John McCain chose the supremely under-qualified Sarah Palin as his running mate partly because she is a woman. If you have a problem with that, you're a sexist. She talks incessantly about being a mother of five and uses her newborn, Trig, who has Down syndrome, as a campaign prop. If you wonder how she'll handle all those kids and the Veep job too, you're a super-sexist. "When do they ever ask a man that question?" charges that fiery feminist Rudy Giuliani. Indeed, Palin, who went back to work when Trig was three days old, gets nothing but praise from Phyllis Schlafly, James Dobson and the folks at National Review, who usually blame all the ills of modern America on those neurotic, harried, selfish, frustrated, child-neglecting, husband-castrating working mothers. Even stranger, her five-months-pregnant 17-year-old, Bristol, gets nothing but compassion and respect from Bill O'Reilly, Rush Limbaugh and others who have spent their careers slut-shaming teens for having sex--and blaming their parents for letting it happen.
--Katha Pollitt
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So then the question is do you, Katha Pollitt, want an underqualified president or VP? Hmmm, I dunno. I am going to go with the VP. Statistically many more Presidents finish their term then VPs take over the term. You do the math.
Oh, and let's see, following your logic:
If you don't like Obama you're a racist.
If you wonder how Obama could be President and Father your old fashioned because you think fathers should be involved with their kids. Did that even enter your mind Pollitt? Or do you just assume Palin is the only one walking that tight-rope.
Oh, right, if you think communities, not governments should support pre-wed mothers your obviously crazy. Right? Cause that's insane. It's insane to condemn tax payer dollars supporting unwed mothers but praise communities (in this case churches) to take their own initiative and use their own resources (in this case the resource is compassion) to do so.
Why would this be posted except for shock value? It's obvious that Pollitt is throwing up all over McCain and Palin without a hint of self-reflection.
OBVIOUS!
Daniel
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