they are not being treated equally because of the attack lines used. If you pay any attention to the attacks on say Mitt they are mostly about policy issues , his flipflopping his term/actions as gov, etc...... the attacks on Palin however are more personal. she is unpresidential, lacking gravitas, ditsy, unintelligent. Nothing is debated about policies or her record. Like leaving AK with a $12 billion surplus.........
What is more “unpresidential” than being a woman? what do you really think Rove is doing when he uses this attack line? the double standard IRT to Palin has been breathtaking to behold and my contention is that the majority of that double standard is do to the fact she is a woman. Not one male governor has been accused of being unpresidential, not one has been accused of lacking gravitas, not one have been criticized for abandoning their kids....of not being a good father, of whining, of lacking intelligence, of being in it for the money, of having a ghostwriter etc.....
Obama
Romney
Huckabee
Newt
Hillary
Santorum
Paul
Hunter
Kucinich
Braun
Clark
Kerry
Edwards
Bush
Gore
McCain
Its been said about all of them. Presidential elections are about vetting the right candidate. Not about refraining from asking questions because you wont like the answer.
What is so great about a government surplus? Why should the government have extra money? I think that having a reality show, living your life in the media, things like that are unPresidential. When has a male governor brought up their family? When has one put them on national tv? Palin made her family fair game.
As for male governors being criticized, I believe Mark Sanford was shamed out of running by the media because of his family situation. An he was supposed to be a top tier candidate.
Not even the ones cheating on their wives publicly.