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Home › Politics

Politics | 03/18/2009 1:25 pm

10 'Obama Women' Who Are Changing Washington

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Desiree Rogers
A new wave of women has hit Washington, DC. These powerful African American women, newly nicknamed the “Obama Women,” have taken big jobs in the new administration and are some of the driving forces behind this new era of change, reports The Washington Post. Here is a wOw look at these powerful, stylish and awe-inspiring “Obama Women.”
Read more about: Cassandra Butts, Desiree Rogers, Donna Brazile, Eleanor Holmes Norton, Lisa Jackson, Margaret Hamburg, Melody Barnes, Mona Sutphen, Obama, Obama Administration, Politics, Susan RIce, Valerie Jarrett

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L. C.

I applaud President Obama for appointing these dynamic women. These women are highly qualified. They are articulate, well educated and accomplishd women. Women who will represent America well in their positions. Black women have always been on the lower end of the totem pole and vilified. It is wonderful to see positive representation of Black women. I am delighted they have become support systems for each other. Women can work together without the stereotypical bickering and stabbing each other in the back. President Obama respects women and their abilities. He’s married to one of the worlds most intelligent, accomplished and articulate women. It’s wonderful to see SISTERS at the top!  They are excellent role models for all of Americas women.

By L. C. on 03/18/2009 2:33 pm
Barbara B
I toally agree and I am also happy about this new administration.  I’m also an intelligent White Women and would not want to see only black woman appointed and reverse progress by being bias.
By Barbara B on 03/18/2009 5:22 pm
A Amedee

For decades, society have not given much thought to black women in much the same way as black men; therefore it is good to see there are black women making stride in our society. The perception has always been that black women rank in the lesser class of society among women from other races. Regardless of all the stereo types that black women face; it is important for people to known that black women are just as capable of accomplishing whatever they put their minds too. They have struggle and persevere thorough many obstacles and there are no greater experiences that harvest strength than overcoming ones obstacles.    

 

The most important thing for black woman to keep in mind is that they are unique. They possess certain strength within them by culture that lets them emerge out of the most difficult times. However, there is that one thing that too often stand in their way and that is they don’t seem to think that they are worthy of the best in life. The world is yours too, take hold of it and run as far as your can until you reach the finish line.

 

In order to feel worthy, they must start by appreciating the colour of their skin; the kink in the hair. I have often find that black hair is unique with endless possibilities; the butts; the nose etc. Whatever they have (their features) are a gift from God and they must learn to appreciate it. It is those very same features that make them beautiful. Do not change yourselves to measure up. Just be your authentic selves.

 

By A Amedee on 03/18/2009 8:49 pm
Norma Grooms

These women are professional, smart and qualified.  I look for great work from them for the american people (all the people).

Congratulations!

By Norma Grooms on 03/19/2009 10:42 am
Lori F.

How stupid is the WOW writers? Obama is on Leno hamming it up and then we get this silly little piece about Obama’s women changing Washington. What is this site all about? Is this site a shield for the stupidity of Obama and his administration?

I realizes that WOW is a bunch of liberal females, but please get serious! This guy is taking this country in the wrong direction, even the rest of the world sees what happening yet you give us this rubbish about Obama’s powerful women? Get a clue people!

OMG!

By Lori F. on 03/19/2009 5:42 pm
Ed Domich
Good. Now women will be able to fight for an equal opportunity of Selective Service. ;)
By Ed Domich on 04/30/2009 5:40 pm
mark voorhees
in regards to the bank problem on wall street right now - i’m surprised that practically no one in the media will speak about the federal reserve, yet the congressional record is replete with inimpeachable evidence on the nature and criminal intent of the "federal reserve". if you will take the time to read the statements by lewis t. mcfadden on the floor of the house from 1930-1933 you will be thoroughly furnished with all the information needed to make an informed decision on the nature of the problem facing this nation right now. the federal in not part of the united states government at all they are agents of a foreign principle wholly committed to the abolition of duly elected government- agovernment by the people and for the people. the private corporation known as the federal reserve is nothing more than a communist banking cartel. the rockefellers , the rothschields and the warburgs financed the bolshevick revolution in 1917 . mayer anselm rothschield made the statement in the 1800’s "permit me to control and issue the currency of any nation , and i care not who makes its laws" .with the passage of the federal reserve act in 1913 it gave the collective wealth of this nation into thehands of the same banking cartel that has controlledeurope for centuries. they create and finance wars in order to exterminate peoples ( or as the un calls it planetary population reduction) the communitsts in russia and china alone not to mention loas cambodia, myanmar etc., etc… just in china and russia alone in less than 100 years have slaughtered more than 130 million people  the catholic engine of the dark ages killed somewhere in the neighborhood of between 100 to 200 million people in the space of appoximately 1000 years our constitution was established to prevent a church from using the arm of the state to enforce its religious dogmas at the point of a sword’ and yet according to the fifth rung of the communist manifesto it calls for a banking system completely controlled by the state "ONLY CONGRESS HAS THE POWER TO COIN MONEY AND TO REGULATE THE VALUE THEREOF" "ONLY GOLD OR SILVER SHALL BE LEGAL TENDER"  there never was to be a paper currency in this country. the legal definition of a dollar is 465 ounces of troy weight silver. these are fictitious credit instruments. instead of an asset based currency we have been given a debt based currency designed to do only one thing enslave not just all the people in this country but through a world wide credit monopoly subjugate the entire planet under a communist/ecclesiastical dictatatorship. the criminal organization called the federal reserve lends us our own wealth on interest and they are doing this same crime in every nation on this planet my only question to you women who say that you are the champions of liberty the minutewomen of freedom willing to stand for the right though the heavens fall…… WHY SO SILENT?!!! THIS IS A SLAVERY  OF ALL GENDERS ALL RACES ALL AGES ALL RELIGIONS. THEY WANT TO REDUCE THE POPULATION OF THIS ENTIRE PLANET  FROM 7+ BILLION TO 2 BILLION THIS IS ALL IN UN DOCUMENTS WAKE UP PLEASE  thank you sincerely mark voorhees
By mark voorhees on 04/30/2009 9:36 pm