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Sarah Palin: What's Important
Sep. 1st, 2008 08:07 am First, let me list the things which are not important:
1. The fact that she's a beauty queen.
2. The fact that she calls herself a "hockey mom".
3. The fact that she's a mother with a special-needs child. (This would be addressed mainly to the "how-dare-she-have-such-a-demanding-job?"crowd.)
4. The fact that Republican men (led by good ol' Rush) think she's a hottie.
5. The RUMOR that she posed nude or semi-nude. (I haven't seen the pics in question.)
6. The RUMOR that she is actually the grandmother, not the mother, of the special-needs infant.
Especially for number 6. Until there is actual, conclusive proof, and not just "well, she didn't look pregnant" or the fact that her teen daughter was out of school for several months. When there is actual proof, maybe we will talk.
What is important?
Sarah Palin is anti-abortion, unless the life of the mother is in danger. No rape/incest exceptions even.
Sarah Palin is a member of Feminists For Life.
Sarah Palin supports teaching creationism and abstinence-only sex ed in schools. (There appears to have been some waffling on the creationism thing.)
Sarah Palin is not good for the environment. She supported the aerial killing of wolves in Alaska, and is trying to sue on behalf of the state over polar bears being listed as endangered.
Sarah Palin "doesn't know" where she stands on the Iraq War. (And no, it doesn't matter that her son is in the Army, either.)
Sarah Palin believes that marriage is between a man and a woman only - but she did veto a bill that would have banned gay rights.
What do I think is really important? That there's a lot we don't know about this candidate. And that having female plumbing doesn't necessarily make you pro-women's rights.
I also fail to see how having a woman VP candidate helps crack the glass ceiling. Because we've already had one.
Attack her, yes - on the issues. Not the other BS.
DV
1. The fact that she's a beauty queen.
2. The fact that she calls herself a "hockey mom".
3. The fact that she's a mother with a special-needs child. (This would be addressed mainly to the "how-dare-she-have-such-a-demanding-job?"crowd.)
4. The fact that Republican men (led by good ol' Rush) think she's a hottie.
5. The RUMOR that she posed nude or semi-nude. (I haven't seen the pics in question.)
6. The RUMOR that she is actually the grandmother, not the mother, of the special-needs infant.
Especially for number 6. Until there is actual, conclusive proof, and not just "well, she didn't look pregnant" or the fact that her teen daughter was out of school for several months. When there is actual proof, maybe we will talk.
What is important?
Sarah Palin is anti-abortion, unless the life of the mother is in danger. No rape/incest exceptions even.
Sarah Palin is a member of Feminists For Life.
Sarah Palin supports teaching creationism and abstinence-only sex ed in schools. (There appears to have been some waffling on the creationism thing.)
Sarah Palin is not good for the environment. She supported the aerial killing of wolves in Alaska, and is trying to sue on behalf of the state over polar bears being listed as endangered.
Sarah Palin "doesn't know" where she stands on the Iraq War. (And no, it doesn't matter that her son is in the Army, either.)
Sarah Palin believes that marriage is between a man and a woman only - but she did veto a bill that would have banned gay rights.
What do I think is really important? That there's a lot we don't know about this candidate. And that having female plumbing doesn't necessarily make you pro-women's rights.
I also fail to see how having a woman VP candidate helps crack the glass ceiling. Because we've already had one.
Attack her, yes - on the issues. Not the other BS.
DV
