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The Mother of All Insults (Palin-Bashing Taken to New Level)
Madistan.com ^ | September 30, 2008 | Joan Fischer

Posted on 09/30/2008 2:11:15 PM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin

So Sarah Palin's participation in the vice presidential debate is going to be the sparring equivalent of bumper bowling. The McCain camp insisted upon a tightly formatted structure for Palin's debate with Joe Biden, one that is designed to protect her from spontaneous questions and discussion.

Geraldine Ferraro was granted no special protection when she debated George H.W. Bush in 1984, and it is inexplicable why the nonpartisan Commission on Presidential Debates gave in to McCain's demands now. It's hard to call this progress. An experienced, knowledgeable female candidate should not require special treatment.

But Sarah Palin is a female candidate who exists as a token. Nobody except Palin herself believes she is qualified to be vice president, not even McCain and his campaign managers. Palin was put in place to bring in the evangelical right and toss a bone to women voters who might somehow fail to notice that Palin does not support women's issues.

Those who shudder at the thought of Palin being VP should worry even more about her becoming president. This is a very real danger with a 72-year-old president who has a history of cancer.

Here's what we know about Sarah Palin before the debate begins:

1. We know she lies. She said thanks to that "bridge to nowhere" until it became a national embarrassment, and then she kept the designated $223 million from U.S. taxpayers for other uses in her state. She has been corrected many times but continues to lie, in keeping with the Rovian finding that a lie repeated becomes a fact in voters' minds.

2. We know she is under investigation for abuse of power. "Troopergate," in which Palin allegedly fired the Alaska public safety commissioner for refusing to fire a state trooper who is Palin's former brother-in-law, points to a larger chronicled morass of friendship hires, personal vendettas, questionable per diem charges, and the involvement of her husband in policy decisions.

3. We know she is a poor fiscal manager. As mayor she left Wasilla, a town roughly the size of McFarland, around $15 million in debt after building a sports complex.

4. We know her life has been marked by a scant education and apparent incuriosity about the world. She attended five colleges in six years to get a bachelor's degree. (Who does that?) She has barely left the U.S. in her lifetime. Within the United States, Alaska is sparsely populated, has a relatively small range of racial diversity, and is in many ways isolated from the Lower 48, thus limiting even her experience of this country. In the 1980s, greed was good. What's good now, ignorance? Haven't we had enough of that?

5. We know she is no friend to women. She supports abstinence-only sex education (and we see how well that worked for Bristol). She opposes abortion even in cases of rape or incest. Along with McCain, she opposes equal pay for equal work.

6. We know her handlers are terrified of what Palin would say to the news media if reporters were allowed unfettered access, to the point where they are denying access that is essential to our democracy. The plan is to get the public to vote for someone we have not been allowed to question. We've talked so much about pigs during this campaign. Ever heard of buying a pig in a poke?

And so we have a female VP candidate who was raised to the White House by powerful conservative men who appreciate her backward views and her beauty queen looks (and her gun-toting, moose-hunting ways; this lends a note of feisty pizzazz). During these long weeks of campaigning, she has been seen much more than heard, a woman whose voice has been either scripted or muzzled. Consider her the Stepford Veep.

But here's the most important thing about Sarah Palin: what selecting her says about John McCain. Choosing Palin to be a heartbeat away from the presidency was irresponsible beyond redemption. McCain's formerly admiring biographer, Elizabeth Drew, now says that "John McCain is not a principled man."

That's obvious.


TOPICS: Editorial; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2008vpdebate; callawaaambulance; catfight; feminazism; hystericalmedia; notafeministmovement; palinbashing; pds
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To: GoLightly

And check out Hillary’s expression. She looks like she’s about to burst :)


81 posted on 09/30/2008 5:25:00 PM PDT by Heart of Georgia (McCain/Palin '08)
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To: Heart of Georgia

Sez, glad he picked his name instead of mine. It’s probably SOP with the nifty healthcare coverage we give to our employees, erm public servants.


82 posted on 09/30/2008 6:17:12 PM PDT by GoLightly
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To: rabidralph

"Has Madison caught any of those guys who keep murdering co-eds out there? I’d say Madison is a lot less supportive of women than Gov. Palin."

You got that right!

83 posted on 09/30/2008 6:30:59 PM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin (Save The Earth. It's The Only Planet With Chocolate.)
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

I hope you’re having a good evening. I’m turning in. You’ll be happy to know I’m rooting for the Brewers in the playoffs. I must be losing my mind!


84 posted on 09/30/2008 7:12:16 PM PDT by rabidralph (Unleash your inner Palin.)
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To: Diana in Wisconsin
The older I get, the more I realize the feminists have some very serious "mother" issues. They hate mother, and try to prevent others from becoming mothers (via abortion).

A good mother is an abomination to them. Maybe they didn't have one themselves.

85 posted on 09/30/2008 7:55:41 PM PDT by pray4liberty (The Lord is on the side of the truly righteous.)
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To: mass55th

You’ll find the dancing politician on YouTube.


86 posted on 09/30/2008 8:15:47 PM PDT by an amused spectator (That would be... harsher punishment for parole violators, Stan.)
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To: Heart of Georgia

Dems are a Minority. But it don’t make them any less dangerous.

“Don’t think it’s too hard. Let NoBama and O’Biden do the thinking. They know better.”

Libs: we should send them to Cuba ‘cuase the healthcare is free. SO are the rice cookers.


87 posted on 10/01/2008 2:41:33 AM PDT by Michael121 (An old soldier knows the truth. Only a Dead Soldier knows peace.)
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To: rabidralph

I’m totally SHOCKED that they pulled it off. They’ve been so uneven all season...but I’m happy, nonetheless! :)


88 posted on 10/01/2008 5:49:25 AM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin (Save The Earth. It's The Only Planet With Chocolate.)
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To: pray4liberty

Well said. And to illustrate your point:

I remember my Mom, very clearly, being totally heartbroken when Roe v. Wade passed. I was just 14 at the time. She looked at me and said, “This isn’t a FREE PASS for you, Missy! If you get pregnant in the future, you are NOT aborting MY GRANDCHILD.”

So, yeah. I have NOTHING in common with FemiNatzies; I was lucky to be raised by a real woman who saw through the whole shameful sham of Roe v. Wade.

Preach it, Sarah! :)


89 posted on 10/01/2008 5:54:38 AM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin (Save The Earth. It's The Only Planet With Chocolate.)
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To: Michael121

Right you are. I’m concerned about the absentee voting in Columbus, but they’re pretty much for obama anyway, I presume.


90 posted on 10/01/2008 5:57:24 AM PDT by Heart of Georgia (POW/WOW 08)
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To: Diana in Wisconsin
It reminds me of Reagan is an actor, Reagan is senile, Quayle is an idiot, W. is a moron, Ike is a dummy, Ford is an idiot...

When a Republican succeeds, he's instantly cast a low I.Q. nincompoop, or, more rarely, as in evil genius (Nixon, Rove, Cheney).

It's genetically impossible for an effective Republican to be an intelligent and decent person.

91 posted on 10/01/2008 6:00:40 AM PDT by SupplySider
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To: Diana in Wisconsin
“Can you believe her [Palin’s] ‘Holier Than Thou’ attitude about KEEPING her Down Syndrome Baby?"

At that point I would have thrown up my hands and said to her in my best imitation of femi-nazi voice tone, "It's HER CHOICE, not ours!"

I've said that to pro-choice women...catches them flat-footed every time.

92 posted on 10/01/2008 8:26:04 AM PDT by pray4liberty (The Lord is on trhe side of the truly righteous.)
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