Thursday: An Exploration Of Superlatives
There was lots of political news made yesterday, but I don’t want to bore you with five different posts, so let’s navigate the headlines this way…
Scariest Veep Debate Moment: Sarah Palin clearly does not understand the U.S. Constitution or the powers of the office she is seeking. If elected, she essentially promised to out-Dick Cheney Dick Cheney. The only folks that’s good news for are the makers of man-sized safes.
Best Veep Debate Moment: I’m not one to get overly emotional, but Joe Biden caught me off-guard when he talked about losing his wife in a car crash and wondering if his kids were going to make it. In that 30 seconds, he stole a lot of Palin’s “vote for me because I have five kids” mojo, and she didn’t even realize it was happening.
Worst Political Timing: Indiana House Republicans picked yesterday to unveil their 2009 legislative agenda. Um, did no one tell them there was something going on in St. Louis?
Strangest Priority In The House Republicans’ 2009 Legislative Agenda: Drill, baby, drill. Yeah, that’s right. Part of the Indiana House Republicans agenda is support for drilling in Alaska. I’m pretty sure we already have bipartisan consensus on this issue. Not to mention the fact that it has nothing to do with our Statehouse.
Best Political Timing: The McCain campaign, knowing the veep debate would dominate the news cycle, slipped in the fact that they’re cutting and running from Michigan, a state they once thought they could win. Instead, they’re having to focus efforts on traditionally red states like Indiana, where they took history for granted and now find themselves neck-and-neck in the polls.
Upcoming Event That Should Be Good For A Few Laughs: “A game show, ‘Wait! I Know the Answer’ will be held Oct. 11 at the Indy BookTalk Conference, which benefits Lawrence Township schools’ literacy programs. The quiz pits Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard against Lawrence Mayor Paul Ricketts and others hosted by Dick Wolfsie.”
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No offense to your gender, but Sarah Palin acts like a stoned Stepford Wife, going through withdraws from watching too many Reaganesque indoctrination tapes. That quote she made from Ronnie about freedom, was made by him in an attempt by the AMA to use his considerable reactionary charms to stop Medicares passage. Strangely, she wins the “folksy” award, and she’s a damn echo chamber. Guess most people find Christian-Right robots small-town…
As far as I’m concerned, Sarah Palin is an offense to my gender.
I do not, perhaps because I was born after the crux of the movement ended, identify myself as a feminist. But that doesn’t mean disparate standards of pay and treatment for men and women don’t piss me off.
Women have worked hard not to be viewed solely through the lenses of fashion (”Ohmygawd, I just have to have glasses like Sarah!”) and family (”She popped out five kids! She must be qualified to be Vice President!”).
As several conservative columnists have pointed out in recent days, if Palin were a man, she’d have been laughed off the national stage for not being able to name a single newspaper she reads or a Supreme Court case that’s important to her.
Instead, she turns up the “folksy” charm to super-syrupy, puts on her stilettos and glosses over the tough questions.
And the pundits call her a success.
That’s because, in a twist of feminist irony, the bar was so far lowered for her that she’d literally have had to fall off the stage to get a bad review.
Meanwhile, Joe Biden was forced into the second fiddle role because he answered questions with depth, maturity and even a little heartfelt emotion.
She’s pretty. She can speak from memory and a TelePrompTer. But is she competent to lead this nation? Close your eyes and imagine a man saying the things she’s said. Then answer the question.
I’ve never thought of myself as a feminist, just a woman who wanted the same rights and privileges as my male counterparts. Ms. Sarah sets the sexual revolution back 50 years! Maybe that’s what Mr. McNasty sees in her - barefoot and pregnant. What he should do is get a food taster ‘cuz she, by golly, wants his job, not VP!