Another May-December Relationship
"One GOP source who said McCain had chosen Palin call it a "stunning pick" and said he was still trying to get his arms around it."
"Aides to Obama said they are salivating at the prospect of a Palin pick, readying talking points to question McCain's choice."
I mean what else is there to say about her? Except that she's had her hand in denying partner benefits and abortion rights, and served on the board of the Salvation Army, also known for its discrimination based on sexual orientation. The Washington Times says sources call Palin a "feminist for life"--by this I'm assuming they mean her stance on abortion, not equal pay for equal work. Biden wrote the Violence Against Women Act and yet Palin as V.P. is somehow going to rein in disgruntled independent female voters? Kudos, McCain, you've blinded us lady voters with your obvious choice of boobies.
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If you’re wondering who Sarah Palin is, you can rest assured that you haven’t been living under a rock… nobody has heard of her. She’s the governor of Alaska, a position that as you can imagine, clearly qualifies her to be a heartbeat away from the presidency (if, God forbid, 72-year-old Walnuts gets himself elected). I should also note that she has only been governor for a year and a half… before that she was the mayor of Wasilla, AK, a booming metropolis of less than 6,000 people.
Clearly McCain thought he might be able to steel away a few pissed off Hillary supporters, but if he thinks Palin is going to accomplish this, he’s just being insulting. Hillary Clinton and Sarah Palin are both women, but that’s the only thing they have in common.
Asked if being gay is a choice, Palin replied “I don’t know.” Well Sarah, it’s not a choice, but when I have the choice to send your ass back up to Alaska in November, I’ll be happy to do so.
McCain's not even president and he already has his own Harriet Miers! How could Bush not have known that trying to choose Harriet for Supreme Court justice would turn the selection of any other junior polito nobody for any position into a big joke?
At least Palin doesn't abuse the black mascara like Miers did.
"She opposes same-sex marriage, but she has stated that she has gay friends and is receptive to gay and lesbian concerns about discrimination." wikipedia
i hate this shit... you avidly oppose treating a group of people equally under the law, but it's ok, because you HAVE friends in that group!!! flawed logic i say... but i guess we can't expect a pro-life feminist and staunch female republican to NOT be a hypocrite
Oh, and is it just me, or does the picture included here make her look like Janet Wood from Three's Company or what?
true michael, but i still believe harriet miers was just a ploy to get the conservative base to demand a more right wing choice, which was rewarded by alito.
not saying there's another vp behind the curtain... at least not one as 'stunning' as palin.
oh wow. Where did that come from? I thought they were going to pick that guy from Minnesota. What makes her so suitable for the presidency when grandpa drops dead?
On the completely irrelevant info front, she named two of her daughters Willow and Piper, after her favorite characters in Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Charmed, respectively.
Daniel, that almost quells the bile rising in my guts.
But then I remember that she's a creationist, and flaunts her child's disability for political points, and I start spitting nails.
"These are my five wonderful kids, and I didn't abort any of them!"
The woman is vapid and sickening. Her shout-out to Hillary was the most blatant pandering we'd seen so far. I won't be surprised if it turns people off.
I know, I know. I'm not gonna suddenly vote McCain-Palin just because of this. In fact, I'm a bit mad at myself for liking her just a little bit 'cause of her choice of baby names.
Still, do you think she will get in trouble with the fundies for having named her daughters after one of the best-known lesbian characters on TV history?
If you think the Post innuendos are bad, check out the title of this CNN article: http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/08/29/palin.republican.vp.candidate/index.html
Whoops, link won't fit. Well it's the main article on cnn.com if you want to check it out.
I'm pretty sure those headlines never would have run had McCain picked a male running mate.
When Clinton was running I was angry almost every single day about the ridiculous misogyny that cropped up in the media and amongst people I know. I may not agree with much of what Palin stands for politically, but web site addresses like www.vpilf.com make me want to hit my head against the wall.
All politics aside, I just spent a good chunk of time playing around with Google image search, and I'll admit - I'm not gonna be too sore about having to look at Palin in the papers for the next couple months. As long as it's just for a couple months, of course.
I really couldn't agree with you more.
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