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Posted on 06/23/2010 8:50:59 AM PDT by llevrok
Texas Tech, that bastion of Americanism way out there in Lubbock, has done it again.
This time they're not protesting a statue that allegedly features Commies and lesbians, nor are they linking tattoos to social deviance.
This time, they're saying liberals hate Sarah Palin because she's beautiful, and libs prefer dogs like Eleanor Roosevelt, Hillary Clinton and Elena Kagan. Well, at least one Red Raider is.
A.W.R. Hawkins writes an online column for the conservative Human Events and proudly lists in his bio that he has a Ph.D. in military history from Tech. Which makes him an expert on dames, apparently.
Libs and Dems hate Sarah Palin because she's for smaller government, he writes in his latest column; they hate her because she didn't go to an Ivy League school and they hate her because "she chose to carry her Down Syndrome baby to term instead of aborting it. (That last one really drives them crazy.)"
But what really sets these abortion-loving atheists off? "[A]ll these reasons are trumped by the fact that they despise her beauty," he writes.
As a member of the media, we supposedly knew this already:
The double standard resides here: When Palin dresses in nice clothes reporters act like she's being ostentatious, but when Mrs. Obama does it reporters are taken aback by her glamour. Yet the dirty little secret is that Palin could don a $90.00 dress from Wal-Mart and steal the show from a diamond covered Mrs. Obama any day, and the media knows it. Got it. The analysis goes even deeper, hard as it may be to believe:
[T]he left criticizes that which they fear. We also have to keep in mind the fact that all the names they throw at Palin are really code words for "Dang, that woman looks good."
And who can blame them for noticing? After all, since the 1930s they've spent their time supporting women who looked like Eleanor Roosevelt, Hillary Clinton, Janet Reno, Tipper Gore, and Elena Kagan.
Suffice it to say there isn't a lot of pinup potential in that list. Texas Tech represent!!! No fatties allowed!
While I’m no fan of Palin’s...
...she NEVER referred to me or mine as “g****mned whities.”
I’d only forgive Raquel or Kate Bekinsale that sort of insult.
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She has a lot of influence on his ideology, attitude, and decisions. Of course, this isn’t affected by how she looks, except for avoidance of that death glare that she’s so famous for.
Tummy tuck? Boobs? Another nose job? Guess we’ll find out when she re-emerges.
The writer does Ms Palin (and all competent women) a discredit. Ms Palin would be right no matter her appearance.
I really hope most Conservatives are not this shallow and sexist.
Then go after her for policies, although as he's the one that would implement them it's still better to go directly at him and his staff, imo.
I agree with you. I really do. There have been plenty of not-so-good-looking first ladies, and their natural physical attributes should not matter one whit. Character trumps looks, period.
However, if indeed Michelle is again going under the knife, that in itself is shallow enough to merit comment.
As first spouse, she has responsibilities, including demonstrating class and grace in public appearances. That is not about looks, but it is about good judgement in what she says and wears.
(I’m also tired of paying for her regular “vacations.”)
Oh my...I forgot about “Afro’s” from back in the ‘70’s. I wonder if old MJ ever found any spiders living in his hair?
Someone commented on a previous thread that it looked like she was 'marking her territory'.
Poor dog...Not his fault...
I bet they have some poor Secret Service guy walking behind to pick up the poop, just so she doesn’t have to...
Wouldn’t surpise me one bit...
“...will emerge with obvious ‘improvements’.”
Sheesh, how long does it take to find a paper bag that’ll fit over her head?
What drives it is the liberal media's constant drumming of her being so "elegant" and "beautiful". And also this great "fashion icon". They have featured her on the cover of many magazines.
Just screams WTF?
The looks are only icing on the cake.
The left hates Palin because she flaunts her opposition to their most treasured pet causes - such as the wholesale slaughter of unborn children. They hate her because she is successful on her own, without pretending to either not need or to be a man. They hate her because she doesn’t let them push her into a corner, where they can happily pummel her rhetorically all day long, but instead she finds her own way forward - such as resigning her office as Governor when they found a method to bankrupt her personally as well as bleed off vital monetary resources from the state.
In short, they hate her because she is the opposite of them - including successful.
Yeah, but HP tends to get things a bit more correct than the Houston Comical on a regular basis...
And yes, it is hard to stay away from those crazy ads in the back of that rag...But they sure are a hoot!!!
We can do more than 1 thing at a time.
Similarly, some people I have talked to seem to latch on to Obama’s “cool, detached” style and make judgments about his policies and performance based on that. It seems ridiculous to believe that people won't think someone is a hard-left ideologue if they are not ranting and shouting like Castro and Chavez, but I do believe that is the case for some people.
They say Lincoln would never have been elected if there were radio or television back in his day. Go figure.
Just my observations and opinions. I could well be wrong. thanks in advance for any responses, flames, etc.
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