Comments on: Palin http://thecurvature.com/2008/08/29/palin/ Tue, 16 Mar 2010 23:27:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Lee http://thecurvature.com/2008/08/29/palin/#comment-7197 Lee Mon, 01 Sep 2008 04:10:52 +0000 http://thecurvature.com/?p=1426#comment-7197 I never thought I'd see the day when I was sickened by the sight of a woman on a Presidential ticket. I fucking hate McCain for being misogynist, but I hate Palin more for being a misogynistic woman. But what really pissed me off was the comment she made about the 18 million cracks in the glass ceiling, and shattering it once and for all. Does she really think she's in same league as Hillary? Does she think she could have made one crack in the glass ceiling? Apparently, in addition to being anti-feminist, she's delusional, too. Ugh! I never thought I’d see the day when I was sickened by the sight of a woman on a Presidential ticket. I fucking hate McCain for being misogynist, but I hate Palin more for being a misogynistic woman.

But what really pissed me off was the comment she made about the 18 million cracks in the glass ceiling, and shattering it once and for all. Does she really think she’s in same league as Hillary? Does she think she could have made one crack in the glass ceiling? Apparently, in addition to being anti-feminist, she’s delusional, too. Ugh!

]]> By: Jenn http://thecurvature.com/2008/08/29/palin/#comment-7174 Jenn Sun, 31 Aug 2008 16:10:53 +0000 http://thecurvature.com/?p=1426#comment-7174 It's in headlines everywhere: that McCain is going to win the female vote (i.e.: Hillary's supporters) because he chose a female running mate for VP. Yup. We are all so dumb that we only would choose a president based upon gender or the gender of the VP. You mean, I'm not supposed to consider what the candidates believe and are likely to do if elected to office? Are we (females) all assumed to be that shallow and that stupid that we will vote for a woman just because she has a vagina? The first thing I noticed when I saw the announcement in the Wall Street Journal was that the headline's subtitle said something to the effect of, "McCain chooses Palin to win Hillary supporters." OMG! I thought our country was one of the slightly more forward-thinking nations in the world! Maybe I was too quick to come to that conclusion! I'm just ---= speechless! It’s in headlines everywhere: that McCain is going to win the female vote (i.e.: Hillary’s supporters) because he chose a female running mate for VP. Yup. We are all so dumb that we only would choose a president based upon gender or the gender of the VP.

You mean, I’m not supposed to consider what the candidates believe and are likely to do if elected to office? Are we (females) all assumed to be that shallow and that stupid that we will vote for a woman just because she has a vagina?

The first thing I noticed when I saw the announcement in the Wall Street Journal was that the headline’s subtitle said something to the effect of, “McCain chooses Palin to win Hillary supporters.”

OMG! I thought our country was one of the slightly more forward-thinking nations in the world! Maybe I was too quick to come to that conclusion!

I’m just —= speechless!

]]> By: Jenna http://thecurvature.com/2008/08/29/palin/#comment-7150 Jenna Sat, 30 Aug 2008 16:35:55 +0000 http://thecurvature.com/?p=1426#comment-7150 What really gets me about this is that Hillary has been working her fucking ass off for decades trying to get where she is today and now McCain's camp seemingly picks this woman out of a hat, and she's gotten further than Hillary overnight? I just don't even know what to say or think anymore, I'm just so angry and scared that this might work. It's just so creepy seeing them on that stage together. Cringe. What really gets me about this is that Hillary has been working her fucking ass off for decades trying to get where she is today and now McCain’s camp seemingly picks this woman out of a hat, and she’s gotten further than Hillary overnight? I just don’t even know what to say or think anymore, I’m just so angry and scared that this might work. It’s just so creepy seeing them on that stage together. Cringe.

]]> By: RogerR http://thecurvature.com/2008/08/29/palin/#comment-7147 RogerR Sat, 30 Aug 2008 12:56:59 +0000 http://thecurvature.com/?p=1426#comment-7147 I wrote about Palin on my blog @ http://didntaskme.blogspot.com/ and quoted my friend Tanya Melich’s article in her Women’s Media Center Commentary…”John McCain may think he can seduce American voters by having Sarah Palin by his side, but when the majority of Americans learn the Republican platform does not bring health care to Americans, will not protect woman to make their own reproductive choices, does not bring legal protection for equal pay for equal work, Sarah Palin, the McCain Trojan filly, will not fool American women.” http://www.womensmediacenter.com/ex/082908_c.html The trick will be to inform what appears to be an ineducable American public on these facts - a public that appears to still believe that McCain is a moderate on reproductive choice. I wrote about Palin on my blog @ http://didntaskme.blogspot.com/

and quoted my friend Tanya Melich’s article in her Women’s Media Center Commentary…”John McCain may think he can seduce American voters by having Sarah Palin by his side, but when the majority of Americans learn the Republican platform does not bring health care to Americans, will not protect woman to make their own reproductive choices, does not bring legal protection for equal pay for equal work, Sarah Palin, the McCain Trojan filly, will not fool American women.”

http://www.womensmediacenter.com/ex/082908_c.html

The trick will be to inform what appears to be an ineducable American public on these facts – a public that appears to still believe that McCain is a moderate on reproductive choice.

]]> By: Jenn http://thecurvature.com/2008/08/29/palin/#comment-7138 Jenn Sat, 30 Aug 2008 04:31:49 +0000 http://thecurvature.com/?p=1426#comment-7138 Now I'm just pissed. I either get to vote for McSame and a creationist nut, or someone that benefited from sexism <i>twice</i>. Oh, and I have to defend Palin against my own party. And it's already started. Maher opened tonight with a line about the "Maverick and the MILF". Fuck Now I’m just pissed. I either get to vote for McSame and a creationist nut, or someone that benefited from sexism twice.

Oh, and I have to defend Palin against my own party. And it’s already started. Maher opened tonight with a line about the “Maverick and the MILF”.

Fuck

]]> By: Happy Labor Day Weekend! « What a crazy random happenstance http://thecurvature.com/2008/08/29/palin/#comment-7133 Happy Labor Day Weekend! « What a crazy random happenstance Sat, 30 Aug 2008 02:36:35 +0000 http://thecurvature.com/?p=1426#comment-7133 [...] everyone has a good weekend even with the news of McCain’s new [...] [...] everyone has a good weekend even with the news of McCain’s new [...]

]]> By: Renee http://thecurvature.com/2008/08/29/palin/#comment-7128 Renee Sat, 30 Aug 2008 00:38:37 +0000 http://thecurvature.com/?p=1426#comment-7128 Palin <a href="http://www.womanist-musings.com/2008/08/colluder-of-week-sarah-palin.html" rel="nofollow">is a colluder,</a> plain and simple a dupe of patriarchy. What gets me is that McCain et al think that women are to dumb to see that. I found her reference to the 18 million cracks in the glass ceiling this morning offensive. She is not even fit to carry a pantsuit much less wear it. Palin is a colluder, plain and simple a dupe of patriarchy. What gets me is that McCain et al think that women are to dumb to see that. I found her reference to the 18 million cracks in the glass ceiling this morning offensive. She is not even fit to carry a pantsuit much less wear it.

]]> By: Crystal http://thecurvature.com/2008/08/29/palin/#comment-7122 Crystal Fri, 29 Aug 2008 22:53:02 +0000 http://thecurvature.com/?p=1426#comment-7122 You know... if it was about race... *sigh* If he had been quoted calling a person of color derogatory names and then selected a person of color to be his VP, hopefully everyone watching would recognize the window-dressing for what it was, mutter "fucking hyprocrite" and walk away. Considering that he supposedly called his wife a cunt... I'm muttering "fucking hyprocrite" and walking away. You know… if it was about race… *sigh* If he had been quoted calling a person of color derogatory names and then selected a person of color to be his VP, hopefully everyone watching would recognize the window-dressing for what it was, mutter “fucking hyprocrite” and walk away. Considering that he supposedly called his wife a cunt… I’m muttering “fucking hyprocrite” and walking away.

]]> By: jovan byars http://thecurvature.com/2008/08/29/palin/#comment-7118 jovan byars Fri, 29 Aug 2008 21:05:05 +0000 http://thecurvature.com/?p=1426#comment-7118 A combined 27 years of misogyny on the GOP ticket. That right there is the reason why John McCain should be denied a trip to 1600 Pennsylvania Av. A combined 27 years of misogyny on the GOP ticket. That right there is the reason why John McCain should be denied a trip to 1600 Pennsylvania Av.

]]> By: earlgreyrooibos http://thecurvature.com/2008/08/29/palin/#comment-7115 earlgreyrooibos Fri, 29 Aug 2008 18:43:54 +0000 http://thecurvature.com/?p=1426#comment-7115 "The worst part…YOU KNOW people are going to start cracking on her about her looks and her gender" But for some reason, it will be "different" when they criticized Clinton's appearance/tone of voice/etc. I'm sure that someone will try to rationalize it. My head wants to explode. “The worst part…YOU KNOW people are going to start cracking on her about her looks and her gender”

But for some reason, it will be “different” when they criticized Clinton’s appearance/tone of voice/etc. I’m sure that someone will try to rationalize it.

My head wants to explode.

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