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        Sarah Palin came to praise Hillary Clinton and to bury liberal feminism.  It’s too bad for the rest of us, but don’t cry for Hillary; she provided the shovel.  Relying on pre-ideological appeals to female solidarity, blaming sexism when she got stuck in second place, Clinton played the dangerous game of identity politics.  Her loss is Palin’s gain.  She gets to play office wife to John McCain.   

        Mitt Romney must be fuming, being eclipsed by a woman; but he shouldn’t be surprised.  When Romney ran for Massachusetts governor in 2002, after swatting aside the Commonwealth’s first female governor, Republican incumbent Jane Swift, (who subsequently endorsed McCain,) he chose a female lieutenant governor, Kerry Healey, to walk ten paces behind him.  Then, he rarely looked back: pursuing the presidency, Governor Romney provided little help to Lieutenant Governor Healy when she ran for governor against Deval Patrick in 2006 (and lost by some 20 points.)   

        McCain may prove more loyal to Sarah Palin, but selecting an attractive, grossly inexperienced, anti-choice, anti-science, (pro-creationist) female as vice-presidential arm candy, he seems no less contemptuous of women.  If he’s elected because disgruntled Hillary harpies reward him for patronizing them, his contempt may seem justified.
 

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  • jerry said:

    I am not sure Hillary Clinton was the only candidate playing with matches, or even that she struck the first one.  Everyone was way too quick to declare others racist or sexist and then to demand that all others agree with the declaration and carry out the ritual stonings, or themselves be declared racist or sexist.

    Should McCain win, I would hope that Democrats off all sorts would realize that that's what happens when they give in to identity politics, especially in a party that likes to pride itself for having a big tent and welcoming people of all sorts.  It encourages these identity politics wars.

    It will be interesting to see what happens to Palin.  Will she somehow resign from the position due to the investigation of abuse of power?  From a few interviews I've heard on the radio, she may do a good job of bringing in young disaffected voters, maybe women, to McCain, which is my way of saying I heard various interviews of *different* young women, often young women bartenders, who thought she was a terrific pick.

    I definitely think she's going to bring in the young country bar bartender vote.

    August 30, 2008 1:49 PM
  • Faith Gude said:

    I was horrified by Palin's speech. Horrified because in this country of ours we seem to cherish the rough riders!  The kick-ass folks who scream a lot and tear others down. Especially women. We seem to love kick-ass women who threaten. And if they are good looking, wow, we go nuts!  It's the cowboy myth gone awry. It's the boot on the neck. It smacks of porno the way this country goes crazy over tough women who snap the whip!  I am horrified, and scared.  If McCain wins, and this then is the VP, we are in for this country sliding even faster into the dark ages - medieval times and the likes. Should I move to Canada? Europe? Some island without electricity?  I am for Obama all the way, but the frenzy over this woman has me nervous........You and Harvey are the voice of sanity without you two I would have moved out of the country!

    September 6, 2008 5:38 PM

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