Saturday, September 13, 2008

McCain the sexist?

Obama's lipstick on a pig comment was not a reference to Palin but was a direct attack on McCain's Bush-like policies. It was the McCain camp that somehow got Palin involved. So isn't McCain the sexist for assuming the comment was referring to Palin? And isn't it worse when McCain used this phrase to refer to a woman (Hillary), thus negating his (false) criticism of Obama? (If that was true then Palin should negate McCain's experience argument and McCain's decades of work in Washington and team of lobbysists should negate Palin's outside the Beltway argument).
And isn't selecting Palin from all of the competent and experienced women politicians in our nation the ultimate insult towards women? Sure, I will let you have the first woman VP except that she will be an embarrassment and be against values like basic reproductive rights that a majority of women support. Fair compromise, right?
Highlights from the Palin interview:
  • Not knowing what the Bush Doctrine meant.
  • Claiming she was unable to judge whether homosexuality was genetic or environmental. Science has judged and if you read a newspaper you would know. And then she inexplicably started talking about how diverse Wasilla is. I am going to go out on a limb here and say I doubt Wasilla is a melting pot of diversity.
  • Never providing a SINGLE satisfactory answer to any of Charlie Gibson's policy questions.
  • Arguing she can see Russia from Alaska, thus she has foreign experience. Unfortunately, this did not help her answer a question involving Georgia.
  • In response to never having met with a foreign diplomat, she argued that she could have spent decades in Washington building up a big portfolio of experience but the American people want her to change Washington. Swipe at Biden or McCain? End the double standards of your criticisms McCain/Palin!
  • Equating 9/11 with Iraq.
  • Saying in her church speech regarding our war in Iraq as God's plan that she was actually referencing a speech by Lincoln. Right.
  • Extremely nebulous response to Bridge to Nowhere and earmarks. I was against the bridge when it was unpopular. I am for earmarks if they are not done by lobbyists and are not hidden. All that matters is the bridge was canceled (though I kept the money).
  • Conclusion: Primary goal: don't look stupid. Secondary Goal: add as much filler to pass the time of this short interview so you can complete the primary goal.

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