Boom! 1st Sexist Salvo is fired against Palin by CNN…
August 29, 2008 by PUMA Pundit
Old habits obviously die hard. The Obama News Network, aka CNN had to go back to pushing the sexist agenda they excelled in pushing during the primaries.
CNN’s John Roberts, on Friday’s “Newsroom” program, asked correspondent Dana Bash about how the Alaska governor’s newborn son with Down’s syndrome might be affected if she were elected:
“There’s also this issue that on April 18th, she gave birth to a baby with Down’s Syndrome…. Children with Down’s syndrome require an awful lot of attention. The role of Vice President, it seems to me, would take up an awful lot of her time, and it raises the issue of how much time will she have to dedicate to her newborn child?”
Bash answered by saying:
“That’s a very good question, and I guess — my guess is that, perhaps, the line inside the McCain campaign would be, if it were a man being picked who also had a baby, but — you know, four months ago with Down’s Syndrome, would you ask the same question?”
I am interested in seeing to what extent Team Obama shall play up this angle. Something tells me this isn’t the last we’ve heard of it.
I guess even though we’ve come a long way with the Hillary campaign, to some, a woman is still first and foremost a home-maker. It matters not whether she is a governor with approval ratings in the 80% range, or a 2 term Senator from NY.
Here’s the transcript:
JOHN ROBERTS: You know, there’s one other issue — we’ve talked about her experience and what depth of experience she has; the fact that maybe she tries to peel off a few women voters on the Democratic side, who really wanted to see a woman in the White House in some way, shape, or form. There’s also this issue that on April 18th, she gave birth to a baby with Down’s Syndrome.
DANA BASH: Yes.
ROBERTS: The baby is just slightly more than four months old now. Children with Down’s syndrome require an awful lot of attention. The role of Vice President, it seems to me, would take up an awful lot of her time, and it raises the issue of how much time will she have to dedicate to her newborn child?
BASH: That’s a very good question, and I guess — my guess is that, perhaps, the line inside the McCain campaign would be, if it were a man being picked who also had a baby, but — you know, four months ago with Down’s Syndrome, would you ask the same question? And that might be another way to kind of, you know, kind of close the gender gap in trying to make the point that, yes, she not only has, unfortunately, a baby with Down’s Syndrome, but she has five children, the oldest of whom is apparently going — is in the Army and going to head off to Iraq in the fall. So, you know, it absolutely is going to be a question that she is going to have to answer, and there’s no question that she had to do soul-searching and figure out if she could take this on when John McCain made clear that he wanted her to be her [sic] running mate, and it is going to be one of the interesting things that we are going to be able to hear from her when she finally does speaks, whether she does address these things here or in subsequent interviews.
That’s going to be a fascinating thing, but it also does — it also does appeal to social conservatives in another way, and that is that, you know, part of her story, if you read her discussions about that baby, is that, you know, she knew before she gave birth to that baby, that it had Down’s Syndrome, and she chose to keep the baby. And that is — that is because she is somebody who is anti-abortion. She is somebody who is very staunchly anti-abortion. That kind of story, also, can help appeal to the social conservatives that John McCain is still trying to win over in his own party.
Posted By GrandPUMA
Again, if you’re voting for Mccain so you can vote for Palin, you’re betraying Hillary’s platform. Palin and Hillary have no issues in common with eachother.
Oh yeah and she just called Hillary a whiner http://www.newsweek.com/id/156190. How about you post that?
Millions of African-Americans will vote for Obama this fall just because of skin color. Is that right? Well no it isn’t. But that is no different than voting for Palin because of gender. Us voting for a woman just for the sake of voting for a woman is the same sexism we all fight to defeat.
Here we go with the real whinners of this election. PUMA what the hell is this crap you’re vomitting all over the web? You don’t get what you want and you jump ship and run to the other side based on what? McCain shouted from the roof tops that Obama had no experience to be CIC but he pulls this ….female out of his a-hole who was what?… head moose catcher in Snowshoe, Alaska? NEVER even been in ANY diplomatic capacity whatsoever! Can you imagine her in a room with Putin or any other dictator from around the world that we have to deal with? She’d be running to the kitchen to get milk and cookies! He’s looking for someone to change his depends at this point because we all know his wife will ditch him once he hits the senior home anyway! We didn’t learn our lesson with the other old man we had crumbling in office (Regan)? Wake up and smell the crap you are spewing on this website! It’s the economy stupid! We have been fighting a fake war for years now losing billions of dollars a month while our economy goes to crap because of the GOP’s economic policies; our infostructure is crumbling from neglect because supposedly we cannot afford to do anything about it but we can afford to rebuild a country that will continue to be at war long after we leave and will be crumbling again; we are no closer to catching the so called bad guys who came to our house and bombed us than we were five years ago; and the rich just keep getting richer in this country while the real working class keep getting poorer and poorer by the minute. This is about the ECONOMY stupid, not some skirt who has only done her job as a mother by raising her family and working, nothing more special than the other mothers in this country who have to do it on far less money than she has. NOTHING special! And then they pull the sympathy card because she has a child with DS! My heart goes out to her, my intellect and intelligence are insulted. The good old boy network was up ended by Barack and there are clearly those who cannot handle it on both sides of the aisle! Get over it!
McCain is using Palin… she is a decoy.
She is nothing but a trophy, just like his wife. He is dangling a woman right in front our faces…don’t take the bait. We are smarter than that.
Don’t bite off your nose to spite your face!
I think you guys are missing the point. No one’s voting for McCain just because they have a female VP. The same way no one voted for Hillary just because she’s a woman. I’m voting for McCain because he has experience other than being a primary sponsor on a single bill, a bill giving aid to Congo. I also in addition happen to be voting for McCain because he recognized millions of Americans thought it was time for a woman working at 1600 Pennsylvania and he listened.
(And for the record, Palin is no bimbo: she blew the whistle on corrupt politicans in Alaska conspiring with big oil as the Ethics Commissioner of the Alaska Oil and Gas Commission, slashed porkbarrel spending, got the legislature to pass a profit tax increase on oil companies, ended a deal the former governor made with American oil companies like BP for an Alaska natural gas pipeline in favor of a better deal with Canadian TransCanada Pipelines despite the fact her husband works for BP, kept her promise to sell the jet the former governor had purchased, and vetoed a bill that would have prevented partners of gay state employees from recieving benefits.)
And Shannon, I don’t think Obama was selected because he is black; he was selected because the media, the DNC, and a far too many Americans were too distracted by his speaking skills and couldn’t see that he was all sizzle and no steak.
Oh I disagree. Hillary and Sarah have a LOT in common. Politics aside both are very savvy and competent women.
Sarah ran against an incumbent repbulican governor and WON! She ran against her party because she felt it was corrupt!
Obama flinched in his first big decision. The “Reformer” picked a Washington insider for his running mate. He did it because he is weak and they needed adult supervision on the ticket.
On the legitimate side, why don’t you respond to people asking about Palin’s positions that are antitheses of HRC’s? E.g., her anti-abortion, pro-gun, pro-drilling, anti-polar bear positions? These are very, very strong, and far to the right of Clinton’s on all of them. It’s not like she’s sort of a moderate.
On the case for sexism in the media: while I am intrigued by the Palin pick I will take my time to reseach and investigate her position, however it amazes me how sexist the news media are. While watching MSNBC I could not help but be appalled at the way they were personifying Palin during one segment Campbell Brown called her the Republican Beauty Queen, as if she is nothing more than a good looking face. I am sickened by the way the media treated Hillary and now it seems that they are intent on doing the same to Palin. I never heard anyone in the media call BO the token candidate, but Palin is the Republican Beauty Queen and if I remember correctly it was BO who once said that Hillary winning Florida was nothing more than a beauty contest and the media also repeated this comment. By the way, what good is it to have the right to choose to have an abortion if in the eyes of this country a woman’s pursuit of high office is nothing more than a “Beauty Contest”? Ugh!
Seems odd that feminists are unwilling to defend a woman who is clearly being attached by the media on her basis of gender just because she is a conservative.
Regardless of of whether you plan to vote for her—I would hope we can all agree that she does not deserve the treament she is receiving from the media.
Its absolutely ridiculous that a 44 year old woman is being referred to as a “girl” by the media…its offensive to all of us.
Obama with those big ears of his and poor treatment of Hilary during the primaries along with the mainstream media should change the name of their campaign from “Change we can believe in” to “Operation Dumbo Drop” because they just handed the election to the GOP!
I am so sick of this crap.
First, I NEVER EVER EVER EVER supported Obama. He’s a self intoxicated kid who has been drug by his nose by whatever smell is appealing. I’m a lifelong democrat who now considers myself a patriot instead of a democrat.
And with little miss B-52 hair … now it’s personal. I have a 35 year old sister with down syndrome. If they exploit this child for votes … I may have to march in the streets. If she had this child for no other reason that she wanted to raise this child with her eyes wide open, knowing how much work and love her baby is going to nee for the rest of the governor’s life, ok. But if she had this child for political reasons … she’s as scummy as Obama is clueless.
I wonder if PUMA sneaker sales have increased? After Carville’s lovely fashion statement, I’m going to go out and find me a pair!
What I sent to my sisters last night:
Dear Cheri & Gigi!
I am excited about Sarah Palin as VP pick. Rush says “babies, guns, and Jesus - hot damn!” — and I agree.
I read up on her for 3 hours last night and another hour this morning, and I’ve decided to vote for John McCain because of her. Last night I got online and made a contribution to the McCain/Palin campaign, bought a yard sign, and signed up to campaign for McCain-Palin.
Hope you’re starting to follow this dynamic woman. If you’re interested, I recommend you add the following blog to your reading:
http://palinforvp.blogspot.com/
Love,
Greg
I am a male Centrist who watched Geraldine Ferraro make history as the first VP candidate from a major political party. I was a moderate Republican at the time supporting the Reagan ticket but nonetheless I embraced the excitement. Ferraro was articulate and represented women well despite the abuse my gender, the media, and the Republican party dished out.
Men have screwed-up the world and it is past time for a woman to serve this country in our highest office. I continue to believe that a woman will be the first to break the chain of white male domination of the Oval office.
I don’t like everything about Gov. Palin but there is one thing you can take to the bank–she is genuine. She is tough, she is her own woman, she disdains corruption, she knows what mortgage payments are, she knows what families deal with, and she is committed to our troops. I may not agree with Sarah Palin on many issues, but this is America. I need to trust that a candidate is committed to serving the people.
Sarah Palin is that kind of person.
The Obamites left the door open and John McCain walked through it. They don’t think women are ready to lead this nation. John McCain doesn’t agree.
Fellow PUMAs (especially you, Grand PUMA),
It’s really of the utmost importance we keep blogging about the extremely obvious sexism we see against Sarah Palin in the media. The way mainstream media works has changed, and if they see enough buzz on a topic on the internet, they bring it into the spotlight. This is our best chance of making Americans and the media realize it is not okay to treat any woman this way. Regardless of how we feel about McCain Palin, I think if we can get Americans to start talking about and recognizing sexism for what it is Hillary’s 18 million cracks won’t be in vain.
I guess we should start referring to them as McPalin …
Shannon wrote:
Millions of African-Americans will vote for Obama this fall just because of skin color. Is that right? Well no it isn’t. But that is no different than voting for Palin because of gender. Us voting for a woman just for the sake of voting for a woman is the same sexism we all fight to defeat.
Even if blacks are more inclined to support Obama because of his skin color. THEY WOULD NOT HAVE SUPPORTED HIM IF HIS POLICIES AND VALUES DID NOT REFLECT THEIR OWN. Do you think if the Republicans had nominated a black far right wing candidate with right wing values the black community would have gotten behind him/her? NO WAY…..Al Sharpton, Jesse Jackson and all the rest would have come out swingin’…THE BLACK COMMUNITY WOULDN’T HAVE BEEN SUCKED IN AND WOMEN SHOULDN’T BE EITHER….
This gal may be a nice lady BUT:
–she opposes equal pay for equal work, just like McCain
–she opposes abortion in ALL CASES, even in cases of rape and incest
—she stands for right wing values and right wing policies.
WE WOMEN ARE SMARTER THAN THIS. The black community supports Obama not only because he is black, but BECAUSE THEY AGREE WITH HIM….Any woman who supports Palin just because of her anatomy is an idiot.
Constance you are the fringe man hating woman that I have tried to disassociate myself with my whole life. As a woman I find a lot of peace in being a woman not some burn my bra man hater.
As a lifelong democrat who is also Catholic I struggle with most of what Obama wants us to become. I struggle with a “womans right to choose” at all costs. I love my country and want my left of center beliefs mainly stem from my feelings that for the poor and least fortunate among us.
Mr. McCain is certainly an acceptable alternative. He is not George Bush. Mrs. Palin the Grizzly Bear hunting Beauty Queen, turned Mom, turned Governor is certainly a breath of fresh air!
Dream race for 2012! Hillary vs. Palin 2012.
We can make that happen!
“Dream race for 2012! Hillary vs. Palin 2012.”
If Obama loses the people voted for him won’t let us. Hillary is already blamed for the division in the party, people will be too bitter to let her run again. It’s happened before.
The only way Hillary has a chance is if she waits the 8 years after Obama.
Thank you Constance…My sentiments exactly.
Yes..there are some African Americans that are voting for Obama because he closely identifies with them…this is not right but understandable…just as many women voted for Hillary for similar reasons.
But as an African American…I don’t know of anyone in my community that would have voted for McCain if Hillary had won election.
Obama and Hillary were so close on views and so distant from McCain..you may need to ask yourself are you cutting off your nose to spite your face (pardon the cliche)
As for Palin…Come on…Republicans are having a hard time keeping a straight face while saying how “excited” they are about her selection. Yes she is governer, but less that 20 months on the job of a state that has about 600,000 people. I guess any mayor of a decent size city now has the qualifications for VP.
Ok, Ladies and Gentlemen of PUMA, I just came on to see how your side was taking the news of McCain’s pick of Palin as his runningmate. What I have seen is that the majority of you seem to see through this purely-politically motivated decision, with a smaller percentage of responders stating that any woman is acceptable, and it would be a great middle finger to Obama to vote for the Mccain/Palin ticket.
I have been an Obama supporter from the beginning (I hope you continue to read, I felt it best to be truthful about who I am). I have been from the beginning of the primary, though I have truthfully admired Hillary Clinton’s campaign. However, honestly, it was a mistake not to pick Clinton for VP. He opened the way up for McCain’s pick to undermind his call for change. He went for the safe pick (and I believe, if you give him a chance and take a look at his record), Joe Biden is a great democrat and a good man. But it was simply a mistake not to ask Hillary to be his VP.
That being said…is there that many of you that would throw your political ideals away simply to have someone of the same gender in office? Im assuming, since you supporter Hillary Clinton, your ideals and views are largely synonymous with hers. How far from your views would she have to be before it would be too much? Because she’s pretty far out there.
In addition…well, I’ll let Palin speak for herself. Take a look at this article/video: http://thinkprogress.org/2008/08/29/palin-didn%E2%80%99t-like-hillary-clinton%E2%80%99s-%E2%80%98perceived-whine%E2%80%99/.
I would greatly welcome any feedback for this, and I can be reached at josephgiorandino@yahoo.com. Again, I can understand PUMA’s viewpoints on Clinton and the race; I can only imagine how I would feel if the roles were reversed…but are you all really prepared to have another 4+ years of Bush’s ideals and policies? Are you prepared to make that sacrifice, for purposes of spite?
Thank you all for your time,
Joseph
With all due respect, HillarySupporter, you don’t know anything at all about me. I too struggle with a “womans right to choose at all costs’…I supported an end to partial birth abortions…I also love my country and have left of center beliefs that stem from my concern about the most helpless and vulnerable of our society.
Expressing the opinion that I don’t think it’s an accurate metaphor to equate the black community support of Obama to the possibility of women supporting Palin doesn’t fairly put me on the lunatic fringe.
I’m also quite fond of men, thank you very much.
Palin? Wow! Really?
Hillary supporters should be furious about the selection of Palin. In the year 2008, John McCain doesn’t think a woman should earn the same salary as a man without extra training. After coming home from his military service to a swimsuit model wife that didn’t look exactly the same after a car accident that required her to have surgery 20 times, he decided to fly off and immediately cheat on his wife with a former beauty pageant winner named Cindy. A former beauty pageant winner who also just happened to have $100 million. After meeting Govenor Palin only once, he decided that the newest former beauty pageant winner in his life, a mayor of 8000 people and govenor of not too many more, would be ready to step in and during one of the most trying times in our history if the 72 year old sexist with bouts of cancer falls. Hillary Clinton has spent her entire life fighting for issues that matter to each one of us, Obama supporters included. She just poured her heart out into an exhausting 18 month campaign where she inspired people and shared her vision of America. An America that looks exactly like Obama’s America. So here comes Palin, after meeting John McCain only once. She flies into Ohio with bold sense of arrogance, and in her first words to the American people, decides to quote Hillary and act like Senator Clinton passed her 18 million batons. Like Hillary’s presidential journey was based solely on a shallow notion that she should be president because she is a woman. And somehow all women should vote for a sexist in McCain because his running mate shares body parts with Hillary. Picture Hillary lying facedown on the floor in front of the podium with Pilan standing on her back making her speech. “I”ll take it from here Sweetie. Thanks. Nice try.” If that doesn’t make you furious then you couldn’t possibly have supported Hillary based on the issues she believed in so strongly. Nobody would argue that sexism is not alive and well in our country, look no further than John McCain. But if you don’t support Obama at this point, knowing that Hillary sincerely wants him to win not only for our country, but for her daughters future, and the well being of her and Bill as citizens of this country, then you are irresponsible and as sexist as John McCain. You can’t be angry that sexism may have contributed to Hillary not getting the nomination if you even consider voting for McCain or not all based on the same shallow reason. How many people didn’t vote for Hillary because of her gender? Was it more than voted for her just because of her gender? You can’t say that Obama was all fluff and didn’t talk about issues and then completely adandon your convictions by supporting a man that thinks woman are not equal to men. That birth control shouldn’t be covered by insurance companies and that no woman under almost no circumstance should be able to choose. That is insulting to the very core of Hillary’s heart and soul. That is irresponsible to America. Hillary is a much more powerful leader as a Senator in one of our 3 equal brances of government, working and fighting along with Obama to pass the legislation that they both want for America. She is much more important for America as a Senator than as Vice President. And with 3 openings for the Supreme court being likey in the next administration, she would also make an incredible member of the other equal branch of government. And with no term limitation for Justices, she could impact America for a far greater period of time. How does Chief Justice Hillary Clinton sound for the next 20 years? Men lose races every day. You do no service to the cause you have been fighting since before Harriet Tubbman by not recognizing that in an equal society, woman can lose races as well. Don’t be irresponsible to everything that drives you by voting for John McCain. You ruin Hillary’s chance of ever becoming more than a candidate for President, and will ruin America in the process.
I’m a 37 year old, straight, married, white, male, who supports Barack Obama and has tremendous respect for Hillary Clinton. You do no favors to your heath or America’s health if you let anger cloud your judgement.
John McCain is using gender to get elected. Everyone knows Palin isn’t qualified to lead our nation. Don’t try to paint Obama as a villian. He is sincere, and thoughtful, and wants what Hillary and the rest of us want, and will fight for us every step of the way. If you have truly educated yourself about who he really is, where he has come from and what he wants for America, and you still don’t believe him or in him, then you don’t want to, and you never will. That is a sad person.
How did we pass over a woman with Hillary’s experience for a community organizer? If I am Obama I am re-thinking my massaganistic attacks on Mrs. Palin’s experience. We put the inexperienced person at the top of our ticket!
Gee guest. Hillary divided the party? No I think the crazies from the Daily Kos divided it. We had a perfectly capable, experienced woman and we threw is all away for the leftist crazies.
So if Obama loses and the Obama supporters won’t let Hill win in 2012, then who is dividing the the party then? Huh?
GrandPUMA,
The sexist attacks on Palin will escalate in intensity masked in seeming caring statements like those of Roberts. These should be met with immediate condemnation.. for Roberts could have just as easily commented that Mr. Palin will have to shoulder more of the care while Mrs. Palin pursues service to her country.
can someone explain to me what sort of back treatment Hillary was accorded in the campaign, by the press and by Obama. I’m serious, I didn’t see anything wrong, but please enlighten me.
that should read bad treatment, not back treatment….
Actually HillarySupporter I said that’s what people will think in reality it was just something the PUMAs did themselves.
It’s ironic but you’ll end up biting yourself in the asses. By thinking you’re making a point you will only get people to despise Hillary.
Hmmm…please know that no one is ever this bitter about someone loosing a campaign unless they are trying to make money or get 15 mins of fame. So this GRAND PUMA obviously do not care about women’s rights or about children. No one who supported Hillary would support John MCcain. NO ONE!!! So these puma people are obviously doing this for nefarious reasons, like getting paid by the republicans or pure selfishness and they should not be taken seriously. Idiotic is too nice of a word for this “McCain supporters cloaked as Hillary supporters”.
Also, does anyone else notice how many references there are that she’s former one-time beauty queen? Would we hear this much about it if a man was a former one-time model?
Yes, I dare say we would probably hear about that.
HillarySupporter
did you mean misogynistic?
Or did you mean Obama is planning to attack Palin by offering a massage?
I have my share of typos, but you are really unclear there.
Okay, well what about the RIDICULOUS number of references about the fact that she is a mother?
In “feminist” Maureen Dowd’s piece on the subject, she paints a satirical picture of a Palin presidency in which she makes jokes about Palin being a mother THREE times. (One about breastfeeding, one about changing diapers, and one, more acceptable one, about her kids names.)
Yet I notice how no one is writing about how Obama has two young children that clearly must need a lot of attention. Oh wait, he’s a man, he can just have his wife do it. And a woman having her husband taking care of the kids would be just plain silly.
They refer to Biden being a father ALL the time. And how he played a mother and father to his sons while in office.
Next pointless point please.
PUMAs are douchebags. Plain and simple.
Just looking back at “Obama-nations” comments is really pathetic. Your so clever to catch onto the republican ruse of PUMA being a republican backed Blog website. #1) Get over yourself #2) Yes, there are many of us Democrats who will strongly consider voting for MCCain (give it a minute to sink in). Obama has been over his head from the very beginning. His biggest flaw is his arrogance. He has let his own press clippings get to him, to where he truly believes it now. He made a huge mistake running now, where if he waited, learned, gained precious experince, he could have been ready someday in the future. Now he will never be able to run again in his young life. The media is disgusting in its bias. This is not a popularity contest. It is a time for serious & QUALIFIED leaders. As Bill Clinton framed the choice “I would rather vote for a guy I agree with on 50% of the issues” who can deliver on them VERSUS a canidate who will not be able to deliver on any of them. OBAMA’S PROBLEM IS PARALYSIS BY ANALYSIS. True leaders can not have that flaw!!
PUMA is a scam. This is really a McCain site.
The whole thing is nonsense. There are a couple of whack jobs on here who claim to be disenfranchised Hillary supporters, but they’re lying.
Bet they’re really Rush Limbaugh — he’s been acting all upset that Hillary lost.
Don’t bother posting here.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/us_elections/article4641030.ece#cid=OTC-RSS&attr=797093
Camille Paglia on Palin: “We may be seeing the first woman president. As a Democrat, I am reeling. That was the best political speech I have ever seen delivered by an American woman politician. Palin is as tough as nails.”
She must have missed seeing Hillary in Denver, but still, Palin should not be underestimated.
Did Joe Biden resign his office when his wife and children were killed and he had 2 small children to raise? No, he didn’t. BUT, he made sure he was home after his 18 hrs of being gone, to kiss them goodnight!!!! Big deal!
You can bet Sarah will have her baby in Washington and not left behind in AK.
Dear Grand PUMA:
I understand that you are hurt. I was for HRC too, but I know that 4 more years of lies and dishonesty is more than AMERICA can bear. Before you put all your stock into Pailin read this: http://www.rodneyhopper.com/ (Click on the word “this” and view the pictures yourself. They say a picture is worth a thousand words.
If you REALLY care about HRC; then you will disband this group and create a new group supporting her ideals, beliefs, and dreams.
I BET HRC will have a MAJOR role in the Obama Cabinet. But, it won’t happen without your support.
On Meet the Press one of the commentators nonchalantly observe that Obama will be relying on the media to take Palin down so he does not have to.
I got so furious watching those media clowns, including Brokaw, with their baseball bats hammer on about Sarah’s qualifications… the viscious attacks against women continue unabated… first Hillary, now Sarah.
She got my vote…. but maybe even some of my money if they keep this behavior up!
“Did Joe Biden resign his office when his wife and children were killed and he had 2 small children to raise? No, he didn’t. BUT, he made sure he was home after his 18 hrs of being gone, to kiss them goodnight!!!! Big deal!
You can bet Sarah will have her baby in Washington and not left behind in AK.”
I’ll let how insensitive and ignorant that comment is say it for itself.
Classy T,
You are really missing the whole point.
We are talking about the number one and two positions on the ticket… not a cabinet position. Women already serve in cabinet positions.. that barrier was already breached. Obama offers Hillary a cabinet position and you think that is worthy of her talents? You think that is an acknowledgement of her influence and status? You think that is equitable for 18,000,000,000 votes?
NOT!! NOT!! and NOT!!!
Washington insiders (Superdelegates) set Hillary aside and sided with Obama. That is the sad fact…. those same insiders unleashed they their media pitbulls on Hillary… now they are doing it to yet another woman… Sarah.
Make no mistake about this… these are not random events… all are orchestrated to keep the glass ceiling intact.
Time to break through it once and for all.. Sarah can and will do it if the women of our country will stand on the greatest principle…. it will happen now.
I never participate in blogs but you losers have just disgusted me enough to get online and post on your site and I think the vast majority of people in this country feel the same. Don’t even for one more second mention you support Hillary Clinton because she must be vomiting about your group. What a bunch of just whiny and angry little girls you look like, it’s just so embarasing. The sad sacks I have seen representing your group on television is the saddest thing I have seen in a long time and makes people think women are not ready to be President or any elected position because you act like the worst part of men: If they lose they throw down their toys and act in rage! Your not about what’s good for this country, your just about someones genitalia. Your just a bunch of angry women who need more than the counseling I’m sur all of you are currently getting.
Camile Paglia??? People are actually quoting the has-been Camile Paglia? Good Lord, I know you must be reaching far and wide for any sort of legitimacy but Camile Paglia? It gets sadder by the moment. Poor poor sad angry girls of PUMA, are you all sitting in a sweat circle somewhere drinking green tea and venting? I hope so because it feels sooooo good doesn’t it?
And Getalifepumalosers is an example how not to make a dissenting opinion.
Getalife,
Get a life!
Obama will rue the day he diss’d 18,000,000,000 votes. He assumed we would all line up like good little Dem women… “oh yes sir, why who can we vote for but you”….
Then…
WAKE UP CALL!
McCain shuffles the deck… cares more about our issue than Barack!!
My vote will make a difference for women. Mr. Obama assumed he could get it for free… no strings attached!!! More bad judgment on his part!
18,000,000,000 I don’t even think they’re are 18 billion people in America, or the world. Soon it be 18 kazillion votes.
18M..18B… it doesn’t matter… Obama can’t count votes right anyway… he thought all ours came for free!
On election day the votes will be counted… a few zeros here or there will not make a difference… he will lose.
Voting for McCain has something VERY MUCH in common with supporting Hillary - namely, Hillary will be President in 2012! Electing Obuma now surely puts an end to Hillary being President. Next time around, the media will not be so sexist and Obuma will be exposed for being nothing more than a teleprompter reader - hey, maybe he can do weather!
You people who supported Hillary and are switching to the McCain ticket are betraying Hillary’s ideals, and turning your back on everything she fought for and believes in. Enjoy the gun toting, pro-life (as though the rest of us are anti-life), anti sex education, anti birth control, oil loving, nature hating, world harassing government that comes along with the republican ticket. We’ll have you to blame for the continued pile of $^@! this country’s policies have become.