Who Is Newsweek’s ‘Most Powerful Woman in American History’?
If you thought Newsweek’s transition from print to all digital meant that they would stop producing provocative covers, you thought wrong.
Here’s this week’s:
From the article:
And now, as of this week, Hillary Rodham Clinton becomes something she has not been in two decades: a private citizen. A mind-boggling thought, really, rich in amusingly prosaic implications. Will she drive a car? Is she going to pop up at the Safeway (you’re supposed to bring your own bags now, Madame Secretary!) or be found standing in line at the Friendship Heights multiplex? She’ll still have Secret Service protection, and she has more than enough money to send other people out on a CVS run. But even so, she is now, for the first time in a very, very long time, just one of us.
The images amuse because, of course, she’s not just one of us. She’s been the most famous and admired woman in America for 20 years. A December Gallup poll had her as the most admired woman in the world, and No. 2 on the list (Michelle Obama) wasn’t remotely close. Not everyone is in on this love-fest, as we well know, by a long shot. But even the seething hatred has, over the years, embroidered her legend — debates about Clinton have somehow always ended up really being about us as a nation, who we are and who we want to be, in such a way that even those who dislike her are implicitly acknowledging that, yes, she is the touchstone.
Fun fact (via BuzzFeed’s Andrew Kaczynski): Hilary’s departure from the State Department marks the first time in nearly 30 years that a Clinton has not held public office.
You can read Newsweeks’s full article here.
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Xylliab_of_the_Znarghh
Posted on February 1, 2013 at 4:24pmOprah is the most powerful woman in American history. She decided that Barack Obama should be the next President instead of Hillary and so it came to pass.
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RaydocX
Posted on February 1, 2013 at 4:34pmspot on… without the will of the people she has influenced elections… she can do whatever she wants, whereas Hillary has had to be someone’s employee or wife for her entire career.
but if they want to believe that, so much the better…
REMEMBER BENGHAZI!
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RANGER1965
Posted on February 1, 2013 at 4:57pmThe most powerful woman in history, and if the GOP elites run Christie, like they are planning, she will likely be our next president.
She has already got the Imperial nod from Obama. Obama will of course half heartedly campaign for Joe, but everyone knows that he won’t even come close to winning the democratic primary.
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DarkJello
Posted on February 1, 2013 at 7:08pmHillary reminds me of Benghazi for some reason.
Infamous fo sho, and not much more.
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Jezreel
Posted on February 1, 2013 at 8:15pmWe’ll see how much power that a woman or a man like this has in the prescence of the Almighty God on judgment day.
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DieHippieDie
Posted on February 1, 2013 at 9:31pm“…if the GOP elites run Christie, like they are planning, she will likely be our next president.”
if things keep going they way they are, and hillary runs against christie, they can settle it with a pie eating contest….i think hillary can take him in the wide bootie section of the competition….
also, in four years time the cow is gonna need a hookup from pelosis plastic surgeon
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TEXASGRANNY73
Posted on February 1, 2013 at 9:37pmI disagree. Golda Meir, Eleanor Roosevelt, many women more powerful than she. Last 20 years? Yep, she has been responsible for interfering in more “villages” and costing Americans more money than anyone other than Obama. Golda Meir’s influence still lasting, Eleanor’s as well. Israel and UN. Oprah as well. For history of all time I would say Esther in the Bible. Certainly other women. Before “I am woman, hear me roar” which dispenses with femininity there were many powerful women. That pictures bears a real resemblance to Eva Peron, what say?
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Xylliab_of_the_Znarghh
Posted on February 1, 2013 at 10:08pmTEXASGRANNY73
They were talking about American history, but when it comes to world history, I’d say Queen Victoria takes the title. When you look at how long she was ruling monarch, and how much of the world the British Empire controlled, it’s really no contest.
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1947
Posted on February 2, 2013 at 12:05amThis what ever you want to call her has SH_T on the America people……I was in her corner until Benghazi. She would never to the defense of the America people after that night….It sounds like she’s saying “Well they’re DEAD so what can you do about it now”….. It’s over I don’t CARE
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Just4Rocks
Posted on February 2, 2013 at 3:31amMy vote is for Margret Sanger (singer?) of Planned Parenthood fame. She has, according to some, done the most in lowering crime through the use of abortion.
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Mojoron
Posted on February 2, 2013 at 9:03amMy Wife! She can tell me when I can have IT and when I can’t! Hey, all politics is local!
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Zipit
Posted on February 1, 2013 at 4:20pmGag me with a used cigar!
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Rajabear1
Posted on February 1, 2013 at 4:58pmHee hee…good one.
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pap pap
Posted on February 1, 2013 at 4:20pmIf she is so powerful why does she need coddled.
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spirited
Posted on February 1, 2013 at 4:18pmHmmm, that’s one way to get some NewsweAk read.
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CulperGang
Posted on February 1, 2013 at 4:16pmHardly. She got kowed by Barry; an unknown even though her hubby was #1 twice over, could not get enough juice out of the puppet masters to put her in as the first “female” potus. Nope, she got OWNED and KOWED by the first high yella, bi/tri switch hitter, foreigner. Mainstream peddling delusions and illusions for the ignorant liberal airheads.
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truthnstuff
Posted on February 1, 2013 at 4:14pmAmazing what the stupid useful idiots will believe. I would say the people aren’t that moronic, to elect her, but that’s what I said in 2012.
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spirited
Posted on February 1, 2013 at 4:20pmShe knows where the (fresh) bodies are. -hardly LOLing
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TIMEBOMB
Posted on February 1, 2013 at 4:10pmI decided to throw the beast a bone so I called one of my drones at newsweek and told them to write something nice about my speed bump to the throne. Hillary was in the wrong place at the wrong time when I your magnificent gay Marxist ruler decided to run for president. Just look at her she didn’t stand a chance against my magnificence,she’s old fat and ugly with a hideous voice. I on the other hand had a sham marriage to make me look normal,I had two illegitimate brats to convince you idiots that I was normal and I smiled a lot and told you fools everything was going to be A okay and you bought it. Hillary won’t run in 16 because I’m not going anywhere,I’m here for the long haul because my private jet and gobs of SS men to choose from is just too good to give up. I did it pops I destroyed America,time to rejoice!
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damnedifwedont
Posted on February 1, 2013 at 4:46pmPerfectly said! And all too true. Hellary is a JOKE.
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DADDYWOREAWHITEHAT
Posted on February 2, 2013 at 12:06pmTimebomb
After Benghazi I’d like to see you make sure that speed bump goes into a black hole. Can you at least make that happen before you start campaigning for your wife to be the first female potus? Do that for your humble servants please please please. There I asked nice.
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Chromo200
Posted on February 1, 2013 at 4:03pmAn dit starts .. Hillary for President .. More failed socialist/Marxist policies. The MSN will sweep her failed foreign policies under the rug and we will not hear anything about her association with the radical muslims. The MSN will be everything possible to make her the most intelligent person in the world. They elected a Black Person, now it time for a woman. The only hope the Conservatives have is to elect the proper senators and congressmen. The Presidency is a lost issue.
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barber2
Posted on February 1, 2013 at 4:03pmI think this article shows how little Tomasky knows about American history. ( also wonder if he is related to Alinsky !? )
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Living In NYC
Posted on February 1, 2013 at 4:00pmSomeone call Obama…I just fell off my chair laughing and want my Obama disability payments. Please don’t forget to send my Obama phone and TV with that!
This is joke isn’t it?
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barber2
Posted on February 1, 2013 at 4:00pmGee. Strange that they forgot the ” Remember Benghazi” phrase under the photo…. ( wait, I thought they went out of business ?? )
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GhostOfJefferson
Posted on February 1, 2013 at 3:59pmWell, I’ll have to rush to the news stand to pick up a copy!
Oh, wait…I can’t. They’re out of publication.
heh
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Cavallo
Posted on February 1, 2013 at 3:55pmThis failed rag merits attention? Are they giving you extra ad revenue? Let the lame dying crippled horse named Newsweek slink off quietly to die. I bet the CPUSA news bulletin gets more readership.
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oldguy49
Posted on February 1, 2013 at 4:02pmthe third coming
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Chuck7884
Posted on February 1, 2013 at 3:55pmDepends one how you define most powerful does it not. Sure to make a lot of powerful women mad then again this will sell a lot of magazines and is the true purpose of the headline.
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skippy6
Posted on February 1, 2013 at 3:55pmI thought they said woman????
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Cavallo
Posted on February 1, 2013 at 4:10pmSea-Hag from Lenin’s tomb might have been more accurate.
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qpwillie
Posted on February 1, 2013 at 4:19pm@skippy6
Me too.
Somebody needs to issue an apology to womanhood.
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Mr.Fitnah
Posted on February 1, 2013 at 3:54pmIf power means incompetent deceitful nitwit, Id have to agree.
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CatB
Posted on February 1, 2013 at 3:58pmJust hitch yourself to a lying womanizing jacka$$ and follow him into power .. GREAT!
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Cataclysm
Posted on February 1, 2013 at 3:54pmBut who cares that Condalisa Rice did more, did a better job and did it first, shes a Republican
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Free_Thought
Posted on February 1, 2013 at 4:51pmHahahahahahahaha!!!!!!! Thats awesome. Wait. That was joke right?
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catty
Posted on February 2, 2013 at 5:58pmShe was the original to go on Suday morning shows and lie.
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booger71
Posted on February 1, 2013 at 3:53pmThey are in big trouble for not putting Mooshell on the cover.
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oxycontinxx
Posted on February 1, 2013 at 4:07pmshe s not on the cover because she s been in the pantry at the WH……grazing
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DADDYWOREAWHITEHAT
Posted on February 2, 2013 at 12:13pmAnd after moo had all that work done for the big party, I mean inauguration. Really look at those arms. But I think hill was having some work done also while she was supposedly out “sick”. Compare photos of her before & the ones of her at the hearings. Yep she’s had some work done.
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Tri-ox
Posted on February 1, 2013 at 3:53pmStevens, Smith, Doherty, Woods (and Vince Foster) – unavailable for comment.
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Tri-ox
Posted on February 1, 2013 at 3:57pmBut, “What difference does it make?” – Right?
http://news.investors.com/photopopup.aspx?id=641829
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dinker
Posted on February 1, 2013 at 8:49pm“What difference does it make?” That should be on a loop and played over and over, by the GOP, if she does run in ’16! I’ve never heard such crap in all my life—except when her husband said while pointing his finger, “I did not have sex with that woman”! Hey bud—if it involved a sex organ then it was sex you lying sack of crap! Neither one of them could tell you the truth about anything important! If Hillary does get in (please just shoot me please, if she does!) then they’d need to hide the interns! If there is a God pleeeeeeeeeease don’t let that happen!
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oxycontinxx
Posted on February 1, 2013 at 3:51pmnewsweek front cover = BULL S H * T………………
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AmericanStrega
Posted on February 1, 2013 at 3:50pmBla, Bla, Blaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!
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qpwillie
Posted on February 1, 2013 at 4:00pm@AmericanStrega
I don’t know. How should we know what Hillary had for breakfast when the article doesn’t even mention it?
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R00STER
Posted on February 1, 2013 at 4:18pmSimple, you just ask any random leftwing news anchor.. they sure have their heads far enough up her @$$ to tell you…
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progressiveslayer
Posted on February 1, 2013 at 3:50pmUm that’s not a woman that’s a manbearpig from south park.
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Fubared
Posted on February 1, 2013 at 3:51pmCereal.
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jungle J
Posted on February 1, 2013 at 10:09pmwho believes that progressiveslayer is not a progressive operative….bold enough to put the word in his title…laughing at you all the way to the commune
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teammommy
Posted on February 1, 2013 at 3:49pmAnd now we know why NEWSWEEK is failing…. Mother Theresa is overshadowed by this…
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kaydeebeau
Posted on February 1, 2013 at 3:48pmAnd so it begins – the media parade for Billiarly’s presidential bid….just setting the propaganda machine in gear
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barber2
Posted on February 1, 2013 at 4:00pmI still think the radicals want Michele to run.
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neverending
Posted on February 1, 2013 at 5:05pm@BARBER2 – wow – I have been called crazy for saying that and so I am sure you carry that label as well.
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barber2
Posted on February 1, 2013 at 5:15pmNEVER: I ‘m sure the radicals want Obama III with Michele . All of their women pandering and all of O’s praise of his talk about ” his better half ” on inauguration night. Oh, and then there were the BANGS ! We’ll see… will be interesting to see who survives Obama II and his use of the express bus for the expendables !
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Fubared
Posted on February 1, 2013 at 3:47pmWho has cankles and a haughty cackle?
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DoseofReality
Posted on February 1, 2013 at 3:53pmWho is an adolescent with a tiny d*ck? Fubared!!
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barber2
Posted on February 1, 2013 at 3:57pmNow. Now. Now.
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13th Imam
Posted on February 1, 2013 at 4:00pmIsn’t that a photo of the skank that allowed her woman beating, intern humidoring, husband to sleep around? And I thought size didn’t matter. Nosenseofreality must like his men BIG and LONG
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Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra
Posted on February 1, 2013 at 4:04pmWhen I read the headline, I thought it would be Zena, Warrior Princess, not Hillary. She couldn’t event lift a sword.
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Fubared
Posted on February 1, 2013 at 4:07pmDose
Break it down for you here. You don’t have to give it a listen. She can speak more ethnic than 0. Insight to character. Sorry to remind you of the cankles. Derive another image for you pleasure if you must. Blue dress help? Cigar?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=egJ8NtvVFs8
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