Woman Leadership Not An Anomaly

The walls in the halls of many Capitals may be getting a color change as females take more prominent positions.  Nancy Pelosi recently took the mantle as the United States – House of Representative – Speaker.  The position currently held by Pelosi is the highest rank ever held by a woman in US Government history.  With Hillary Clinton being the front-runner for the Democratic Party Presidential nomination, there could be an even higher position held by a woman in the near future.

As not to think that this is a new phenomena, The 800 lb Gorilla provided NottHeads with a list of females ascending to Government leadership positions without being preceded by a husband or other relative.  This all came about as a part of a dialogue on the blog – “Hillary – Best Chance For Woman President” and how Bill Clinton influences her chances?  The list of Woman Leaders below is not an all inclusive list, but provides a sufficient sample set to let you know that this is not an anomaly.

Hillary and Bill Clinton

Sirimavo Bandaranaike, Sri Lanka
Prime Minister, 1960-1965, 1970-1977, 1994-2000.
Indira Gandhi, India
Prime Minister, 1966-77, 1980-1984.
Golda Meir, Israel
Prime Minister, 1969-1974.
Isabel Peron, Argentina
President, 1974-1976
Elisabeth Domitien, Central African Republic
Prime Minister, 1975-1976
Margaret Thatcher, Great Britain
Prime Minister, 1979-1990.
Maria da Lourdes Pintasilgo, Portugal
Prime Minister, 1979-1980.
Lidia Gueiler Tejada, Bolivia
Prime Minister, 1979-1980.
Dame Eugenia Charles, Dominica
Prime Minister, 1980-1995.
Vigdís Finnbogadóttír, Iceland
President, 1980-96.
Gro Harlem Brundtland, Norway
Prime Minister, 1981, 1986-1989, 1990-1996.
Soong Ching-Ling, Peoples’ Republic of China
Honorary President, 1981.
Milka Planinc, Yugoslavia
Federal Prime Minister, 1982-1986.
Agatha
Barbara, Malta
President, 1982-1987.
Maria Liberia-Peters, Netherlands Antilles
Prime Minister, 1984-1986, 1988-1993.
Corazon Aquino, Philippines
President, 1986-92.
Benazir Bhutto, Pakistan
Prime Minister, 1988-1990, 1993-1996.
Kazimiera Danuta Prunskiena, Lithuania
Prime Minister, 1990-91.
Violeta Barrios de Chamorro,
Nicaragua
Prime Minister, 1990-1996.
Mary Robinson, Ireland
President, 1990-1997.
Ertha Pascal Trouillot, Haiti
Interim President, 1990-1991.
Sabine Bergmann-Pohl, German Democratic Republic
President, 1990.
Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar (Burma)
Her party won 80% of the seats in a democratic election in 1990, but the military government refused to recognize the results. She was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1991.
Khaleda Zia, Bangladesh
Prime Minister, 1991-1996.
Edith Cresson, France
Prime Minister, 1991-1992.
Hanna Suchocka, Poland
Prime Minister, 1992-1993.
Kim Campbell, Canada
Prime Minister, 1993.
Sylvie Kinigi, Burundi
Prime Minister, 1993-1994.
Agathe Uwilingiyimana, Rwanda
Prime Minister, 1993-1994.
Susanne Camelia-Romer, Netherlands Antilles
Prime Minister, 1993, 1998-
Tansu Çiller, Turkey
Prime Minister, 1993-1995.
Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunge, Sri Lanka
Prime Minister, 1994, President, 1994-
Reneta Indzhova, Bulgaria
Interim Prime Minister, 1994-1995.
Claudette Werleigh, Haiti
Prime Minister, 1995-1996.
Sheikh Hasina Wajed, Bangladesh
Prime Minister, 1996-.
Mary McAleese, Ireland
President, 1997-.
Pamela Gordon, Bermuda
Premier, 1997-1998.
Janet Jagan, Guyana
Prime Minister, 1997, President, 1997-1999.
Jenny Shipley, New Zealand
Prime Minister, 1997-1999.
Ruth Dreifuss, Switzerland
President, 1999-2000.
Jennifer Smith, Bermuda
Prime Minister, 1998-.
Nyam-Osoriyn Tuyaa, Mongolia
Acting Prime Minister, July 1999.
Helen Clark, New Zealand
Prime Minister, 1999-.
Mireya Elisa Moscoso de Arias, Panama
President, 1999-.
Vaira Vike-Freiberga, Latvia
President, 1999-.
Tarja Kaarina Halonen, Finland
President, 2000-.

Love Is

Love

Corinthians 13

Love

 

1 If I speak in the tongues[a] of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal.

 

2 If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but have not love, I am nothing.

 

3 If I give all I possess to the poor and surrender my body to the flames,[b] but have not love, I gain nothing.

   

4 Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.

 

5 It is not rude, it is not selfseeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.

 

6 Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth.

 

7 It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.

 

8 Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be stilled; where there is knowledge, it will pass away.

 

9 For we know in part and we prophesy in part,

 

10 but when perfection comes, the imperfect disappears.

Love Is?

11 When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I put childish ways behind me.

 

12 Now we see but a poor reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known.

   

13 And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.

Terror Inside the Borders – “Habeas Corpus”

To continue on the theme of “Terror” and “Terrorist”,
Keith Olberman of MSNBC seems to be trumpeting the voice of the liberal media to counter the madness and spin doctors of the Republican Party.  Olbermann’s frequent rants on the Bush administration have more of a ring of “Fair and Balanced”, more so than the slogan carrying Fox News; the quaff of the Republican political majority.

 

 

The Bush Administration’s repeal of “Habeas Corpus”, the “Patriot Act” and other policies has eroded the fundamentals of the American civil liberties established over 200 years ago.  The recently signed “Military Commissions Act 2006” does away with “Habeas Corpus”; the rights against imprisonment without charge, and trail without defense, further it allows the CIA to use aggressive interrogation techniques (notice the root word “terror”) as long as it does not cause serious mental or physical pain.

 

 

The basis for all of this, we are at WAR against a new enemy.  The World Trade Centers fall on 9/11 over 3,000 killed.  We know that Osama is responsible; we send 10,000 troops to capture him.  We think that Saddam Hussein has WMD (Weapons of Mass Destruction) we send in over 300,000 troops, more than 3,000 soldiers killed or injured, body count continues moving upward.  Neither the US nor anybody else in the world finds any WMDs’.  The Republican Congress majority and the Supreme Court revises, and assaults the Constitution for the Bush Administration; 300,000,000 US citizens harmed!

 

 

The terror is inside our own borders!  Pay attention to history, vote, so that you have a representative voice.  You don’t always have to agree with congress, but there needs to be a “Fair and Balanced” approach to the justification of modifying the constitutional basis of our society. What is your definition of “an unlawful enemy combatant”?  This is the key term, “an unlawful enemy combatant” ambiguous enough; you get that label slapped on you and you can kiss your ass goodbye; you may never be heard from again.  Anybody seen Manuel Noriega lately?

 

 

Renaissance or Revolution you choose; but something gotta change for the masses, and this is not what I had in mind!

Notthead

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The Rules for Being Human

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You will receive a body. You may like it or hate it, but it’s the only thing you are sure to keep for the rest of your life. You will learn lessons. You are enrolled in a full-time informal school called, “Life on Planet Earth. ”There are no mistakes, only lessons.” Growth is a process of experimentation. “Failures” are as much a part of the process as “Success.” A lesson is repeated until it is learned. It is presented to you in various forms until you learn it – then you can go on to the next lesson.If you don’t learn easy lessons, they get harder. External problems are a precise reflection of your internal state.  When you clear inner obstructions, your outside world changes. Pain is how the universe gets your attention. You will know you’ve learned a lesson when your actions change. Wisdom is practice. A little of something is better than a lot of nothing. There is no better place to be than “here.” When your “there” becomes a “here” you will simply obtain another “there” that again looks better than “here.” Others are only mirrors of you. You cannot love or hate something about another unless it reflects something you love or hate in yourself.

Your life is up to you. Life provides the canvas; you do the painting. Take charge of your life – or someone else will. You always get what your want. Your subconscious rightfully determines what energies, experiences, and people you attract – therefore, the only foolproof way to know what you want is to see what you have. There is no right or wrong, but there are consequences. Moralizing doesn’t help. Judgments only hold the patterns in place. Just do your best. Your answers lie inside you. Children need guidance from others; as we mature, we trust our hearts, where the Laws of Spirit are written. You know more than you heard or read or been told. All you need to do is to look, listen, and trust. You will forget all this.

You can remember any time you wish.

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What’s In A Name

Mask can't hide who you are

Two of the most important characteristics about a person are their name and their word. In Asian societies a person is addressed by their “Sir Name” (family or legacy) name followed by the first name. The legacy of who we are is built upon those that have come before us, and for those that follow in your name. Each one of us contributes something to the names that we are given and the names that we choose. What has you name on it?

There is a false sense of anonymity with Internet use, as if no one really knows who you are or that it is you. Do you choose to have internet pseudonyms?

Why? Is so, which of the following fit your rational:

• Your pseudonym is a nickname that you have had for some time.
• Your pseudonym is an extension of your personality.
• Your pseudonym gives you the freedom to pretend to be someone else.
• Your pseudonym gives you the freedom to say what you really think.
• Your pseudonym gives you the freedom to say whatever, because it does not matter, for controversy, or “For Entertainment Purposes Only”.
• You use a pseudonym for privacy.
• You use a pseudonym as a professional name.

 

Are you willing to stand by your name “Sir” or “Pseudonym”! Does your name represent those that have preceded you and does it give those that follow you firm footing and a clear path to where they want to go?

Put your name on your words, then judge, what’s in a name!

NottHead

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Hillary – Best chance for Woman President

Hillary and Bill Clinton

History shows that it is very difficult in our societal structure for a woman to rise to a position of leadership. While the modern era (if you want to proclaim the 20th or 21st century as the modern era) has woman leaders of many organizations, there are no prominent women as a world leaders. The historic evidence says that a woman leader of a large and/or prominent nations are usually preceded by a relative or husband. Therefore, if not Hillary Clinton now, it may be a while before there is another woman in position to ascend.

No great female leaders in history without succeeding a man that they were related too:

Cleopatra (69-30 bc), ill-fated queen of Egypt (51-30 bc), celebrated for her love affairs with Julius Caesar and Mark Antony. Cleopatra, or more precisely, Cleopatra VII, was the daughter of Ptolemy XII Auletes, king of Egypt. On her father’s death in 51 bc Cleopatra, then 17 or 18 years old, and her brother, Ptolemy XIII, a child of about 12 years, succeeded jointly to the throne of Egypt

Nefertiti, ancient Egyptian queen who was the chief wife of Akhenaton, the pharaoh of Egypt, with whom she initiated many religious, artistic, and cultural changes. Nefertiti may have exercised the priestly office, a position normally reserved for kings.

Elizabeth I (1533-1603), queen of England and Ireland (1558-1603), daughter of Henry VIII and his second wife, Anne Boleyn.
Elizabeth was the longest-reigning English monarch in nearly two centuries and the first woman to successfully occupy the English throne. Called Glorianna and Good Queen Bess, Elizabeth enjoyed enormous popularity during her life and became an even greater legend after her death.

Eva Perón, née María Eva Duarte (1919-1952), Argentine political figure and second wife of Juan Domingo Perón.

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Jiang Qing or Chiang Ch’ing, (1914-1991), Chinese social and cultural activist, third wife of Mao Z edong and leader of the Gang of Four.

There are other women that I could have included (e.g., Winnie Mandela, Eleanor Roosevelt, Indira Gandhi), but this is not a research paper, just food for thought. While Golda Meir (former leader of Israel), and Margret Thatcher may be an exception to the rule, others would argue that Israel is not significant. Hilary Clinton may be the first woman President of America; if Bill did not take her to the White House first, it probably would not be a possibility. So ponder this, those who want to diminish the role of men and legacy; make sure that the men in your family ascend to greatness so that the females in the family have the opportunity to ascend to those same heights if they so desire.

 

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Renaissance and Revolution are about change for the better. Give those that are best suited, the best opportunity to make changes for the betterment of the masses; Woman Included! This is not a proclamation that Hillary should be the next President, but more of an announcement of the close-mindedness of societal legacy towards, family, race and gender!

Other blogs of interest:

• “What’s In a Name”

• Ready for 08 Revolution

• Why Barack Will Win

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