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Sarah Palin Sexism Watch: Skirt-wearing, SexyMom edition

There's really nothing about this clip that's good. According to Donny Deutsch, host of CNBC's Big Idea, the "new feminist ideal" (ahem) is selling women in power as a sexy SuperMom. Also, Sen. Hillary Clinton made a mistake when she "didn't put a skirt on."

There is the new creation that the feminist woman has not figured out in 40 years of the feminist ideal that men can take in a woman in power and women can celebrate a woman in power. Hillary Clinton didn't figure it out. She didn't put a skirt on!

...She [Palin] talked about energy. Didn't matter! Today everybody's running in circles -- we want to have her over for dinner. I trust her. I want her watching my kids. I want her laying next to me in bed. That's the way people vote.

Via Think Progress.

Posted by Jessica - September 08, 2008, at 02:18PM | in Election , Media , Sexism

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EWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW

oh my, Donny Deutsch is so not fit to give financial advice... i mean, really, there are a few decent pointers on CNBC, but most of them come in the form of graphs, not their idiotic sportcaster-style financial reporting... and where do they get off (a) talking about politics in a fashion totaly unrelated to finance and (b) talking about branding without even understanding what the word means?

horrific... and the cereal box graphic thing. wow.

Newsflash to Donny Deutsch (or is it douche?): A woman's ability or experience is not measured by how fuckable she is. The sad thing is, many people do vote based on their perceptions of the candidate and how likable they are, even if that candidate takes positions that are antithetical to their interests.

Conservatives like Sarah Palin not only because she wears a skirt and suckles a baby at her breast, but because she is exactly where they believe a woman ought be: behind a man.

I want to hit him. HIT HIM.

Ugh. And herein lies the problem fo double standards. Or perhaps, just plain old hypocrisy.

Hillary has been known to wear skirts in the past, particularly when she was first lady. And then people would criticize her body, her fat ankles (an insult that I've never fully understood), and her 'cankles'.

Perhaps the constant body scrutiny has lead Ms. Clinton to wear only pants in public. I know if I was subject to the public lens like that, I would want full body cover up.

When Clinton tried to put forth a more 'feminine' image and wear a softer top, it was criticized as Cleavage baring and vulgar. For the record, Clinton was wearing a business type blouse under a jacket, not something more at home in a night club.

And so, Clinton got criticized no matter what she wore. Pant suit? Too matronly. Skirt? Look at those cankles! There was no winning.

Enter Sarah Palin. She's not scarey because she wore a skirt! It's as if being physically attractive necessarily makes one a better leader.

Women are being held to an impossibly high standard, that the MSM is touting as feminism. You must have a successful career. You must be a good mother, though what this means is open to interpretation. (Note that being a good mother also implies being a good wife and all of the heterosexual normatives that go with it.) And you must be physically attractive. Somehow you are a failure as a woman if you fail to accomplish all of these things to the satisfaction of the mainstream media.

Ugh. So much wrong with that I barely know where to start. The objectification, the misguided insistence that she appeals to some kind of feminist ideal, the cheap Reagan-dropping...

I think my favourite bit comes right towards the end (around 3:17) where he says something like "liberals are going to say 'issues this' and 'issues that'...but it's not about that!" Right. An election isn't about issues at all, it's about how well you package your product, apparently. (Also, "Palin-Os?") Would he even think to talk about packaging and product in quite so demeaning a way if he were talking about McCain?

Of course half of his reasons deal with physical characteristics...what good is a woman if she can't look good in a skirt? So gross.

[0+] Author Profile Page amy_sarah said:

This is just depressing. I think I actually need to stop paying attention to election coverage just to keep myself sane. And that's really sad.

At least they're finally admitting that they see women as objects.

I was afraid the next segment would include an actual pimp explaining "how to sell a woman."

[0+] Author Profile Page ShelbyWoo said:

I distinctly remember the ridicule and bile thrown at the women who dared to say they voted for Bill Clinton because he was good looking. They were silly, frivolous ninnies who shouldn’t be allowed to vote since they couldn’t be bothered with the issues.

But apparently, when a man votes with his penis instead of on the issues, well, that’s just biology.

Oh yeah, this is TOTALLY new! The "NEW" ideal -- a woman being accepted in power because she's sexy! This guy is brilliant, he's definitely hit on something here -- it's totally new and we all need to get on board! Wow, I'm so inspired.


As for this: "She [Palin] talked about energy. Didn't matter! Today everybody's running in circles -- we want to have her over for dinner. I trust her....That's the way people vote." And that's why you've had a complete moron running your country for the past 8 years.

[0+] Author Profile Page kid_lightning said:

Oh man. And I just ate.

I couldn't watch it all....how disgusting. Talking about how to "sell" a candidate... I would love it if for once I was considered more than just a stupid consumer to be taken advantage of. And the cereal box graphic....lame. Ever since Palin entered the picture election coverage has truly turned into a complete circus act.

[0+] Author Profile Page PamelaVee said:

"women want to be her, men want to mate with her"

wtf. While we are talking about "Perfect Age"..why not mention how McCain is older than Social Security?

[0+] Author Profile Page Any Girl said:

I lost count of how many times he said "feminist ideal."

Please tell me how she is the new "feminist ideal". Apparently, the new "feminist ideal" is the same as the 1950's "ideal wife" repackaged. This would have been helpful to me before I started learning about feminism. Everything I've learned is for naught!

*rolls eyes*

I love how these two old white men are telling feminists what their ideal is.

[0+] Author Profile Page ArmyVetJen said:

Men deciding by whether thier dicks get hard is the new feminism? Did I wake up in la-la land this morning?
At least we have video evidence of what sexism is exactly.

[0+] Author Profile Page ShelbyWoo said:

Has anyone spoken with actual feminists to find out if Palin is our ideal?

Oh, right, he's a man; he knows all about that feminist stuff.

[0+] Author Profile Page feminanimal said:

This Sarah Palin business is so stupid. The right LOVES that they have a "babe" (Rush Limbaugh's description, not mine) running for VP and it's like they're shoving it into our (the hoards of angry feminists) faces and saying "ya'll are just jealous cause she's hot AND powerful" in their never-ceasing-to-be-amazing ignorance of what feminism is.

My favorite line in the segment is "women want to be her, men want to mate with her." I've heard over and over again (growing up a conservative family) that only ugly women become feminists, but I never realized that idiots like Duetsch, like, seriously need to sexualize a woman in order to vote for her. At first I thought that they (republicans) wouldn't take Palin seriously, but for many of them, the fact that she's easy to objectify and a mother makes her much less threatening, in contrast to, for instance, Hillary Clinton. On one hand it makes me sick, and on the other it is deeply saddening and even pathetic.

[0+] Author Profile Page lawgirlca said:

Well, I certainly don't want to be her.

Anyone else?

[0+] Author Profile Page Andie said:

"I want her laying next to me in bed. That's the way people vote." No...That's the way jerks with bad grammar and no clue vote. Jerks who apparently believe that all of the American electorate is heterosexual male.

He says women should act like powerful women to get ahead, as opposed to acting like men. What he really means is that women should be attractive and powerful women so that the men notice them. To achieve success, I guess physical attractiveness is necessary, and sometimes sufficient for him.

So many awful premises in his argument.

[0+] Author Profile Page biancamarissa said:

I wish I could pretend I never saw this...but I did...and on CNBC? WTF? That guy is a joke.

[0+] Author Profile Page Tiffany said:

"Nobody objects to a woman being a good writer or sculptor or geneticist so long as she manages to also be a good wife, mother, good-looking, good-tempered, well-dressed, well-groomed and unaggressive." --Marya Mannes

And now we have proof that this is true.

I had someone tell me that feminists don't like Palin because were not "gettin' any". He nearly blew me away with his astounding logic; I had sex with him immediately. Amazingly, I still don't like Sarah Palin. It must be those pesky issues those far left liberals keep bringing up.

"Men deciding by whether thier dicks get hard is the new feminism? Did I wake up in la-la land this morning?
At least we have video evidence of what sexism is exactly."

Great post, ArmyVetJen!

[0+] Author Profile Page Any Girl said:

Great quote, Tiffany. I wish it wasn't true.

[0+] Author Profile Page xandre said:

I guess it comes as no surprise that the same criterion for judging whether or not an actress gets a role unfortunately applies to women presidential and vice presidential candidates: is she f*ckable? Yes - she gets the part. No - she's not valid.
I'd like to be surprised by such blatantly shallow and absurd behavior but the constant bombardment is getting to me.
What to do about that....

Wow, this is the exact opposite of feminism! This guy just kills me! To start, his comments were extremely classist. He was going on and on about how she knows how to dress a family, which takes a lot of money (let's not even go into the campaign's standards...Mrs. McCain).

The he continued by saying the way for women in power to be taken seriously was for them to wear a skirt...he said this was a way for men to "take it in" and women to "celebrate" a female in politics. So apparently a woman has to be deemed fuckable by a man to succeed here. Yes, let's continue to objectify women...that's progress. I guess we shouldn't tell him about all of the other women in politics or that Hillary Rodham Clinton is actually a U.S. senator. On top of that it is like he is acting like Clinton and Palin were somehow running mates...which they were TOTALLY not.

Finally, if a woman talked about Obama or Biden in this manner..."oh they are going to be great because I can see them in bed with me"...they would be shunned and put down for "not knowing" anything about politics and not taking the process seriously.

This guy should be on the list for a Fuck you Friday!

[0+] Author Profile Page Lala said:

I would put a knife to my throat before I would defend that ...woman...on any level. Damn her twice.

[0+] Author Profile Page HillGirl said:

Senator Clinton doesn't wear skirts for the same reason I don't...fat ankles.

how do people get so dumb?

[0+] Author Profile Page gopher said:

Ugh!Do we have to give a crap about sexism aimed at Palin. Its like worrying about mud getting on a toad. Its her natural enviornment and she uses it as spin to cover for her own incompetence as a politician.I mean Palin is a sexism watch. Shes the sexist, and Palin does incporporates just as much sexism as these tv guests.

[0+] Author Profile Page gopher said:

Anybody else think her hairstyle looks uber freaky?

[0+] Author Profile Page Lilly said:

"women want to be her".................................. Just for the record, I don't want to be like Sarah Palin.

[0+] Author Profile Page JosephLillo said:

Oh ye Gods... here we go again with the fetishizing of Sarah Palin, though a little more literally this time.

http://www.salon.com/opinion/kamiya/2008/09/09/mistress_palin/index.html

I'm glad this eventually got attention from feministing, but, I'm a little confused... I tried to post this to the feministing community this past Saturday and it disappeared into moderator-land, never to go up?

[0+] Author Profile Page sqharawa said:

This is a ridiculous analysis. It misses the mark for two main reasons. First, it clearly reeks of pervasive sexism. Just disgusting. Second, even following the commentator's logic -- that Palin in physically attractive, desirable, a super mom, etc. -- it mentions nothing about her policy. Sadly, this is the sort of hollow analysis I have grown to expect from the mainstream American media.

[0+] Author Profile Page sqharawa said:

This is a ridiculous analysis. It misses the mark for two main reasons. First, it clearly reeks of pervasive sexism. Just disgusting. Second, even following the commentator's logic -- that Palin in physically attractive, desirable, a super mom, etc. -- it mentions nothing about her policy. Sadly, this is the sort of hollow analysis I have grown to expect from the mainstream American media.

[0+] Author Profile Page Sarah the Kabocha said:

The most idiotic part was when he said she was "the right age, 44." Why haven't Senators Clinton, McCaskill, and Bailey-Hutchinson thought of that? They could have been so much more powerful if they'd only had the BALLS to travel backwards through time. Apparently when Palin is 60 her political career will be over.

How did McCain manage to become a presidential nominee? I don't think anyone wants to fuck him.

[0+] Author Profile Page Sarah the Kabocha said:

The most idiotic part was when he said she was "the right age, 44." Why haven't Senators Clinton, McCaskill, and Bailey-Hutchinson thought of that? They could have been so much more powerful if they'd only had the BALLS to travel backwards through time. Apparently when Palin is 60 her political career will be over.

How did McCain manage to become a presidential nominee? I don't think anyone wants to fuck him.

[0+] Author Profile Page Sarah the Kabocha said:

The most idiotic part was when he said she was "the right age, 44." Why haven't Senators Clinton, McCaskill, and Bailey-Hutchinson thought of that? They could have been so much more powerful if they'd only had the BALLS to travel backwards through time. Apparently when Palin is 60 her political career will be over.

How did McCain manage to become a presidential nominee? I don't think anyone wants to fuck him.

[0+] Author Profile Page Alisha said:

God created man and woman

woman are wonderful and soft and strong

and smart

Real men are what real woman need
men that are faithful men that are honest

men that are HOT in bed but ONLY want ONE woman to be hot for

my dad raised four children alone without money
and without a woman

since we were seven four two and three days old
HE loved us took care of us and provided for us

he is fourty one now and has been alone since he was twenty eight
and all i see is woman that are turning out to be the control freaks they complain and bitch that men are
well world war three is coming
and when it does we will see how many feminists are running the guns tanks
jets
and how many woman will be caring loving
and cleaning up the the injured from all the bombs and missles and war

www.henrymakow.com is a good site to get informed

I wonder how the woman that killed her baby
in the microwave was raised??????????????
i know lets blame the boyfriend for arguing
with her whether he was the father or not
thats a great reason why she KILLED HER BABY
hoooora for feminism

[0+] Author Profile Page Ali said:

I do not think that Palin should be wearing this especially because she is running for vice president of the republican side. This is totally unnecessary people in office should should dress conservatively especially because the are the leader of our country.

[0+] Author Profile Page Ali said:

I do not think that Palin should be wearing this especially because she is running for vice president of the republican side. This is totally unnecessary people in office should should dress conservatively especially because the are the leader of our country.

[0+] Author Profile Page childofthesixties said:

A "JERK" is a jerk no matter what party they are on. Sarah is just a person - not a 'primal appeal' product! Hillary is a sharp articulate woman, yet her pantsuits were still the object of discussion - what crap!! Now we care what clothes Sarah Palin wears --- Puuleeze!! Skirt, pants, bathrobe - who cares? -- what matters is her policy.

One other thing, just because Sarah is a Republican does not mean she is not smart or deserving of respect. Where people get the idea that Republicans think women are stupid is beyond me! Well, maybe Rush Limbaugh, but he is an egotistical dinosaur - not an age thing, a mindset. John McCain at 72 is more open minded than Limbaugh!

Commentators like Donny Deutsch have little to offer - they are 'entertainment' - and not good at that either:)

[0+] Author Profile Page childofthesixties said:

A "JERK" is a jerk no matter what party they are on. Sarah is just a person - not a 'primal appeal' product! Hillary is a sharp articulate woman, yet her pantsuits were still the object of discussion - what crap!! Now we care what clothes Sarah Palin wears --- Puuleeze!! Skirt, pants, bathrobe - who cares? -- what matters is her policy.

One other thing, just because Sarah is a Republican does not mean she is not smart or deserving of respect. Where people get the idea that Republicans think women are stupid is beyond me! Well, maybe Rush Limbaugh, but he is an egotistical dinosaur - not an age thing, a mindset. John McCain at 72 is more open minded than Limbaugh!

Commentators like Donny Deutsch have little to offer - they are 'entertainment' - and not good at that either:)

[0+] Author Profile Page moni said:

Pleaseeeeee. You so called "feminists" are killing me.

Just because a woman is attractive and dress femininely, is smart, tough, religious, loves the outdoors, and has conservative beliefs does not mean that she demeans or belittles women!

If she were an attractive man, do you not think that he would wear tailored suits that enhance his masculinity?

Webster definition of "feminism" is
1 : the theory of the political, economic, and social equality of the sexes
2 : organized activity on behalf of women's rights and interests

She has a right to her own political and moral beliefs. The fact that they are different from yours does not mean that she is less of a woman.

Well known Feminist Susan Estrich's is intelligent enough and articulate enough to see through this flood of rants and waves.

Read her article on Sarah Palin below.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/uc/20080903/cm_uc_crsesx/op_397259

Regardless if her political and moral views, she is a positive role model for women. Just more so for conservative women than Liberal women.

P.S. Donny Deutsch is a douche bag and if Sarah were on his show, she would kick his ass!

Moni: we don't hate Sarah Palin because she's "attractive and dress femininely, is smart, tough, religious, loves the outdoors". Plenty of posters here fall into those categories. We hate her because the particular beliefs she espouses and policies she's instituted are terrible for any woman who isn't 1. As rich as she is and 2. A follower of the exact same belief system she adheres to.

But then, if you'd read the articles here, as well as their links, you'd already realize this.

[0+] Author Profile Page moni said:

Shiftcat...

Please educate me.

1.Where is the article that provides facts, not rumor or opinion, that Palin's beliefs position her against women who "are not as rich as she is"?

2. Where are the facts, not opinions or rumors, of the policies that she has instituted against women to do not share her beliefs?

I see a lot of op-eds and rumors, and opinions that we can agree or disagree on. But I have not seen any legislation that has been put in place by Plain that discriminates women that do not have the same beliefs.

Please educate me with facts, not fiction.

"Didn't matter [what she talked about]! Today everybody's running in circles -- we want to have her over for dinner. I trust her. I want her watching my kids. I want her laying next to me in bed. That's the way people vote."

Actually, it's "lying next to me in bed," you pile of shit.

So what I'm getting out of this is that it's great and OK and acceptable and even kind of amusing that "people," whoever "people" is supposed to be, are so stupid that they vote according to how attractive a candidate is while ignoring the issues, but it's awful and ignorant when, say, a black person votes for a black candidate - because no one can TELL for sure whether the black voter is voting for him/her based on issues or because s/he is black.

I must be losing my f'n mind. We're filled with suspicion over women voting for women (unless they're voting for Palin - then that's OK) and blacks voting for blacks - because it might indicate they're not voting on issues - but not over "people" voting for a candidate based on whether she looks like a good nanny or is someone the voter would sleep with.

Look, Moni, it's the usual Republican anti-choice classism. Apparently you've never heard of this, so read carefully.

Low-income girls and women are the ones who can least afford to get pregnant. Never mind raising a child -- I'm talking about women who cannot afford to take maternity leave or to get prenatal care. These are the women who most need to know the facts about sex and contraception, right? Well, too bad -- Palin has said, "explicit sex-ed programs will not find my support," and she's supported pouring more money into abstinence-only "education", which has been shown time and time again not to work.

So, more pregnant girls and young women. And she's against abortion, so they're stuck with this financially crippling situation.

As we know, low-income women are more at risk for rape and incest. But even then, Palin doesn't support abortion.

But surely she'd want girls who get pregnant and choose to keep their babies to get a good start, right? After all, being pro-life is about supporting children, right? So you'd think that Palin would do everything she could to help out young mothers.

Nope.

If they don't have rich families to look after them, those slacker infants had better get a job.

[0+] Author Profile Page QueenieB83 said:

Well I'm just *SO* glad that the "issues don't matter", but the fashion does. Those are great leaps and bounds for women... I mean SERIOUSLY? Do you listen to yourself when you talk?

[0+] Author Profile Page papercranes said:

Wow... It's great to finally have a man tell me what's going on in feminism today. And to tell me that the issues don't matter! It's such a relief to not have to worry about any of that anymore.


Alkjdflkjsf *headdesk*

[0+] Author Profile Page DangerGirl said:

By the way:

Palin DID NOT slash funds for special needs children. The link Cat provided is once again perpetuating a lie that was debunked by those on the left as well as on the right about 24 hours after it appeared not to mention BY COMMENTERS ON THE SITE!!

No, she didn’t cut funding for unwed mothers; yes, she did increase it by “only” 354 percent instead of 454 percent, as part of a multi-year capital expenditures program. No, the Washington Post doesn’t appear to have corrected their story. Even after this was pointed out in the comments on the story.

No, she didn’t cut special needs student funding; yes, she did raise it by “only” 175 percent.

No, she doesn’t believe in abstinence only education. Yes, she thinks abstinence is an effective way of preventing pregnancy. Duh.

Yes, she believes kids should learn about condom use in schools.

From the LA TIMES:

Palin was asked during a KTOO radio debate if "explicit" programs include those that discuss condoms. Palin said no and called discussions of condoms "relatively benign."

"Explicit means explicit," she said. "No, I'm pro-contraception, and I think kids who may not hear about it at home should hear about it in other avenues. So I am not anti-contraception. But, yeah, abstinence is another alternative that should be discussed with kids. I don't have a problem with that. That doesn't scare me, so it's something I would support also."


Just wanted to concisely set the record straight for Cat.

[0+] Author Profile Page DangerGirl said:

I am pro choice. I am a Republican. I am a moderate conservative. and I am a feminist.
I am a former Hollywood insider.
I am a former Democrat.

This comment:

"Conservatives like Sarah Palin not only because she wears a skirt and suckles a baby at her breast, but because she is exactly where they believe a woman ought be: behind a man."

is a disgusting display of ignorance which speaks volumes about the mindset of the person who wrote it than of the truth about conservatives & why they embrace Sarah Palin.

As for Shifter Cat's condescending comments to Moni:

Lets start with this BS:

"the usual Republican anti-choice classism. Apparently you've never heard of this, so read carefully." etc etc.

Cat- your condescending comment is completely fabricated by you.

You might want to spend some time over at the PUMA (PartyUnityMyAss) radio show on BlogTalk Radio and enlighten yourself. These Hillary supporters are backing McCain/Palin and in listening to them, you'll learn why your comment and your detailed explanation is utter crap.

More from Cat:

"Low-income girls and women are the ones who can least afford to get pregnant. Never mind raising a child -- I'm talking about women who cannot afford to take maternity leave or to get prenatal care."

Well Cat - If they can't afford to get pregnant then maybe they should not be having sex!

If they can't afford contraception, then maybe they should not be having sex. But wait, contraception is available FREE in schools, and Planned Parenthood clinics. So what IS there excuse for getting pregnant if they can't afford it?

Pro choice doesn't mean one allows abortion to become a method of birth control.

Pro choice doesn't negate responsible thinking.

And by the way, Cat, why is it that THOSE who live in the city seem to suffer more from this inability to afford children, while substantially lower income families living in rural states - you know those horrible flyover-redneck-gun toting- bible thumping- people you seem to dislike and believe all Republicans to be, why is it that THEY can manage - on SUBSTANTIALLY lower incomes - to have kids, and raise them. Just curious??

I know plenty of low income women who live in big cities, who have raised kids on their own without help from the deadbeat men who knocked them up.

Choice doesn't negate common sense NOR responsibility of taking correct & smart action.

"These are the women who most need to know the facts about sex and contraception, right? "

And they do know about it, Cat! They can get free condoms and birth control pills in schools and Planned Parenthood clinics. They are taught about this in sex education classes across the country. Yet despite knowing about it over 40 million abortions have occurred since Roe V Wade, so your point is???

Cat Continues:
"Well, too bad -- Palin has said, "explicit sex-ed programs will not find my support,"

and by explicit sex, Cat, Palin meant where actual acts of fornication are detailed.

If you had quoted the REST of her statement honestly, you would have noted that she said. TEACHING ABOUT CONDOMS and birth control is NOT considered explicit sex education by her!!

Try quoting truthfully Kat instead of twisting words to suit your biased p.o.v.

More lies from Kat:

" she's supported pouring more money into abstinence-only "education", "

WRONG!! Once again Kat, you are expressing your biased p.o.v. as a truth. Get your facts right.

Palin has NEVER, NOT ONCE, poured money or supported pouring money into abstinence only education.

She has acknowledged in several interviews she gave while Gov. that she supports comprehensive sex education in schools. Actually, she expressed that in the quote you conveniently took out of context.

Sarah Palin's children go to public schools.
She has NEVER, NOT ONCE, NOT EVER, asked the schools, to stop teaching the STATE approved comprehensive sex education program NOR has she EVER, NOT EVER, authored any legislation in which abstinence-only will be taught in schools.

By the way that STATE APPROVED Comprehensive sex education program includes teaching abstinence first, as well as birth control methods ( i.e. the pill, IUDS, condoms) If you did your research you'd have found a detailed description of the state approved sex education program.

Cat: Please provide links to ANY legislation that Palin has authored or signed off on that asks for Abstinence only programs to be taught in Alaska.

[0+] Author Profile Page DangerGirl said:

Another fact to note: Palin NEVER asked for any books to be banned - least of all books that had YET to be published at the time she spoke with the librarian who was NEVER fired and retired peacefully a couple of years ago.

Contrary to what Cat wants everyone to believe: Sarah Palin has NEVER imposed any of her religious or personal beliefs on others - especially in the political arena.

Regardless of Palin's personal beliefs about homosexuality & same sex couples, Gov. Sarah Palin VETOED a bill that sought to block the state from giving public employee benefits such as health insurance to same-sex couples.

Here's what Bill Clinton had to say about Palin in his interview last week on CNBC:


http://www.cnbc.com/id/26781882/

"she's a-- she's an instinctively-- effective candidate. And with a compelling story. And-- and I think it was exciting to some-- that-- that she was a woman. It was exciting that she was from Alaska. "

"It was exciting that she's sort of like the person she is. And she grew up in a-- came up in a political culture and a religious culture that is probably well to the right of the American center. But, she didn't basically define herself in those terms. She's basically said, "Look, this is where I'm from. I'm not gonna impose this on you. This is what I wanna do that I think we can all be a part of." So, she handled herself very well."

Of special note to Cat:
"Look this is where I'm from . I'm NOT GONNA impose this on you".

Unlike Cat,& others here,& many other Democrats including Feminists and my liberal friends in Hollywood ---it appears that Rhodes scholar Bill Clinton: Democrat, Centrist, Husband to Hillary, Former President,is capable of an HONEST assessment of Sarah Palin & understands that she DOES NOT IMPOSE who she is and what SHE believes on others.

In that respect, she sounds alot like what Democrats USED to sound like.


You might also want to read what "Heroes For Hillary" had to say about Bill Clinton's interview:

http://heroesforhillary.wordpress.com/2008/09/18/bill-clinton-on-cnbc/

[0+] Author Profile Page DangerGirl said:

It's is astounding to me to see such utter lies, and absolute disgusting debasing sexist vitriol & personal attacks on Sarah Palin, her son Trig (a downs syndrome child, no less) her daughter Bristol & Levi Johnson, coming from those who belong to the party of tolerance especially feminists!

She has a supportive husband who has never stood in the way of her career, he does what Gloria Steinhem wishes all men would do, participate in child rearing.

She has a successful career, a great family and manages both very well. She doesn't contract out her child raising to Nannies, instead her family(her kids, her husband Todd and her sister and parents) help out. WOW. And this has feminists pissed off? It's the ideal that Gloria has lamented about for years.

But because Palin doesn't personally support the murdering of unborn babies, feminists treat her like Lucifer. What a bunch of hypocrites!

Apparently we can't club baby seals but we can drill holes in the heads of unborn babies to kill them because of a mistake made by women who apparently KNOW they can't afford to take maternity leave, and who have been taught about birth control methods for decades now.

It would seem to me that the teaching of birth control and the free availability of condoms and the pill has NOT been successful when one considers 40 million abortions.

I mean, Cat, shouldn't the number be more like 2 or 3 million if all this sex education was truly working???

Calling for Palin to be gang raped, selling Trig on Ebay, offering to pay Bristol $50K to abort her baby, fund-raising on line to build the Sarah Palin Abortion Clinic, sites such as Free Levi Johnson,Retarted Babies for Palin, sexism in the media, questioning her ability to a parent and a have a career, and perpetually misrepresenting if not downright LYING about her policies is a daily occurance by Democrats who profess to be progressive, intelligent, enlightened and tolerant.

Since Cat seems to think so highly of Democrats while contemptuously regarding Republicans:
you all might be interested in this documentary "We Will Not Be Silenced" produced and directed by two Hollywood democrats, about the voter fraud, harassment, threats, and cyber attacks perpetuated on Hillary Clinton supporters & delegates by the Obama camp during the primaries.

http://www.wewillnotbesilenced2008.com/

I am a proud successful pro choice feminist Republican.

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