# Hillary for SecState!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hillary-for-secstate/472647>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [November 14, 2008, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hillary-for-secstate/472647 "2008-11-14T02:13:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ccd318/32.png) [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2008, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hillary-for-secstate/472647/1 "2008-11-14T02:13:29Z")

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Hell, if nothing else it would drive Rush right over the freakin’ edge.

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**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2008, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hillary-for-secstate/472647/2 "2008-11-14T03:36:26Z")

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She’s more qualified for that job than Sarah Palin was for VP, I suppose. But this strikes me as more of a political than a practical appointment.

Maybe I’m wrong, what committees is she on? Foreign Affairs, I hope, at least.

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**Author:** ![Sage\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sage_rat/32/399_2.png) [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2008, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hillary-for-secstate/472647/3 "2008-11-14T03:46:52Z")

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> [@Boyo\_Jim](#):
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> She’s more qualified for that job than Sarah Palin was for VP, I suppose. But this strikes me as more of a political than a practical appointment.
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> Maybe I’m wrong, what committees is she on? Foreign Affairs, I hope, at least.

I believe that Hillary was on the defense committee.

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**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2008, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hillary-for-secstate/472647/4 "2008-11-14T04:04:06Z")

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> [@Sage\_Rat](#):
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> I believe that Hillary was on the defense committee.

Well, she probably knows what weapons we have pointed at countries we don’t like. And she knows what countries we don’t like. That’s a start.

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**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2008, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hillary-for-secstate/472647/5 "2008-11-14T04:06:43Z")

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Also, it means she’ll be out of the country a lot. Win!

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**Author:** ![Hilarity\_N.Suze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hilarity_n.suze/32/6223_2.png) [@Hilarity\_N.Suze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hilarity_N.Suze)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2008, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hillary-for-secstate/472647/6 "2008-11-14T05:22:18Z")

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Why do women always have to be the secretaries?

But…okay. Anything to drive Rush crazy. (Although really it’s more of a short putt dontcha think?)

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**Author:** ![PopeJewish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ce7236/32.png) [@PopeJewish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PopeJewish)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2008, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hillary-for-secstate/472647/7 "2008-11-14T05:27:53Z")

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> [@Hilarity\_N.Suze](#):
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> Why do women always have to be the secretaries?

because they’re so good at making sandwiches?