Posted on 10/27/2008 1:38:52 PM PDT by lewisglad
My husband called it first. Then, a brilliant, 75-year-old scholar confessed to me over wine: “I’m sexually attracted to her. I don’t care that she knows nothing.”
There can be no denying that McCain’s selection of her over others far more qualified —— suggests other factors at work. His judgment may have been clouded by ... what?
Science provides clues. A study in Canada, published in New Scientist in 2003, found that pretty women foil men’s ability to assess the future. “Discounting the future,” as the condition is called, means preferring immediate, lesser rewards to greater rewards in the future.
That men are at a disadvantage when attractive women are present is a fact upon which women have banked for centuries. McCain spokesmen have said that he was attracted to Palin’s maverickness, that she reminded him of himself.
Recognizing oneself in a member of the opposite sex is a powerful invitation to bonding. Narcissus fell in love with his own image reflected in the river, imagining it to be his deceased and beloved sister’s. In McCain’s case, it doesn’t hurt that his reflection is spiked with feminine approval.
As my husband observed early on, McCain the mortal couldn’t mind having an attractive woman all but singing arias to his greatness. Cameras frequently capture McCain beaming like a gold-starred schoolboy while Palin tells crowds that he is “exactly the kind of man I want as commander in chief.”
This, notes Draper, “seemed to confer not only valor but virility on a 72-year-old politician who only weeks ago barely registered with the party faithful.”
And though it isn’t over yet, it seems clear that McCain made a tragic, if familiar, error under that sycamore tree. Will he join the pantheon of men who, intoxicated by a woman’s power, made the wrong call?
(Excerpt) Read more at kansascity.com ...
What are those rope like thingies in Parker’s neck? A built in collar of some sort?
The Green Monster! Jealousy is a very destructive emotion.
It's a generational thing with these girls.
They thought for sure a national female politician would rise from their enlightened generation ranks.
I hope these RINOs are never allowed back in the fold.
They have done more damage to the cause than imaginable.
The Larch!
That's pretty impressive! Imagine what she could do to guys like Putin! Seriously, go back and take a look at the photos of her with those world leaders she met during her NYC visit to the UN. They all look smitten with her. We should never underestimate the power of charm. Reagan knew how to use it too.
Its obvious that the pro-McCain liberal GOPers are trying to blame Palin for McCain’s loss....
Not the fact that McCain is pro-illegal, pro-bailout, pro-liberal.
Palin made this election a lot closer.
Also, the liberal GOPers are afraid of Palin becoming the GOP standard bearer in 2012
Kathleen, your jealousy is showing...and it’s making you look even more bitter and wretched than one of the harpies that attend Cindy Sheehan events.
Honestly, can this woman just STFU?
Right, she figured out all these illegitimate reasons that people like Palin, but she found no such circumstances regarding Barack Obama.
Also, I thought Palin was a disaster, but now I am reading people are drawn to her. Hmm
Does the jackass who wrote this realize how absurd she is, when Palin has legitimate accomplishments and her opponent Biden has enshrined himself as a proven incompetent?
Final note: It was known Biden was a dope long before Obama picked him.
Exactly - I love the way you put it into words. The strong women who journeyed miles and months to a foreign wild place to bring life to this land.
She is the emancipated woman before that catch word became popular - emancipated in that she loves being a woman, living to the fullest in her role and it shows in her face, her eyes, her speech, and her walk.
A beautiful creature and what a great role model for our young girls. Everything she takes on she does with panache. I wonder if there is a Sarah Palin doll coming out for Christmas gifting?
At this point, the only people who are reading Kathleen Parker have either already or will be voting for Obama. I can’t believe that anyone who is undecided or conservative/Republican is paying her any attention.
Sarah will lead the conservative movement just fine without the RINOs.
At the risk of committing the same sins which ought to embarrass Kathleen Parker, I can only conclude that this is a female thing that so antagonizes a woman who purports to be a conservative. Perhaps not fair to say that she's become unhinged but the following paragraph proves that she's utterly departed logic:
Recognizing oneself in a member of the opposite sex (or the same sex, as the case may be) is a powerful invitation to bonding. Narcissus fell in love with his own image reflected in the river, imagining it to be his deceased and beloved sister’s. In McCain’s case, it doesn’t hurt that his reflection is spiked with feminine approval.
Ms. Parker, just how many people do you think you can actually convince that McCain picked Palin out of sexual narcissism? No one believes that John McCain is so confused that he sees himself to have any physical resemblance to Sarah Palin. Your entire construct is so absurd as make yourself the fool.
There is however another explanation to explain Kathleen Parker's behavior. She is making a name for herself and she sees a season when maverick conservatives may even become a special pet of the rest of the media in the age of Obama. It's as good a career choice as any for a female columnist on the make.
Ms. Parker either you are a fool or you are a damn cynic and a worse, someone who had turned against her own for personal advantage.
My husband called it first. Then, a brilliant, 75-year-old scholar and raconteur confessed to me over wine: “I’m sexually attracted to her. I don’t care that she knows nothing.”
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BWAAAAAAHAAA, how did I know for Kathleen it would be over wine with a brilliant scholar. Parker is eaten up and it’s killing her that everyone else isn’t falling in line behind her. Now, not only is Palin unqualified, she’s using her feminine wiles to hoodwink McCain and most likely the rest of the male populace. So not only is Sarah a dope, but so is McCain and everyone else who thinks she will make a good VP.
Kathleen get a grip, your smug nature combined with all that envy and hatred is not an attractive sight.
there was a great column about Sarah and the legend of frontier woman who settled the west, i’ll see if I can find it
Wow. What happened to Kathleen Parker? I remember a time when she wasn’t a Maureen Dowd clone. The next thing you know she’ll be quoting “Sex and the City” like it’s Aristotle.
Oh, THAT.
Thank you!
I’ll check back later - no hurry - enjoy your posting time.
Trouble
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