Barack Quote by Carly Fiorina
![“It is the height of hypocrisy for [Hillary] Clinton to talk about being the first woman president when every single policy she espouses and every single policy of President [Barack] Obama has been demonstrably bad for women.” quote by Carly Fiorina](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/0f8/carly-fiorina-1077_barack_it-is-the-height-of-hypocrisy-for-hillar_656985.jpg)
“It is the height of hypocrisy for [Hillary] Clinton to talk about being the first woman president when every single policy she espouses and every single policy of President [Barack] Obama has been demonstrably bad for women.”
About This Quote
Source Speech: Campaign remarks, 2015 US Presidential Primary
The speaker claims that Hillary Clinton’s claim to be a pioneering woman leader is contradictory because the policies she supports, aligned with the current administration, have harmed women.
In simple terms: Clinton’s claim is hypocritical due to harmful policies.
Key Takeaway
Critically evaluate policy impacts over rhetoric.
Themes
politics
gender
hypocrisy
policy
leadership
Mood
critical
skeptical
Type
political
analytical.
When to use this quote
- election campaigns
- policy debates
- women’s advocacy
- media commentary
Key Concepts
feminist critique
policy analysis
political rhetoric
Questions to Reflect On
- What evidence supports the claim of harm?
- How can leaders reconcile rhetoric with policy?
A Different Perspective
The statement may overlook nuanced policy outcomes and broader systemic factors.
![“Every single policy Hillary Clinton espouses and every single policy of President [Barack] Obama has been demonstrably bad for women!” quote by Carly Fiorina](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/5e9/carly-fiorina-1077_barack_every-single-policy-hillary-clinton-espo_3089754.jpg)
![“Some of this is bureaucratic ineptitude and a great deal of this is an administration that doesn't understand the urgency of the situation, and therefore this [Barack Obama] administration has not reached out actively to the private sector and said, we need help.” quote by Carly Fiorina](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/593/carly-fiorina-1077_administration_some-of-this-is-bureaucratic-ineptitude_99435.jpg)
![“I can't imagine that I would be asked that by the president-elect [Donald Trump], or then-president [Barack Obama]. But it's - I'm very clear. I voted for the change that put the Army Field Manual in place as a member of Congress. I understand that law very, very quickly and am also deeply aware…” quote by James Mattis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/761/james-mattis-9515_army_i-can-t-imagine-that-i-would-be-asked-th_3990.jpg)
![“The president [Barack Obama] asked for a commitment of, I think, 100,000 jobs for veterans and military spouses over the next couple of years. And we announced during the tour last week that we have gotten more than 60,000 jobs, and we're well on our way to just crashing that goal out of the…” quote by Michelle Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/83d/michelle-obama-518_barack_the-president-barack-obama-asked-for-a-c_15651.jpg)
![“I think the president's [Barack Obama] position has been very clear on Syria. He wants more aggressive, he's put the Special Ops on the ground, in fact one of the Republican criticisms is he's got thousands of Americans there. We just don't call them troops on the ground, we don't admit to it. But…” quote by Juan Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/f9c/juan-williams-7909_aggressive_i-think-the-president-s-barack-obama-pos_17086.jpg)
![“It cannot be an American fight. And I think what the president [Barack Obama] has consistently said - which I agree with - is that we will support those who take the fight to ISIS. That is why we have troops in Iraq that are helping to train and build back up the Iraqi military, why we have…” quote by Hillary Clinton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/f1e/hillary-clinton-51_agree_it-cannot-be-an-american-fight-and-i-thi_19737.jpg)
![“It wasn't [Barack] Obama per se; it was the feeling on the ground; it was seeing an old black woman in a wheelchair being wheeled by her son waving a big American flag, and then seeing a guy with his baby in his arms saying, "I didn't want her to miss tonight! I wanted to be able to tell her!" And…” quote by Bill Ayers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/806/bill-ayers-1848_able_it-wasn-t-barack-obama-per-se-it-was-the_20409.jpg)
