I just sat on my couch, in front of my tv, & watched in amazement as Campbell Brown of CNN delivered an op ed sort of commentary that she called a "rant" on behalf of all women who are "sick of the sexist treatment of S. Palin."
Now the first amazing thing was the C. Brown expressed a personal opinion so forcefully - I've never seen her do so before. Then - that she claimed to be speaking for women - not just herself - wow! I held my breath, thinking, "yeeaahhhhh....be careful of what you say on MY behalf!"
So here's the gist of her plea - to the McCain campaign itself!! She complained that Palin's own campaign was treating her like a "delicate flower" who needed to be cloistered away from the press - not allowed to show "her stuff." Brown said, "She's from Alaska, she's tough . . . let her be treated like a bonafide candidate like the others." Brown was referring to the press being denied access to Palin today - as Fogg has already noted in a previous post.
OK - this is tricky - I AGREE with Brown, yes, to a point. To not allow Palin to speak her mind would be sexist if that was what was actually happening. I suspect that Palin, however, wants to shield herself from the press until she can acquire enough knowledge to be able to sound like a viable candidate and THIS is the point Brown was plainly missing (no doubt on purpose in an effort to NOT seem biased) that Palin is being shielded from the press by the McCain campaign NOT because of sexism BUT because if she starts having to field tough questions she will fall apart. Crumble even. Then the REAL & TRUE sexism of the McCain campaign would shine through - picking a candidate who is unqualified in order to entice female voters as if to say - "all they want is a woman so any woman will do, even one who is unqualified."
Oh the irony - that such a candidate has been nominated by the party that is notorious for complaining about Affirmative Action because it puts unqualified people in positions ahead of those more qualified all due to tokenism!!!
Now the first amazing thing was the C. Brown expressed a personal opinion so forcefully - I've never seen her do so before. Then - that she claimed to be speaking for women - not just herself - wow! I held my breath, thinking, "yeeaahhhhh....be careful of what you say on MY behalf!"
So here's the gist of her plea - to the McCain campaign itself!! She complained that Palin's own campaign was treating her like a "delicate flower" who needed to be cloistered away from the press - not allowed to show "her stuff." Brown said, "She's from Alaska, she's tough . . . let her be treated like a bonafide candidate like the others." Brown was referring to the press being denied access to Palin today - as Fogg has already noted in a previous post.
OK - this is tricky - I AGREE with Brown, yes, to a point. To not allow Palin to speak her mind would be sexist if that was what was actually happening. I suspect that Palin, however, wants to shield herself from the press until she can acquire enough knowledge to be able to sound like a viable candidate and THIS is the point Brown was plainly missing (no doubt on purpose in an effort to NOT seem biased) that Palin is being shielded from the press by the McCain campaign NOT because of sexism BUT because if she starts having to field tough questions she will fall apart. Crumble even. Then the REAL & TRUE sexism of the McCain campaign would shine through - picking a candidate who is unqualified in order to entice female voters as if to say - "all they want is a woman so any woman will do, even one who is unqualified."
Oh the irony - that such a candidate has been nominated by the party that is notorious for complaining about Affirmative Action because it puts unqualified people in positions ahead of those more qualified all due to tokenism!!!
Yes, didn't we know this from the beginning? Governor Palin has been turned into a political Barbie, and the mortgage on her wardrobe is held by Fannie and Freddie.
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I can't decide between Prig and Frig.
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