The Vagina Speaks
Let's be frank: John McCain didn't pick a vice-presidential running-mate, he picked a pro-life vagina. Apparently, those were the only qualifications necessary for the job.
Sure, Sarah Palin's speech at the RNC last night was great political theater, but she didn't write it. That speech had all the sarcastic, snarky hallmarks of the guy who wrote most of McCain and some of Bush's speeches. And while she regurgitated her "hockey mom" ethic, her experience and her outsider cred, she never once touched on an issue, such as the economy. The speech was all cleverly crafted to energize the base of evangelicals desperate for anyone who will sing their song.
The patronizing, sexist attempt by McCain to woo women voters with Palin is pathetic and she's apparently too stupid to realize it. If McCain had been serious about a female running-mate he would have picked Kay Bailey Hutchison, who's had a long, distinguished career in politics, and is a conservative...except that she's pro-choice. The Limbaugh and Hannity crowd and their Christian terrorist followers were never going to allow that. Instead, we get Palin, who pretends like she's in charge of the Alaska National Guard and that her proximity to Russia somehow makes her an expert on foreign affairs. Hell, she'd never left the country until a couple of years ago. The Associated Press took each of Palin's claims and debunked most of her speech with facts, something else sorely missing from last night's speech. Read it and learn.
So, McCain and Co. found a woman -- because it had to be a woman -- with little political experience, under investigation for ethics violations and who has even managed to politicize her underage daughter's pregnancy, not to mention forcing the teen father to show up at the convention. Pandering, foolish, inappropriate and unqualified. That's Palin. But she's on the ticket because her genitalia were right for the job.
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GAV
I can't imagine her snide comments will "win" people to vote for her. And now, the National Review is quoting The Enquirer
(before you roll your eyes, remember they got it FIRST--and were correct!) about John Edwards. She(Gov. Palin)apparently had an affair during her long marriage to her husband--with his then-business-partner(fishing business). Of course, she's sent word out, denying it.
But I wonder if it IS true, how the Republicans will handle an extra-marital affair, when it's one of their own, and the adulterer is a woman?
(For the record, I truly do not care at all who sleeps with who, but the rest of America appears to, so. I'm. Just. Saying.)
Great observation, Stacebro! I had not parsed that out.
You apparently missed my point.
No duh that the whole thing has devolved into political bullshit gameplaying -- the Dems did it first when they dumped Hillary for the empty suit.
My point to you was that calling a woman -- any woman -- a vagina -- is demeaning.
Let's parse it further and with logic. Does the "welfare mother" you mention above accept government money for the children she keeps making and keeping? Does the "Republican" whose kid gets knocked up and keeps the kid become a burden to taxpayers?
If the answer is yes to both, your point is fair. I am an Independent, increasingly disgusted with both parties.
If Palin did have an extramarital affair, it should be treated the same as the news of Edwards' affair, don't you think?
BTW, I am all for the folks who sent that guy donations getting it back in a class action lawsuit. ;)
If you want to have a conversation about sexism and demeaning women, let's steer the conversation to the real culprit and not the vehicle for making a much needed point.
And just to make sure I understand this new definition of "political correctness": If I don't agree with someone's party or policies, it's okay to use a slur against them?
Yeah, let me know how that works out for ya -- and whatever it is you support.
Palin demeaned women the moment she allowed herself to be co-opted into this campaign. I have nothing but disdain for Palin, her views and her opinions. Like everything connected to McCain, they are dangerous and divisive. Palin is anti-woman, anti-choice, anti-gay and nothing by a Christian right mouthpiece added to the campaign to get the evangelical vote. She sickens me and makes my skin crawl.
If you're offended by this, you might want to avoid the blog for the next couple of months. I'm sure I'll post a few more things that will upset your sensibilities.
But I get your hint, and I'll take a hike. Guess I'll go listen to "Lionheart" or something. ;)
I'm going to put on "Hounds of Love" right now. :)
But seriously, I get insanely passionate about politics, too, and so I appreciate that you didn't "censor" my posts.
To Kate!
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