tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3509053156280655479.post7872595978741406782..comments2023-06-14T08:24:18.553-04:00Comments on The Feminist Underground: NYT Says Gov. Sarah Palin is McCain VP Pickhabladorahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01730183259272125337noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3509053156280655479.post-6566484086674041722008-08-31T01:19:00.000-04:002008-08-31T01:19:00.000-04:00I agree, Renee. At first, I was excited to see tha...I agree, Renee. <BR/><BR/>At first, I was excited to see that people weren't going to let this go unnoticed. <BR/><BR/>Once I woke up this morning and saw everyone was still writing new posts and all of that... ugh... I'm tired.sallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01054413520223145494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3509053156280655479.post-92053767794023808232008-08-30T20:12:00.000-04:002008-08-30T20:12:00.000-04:00I mean, other than our collective inability to tal...<EM>I mean, other than our collective inability to talk about anything else? </EM><BR/><BR/>You know it has been less than 48 hours and I am already sick of hearing her name. I understand that what happened was incredibly important but there is a little thing like a hurricane right now that seems to be getting overlooked in our desire to find out every little intimate secret about this woman. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3509053156280655479.post-84706092103283708972008-08-30T14:35:00.000-04:002008-08-30T14:35:00.000-04:00Republicans are more open to a certain type of wom...<EM>Republicans are more open to a certain type of woman -- one who is strongly against things like equal pay, universal health care, and reproductive freedom. In other words, the party is pro-woman-candidates, as long as they enact anti-woman policies.</EM><BR/><BR/>That is a point that should not be lost on everyone. Palin was picked not because she is a woman but because she is a woman that Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3509053156280655479.post-78657328793026553192008-08-30T13:16:00.000-04:002008-08-30T13:16:00.000-04:00Just based on comments here, it looks to me like t...Just based on comments here, it looks to me like this was more of a media-savvy choice than a politically-savvy choice. People who were already going to vote for McCain are still going to vote for McCain - they're giddy, though, because they think that they'll garner a bigger 'lady vote.' Obama supporters are still excited about Obama, and Palin strikes them as a decisive step to the right - habladorahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01730183259272125337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3509053156280655479.post-80988874565378410112008-08-30T10:20:00.000-04:002008-08-30T10:20:00.000-04:00Dahlia Litwick I think nailed it when she said: "A...Dahlia Litwick I think nailed it when <A HREF="http://www.slate.com/blogs/blogs/xxfactor/archive/2008/08/29/it-had-to-be-you.aspx" REL="nofollow">she said:</A> "Absolutely agree that this was an inspired, brave and buzz-y choice for veep. Everything the Joe Biden's pick was not. I think Team McCain has gamed this age we live in better than the Obama camp, for which they deserve serious credit. NewsCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05049304894327723728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3509053156280655479.post-37220639423952576442008-08-30T01:20:00.000-04:002008-08-30T01:20:00.000-04:00.Even more Hillary supporters will go for McCain n....<BR/>Even more Hillary supporters will go for McCain now. Obama is no longer a near certainty. Heaven forbid something happens to McCain, but I believe Palin would rise to the occasion. She has the right attitude. Everyone knows Obama is NOT ready for POTUS, Palin is only for the VP. Look at Dan Quayle. <BR/><BR/>YEY SARAH PALIN! YEY John McCain! Great pick! The 1st woman for the GOP Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3509053156280655479.post-55401605404949257952008-08-29T16:48:00.000-04:002008-08-29T16:48:00.000-04:00Seems like a pretty cynical move from the McCain c...Seems like a pretty cynical move from the McCain campaign. I have to hope that disgruntled Hillary voters care more about what she stands for than just about the fact that she's a woman.<BR/><BR/>We're writing about this over at the CA NOW blog too: http://www.canow.org/canoworg/2008/08/mccains-vp-choi.htmlVictory Gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02882091221792875735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3509053156280655479.post-90458884113849861892008-08-29T15:41:00.000-04:002008-08-29T15:41:00.000-04:00I think that the number of women considering not s...<I>I think that the number of women considering not supporting Obama due to some resentment about Sen. Clinton has been grossly over-estimated by a gossip-hungry media. </I><BR/><BR/>While I agree this is true, the fact is that a ton of them are still out there! Perhaps it's a different experience here in NY, but I keep meeting more and more men and women who are considering supporting McCain nowsallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01054413520223145494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3509053156280655479.post-53777595722257329472008-08-29T14:04:00.000-04:002008-08-29T14:04:00.000-04:00He admitted to not knowing much about her at all. ...He admitted to not knowing much about her at all. So he and I are on equal footing there. I definitely think he was just impressed with the strategy of it all.Mächtige Maushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01219533750806088376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3509053156280655479.post-18673155953787035382008-08-29T13:51:00.000-04:002008-08-29T13:51:00.000-04:00I think that the number of women considering not s...I think that the number of women considering <I>not</I> supporting Obama due to some resentment about Sen. Clinton has been grossly over-estimated by a gossip-hungry media. Journalist Joshua Green agrees with me, he told Terry Gross last night on Fresh Air that this has been a media-pushed, if not quite media-invented story.<BR/><BR/>Did your coworker like Palin personally, or is he just habladorahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01730183259272125337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3509053156280655479.post-2662574845550697782008-08-29T13:21:00.000-04:002008-08-29T13:21:00.000-04:00Well, I did just have a coworker come up to my ais...Well, I did just have a coworker come up to my aisle and give a "woohoo" shout out to McCain's brilliant choice. Now, to be fair, he and I did go on to have an intelligent political discussion. <BR/><BR/>One of his comments was that he feels having a woman will now officially pull in all the Hillary supporters. Mind you, he did not make a distinction about *this* woman. I hope to high heaven Mächtige Maushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01219533750806088376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3509053156280655479.post-65122185425160961222008-08-29T12:25:00.000-04:002008-08-29T12:25:00.000-04:00Yes, my mom called me to tell me this news. I was ...Yes, my mom called me to tell me this news. I was all panicked because she asked if I'd 'heard the news'..and I'm thinking natural disaster or something!<BR/><BR/> I think she is excited by this news, and that is thinking this will sway the women. She pointed out that she also used to play hockey. Somehow this was meant to sway me I think.. :-/ Sigh.Agincourthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06364221098242643296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3509053156280655479.post-58795726729400522432008-08-29T11:50:00.000-04:002008-08-29T11:50:00.000-04:00It looks like she's for drilling for oil in the Al...It looks like she's for drilling for oil in the Alaska Wildlife Preserve, is anti-choice, and a member of the NRA.<BR/><BR/>Personal Trivia: She used to work as a TV sports caster right out of college, has 5 kids, is married to "an Eskimo fisherman" (<A HREF="http://www.slate.com/blogs/blogs/xxfactor/archive/2008/08/29/we-re-surprised-but-why.aspx" REL="nofollow">says Slate</A>), and has a young habladorahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01730183259272125337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3509053156280655479.post-38282549919761155702008-08-29T11:35:00.000-04:002008-08-29T11:35:00.000-04:00She's a woman, but I don't think she's a good pick...She's a woman, but I don't think she's a good pick for women. It looks like she's very conservative and she's not pro-choice.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3509053156280655479.post-30947835538456752422008-08-29T11:04:00.000-04:002008-08-29T11:04:00.000-04:00BBC is already saying that as well. How news trav...BBC is already saying that as well. How news travels so fast is stunning sometimes.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, who among our little blogging community knows about her because I assure you I have never even heard of her. I'd love to get some opinions here along with whatever research I now have to do on my own about her.Mächtige Maushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01219533750806088376noreply@blogger.com