Media Compares Sarah Palin to Wonder Woman: Favorably and Unfavorably

NewsBusters ^ | September 7, 2008 | P.J. Gladnick

[PJ-Comix]

When your humble correspondent first watched Sarah Palin introduced to the public by John McCain as his vice-presidential pick, he had an eerie sense of familiarity. Yes, I couldn't quite recall why Sarah Palin looked so familiar until my DUmmie FUnnies co-host, Charles Henrickson, pointed out the astounding likeness between Palin and Diana Prince/Wonder Woman. It was an "aha!" moment. Suddenly I knew why Palin seemed so familiar. She looks just like Wonder Woman in her secret identity as Diana Prince. And it turns out that Henrickson wasn't the only one making that connection. Both in the media and in the blogosphere, comparisons are being made between Sarah Palin and Wonder Woman. Some of the comparisons are good such as this Philadelphia Daily News article by Christine Flowers titled, "Sarah Palin, GOP Wonder Woman." And of course there is the bad such as this hit piece by Joyce McMillan in The Scotsman titled, "Sarah Palin - Wonder who she reminds you of?" McMillan starts right out in an attack mode on Wonder Wo...uh, I mean Sarah Palin:

Sarah Palin is the image of a certain superheroine, but don't expect John McCain's running mate to fight for female rights.

[PJ-Comix]

I understand that they are planning to re-issue the original Wonder Woman comics. Good timing!

[PJ-Comix]

Take a look. Someone mentioned you in this article.

[pnh102]

... but don't expect John McCain's running mate to fight for female rights.

Every time someone says something like this, we should ask them exactly what rights do men have that women do not have in this day and age?

[twhitak]

That’s not Sarah Palin in the picture.

[PJ-Comix]

That’s not her on the right?

[DouglasKC]

That’s not Sarah Palin in the picture.

Neither one of them....

[PJ-Comix]

You’re right. Picture changed in original article.

[FroggyTheGremlim]

Wonder Woman, maybe. But Sarah Palin reminds me of Teddy Roosevelt.

What’s the difference between Sarah Palin and Teddy Roosevelt?

Lipstick!

[BunnySlippers]

Site of Sarah Palin’s new house, the Naval Observatory:

http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/life/vpresidence.html

[RetSignman]

[TX4ever]

The gal on the right is actually Sabine Ehrenfeld from the Overstock.com ads.

[PJ-Comix]

Correct. It was changed subsequently in original article to a cartoon of Diana Prince.

[SAWYER24]

My sister said the same thing. She is an ultra conservative Republican, and a stay at home mom, and has voted for both Bushed and Bob Dole. But she is excited for the first time in a while about a woman running for office. I jokingly said it is just for vice president and she punched me hard in the arm, lol. She said it did not matter, and why can she not do the job as well as, or even better, than a man?