Woman for President

Intro

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• for reals
• down
• nurturing instinct
• softer

• ironic
• ballot
• head of state
• behind the times

• watermark

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With the US so often talking to the world about equality and freedom, it seems ironic that most of the people in the US government are men. Especially since more than half the country’s population is female.

Many countries have elected women to be the leaders of their countries: Chile, Liberia, Germany, The Philippines, among others. Still, men dominate politics around the world.

The US now has the first ever female Speaker of the House. And with the next presidential election less than two years away, people are wondering if a woman might be on the ballot... and if she could actually win.

Listen to Kevin and Mason talk about women in politics.

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Dialog

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Kevin

Mason

Kevin:  You know people are starting to get excited… that maybe two, two years away from the next election that Hillary may run and we might…

Mason:  Uh-huh.

Kevin:  I mean, it is a possibility that the US would finally have a woman head of state.

Mason:  I think I’d vote for Hillary.

Kevin:  You would?

Mason:  I think I would. Um, and I’m totally not opposed to the idea. Like, I think we’re a little behind the times.

Kevin:  Definitely.

Mason:  ... When it comes to that.

Kevin:  How is it possible? How is it possible that we haven’t… I mean it’s pathetic.

Mason:  There’s a lot of other countries that have, you know, female leaders or whatever, um…

Kevin:  The Philippines…

Mason:  Is that right?

Kevin:  Yeah.

Mason:  Well, don’t we have now… the, the Speaker of the House is a female?

Kevin:  Yeah. Nancy Pelosi.

Mason:  So you know, it kinda shows, maybe a national watermark that, uh, that we’re, we’re getting there.

Kevin:  We are.

Mason:  ‘Cause Speaker of the House is, like, third in line, right?

Kevin:  It is indeed.

Mason:  In, like, the chain of… if the President dies and the Vice President dies, then isn’t it…

Kevin:  Nancy Pelosi would be President. How great would that be?

Mason:  So, you know, we’re close enough, we might as well just elect one in for reals. Uh… I’d be down.

Kevin:  I agree.

Mason:  I think their nurturing instinct would be good for the country.

Kevin:  We could use a softer... a softer, more educated side.

Mason:  Less… Right.

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