Julie Foudy is a liberal democrat and my favorite quote of hers
is: "I just can't see how a woman can be a republican".

--- In juliefoudyclub@yahoogroups.com, "Mark Schmidt"
<CubFan1969@m...> wrote:
> There is no question that Julie Foudy is one of the deepest
thinking and
> erudite athletes to ever play a team sport. To me, she is a female
version
> of Byron White or Bill Bradley--in fact, probably more of a
pioneering force
> than any other athlete short of a Jackie Robinson. She is forceful
and
> committed to her causes--witness her trip to Asia to make certain
that child
> labor was not in use to manufacture soccer equipment. It is always
with
> great pleasure that I listen to her give well-thought and
interesting
> answers to complex questions--a far cry from the normal "jock
interviews"
> that we have all come to know and loathe. Now that the Olympics
have ended,
> what does her future hold? Will politics play a part? If so, what
> political office would she aspire to and what is the time frame?
Does she
> favor one political party over another? Has the 'political
courtship' of
> Julie Foudy already begun?
>
> Thanks.