that anyone expects me to vote for Hillary Clinton just because she's a woman and I am, too. I think she would further divide the country instead of focusing on what ALL Americans have in common.

I am not a Ted Kennedy fan, but I agree with what he said. I also find it ironic and mean that someone dismissed Caroline Kennedy's support for Obama just because she has money and privilege.

If Ted Kennedy's endorsment of Obama means that he can't accept the idea of a woman as President, then by the same "logic" the NY chapter of NOW can't accept the idea of a black President.

What's truly sexist? Endorsing a more qualified candidate who happens to be a man, or endorsing a less qualified one BECAUSE she's a woman?

Kelly you hit the nail on the head

The NOW rant is laughable and there is no way anyone can actually believe that Obama will not respect the goals or rights of women. If Ted kennedy has destroyed their hopes, they need to find a new mission. I respect both Clinton and Obama, but was very disturbed by Bill Clinton's ranting in SC, especially as it became all about him, (Hillary who?) Realistically, both Clinton and Obama face huge obstacles and some people will never vote for them because of their race /gender. On thing that gets lost in this whole argument about race/ gender is that Obama has abosolutely no Black American ancestry. All his American family are white and he was raised by them, yet he is only considered black. His perspective is somewhat different and his views and experiece are much more diverse. Does this mean he should only get the mixed race, foreign parent, hippie white mother votes?

Oh and I forgot one thing,

While everyone is fighting over Clinton and Obama, please remember John Edward's slogan: "Objects in your mirror are closer than they appear!" Don't count him out.

NOW is wrong. A vote for Obama is not necessarily a vote against women! I think it is unfair to say that Kennedy betrayed women. Please, media - don't give this anymore attention. It's not news-worthy, and only shows ignorance.

Thank you, Senator Kennedy, for endorsing Obama. This will ensure that Independent voters will vote Republican in November. No one is more liberal than you, sir.

Evidently the amiable ties between the Kennedy and Clinton clans were not enough for Ted, Patrick, and Caroline Kennedy to endorse Hillary's presidential bid. With friends like the Kennedys, who needs enemies?

When the Clintons were involved in scandal after scandal over the years, liberal Democrats always blamed the 'Vast Right Wing Conspiracy'. Now these very same people are finally seeing the Clintons through Republican eyes for the first time, and they expect to be taken seriously. The hypocrisy of liberal Democrats is absolutely staggering and unforgivable on this FACT.

While I am no fan of the Clintons, it is indisputable that both Bill and Hillary have always been an ally of minority and poor people in America.

Therefore, when President Clinton recently compared Obama's presidential bid with that of Jesse Jackson in 1984 and 1988 and liberals feigned outrage and squealed 'racism', I couldn't help but ponder: Is this what political dissidents have to look forward to when they oppose President Obama?

Thanks for the advanced warning. Hypersensitivity has no place within the political arena. As an American, I have the right to disagree with a politician without being labelled a 'racist' for doing so.

enough of the womans crap.. woman voted for bush yes it was the womans vote that put that wit wit in office. and you see what the usa has today. there has not
been a man of principle sense JFK. alone gives me the right to back obama.

he was twice a much on the ball as hillary does, she is not presidential material

AND I HOPE ALL WASHED UP IN POLITICS

I am a black middle-aged woman, and I too am very disappointed in the Kennedys'. In the very beginning I was stricktly for Hillary, then within the last few days I started to sort of lean towards Obama. UNTIL…this morning… I was watching Good Morning America, when Diane Sawyers asked them if they notified the Clintons (because they were suppose to be friends) that they were going to turn their support to Obama, and they seemed a lttle uncomfortable. I started to think about what all I saw this morning… and now i am back to being a totally sturn Hillary (and Bill) Clinton supporter! Thanks for making up my mind Kennedys!!!

I think that the American people are smart enough to make their own decision to vote in November 2008. Don't let those endosements have any impact on your own decision. I voted for John Kerry and admired him and kept his campaign banner from the last election. But now he came out and endosed Obama and said that he's going to give all the e-mail addresses to Obama's camp. Now I want to let Mr. Kerry knows that I supported you at that time, but it does not mean that you own my name and address to force me to support Obama. Now I'm going to burn those banner that I have kept for years.

Play fair people - CNN and alike - Why do you guys keep beating up Hillary - a person that has given her life to making the world better. The problem is if a woman looks strong — then she is mean, if she shows emotion she looks weak. Do we ever talk about this concerning a man. It is true - woman have to be three times better then a man in all things they do to be accepted.
Woman wake up — do not vote for Hillary because she is a woman, but do not vote for Obama because he is a black man and he makes us feel good. Obama is just as much as an insider as Clinton. He almost broke is neck yesterday at the State of the Union trying to shake President Bush's hand.
The sad part of that is - Bush could have cared less.

Obama is a great speaker and makes us feels good and since we are a "feel good" country - we are voting with our heart and not our head. Until Obama answers the questions he is ask and quits preaching to us. - I go with Clinton. I do not need someone cool, I need someone effective.

PS : Who cares who Kennedy endorses. He doesn't pay my bills.

PEN, I totally agree with you. It wish everyone would see it.

Canuck,we know your the same person as Chad. Get over it, and grow up!

I can't believe everyone is bashing a women who salvaged what dignity she has because of her husband. I think if you can rise up from this, who knows what she could do to help this country. Women can do anything men can do.
vote HILLARY 08

The sad thing is that if Obama wins it will be seen by some as an anti-woman vote. If Hillary wins it will be seen by some as an anti-black vote. All of this is because CNN and other media has not given us enough information about candidates strategies and background to make a true informed decision based on ability rather than emotion. I'm for Hillary because I know her best.

Right on NOW!

Everyone want's to pipe up rhretoric about race and gender, but want to fault the Clintons every move they make.

Is this a case of pure Clinton HATE?

If so, then you've made a prejudice move as bad as liking/disliking for race or gender.

ANONYMOUS,
I KNOW MAXINE WATERS AND I CAN TELL YOU IF BILLARY CLINTON IS OKAY WITH HER, BILLARY IS TOO LEFT WING FOR ME. MAXINE WATERS IS A LEFT-WING NUT AND SHE WILL EVENTUALLY BE BOOTED OUT OF OFFICE BY ALL OF THE ILLEGAL ALIENS IN HER DISTRICT IN WATTS.

THAT WON'T BE A DAY TOO SOON FOR ME.

Iris:

you want someone in the whitehouse that will unite the parties. Forget it, it's not going to happen. In my eighty years the parties have not united, and I hope they never do. We don't need a one party system.

RIGHT ON CHAD!

and YOU 'give it up' Matt.

I've listened to both sides of the debate about race and gender and I firmly believe that both candidates have to stop the using false accusations against each and focus on what they can do to better this country. If both candidates don't stop we will eventually end up with 4 more years of Republican rule.

I am disgusted with Obama and Clinton's campaigns. One running on race, the other on gender, whether they admit it or not…Can't hide the obvious! I wish we could wipe the slate clean and find new candidates to run…..

Dumb. NOW has outlived its usefulness. Obama '08

FINALLY, a few good men have summoned up the courage to prefer a candidate that their wives do not neccessily approve of.

Wow, talk about bigotry here! Should we call them racists in return? What a travesty, but at least these people have been exposed for their bigotry disguised as a fight for equality.

Honestly, this is sick, sad, and crazy. Betrayal? Supporting another Democrat is now seen as betrayal? Reasonable people can disagree on which of these candidates has the best plans for America, but both of them are light-years better than even the best Republican and NOW should recognize that.

And, really, all the women writing that this is about men not being able to vote for a woman, shame on each and every one of you. You have no idea what you are talking about. There are many men, me included, who have worked on or for campaigns for women for office, and done so proudly.

This is the problem the Democratic party now faces in general. For years they have divided everyone up into groups. All the minorities over here (and then subdivided them further; Black, Brown, Asian, Islander, Indian, etc). Now all the women over here (oh, and subdivide them too). Now all you GLTB over in that corner. Get the poor over here. Put the rich and well off over their, under the spot lite. ETC…
Worked fine as long as you had some White Guy who could pander to all of the individual groups, feel their pain so to speak. Regardless of whether the annoited one actually ever did anything to solve the problem.
Now you have 2 major candidates from 2 of the major subsets.
Regardless of issue or reason, If you support the woman, your a racist. If you support the minority, your sexist. It's a good thing Edwards is Strait, otherwise to not support him would be Homophobic.
Finally, too late, the Democratic Party is seeing the problem with dividing people into groups and pandering to each of those groups, rather than just seeing everyone as a person and trying to do whats best overall.

Ready to MISLEAD from day one.

Feelings, that is the reason this country is falling apart is because of hurting feelings. I can' t stand being political correct about everything. Stop crying already

Looks like people reading CNN are not necessarily smart enough to comprehend the article. NOW is not complaining that Kennedy didn't endorse a woman, they're upset because he didn' endorse THEIR candidate after what they thought was a strong alliance with Kennedy. Obama doesn't have experience with strenghtening the purpose of NOW (women equalities) like other presidents have like Bill Clinton, so obviously Kennedy's endorsement of this novice feels a betrayal in the eyes of a group he works closely with and who supported each other.

WHAT A SURPRISE THE PARTY OF DIVERSITY WANTS BLACKS JUST FOR THEIR VOTES. HOW COULD THIS UPSTART BLACK MAN THINK HE HAS A CHANCE WHEN A WHITE WOMAN WANTS THAT JOB. OF ALL THE THINGS. WE ALL KNOW THE CIVIL RIGHTS LAWS MOSTLY BENEFIT WHITE WOMAN FIRST.

THE DEMOCRATS PARTY OF DIVERSITY HA HA HA HA. THAT'S A BIG LAUGH!!

VOTE FOR ANYBODY BUT BILLARY AND ANYBODY BUT LOVERBOY GIULIANI.

HOW ABOUT RON PAUL.

Hillary hasn't accomplished anything that shows me she's ready to lead. I don't think she would be where she is know if it wasn't for her husband. I don't know what leadership qualities people actually see in her. I think people have the right to back anyone. No one knows why a individual decides to back one vs. another except that individual. I believe a woman can run this country just not Hillary. Can someone please tell why her records are sealed !!!

being an african american woman, i think that oprah winfrey, toni morrison and all those other top notch women who supportd obaama over mrs clinton have betrayed us as women, as for ted kennedy, he is just sexist and a betrayal. for the way they have betrayed us women and the american people, we will answer at the polls. i am making sure as much women as possible go out in droves and vote for mrs clinton. i am ashamed being a black woman to see how my fellow black people are so ungratrful to the clintons. we will retaliate at the polls and mrs. clinton will be the nominee.

Has anyone noticed, the new voters guide issued by the catholic church says that it is "intrinsically evil" to support legal abortion or promotion of racism, but it is alright to promote sexism. I guess cnn agrees.

This gender issue WONT SOLVE anything… unless there is a law to calculate specific percentages of men, women, religion and race required in every job, organizaion etc

This gender issue WONT SOLVE anything… unless there is a law to calculate specific percentages of men, women, religion required in every job, organizaion etc

Hillary Clinton has experience? Please.

Hillary was elected to the US Senate on her name alone. All the "experience" she touts, the 35 years, came from the exposure her husband recieved as Govenor and President. Hillary was never elected during her time as first lady of Arkansas, and the United States. She was never held accountable to the tax payers for her little pet projects. And, most importantly, she has zero military experience. Yes, that's who I want leading our nation when we're mired in war in the Middle East. .

Barack Obama is in the position he's in today because of Barack Obama. Hillary Clinton is where she is today because of Bill Clinton. That's the truth, wether you like it or not.

Does anyone you know really care what N.O.W. thinks. It should hve remionded its supporters that it was a woman fat Teddy left to drown. Funny how he has been a "hero" to feminists until now.

It will all came down to race or gender. You cannot not honestly sit there and think otherwise. Open your eyes. Tim has a great point, but who cares who would be a better leader as long as we have a women or black president. We will finally reach our goal in life. iT ALL COMES DOWN TO SAY, THE FIRST. That is it, and the media is pushing it so hard.

Ummm…I hate to say it, but maybe this is why it took so long for women to get the right to vote in the first place–because men knew they would vote for a candidate just because she's a woman.

What's next? "Ooooh…I love her dress! Let's make her president!"

Thanks NOW…you've set us back another 100 years.

To be honest, most people will vote because of race or sex. No matter what their views. It will be great to finally have black president or a women president. Very sad. Most blacks will think he will cater to them more and most women will think she will help them more. When you say the truth, it usually does not get past the moderator. We will see.

Hillary is symbol of strength. If given the chance she'll show a good way to the YOUTH of this country how to respect old things and old experience. Did you hear what Obama did at the State of the Union address? He's arrogant and that's what he's going to teach the youngsters. Dont't respect or even greet someone because a big supporter is sitting beside you for whole world to see. And still people keep saying he's bringing about change. You know ,in India, people don't care for Mahatma Gandhi's grand children if they don't like them. Why Kennedy does not like dynasty rule. His brother did try to become president after brother John was killed. Unfortunately for this country this could not happen or he would be another John for this country. People please stop hating Hillary.

Tim… There have been plenty of other black candidates before, in both parties. Oprah didn't back them.

It's extremely presumptuous to say she's only backing Barack because of his race. Does that mean the first person she ever endorses has to be white, just so people like you can't accuse her of being racist? Use your head.

Equality?

What is equal about a woman's organization bashing of a person for not siding with a woman? They don't want gender equality. They want a woman to be in power. Their platform is based purely ON gender.

This is akin to Oprah backing Obama. She's doing this because he's black and no other reason. Prior to Obama, how many canditates in the history of Oprahs' life did she back? 0. The difference between Obama and the 100's of presidential hopefuls of before? Skin color.

If NOW was truly based on gender inequality, they would be supported the candidate whose platform best fit their idea of equal oppurtunity for women. Their position is nothing more then reverse sexism, much like Oprah's heralding of Obama is a form of reverse racism.

Close the NOW.

I doubt any intelligent woman is part of this ridiculous group. No wonder Hillary has their support.

Roger,
Pay attention, please - hard as it is. Obama camp spun the ethnic issue first. Go to the videotape. They spun you dizzy Roger, didn't they?

Unfortunately there are still many in the United States that will vote based on race. A recently informal poll showed that 1 in 5 will vote based on race, not qualification. How very sad. The United States and its people will never reach their full potential until race is a celebrated quality, not a descriminated quality.

Danielle,
Dumb comment… it was Bill who made race an issue. Now the Clinton folks are making gender an issue, too. Shows the Clintons will do anything for a win. At least its backfiring on them this time.

For the people who agree w/ NOW, I have one request. Next time, support a female who: 1) is a progressive; 2) has integrity; 3) doesn't pad the resume (being first lady doesn't count); 4) doesn't take money from corporate donors (Rupert Murdoch, anyone?); and 5) can win without plaing Karl Rove-style politics…

I'd happily support any CANDIDATE with those characteristics, regardless of race or gender.

Tell the National Organization for Women to get over it! There is nothing like a power hungry woman AND Billy

I'm sick and tired of people saying that Hillary just want's people to vote for her because she is a woman - especially Obama supporters. Take a look at where Obama's support comes from - blacks. You don't see anyone saying that they vote for Obama because he is the same color, do you? No, because that would be racist. We may say that we do not want race and gender to be an issue in this race, but we are not going to be able to stop it. The media plays more of a role in these situations than the candidates themselves - much like Bill Clinton. I'm sure that Obama's wife has said some pretty nasty things in his campaign rallies, but she is not a former president so she doesn't draw much attention. The media is anti-Hillary and are projecting the image that everyone else should be. She is running a great campaign and will get the nomination. No doubt.

Look at it this way, we have had Bush-Clinton-Bush and the Bush twerps have put us into war and deficit while the Clintons have put us at peace with a surplus. Obama is a dreamer overstating principles without details and overpromising things that he will not be able to accomplish.

Matrix, give it up. Obama cannot defeat the all-stars.

Go with someone who keeps their eyes on the prize. Hillary 08! Obama can wash the limousine.

Tell the National Organization for Women to get over it! There is nothing like a power hungry woman….AND Billy

Like it or not, there are people who will vote for a candidate because of their race or color. But if you are broad minded, then go for the issues.

What is wrong with you people!! Everytime someone endorses someone we have hundreds of people attempting to put some racial or gender prejudice to it!! It is time we all gorw up a little. I REALLY doubt Ted Kennedy's decision had anything to do with him not wanting to see a woman as President. I personally think it was 2 issues: 1) How President Clinton has basically over shadowed Hillary and said some pretty STUPID things. 2) There is about 10-15% of the Democratic / Independent electorate that would not vote for Hillary PERIOD. That could result in the Democrats losing the White House..this is unacceptable to Ted.

Danielle, where have you been? It is Hillary and Bill that have made race the issue, not Obama. Please be more aware of the issues in the future before you speak out.

What is wrong with people? This thing about "it's time for a woman president or
it"s time for a black president" It is no wonder this country is in the shape it's in.
Use your brains and elect the person who will do the best for this country reguardless of race or sex.

Ted Kennedy has always been a flake….he's riding on the name of JFK. Time to retire Teddy boy…..(coming from a democrat myself)

Yoko Ono was beloved by her husband John Lennon, but she was laughed at and despised by many others. Their original union was not exempt from their fair share of personal problems. They lived apart for awhile. But with their reconciliation and the birth of Sean in 1975 they were able to live in relative seclusion with John as a house husband until his death in December 1980.

I bring this up because I just am amazed at the number of people who hate Hillary because she forgave Bill and stayed with him. John wrote amazing songs about Peace, Women’s Rights, Mind Games, Revolution, and how we are all not that much different (We’re All Water). There can be no doubt if you listen to his Double Fantasy album how much he loved Yoko.

Is it too much of a leap of faith to believe that Bill and Hillary could go through some very rough times and end up with a love for one another that is even stronger?

Women of American better wake up, men have kept us down for long enough.

Don't you realize that women have only been "Voting" for only 80+ years. Men have dominated the world and been voting for hundreds and thousands.

Wake Up! Do women still want to be "the little woman" for ever.
I certainly don't and I don't want another generation of women kept on the bottom rung of the ladder anymore.
I want to see a women President in my life time, and this is the year!

To Clara:
You really hate men don't you? Maybe people just haven't warmed up to Hillary because she's well, ice cold, is devisive, is slimmy like her husband, comes off as arrogant and untruthful. Those are just a few reasons. It has little to do because she is a woman.

I'd vote for a women if one came across as being on the same side of the issues as myself. If we agreed philisophically. Women have been elected to heads of state all around the world. People will elect a women, but it has to be the right women, not just a person with two breasts. That would be ridiculous and that is how Clara sounds.

I'd vote for Margaret Thatcher if I had the chance. I'd vote for Larry Elder in a heart beat. But I will not vote for Hillary or Obama because they both believe it takes a government to raise a child.

They both believe in the sanctity of the government, that beauracracy knows best, that politicians are the gatekeepers of our paychecks.

I for one, believe in the sanctity of the individual, that free markets know best, and that money I earn should be money I keep. Government, as its best, is an evil necessity that drains the economy, and its funding should be kept to a minimum.
Neither the woman, nor the black man, in this race understand those basic of principles and thus will not get my vote.

Read the Declaration of Independence. Read the Constitution. You will see how far this country has deteriorated from its founding principles and that most condidates on either side of the aisle do a poor job in representing on our behalf, on the behalf of the rights of citizens, on the protection from the government.

Consider the source — Ted Kennedy — who has shown about as much respect for women in his life as an amoeba. And yes, folks, it IS about gender! It's about the "good old boys" wanting a "new boy" they can twist and shake around, rather than having an experienced, strong woman who has her own convictions! And did you see how Obama fawned all over Ted during the State of the Union speech? Geez!

It's about time someone stood up at the plate and talked about the negatives about Kennedy-Obama. There is stuff there but all any one in the media talks about are his dreams. I do not want a dreamer, I want a doer.

FLORIDA FOR HILLARY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

CNN knows Obama's tantrum at the SOTU should be on top of the ticker.

I'd like to think that people choose to back a candidate because they agree with that candidate's views and opinions, not because of that candidate's race, gender or age.

I'm not going to vote for Clinton because I don't like her politics or track record, not because she's a woman. I'd love to have a woman president, but not Hillary.

Maybe Chelsea in a decade or two. I'm pretty sure she's not 35 yet and can't run.

I would NEVER vote for Obama—or anyone who makes race their issue. THAT'S racist. GO HILLARY!!!

Are you serious? Positions like this make special interest organizations irrelevant in the VAST majority of Americans' minds. Lakisha said it best - I thought in America we all got to support who we thought the best candidate would be without feeling "betrayed." Why is this in a public statement. If anything, this hurts Hillary's chances even more.

Why is President Clinton out there as her attack dog if Hillary is so ready to be president?

A lot Men feel threatened by a powerful Women. Look how long it took for women to get the right to vote, to own property. To all the Susan B. Anthoneys out there, THANK YOU. HILLARY IS THE BEST QUALIFIED TO LEAD ON DAY ONE. If Ophama wins, he's going to need the OLD guys to help on DAY ONE.

It would appear the NY NOW chapter is so desperate for a woman president that they are willing to set the women's movement back years. A bad women president will do far more damage to the women's rights movement than actually having a female president. The first female president needs to be the right person/candidate for the job. Hillary is clearly not the right candidate with her consistent dishonesty and power-mad greed.

Demanding people vote for Hillary just because she is a woman is degrading to all women. It also dearly costs the NY NOW chapter any sense of credibility they have left.

I cannot even believe that people are pulling this… I am a woman, and offended by the suggestion that we are letting our kind down by not voting for the female candidate. Why would I place a vote that I know would let the country down? She is far too polarizing to get anything done (let alone win in the general). We need a real woman with integrity.

Also, the news media has been incredibly gracious to Senator Clinton - they're all afraid of being shunned by the Clinton machine if she should get the nomination. Politics of fear. That's not feminism.

Is this what feminism has come to? That if you support gender equality then you must support Hillary because she's a woman? What ever happened to judging people based on their abilities and the content of their character? I would have supported Hillary if not for Barack, not because she's a woman, but because she's strong and talented. Unfortunately for her, I just think that Barack's a better candidate. Does that make me sexist?

There is no way in this world that Bill can take back what he said. He showed his true colors. You cannot publicly act racist and then decide to hide it in your pocket where no one can see, when it is convenient. I personaly believe that he wants to be back in the white house really bad. So much that he'll stoop down and do anything for it. If those were not Hillary's sentiments she should have stopped him. At least separating herself from those comments. What does that say for leadership and experience??? Experience leads, it is not lead. She must not care for the minority vote. …By the way I am in the black poor minority. Her & Bill's actions have made me decide to go independent and stay independent. If she won as the democratic nominee, I would vote republican.

Just why should Senator Kennedy back Hilary Clinton just because she is a woman? I am a woman too and I don't intend to back her. Many women I've talked to will not vote just on gender. America needs the best qualified person in the whitehouse, not because of race or gender.

I suppose the fact that Senator Clinton voted to enable President Bush to rush headlong into Iraq,a needless conflict where many brave women have died, doesn't matter? This race should not be decided on gender or race. Period.

Hopefully someone at CNN will have a serious meeting with the anchors about professionalism… you guys are leaning way too close to Obama and it shows.

You perpetuate the spin when it hurts the Clinton camp and then accuse her of being divisive when she counter punches…. something that IF SHE WAS MALE …. you would attribute to "politics as usual".

I am distressed to think that even smart men like Ted Kennedy are afraid of a woman president…. gender really is the last stumbling block to true equity in this country… that's true discrimination- so deep it flows in your blood that you actually believe the spin you put out there to justify yourselves.

WHATEVER!!!!!!

Hmm…so if we don't vote for Hillary…we are "disrespecting women's rights"? I do not favor any candidate at this point but I have been waiting for this shoe to drop since the campaign started and I think we're going to hear a lot more along this line. Hillary does polarize the poplulation for a number of reasons i.e. being female and the baggage known as Bill but she should be judged on her merits instead of her chromosones. That being said, as a male, I understand a significant number of men in this country are not comfortable with the concept of a female president. I would also tell you that many of those same men could not give you a truly intelligent reason why they are not comfortable with a female president. I wonder that given the choice of a black man or a white female, if voters are going to stay within their "comfort zone" and vote for a white Republican male instead. I would hope we all vote for whom we think is the best candidate but this is the real world and we are not yet a country can put aside race and gender when pondering these decisions. I sadly look for this election to become very divided along racial and gender lines in addition to the usual political "dirty tricks". In the words of the immortal Bette Davis…"Fasten your seatbelts. It's going to be a bumpy night."

Ted Kennedy(as well as Caroline and Patrick) picked the candidate,not based on gender,who knows how to tell the truth and who wouldn't present duality in leadership by having their spouse as co-president. This sounds rather strongly like swift-boating.

First Hillary played the gender card. Obama did not play the race card, Bill simply made a racial comment that backfired! The democrats have already lost this election. Women can not back Obama after he took out their liberal leader. Obama supporters would vote against Hillary should she take him out. This election may very well be getting settled today in Florida between McCain and Flip Romney. Thanks Bill! LOL

What happened to best qualified for the job? Where is Obama's exsperience with foreign countries, He is a novice compared to Mrs. Clinton. If you want a job done right, if you want a balanced economy, if you want health care, if you want wasteful spending done away with we as a country need Hilary Clinton-Lord it's about time.Lets clean up this mess for our children and their children.

i can not believe the bias that CNN and MSNBC to continue spew hatred and dislike towards the candidates that do not fit their particular choice or wants. Blitzer and Mathews give the impression that THEY are the ones who should pick the nominees. It is disgaceful that these two networks are so biased and will say and do anything to try to slant the public to choose their particular candidate. The one sure thing that they will achieve that the next President will more than likely be a republican because the public is not ready for the inexperience that comes with Obama at this time and situation of the US in todays world and its conflicts. We are headed for BUSH #3 and continuing wars and deteriation of the past american pride and trust we once had in this world.

Tell the National Organization for Women to get over it! The word is out that Obama will be selecting the Governer of Kansas as his VP. Guess what she is a woman!!

"This latest move by Kennedy is so telling about the status of and respect for women’s rights, women’s voices, women’s equality, women’s authority and our ability – indeed, our obligation — to promote and earn and deserve and elect, unabashedly, a president that is the first woman after centuries of men who ‘know what’s best for us.’”

-Who says that Sen. Hilary Clinton knows what's best for us as women just because she is a woman? Our job as voters is to support the candidate who, in our perspective, can best run the country - not who is most similar to us. As all the Democratic nominees have expressed in previous CNN debates, they hope that voters can look past their gender or the color of their skin and vote for who can bring about the change needed or who is best fit to run the country. Therefore we, as women, should not feel an "obligation" to support Sen. Clinton simply because she is a woman since she herself has renounced the support from those who are so narrow-minded as to place her natural predisposition as a woman over the value of her experience. Instead, what we do have the obligation to do is to embrace gender and racial equality and support the nominee that would ultimately be best for our country.

I'm for Hillary…..period. She has been in politics longer and knows the ins and outs and that's what counts. She has the expierence and she can make change at the same time.
Obama has not been in politics long enough, this just isn't his time for president, VP would be a good learning expierence for him. Obama has not answered any of my questions with clarity, he dodges the questions with inspiring speeches. You can't run a country and world issues on speeches alone.
John Edwards wife has cancer, incurable but treatable. Regardless what his wife says I think he is very selfish to put his career before his wife's health.

This the reason why NOW is net negative to women. The leaders of NOW are bunch of man haters, or otherwise known as lesbians.

The NOW people are freaking useless, the foundation of their organization is equality, threat everyone equally, not based on gender or race, yet these idiots are saying if you don't support Hillary because she has a cuchi then you are wrong.

What a joke, please NOW go away.

The voters, to include women, are sending a clear message this election, that the good ole' boys network in DC is no longer wanted, and that closed minded groups with narrow politcal agendas, such as NOW, have no place in the future of this nation. Too long have these individual advocay groups tried to sway muscle over a process that belongs to EVERY American, of all genders, faiths, and ethinicity. While I do not always support Sen. Kenedy, nor any one Presidential candidate, it was refreshing to hear that his endorsment was based on a belief of ideals, and not to court the now impotent endorsement of NOW.

NOW has endorsed Sen. Clinton, without addressing the strengths of her oppenents, in either party, and have only highlighted how a Clinton Presidency will serve their own needs. To move forward as a nation, regardless of the cause, we must cast away such selfish, childish, and blinded rhetoric as NOW has put forth.

This is a very bias election more towards gender than towards race. Race in my opinion was never an issue just a trump card played to win votes. The media keeps this one sided stuff going like that rabitt battery commercial on and on and on. I believe that the candidate should be picked based upon their qualifications but all of this Clinton attack has to end, its not fair, so if NOW has expressed their opinion, its because of the bias that is being demonstrated.

LOL Barbara. Caroline Kennedy is not an independent thinker because she agrees with her uncle? Are women only independent if they agree with you? The way you speak, it sounds like women are all pawns to be used by other women for political advantage.

And Clara - Grow a pair and stop playing the victim.

It feels like I'm babysitting.

Go with Hillary, WOMEN!
Do't be republican, do't be democrat, be a WOMAN!
Show to the world we can make the change.
Clara is so right :"the men have the fear of having someone who can actually change things" and only a WOMAN can be this person!

If people need the Kennedys or the media to tell them how to vote than God help this country. Wake up and think for yourself. The media is biased and their polls have been wrong. They are trying to lead you toward their choice, an inadequate one at that.

It seems a lot of people are making ad hominem arguments for why we should vote for Hillary ("Because she's a woman" "We need a woman president" "A woman would do much better" etc.). The presidency should not involve gender or race, it should involve character and ideals. Stop telling us to vote for Hillary "because she's a woman" and start telling us to vote for Hillary because you think she's the best candidate without playing the sex card. Mentioning sex as a primary reason for voting for someone only gives the appearance of sexism and unconcern for actual platform.

If the past 2000+ years is any indication, the male gender is once again attempting to restrict the female gender's options. The methods used do not matter; however, from a visual point of view, Kennedy's support of Obama said it all. It appeared from Kennedy's extreme shouting and facial expressions that he had consumed excessive amounts of alcohol. Also, Obama's body positions and facial expressions at the end of Kennedy's announcement and just prior to his exit stage left, indicated concern. I rest my case.

May the best man win (I mean person)! Seriously, Hillery Clinton rides the coat tails of her husband Bill. I wish we truely had a woman running that was worth voting for. Many fine and intelligent women are held back by gender bias. I just truely want the next president to be able to turn this country around and lead us back into a peaceful and more prosporous time, man or woman, regardless of ethnic background.

Oh please! I am a 56 year old woman and would be THRILLED to have a woman in the highest office - HOWEVER I'm NOT thrilled that Hillary is the one seeking it. I am not going to vote for her just because she's a woman - I don't think she's any different than most old school politicians and I'm not interested in a co-presidency which is obviously what we'd get. I am however interested in a real change in the way things are done and in our standing on the world stage - I truely believe Obama possesses the qualities that can inspire us and involve us - it is after all OUR government and with inspiration and involvement we can all help to bring about change. Why not vote for and/or endorse whomever you feel is the best candidate - shouldn't something besides gender make your decision??

No one is telling any of you that you HAVE to vote for a woman! That is not the issue. The issue is in the way the male dominated media is reporting. When Obama won Iowa, all of the male media went on and on about how historical it was as the first African American to win Iowa…and it was. Well what about when Hillary won NH? It was the first time in US history that a woman has ever one a state in a presidential primary. How did the male media report her win? They went on and on about the moment she got choked up. Hello media…Obama is not the only one making history!

I can't imagine that Kennedy would have chosen Obama for anything else than he's a man.

C'mon.

No where in their argument is the issues that NOW has with Obama. Why was he a bad choice to support except for that he is a man? If they came out and said "We are disappointed because the candidate Kennedy chose to support does believe in blank and blank" than sure it would make sense. But they didn't.

Instead it sounds like they just don't like the choice because of gender. What other things could have possibly motivated Kennedy. If gender is the only thing NOW is banking on than I don't know how this is news. Hope no women support Obama over Clinton!

Because I am a republican, I never did think much of Ted Kennedy. However, now I think even less of Bush's party. It is not the republican party I belong to.
Why does the NOW think Ted is against them? He has proven over and over again
that he is a strong supporter of women's rights!
It took a lot of guts for him to endorse Borak Obama. Does this mean he is against
white male candidates?
For the first time, I actually admire Ted Kennedy!!
Obama is a young and inspirational man. I truly think he is the only candidate of either party that can straighten the mess we have in Washington, and let the whole world know our nation is not still mired in racial bigotry.

I don't know what surprises me more: the ridiculous hyperbole of this press release, or the fact that Barbara and clara are defending the premise behind it. If anyone saw Kathleen Sebelius give the Democratic response to the SOTU address last night, that's an example of the kind of woman who would make a good president. Not Hillary Clinton.

This really sucks. Can't Obama have any good endorsements without having people whine and complain that it's not fair? No one whined and complained when Hillary cried on stage in New Hampshire to win votes from undecided white women or the fact that her husband played the race card so much, that it took away half of Obama's white support.

The women's movement must be like all social tides- a changing thing. It must reflect the realities of the present. Women cannot shoot themselves in the foot now by clustering up and stamping their feet and demanding this sort of thing. Mr. Kennedy has always been a supporter of women but he has a long tradition of just supporting equality among all groups. Hillary Clinton is not liked by a lot of women for a variety of reasons- and women are not simpering idiots who will vote for her because a local chapter of NOW says so or solely because she is a woman. The whole point of the movement is for women to take charge of their lives and act with thought and independence. For them to take this position puts women back- it does not advance them.

Clara is correct - when was the last time anyone put out an even remotely positive story on Hillary? Days, weeks, months? How about her ideas, her vision, and her independency from the Democratic establishment? Obama now carries the baggage of three failed Presidential candidates (Kennedy, Hart and Kerry). For a young, "different kind of candidate", he is now eternally connected with the have-runs. The spin on this is that Hillary is very strong, independent, doesn’t curry favor with insiders, and to win, she doesn't need the belt-way white grandfathers of the party to save her candidacy. Whatever the outcome of the primary - these premature endorsements of the white-hairs for the agent of “change” have painted Obama as a true-blue liberal - which does not bode well for his chances in a general election.

The sentiments expressed by NOW NY are completely ridiculous. Do Obama and Edwards disrespect women by running against Hillary? Should the entire GOP field withdraw from the campaign now rather than disrespect women by running against Hillary in the general election?

NOW NY act as if Hillary should be anointed President, rather than having to be elected, just because she's a woman. They seem to think she's "earned" it just by declaring her candidacy.

If she wins the nomination, I'll support her to the hilt - that's what will prove she's earned something. But until that time, I reserve the right to back a black man for President, after centuries of white "men who know what's best for us."

why are u all so surprised at TED KENNEDY not supporting a woman ?
THIS SO CALLED MAN ABANDONED a families beautiful daughter to drown .
he was so busy saving himself .
TED KENNEDY THE WEAKEST LINK AMONG AN EXTRAORDINARY FAMILY
OF MEN&WOMEN.

you go "Hillary" for denying an interview to CNN last night….they bad mouth you all day long and then expect you to talk to them…..they are going to be so disappointed on the eve of super tuesday….I can't wait to see them kiss up to you and sing your praises when you become the president….I hope that you are the bigger person for forgiving CNN…..that will show your greatness and their low life disposition at the end….shame on you CNN for not letting the voters know all the truth about Barak Obama…..

Are you kidding me, This does not mean a thing that NOW of NY is upset at The Kennedy's. You women can vote for whoever you want. Does NOW have the right to tell who and who not you can vote for? Please wake up America and take back what is yours, this great country. Get Out and Vote

Oh! please put down your pen, how come you think just being a woman its a criteria of being president? This race is not about gender, its about who can lead our country and restore our reputation around the world.

together YES WE CAN

Clara: Hillary has been doing the attacking for the most part. That is why people are focusing on what she has been saying. Anything that Obama says are a response to what Hillary said or did. He does not bring up negatives on Hillary's image 1st. She started the negative campaign to get people more polarized since the Clintons believe that the only way they can win is by polarizing the voting public. When you look at Obama, he is trying to de-polarize the voting public and get EVERYONE to vote.

I'm all for having a woman president. However, Hillary isn't the person who should be running for president. Just because you think you know things doesn't make you a good president. A true president has the skills to inspire, raise hope, and make americans believe that there are better days ahead than what we have left behind. Hillary is too much of a polarizing figure for us to believe that she can get things through the Republican congress. Obama has reached across party lines several times to get things accomplished. Hillary isn't the right choice for woman at this time. I KNOW there will be a woman president in the future, but I do not want to see Hillary or another Clinton get the presidency. We need a change in our government and not go back to what it was.

To vote for a woman simply because she is a woman is as stupid as voting for someone who is white simply because they are white, or voting for someone simply because they are baptist, or even as stupid as voting for someone because they are a man. Both Hillary and Obama have shown that neither will do any better that the current president, because they are both using dirty politics in order to become front runners.
Ted Kennedy may have supported Obama because HE can't stand a woman president. Or he may be supporting him because it's his PERSONAL choice. Actors do it all the time, so do former presidents and presidential candidates. But, at no time are we forced to vote for the same person who is endorsed by Celebrity X or Politician Y.
Vote for who you think will lead the country BEST. Vote for who has demonstrated the ability to be a good leader.
Neither Hillary, nor Obama (and I have doubts about most of the Republican Candidates, even though I'm Republican) will make choices that will be best for America on the World Stage. They will do what the last two presidents have done, and that is sell out America in order to appease the rest of the world. There are plenty of women, and men, of all races, who would not do that if they were president. Why aren't they running, and if they are, why aren't they getting our votes?

Has everyone forgotten that until recently Hillary was considered the shoe-in to win by the media? She has been running a good campaign but this is what happens in a national election where the populace tries to figure out who they want to vote for. Lay off the gender card; it's not as if Clinton is some poor woman trying to make it in this world against the"man". She is a highly repected U.S. state senator! The fact is that Clinton, Obama and Edwards would probably all do a good job and Democrats actually have a pool to chose from this election. For heavens sakes she's running against a black man who has plenty of bias against him for being black as she does for being a woman.
Lately I think Hillary has hurt herself by having Bill too much in forefront with the negative campaigning. It's too much old politics and people don't want to hear it. Plus, I say it's her campaign so let her stand out front and leave Bill in a purely supporting role.
Why does Kennedy owe Clinton anything? She's a Democrat. Obama's a Democrat.
This is how it happens. And by the way blooger Barbara, how do you know what Caroline Kennedy Schossberg is thinking?

This is ridiculous. How is Kennedy's support of a female candidate simply because she is a female candidate furthering women's rights? Of course a women could be president, but not just any woman. Sen. Clinton isn't my choice because I don't trust her perspective and her past. As a woman, I would love to see a female candidate that I could support. Clinton isn't it. And how can the media lambast African American voters for 'voting black' and yet expect every woman to be all about Hillary. What a stupid double standard.

Staying neutral at this point would have become Sen Kennedy better. It seems he fhas taken Barack Obama under his wing a long time ago; nothing wrong with that. But now he tries to blame Bill Clinton, because he got a little carried away in the campaign?
Remembering the late Sixties and early Seventies, Ted Kennedy's behaviour with and around woman was not above board, so I guess not much has changed. Not that I think Hillary should be elected because she is a woman, but I feel strongly "not to be elected because she is a woman" is a much worse possibility.

NOW's position onthe Kennedy/Hillary issue is disturbing on so many levels but l will just keep this short and simple. apparently it is more important for NOW to support a female for President on the fact that she is female alone than it is to incouirage women to vote for the best candidate. NOW seems to forget we are not just women in a vaccum. We have families that consist of other genders who have other issues that need addressing. If the best candidate happens to be female then great! we should vote our conscience and issues.

To Barbara above, do you really think that Kennedy supports a black male purely because he can't stomach the idea of a female President??? He could have supported Edwards as the overwhelming number of white males are doing. That's where Edwards is getting his support and no one is whining about that. Race trumps gender??? Only each individual can honestly answer that. The bottom line is that the majority of the white public still can not come to terms with the idea of a black President, regardless of what the "polls" say.

As a black American and Independent, I currently support Edwards as I did last election but can easily support Obama. As a no white male i have no problem with a woman President. Just not Billary.

President Bush mentioned hope and change many times last night. He allows us to hope for change. Republicans are talking about change, too. Why should we vote for Democrats?

Kerry, Kennedy's — I voted for them, but never again. To watch Ted and Caroline evoke JFK is disgusting. Really, how would Caroline be able to know if Obama was like her father, as a president? So many seem to call Hillary divisive but I find Obama much worse. He just does it while playing the victim. If I see him do the "who me?" look one more time, I will be sick. I think the Obama-fever out there is a case of the Emperor's New Clothes. He stands there ready to cloaked for the Presidency — but we do we know of him? We know Hillary, and we may not like her, but she can get the job done. I would rather see her sit at a table against Putin, Chavez and the rest of them. She will stick up for America and do what it is best. But what would Obama do? He is an unknown and this is not the time in our history to be voting for the unknown. As for that change song, I don't need change. I need strength, vision, courage, and wisdom. I see all of that in Hillary.

The NY NOW group needs to get their heads on straight: it's hardly a lesson in equality to accuse someone of being sexist (or whatever) because they won't support the candidate who also happens to be a woman. People have all sorts of reasons for supporting candidates - not just gender/race. It is exactly these sorts of emotional, irrational accusatory statements from some women's groups that undermines the purpose of what they are supposed to stand for: equal treatment under the law, equal pay, equal opportunity. I would love to see a woman president, I just don't like the way the Clinton's have behaved over the last 15 years. I've been for Obama as he best embodies what I think would be good for the country.

I don't think it has to do with Hillary being a woman, but the kind of person she is. If it were any other woman it might be a different story. Watch her when she talks, she is always contradicting herself, Obama is definitely the better choice. Oh and by the way, I'm a Republican.

I say HOORAY! Ted Kennedy has finally made a decent decision. I'd vote for Obama over any Clinton any time.

That was a stupid article to write. Do these authors really mean to accumplish anything for Hillary — among intelligent people — with this article?

So, in other words, NOW is saying that basically they covered up all of Kennedy's dirt and hipocracy and dirty deeds to get his backing? Yup, Democratic politics at its best! It's pretty sad that in your party, it's pretty much what you think will help your special interests, not the country - you people are running on gender and race. How stupid. Also, is it any surprise that Ted Kennedy the dirtball would back a socialist? That oinker has never worked a day in his life. He's a sleezeball.

This is exactly why younger women tend to shy away from feminist groups such as NOW. It boggles my mind that feminist fought so long for women to have the right to express their opinions and now that we do, we MUST blindly choose another woman to lead our country just because she is a woman!

As a woman, I do not feel that Senator Kennedy has betrayed us. I would far prefer that he endorse the candidate he feels best equipped to run this country than to endorse a candidate on the sole issue of gender, or any other sole issue for that matter. While I would like to see a woman president, this country is far too complex to be relegated to single issue votes. I would like to offer my support to Senator Kennedy in making the 'unpopular' decision because he knows it to be the right one… for us all.

When did it become common practice to give your support to a candidate based on their race or their gender? Instead of embracing the fact that we have a woman running, these supporters are only interested in 'why' people are not rallying behind this woman. As a woman, who has backed the candidate that she feels can best perform the task at hand, I am ashamed of other woman who are merely concerned with women getting ahead. This is not about an equality race, this is about the state of our nation and it should be placed in the hands of the best suited for the position; even though it is a 'man'.

I agree, I have always supported Kennedy, this is a huge disappointment and it seems he will do anything to defeat Clinton. This is not the JFK legacy.

Oh my… this democratic party is tearing itself apart in a lose-lose battle that is appauling to me because this should be viewed as a win-win for civil rights, politics and America!!! But no… it can't be that way… if Obama wins then its a clear sign of the suppression african americans in politics. If Hillary wins then its a clear sign of the lack of rights among women. AHHHH! You're both wrong! The fact that they are both front runner nominees of the highest political position in the whole country speaks volumes of how our country is maturing… until you open your mouth about it. Change is happening, its getting there, please be patient with it. For all we know, we'll see the first african american/woman president/vice president ticket… but of course if Hillary is the presidential nominee, then its symbolic of african americans always serving under whites and if she's the vice president then its symbolic of women oppression by men.

Grow up! I'm only 20 and this is my first election to vote in. I've been watching this race like its more important than football (it won't be this weekend…but you get the point… Go Pats!) and I'm beginning to understand why there's so much apathy in my generation towards politics. This disgusts me.

I agree that it should be the best candidate and in my opinion it is Hillary Clinton, even the Kennedy's family is split on this decision although yes Obama has gotten three of the Kennedy's, Hillary has gotten two. Yes it is betrayal I feel that men do not feel comfortable placing a woman as president. Hillary has significantly more experience in politics than Obama.

N.O.W. ….what a PETTY position to take. So I guess anyone who supports Obama is a male chauvinist pig?…is against women's rights? …..is no longer pro-choice?

NOW is blantantly saying GENDER is what this campaign is about. SHAME ON YOU! The exact opposite of what NOW *should* stand for. Ironically, NOW is supporting a woman who is heavily dependent on her husband to win the nomination for her! Gee…that's something to be proud of !!?? Pathetic.

You wish to support Hillary… fine… but do NOT demean and abuse those of us who do not feel she is *right woman* to be the first woman President.

NOW…congratulations….you have revealed a prejudice that is just as disgusting as those who say they will not vote for a black man. NOW stands for bigotry. NOW has simply become "the other side of the same coin"….instead of truly distinguishing itself and women by "raising the bar" beyond divisive mentality.

Stand up and take your bow. I'm sure you're proud.

As much as I would like to see a woman President, Hil