MAC
08-07-2001, 03:09 AM
If you have a few minutes scan this first (http://www.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0108/03/lkl.00.html)
Larry King had on 12 of the 13 female US senators the other night.
I don't know what you think about
"feminism"
"ole boy systems"
"equal representation"
"conspiracy theories"
But there are somethings to be gleened from this...
STABENOW: Even as a freshman. I did more in four months in the Senate than four years in the House, in terms of just -- the flexibility, the ability to offer amendments, to be able to get things done. We have passed amendments in the Senate last week that would ban oil and gas drilling in the Great Lakes, which is extremely important to the people of Michigan. That's something that would've been much more difficult for me to do in the House.
I'm glad I paid for the other four years.
CLINTON: Oh, absolutely. I've had a great time, and I have to say that, you know, the people who have been absolutely great to me are the women sitting here. We've had a lot of fun together. We've come up with all kinds of advice for one another.
"What to do when your husband cheats on you"
and
"How to be the first female president of the US"
KING: Senator Hutchison, does this camaraderie still exist, women for women? I remember the last time you were on you said, women will not go and campaign against other women, no matter what the party. We have an allegiance to each other.
SEN. KAY BAILEY HUTCHISON (R), TEXAS: Well, what I said was that I wasn't going to campaign against Dianne Feinstein, because she is my friend. And I think that that happens with men as well. When you have certain friends -- you know, Trent Lott wouldn't campaign against John Breaux. That's not so unusual.
Now, we have made some friendships, but we may have friends that are running that we have to support. We just have to take it as it comes.
I never did! She's one of only 2 republicans and she's moderate as hell.
MIKULSKI: No, it's not lonely. But no, when I was -- when I first came to the United States Senate, it was only Senator Kassebaum and I. We did our best on the issues, articulating the voice of women, getting women into clinical trials. We had dear friends in the House like Senator Snowe, congresswoman then, and Boxer. But it's really different. We have this incredible, critical mass now where I would say we're making a difference. And we have a little saying: Each one of us is making a difference. When we work together, we make change.
Operative Phrase: "Critical Mass"
SEN. OLYMPIA SNOWE (R), MAINE: Oh, absolutely. I think that that bond is there and it has been created by our monthly dinners that evolved into the book. We get to share...
They got together and wrote a book....
RW and spooky should do that.
MIKULSKI: Well, you know, the American people have a great interest in the Condit story. And it's under investigation. And I think we all hope for Chandra Levy's best. What we're focusing on though, right now, is our amendments, what we're working on, coming into the fore.
This work that I'm doing with Senator Collins on a bipartisan basis is how we can control the cost of drugs without curtailing...
KING: But do you feel that that gets less attention when the media is so focused in another area?
HAHAHAHAHA!!!!
Thanks Larry, for being an object lesson about what the media wants us to focus on.
KING: Senator Clinton, do you feel that when emphasis goes one way, it takes away from others?
CLINTON: You know, I've been so impressed over the years, Larry, at how the American people really can follow issues they care about. And they can really sort through whatever's going on to find out what is happening on prescription drugs or the patients' bill of rights or any other matter that is a real kitchen-table issue.
And so for me, it's been a real joy working with my colleagues on matters that are going to make a difference in people's lives.
Note: the others sound like senators who want to be reelected...she sounds like...a oan who wants to be the next democratic president.
LINCOLN: Sometimes it is, but I do think that, without a doubt, Senator Clinton is exactly right. I have complete faith in the people of Arkansas and the people of this nation, that the issues that are of great importance to them, they're going to weed through whatever's out there to find the information that they need. They call our offices.
These must be the same people that get polled.
I spent 2 hours trying to weed through the info I got from one sight and I could only find e-mail addresses for one of 3 of my Texas Stae and US congress men.
I'll keep weeding...
CANTWELL: Well, no, I think -- you're bringing up this point, which I think with the Internet and the advent of 24-hour cable shows, you do find these stories getting more attention and obviously going over things and absorbing time and space.
But I did read a news account. We've obviously been dealing with this energy crisis in the Northwest, and so is California. And there was one article that mentioned that during this time -- why didn't we know about the partial deregulation that was going on in California and the potential affects? And someone said, well that was the same time as the O.J. trial, and that that overshadowed the attention.
Gee.. is it RW that keeps saying they light a fire offstage so you don't see whats going on in front of you?
STABENOW: Well, I was going to comment -- before you were saying we are one of 100. Larry, I think we think of ourselves as being one of two people representing our state. I know for me, representing Michigan, Carl Levin and I represent Michigan. And when we talk about each of us, there's differences that we may find ourselves in relating to advocating on behalf of our states...
Somewhere, this very excellent concept went terribly wrong.
I want to take the first part of her statement and hold it up to a light to see whats on the inside.
There's lots more I skipped I'm sure but I'm lucky if you read half of that.
G'night....
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Larry King had on 12 of the 13 female US senators the other night.
I don't know what you think about
"feminism"
"ole boy systems"
"equal representation"
"conspiracy theories"
But there are somethings to be gleened from this...
STABENOW: Even as a freshman. I did more in four months in the Senate than four years in the House, in terms of just -- the flexibility, the ability to offer amendments, to be able to get things done. We have passed amendments in the Senate last week that would ban oil and gas drilling in the Great Lakes, which is extremely important to the people of Michigan. That's something that would've been much more difficult for me to do in the House.
I'm glad I paid for the other four years.
CLINTON: Oh, absolutely. I've had a great time, and I have to say that, you know, the people who have been absolutely great to me are the women sitting here. We've had a lot of fun together. We've come up with all kinds of advice for one another.
"What to do when your husband cheats on you"
and
"How to be the first female president of the US"
KING: Senator Hutchison, does this camaraderie still exist, women for women? I remember the last time you were on you said, women will not go and campaign against other women, no matter what the party. We have an allegiance to each other.
SEN. KAY BAILEY HUTCHISON (R), TEXAS: Well, what I said was that I wasn't going to campaign against Dianne Feinstein, because she is my friend. And I think that that happens with men as well. When you have certain friends -- you know, Trent Lott wouldn't campaign against John Breaux. That's not so unusual.
Now, we have made some friendships, but we may have friends that are running that we have to support. We just have to take it as it comes.
I never did! She's one of only 2 republicans and she's moderate as hell.
MIKULSKI: No, it's not lonely. But no, when I was -- when I first came to the United States Senate, it was only Senator Kassebaum and I. We did our best on the issues, articulating the voice of women, getting women into clinical trials. We had dear friends in the House like Senator Snowe, congresswoman then, and Boxer. But it's really different. We have this incredible, critical mass now where I would say we're making a difference. And we have a little saying: Each one of us is making a difference. When we work together, we make change.
Operative Phrase: "Critical Mass"
SEN. OLYMPIA SNOWE (R), MAINE: Oh, absolutely. I think that that bond is there and it has been created by our monthly dinners that evolved into the book. We get to share...
They got together and wrote a book....
RW and spooky should do that.
MIKULSKI: Well, you know, the American people have a great interest in the Condit story. And it's under investigation. And I think we all hope for Chandra Levy's best. What we're focusing on though, right now, is our amendments, what we're working on, coming into the fore.
This work that I'm doing with Senator Collins on a bipartisan basis is how we can control the cost of drugs without curtailing...
KING: But do you feel that that gets less attention when the media is so focused in another area?
HAHAHAHAHA!!!!
Thanks Larry, for being an object lesson about what the media wants us to focus on.
KING: Senator Clinton, do you feel that when emphasis goes one way, it takes away from others?
CLINTON: You know, I've been so impressed over the years, Larry, at how the American people really can follow issues they care about. And they can really sort through whatever's going on to find out what is happening on prescription drugs or the patients' bill of rights or any other matter that is a real kitchen-table issue.
And so for me, it's been a real joy working with my colleagues on matters that are going to make a difference in people's lives.
Note: the others sound like senators who want to be reelected...she sounds like...a oan who wants to be the next democratic president.
LINCOLN: Sometimes it is, but I do think that, without a doubt, Senator Clinton is exactly right. I have complete faith in the people of Arkansas and the people of this nation, that the issues that are of great importance to them, they're going to weed through whatever's out there to find the information that they need. They call our offices.
These must be the same people that get polled.
I spent 2 hours trying to weed through the info I got from one sight and I could only find e-mail addresses for one of 3 of my Texas Stae and US congress men.
I'll keep weeding...
CANTWELL: Well, no, I think -- you're bringing up this point, which I think with the Internet and the advent of 24-hour cable shows, you do find these stories getting more attention and obviously going over things and absorbing time and space.
But I did read a news account. We've obviously been dealing with this energy crisis in the Northwest, and so is California. And there was one article that mentioned that during this time -- why didn't we know about the partial deregulation that was going on in California and the potential affects? And someone said, well that was the same time as the O.J. trial, and that that overshadowed the attention.
Gee.. is it RW that keeps saying they light a fire offstage so you don't see whats going on in front of you?
STABENOW: Well, I was going to comment -- before you were saying we are one of 100. Larry, I think we think of ourselves as being one of two people representing our state. I know for me, representing Michigan, Carl Levin and I represent Michigan. And when we talk about each of us, there's differences that we may find ourselves in relating to advocating on behalf of our states...
Somewhere, this very excellent concept went terribly wrong.
I want to take the first part of her statement and hold it up to a light to see whats on the inside.
There's lots more I skipped I'm sure but I'm lucky if you read half of that.
G'night....
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Don't shake the devil's hand and say you're only kidding.
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