Sarah Palin: Not So Much A Role Model
October 29th 2008 03:11
John McCain recently said that VP-wannabe and animal-killer Sarah Palin is a "role model for women"...er, not so fast there, Johnnie Boy.
A role model for women Palin is not. A woman who thinks that women who have been raped should be forced to carry their rapist's baby is not a role model.
A woman who shoots defenseless animals from helicopters and carries around a tote bag proudly proclaiming "Real Women Hunt Moose" is not a role model for women. But even that could be excused, were it not for her radical and primitive suggestion that a woman should not only have to endure the trauma of being raped, but should then be forced to carry the child of the man who raped her to term. And then what? What kind of a position does that put the woman in? Does she put the baby up for adoption, enduring yet another emotional trauma? Or does she keep the child and raise it, forever having to mediate between unconditional love for a child who did nothing wrong and the undeniable and constant reminder of the rape she endured that resulted in that child. What kind of a person with any soul could suggest that a woman should have to endure that?
John McCain suggests that we should outlaw torture. Yet he seems to have overlooked another form of torture, the one that his excuse for a running mate seems to think is okay, because she can't put aside her radical bible thumping and tunnel vision that is Christianity. She claims to advocate for the rights of the unborn, but what about the rights of the woman? The woman who has already endured one of the most horrific crimes that can be committed against a person? Should she now be forced to endure at least nine more months of torture? Maybe I'm wrong, but I thought Christianity was supposed to be all about compassion. I fail to see any compassion in forcing a rape victim to carry a child she may not even be able to care for. I fail to see compassion in forcing your religion down a victim's throat. Role model she is not.
A few months ago, Palin was asked by Katie Couric whether she considered herself a feminist. "I do", an unabashed Palin stated. But, like she and her running mate have done so often during what they call a campaign, she blatantly flip flopped last week, when she told NBC's Brian Williams that she wasn't "going to put a label on myself." (Apparently she makes an exception for labels like "maverick" and "reformer".)
The truth is Palin is not a feminist. She is not a maverick. She is not a reformer. She is a radical lightweight who was thrust into a position she was nowhere near ready for because she was a pretty face who could excite the "base", whatever the "base" is anymore. People thought she would be the GOP's Hillary Clinton. Then she opened her mouth and spoke without a teleprompter.
The braindead faction of the Republican party has been salivating over her like Pavlovs' dogs, but the moderate wing, those with the ability to look beyond her pretty face and find out what she really stands for, will hopefully vote to prevent this woman from holding any office where she could do some actual damage.
Everybody has the right to vote for who they want, for whatever reason. That's what democracy is all about. But I encourage...no, plead...anybody who is seriously considering voting for McCain to take a hard look at what his running mate stands for. Aside from everything I don't like about McCain, there's even more I don't like about Palin. Look at her record. And consider that if John McCain, a 72-year-old with a history of cancer, were to die in office, this woman would be our president. This woman, who can't name a newspaper she reads, can't name a Supreme Court decision she disagrees with (other than Roe v Wade, go figure), and who, by the admission of one of McCain's own aides, knows nothing about national and international issues. This woman, an unknown governor from Alaska, would hold the most powerful position in the world, in the middle of one of the worst economic crises we've ever had and one of the most mismanaged wars we've ever gotten ourselves into. If, after a serious look at her, you honestly believe that she is ready to lead this country alongside a man who offers no change from Bush's failed policies, then by all means cast your vote for McCain. And if he wins, may whatever god you believe in help us all.
A role model for women Palin is not. A woman who thinks that women who have been raped should be forced to carry their rapist's baby is not a role model.
A woman who shoots defenseless animals from helicopters and carries around a tote bag proudly proclaiming "Real Women Hunt Moose" is not a role model for women. But even that could be excused, were it not for her radical and primitive suggestion that a woman should not only have to endure the trauma of being raped, but should then be forced to carry the child of the man who raped her to term. And then what? What kind of a position does that put the woman in? Does she put the baby up for adoption, enduring yet another emotional trauma? Or does she keep the child and raise it, forever having to mediate between unconditional love for a child who did nothing wrong and the undeniable and constant reminder of the rape she endured that resulted in that child. What kind of a person with any soul could suggest that a woman should have to endure that?
John McCain suggests that we should outlaw torture. Yet he seems to have overlooked another form of torture, the one that his excuse for a running mate seems to think is okay, because she can't put aside her radical bible thumping and tunnel vision that is Christianity. She claims to advocate for the rights of the unborn, but what about the rights of the woman? The woman who has already endured one of the most horrific crimes that can be committed against a person? Should she now be forced to endure at least nine more months of torture? Maybe I'm wrong, but I thought Christianity was supposed to be all about compassion. I fail to see any compassion in forcing a rape victim to carry a child she may not even be able to care for. I fail to see compassion in forcing your religion down a victim's throat. Role model she is not.
A few months ago, Palin was asked by Katie Couric whether she considered herself a feminist. "I do", an unabashed Palin stated. But, like she and her running mate have done so often during what they call a campaign, she blatantly flip flopped last week, when she told NBC's Brian Williams that she wasn't "going to put a label on myself." (Apparently she makes an exception for labels like "maverick" and "reformer".)
The truth is Palin is not a feminist. She is not a maverick. She is not a reformer. She is a radical lightweight who was thrust into a position she was nowhere near ready for because she was a pretty face who could excite the "base", whatever the "base" is anymore. People thought she would be the GOP's Hillary Clinton. Then she opened her mouth and spoke without a teleprompter.
The braindead faction of the Republican party has been salivating over her like Pavlovs' dogs, but the moderate wing, those with the ability to look beyond her pretty face and find out what she really stands for, will hopefully vote to prevent this woman from holding any office where she could do some actual damage.
Everybody has the right to vote for who they want, for whatever reason. That's what democracy is all about. But I encourage...no, plead...anybody who is seriously considering voting for McCain to take a hard look at what his running mate stands for. Aside from everything I don't like about McCain, there's even more I don't like about Palin. Look at her record. And consider that if John McCain, a 72-year-old with a history of cancer, were to die in office, this woman would be our president. This woman, who can't name a newspaper she reads, can't name a Supreme Court decision she disagrees with (other than Roe v Wade, go figure), and who, by the admission of one of McCain's own aides, knows nothing about national and international issues. This woman, an unknown governor from Alaska, would hold the most powerful position in the world, in the middle of one of the worst economic crises we've ever had and one of the most mismanaged wars we've ever gotten ourselves into. If, after a serious look at her, you honestly believe that she is ready to lead this country alongside a man who offers no change from Bush's failed policies, then by all means cast your vote for McCain. And if he wins, may whatever god you believe in help us all.
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