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It has been a quick summer, and I figured this was a good time to resume my blogging duties since there are a plethora of things to chat about. The hot topic no matter where you turn this week is John McCain's pick of Sarah Palin as his running mate on the Republican ticket. Now let me say up front that I am a card-carrying Democrat. But I have always fancied myself to be one who could appreciate both sides of the Republican/Democrat argument. For instance, I have always thought John McCain to be an OK Republican - not sure I would ever vote for him, but he doesn't give me the complete willies like George W. So here is my question to the McCain camp regarding their "maverick" move in picking Palin as his running mate: Do you think that Republican boobs = Democrat boobs? You may be asking yourself what the heck I mean, so let me explain. I am an avid follower of politics, so I read/watch whatever I can about the subject. I have heard over and over that one of the reasons that McCain picked Palin is because she is a woman. A woman who he hopes can sway those 18 million undecided Hillary Clinton supporters. Huh?!?! Do any other women out there find this to be very strange? There could not be two more polar opposite females out there than Sarah Palin and Hillary Cllinton. Here are some of their basic differences: Education: Clinton is a huge supporter of increased funding for education; Palin recently cut the special ed budget in her state by 65% Healthcare: Clinton believes in universal healthcare; Palin has yet to mention the word Abortion: Clinton believes in a woman's right to choose; Palin is pro-life Gay Rights: Clinton is a proponent of gay rights and marriage; Palin is anti-gay Foreign Affairs: Clinton has a plethora of experience dealing with foreign leaders; Palin has hardly been out of the country So, do you see my point? I can't for the life of me understand why the Republicans would think that those 18 million Hillary supporters would vote for McCain because of Palin and the fact that she is a woman. Do they think we are that stupid? Do they really think that because they both wear lipstick, have boobs and a va-jay-jay that we will vote for McCain just because we may want a woman to be on the ticket? Can they really think that we will vote for ANY woman on ANY ticket no matter what her values and ideals are? Come on....give us a little credit. This is a nation filled with a lot of smart women - don't underestimate us. Comments (30)
Thank you
written by Mrs. C., September 04, 2008  Thank you for thinking. I agree with McCain's speech, I just don't believe he'll do what he says. We are tired of read my lips! NO MORE OF THE SAME!!! But I'm glad someone in the audience had a sign that said Talk is cheap.
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written by Alana, September 05, 2008
There may be a very few Clinton supporters, so upset over her defeat that they will vote McCain/Palin, however, I'm not one of them. McCain represents the entrenched beltway establishment and no amount of smokescreening about his "maverick" status can sway me. He's a Republican conservative and he doesn't speak for me , my family, or most of the peoiple I know. His choice of Palin, and her not so subtle pandering to Clinton's supporters fell on millions of deaf ears. In the privacy of the voting booth, the overwhelming majority of Clinton supporters will vote their own self interest and pull the lever for Obama; except in Florida, where I'm sure the Board of Elections will find another way to hijack that state's results with hanging chad.
it's true
written by mouse, September 05, 2008
Never thought I'd ever say this, but there just aren't enough boobs in politics!
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written by Sandy, September 05, 2008
I believe in "transparency" in government...but, does John McCain really think women in America won't see through his VP choice? Selecting a running mate based on what his handlers perceive "the undecided" demographic to be (family, maverick, fiscal conservative, WOMAN), is so insulting to every woman in America regardless of her party affiliation. Reminds me of something his pal George W. and Karl Rove would come up with!
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written by eiluned, September 08, 2008
I think there are too many boobs in politics - even the men are boobs.
Amen!
written by Obama Fan, September 08, 2008
I've wondered the same thing myself. I know there are women so angry that Obama received the nomination that they claim they will vote for McCain, but I, myself cannot understand the thinking. Gender alone cannot be a deciding factor in who one elects, not for any discriminating voter. Such thinking to me reveals an utter lack of regard for the citizens of our country and sense of personal responsibility to help fix our problems. Though there are many who are only concerned with their own self-interest, the wise know that we are interconnected and solving our problems requires not just voting for the guy or gal who will address our own issues, but will make things better for the population at large. But I guess we see that over and over that one issue is the decider for many voters, whether it be abortion or taxes, or whatever other manipulative divide politicians devise. In this case, it will be gender that will make the one issue voter. I'd like to believe that voters are smarter than that, but the evidence suggests otherwise. We are a largely short-sighted and selfish society.
Also good to know I'm not the only Democrat around!
This is getting ridiculous!
written by yvonne/littlehandsboutique.blogspot.com, September 08, 2008
I think McCain's move to put Palin on the ticket is nothing short of calling Democrat American women stupid to their face. It is a move that is so idiotic that I have to believe that he has some weighty alternative reasons for choosing to put her on the ticket. Can he really be that challenged? Palin's life has once again given american a trifle reason to turn away from the real issues at hand to address lunacy! I know that politicians are only people but wow have they found a lot of dirt to dig up on one person in such a short time. This coupled with her lack of experience and questionable platform makes me wonder if McCain is even asking "Okay remind me again why we put her on the ticket?
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written by Whitney, September 08, 2008
Nice to hear that McCain's tokenism isn't lost on the population. Our nation is ripe for a woman in office... but not one of the moose-shootin', myopic, dogmatic "good ol' boys" women! McCain couldn't have found someone less representative of what most women crave in a political candidate-- I for one, see the need for diplomatic nuances and objectivity. Republican, Democrat, Independent... whatever!
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written by Ann, September 08, 2008
I voted for Obama to keep Hillary out of the white house!!! I have never liked her and I surely did not want her in as president!! I like Obama as he has hope for the furture.
On the other hand, I like Palin. She is very smart and has a way of handling the big boys. Stand up to the big boys and don't let them spend millions or billions of dollars on useless crap. Cut wastefull spending. Cut out the extravaganza. Bring the jobs back home to AMERICANS~~~I am tired of seeing the Mexicans and other illegals getting our jobs~! Invent more ways for . Windmills, corn oil, other sources of power are available. Get un-Dependent on the oil countries who are ruining our lives with high oil prices. STAND UP AMERICANS. WE CAN CHANGE. WE HAVE A CHOICE!!!
Boobs are boobs?
written by A thinker, September 08, 2008
Wait a minute. . . if you're one who thinks, how in the world can you vote for Obama? This guy doesn't have any real substance (true experience & well thought out plans). All he's currently doing is saying whatever he thinks the people in front of him want to hear in order to get elected. What he's not saying is his radical leaning agenda that he really is inside.
Thanks for your ignorance Kerry Gladden
written by A Woman, September 08, 2008
Good that you are so wise as to be able to "figure out" why Palin was chosen. Perhaps you could use your next column to help the US figure out by Obamination decided to select his biggest critic. Wow you're a sharp one -- you make me proud to be a woman - NOT!!
AMEN
written by Thanks, September 08, 2008
Amen to the last post. How great that you could use your great powers of logic and position as a "successful" woman to cut down another woman simply because she is a Republican and has been chosen to run. Guess you never gave any thought to the fact that perhaps she brings something to the ticket OTHER than her "boobs." I wonder if when you got the position of "editor-in-chief" the office staff talked about how it was because you were a woman rather than because of ANY of your qualifications -- I'm sure the men in the office did!!! Thanks for supporting your gender.
On another note, at least we know how Palin has voted. Why don't you try running a blog on Obama's voting record -- that would only take up a couple of lines though so it might not be enough material.
character
written by helen, September 08, 2008
McCaine has shown us what he's made of (and I'm not just talking about Vietnam) He's had a long time to realize that it takes more than things to make one truly happy.
on another note, just what makes us so arrogant as to make other countrys drill for oil that we use? We have the safest most ecologically friendly drilling process in the world
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written by CJG, September 08, 2008
It would be great to have a GOOD woman in office, whether as President or Vice President. HOWEVER, neither of the women involved this year are the right ones for either office.
Barack Obama gives me hope. And hope is something all Americans have been without for the last 8 years.
You missed the point...
written by DC Editor, September 08, 2008
To the last two posts from Thanks and A Woman, you both TOTALLY missed the point of the column. The only point being made is this:
The McCain camp says that with the Palin pick, they hoped to pick up some of the 18 million Hillary Clinton supporters. My question was simply how can they reason that when Clinton's political views/beliefs are soooo completely different than Palin's views/beliefs. It was a simple question, doesn't seem like it warranted the personal attack...although it is akin to the personal attacks that we saw from your girl Palin at the Repulican National Convention.
A little credit?
written by Young Adult, September 08, 2008
I would like to ask all of you that think this is a ploy by the McCain campaign to ask yourselves, Could it be that this woman was qualified in her own rights, not as a "Hilary Replacement"? If he'd been trying for that, I believe there were other qualified "centerist" women he could have chosen for his running mate. He wanted someone who was young that could mobilize the far right - a side that tends not to support him. Are we as women selling ourselves so short that we don't believe another qualified individual could have been chosen and her gender has nothing to do with her qualifications? Let's give ourselves - and the campaigns - some credit.
Palin
written by The Real MiMi, September 08, 2008
While I thought Palins speech was well done, after further learning about her, I can honestly say that she is so wrong to be VP. She claims to be not afraid of the big boys and oil companies, but who paid for her convention, big ole BP, thats who. Also, she is anti-womans rights, she flaunted her baby to gain sympathy and support, but cut special ed by 65% in her state? She did vote for the Bridge to Nowhere, then recanted claiming it was a waste of money. The only thing she said that was good was about drilling for our own oil so that we do not have to be dependant on other countries. That is it!
If you're a thinker...
written by Thinker, September 08, 2008
obviously you would vote for Obama. Change doesn't happen from electing the same people who have been in office for generations. It doesn't happen from electing politicians who lie about refusing earmarks, but in fact, actually taking the money. Obama has the same experience as FDR, one of the greatest presidents in our history. If you're a thinker, yes, you would vote for Obama. I guess unless you're among the privileged few who have benefit from the policies of the current administration.
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written by MO Woman, September 08, 2008
I am a handicapped Missouri grandmother, and I voted for Hiliary - BUT I could no more vote for Sarah Palin than I could aviate! There are so many reasons why - I have worked for years (as did my mother) for the Pro-Choice position. One reason is because I had a friend - 13-year-old - who was raped, and Missouri, in its infinite wisdom, refused her an abortion. Granted, this was 1946, but some things really do impact on a person. I want to continue to have that option for my granddaughters because I remember so clearly how that really ruined that child's life, to the point where she committed suicide. That is only one reason I am against Palin, but it is an important one for me. Procreation by rape is not an answer to anything. That doesn't mean that I am against her daughter who is pregnant - I am assuming she was not raped, and it is her choice to have that baby. To compare these two cases is like comparing apples and oranges. I imagine she didn't plan to get pregnant, but it was her choice to have intercourse and she should have been aware of the possible consequences whether there was sex ed in the schools or not. And, it was her CHOICE to have the baby!
out of the closet, sir!
written by Clarissa McAloon, September 08, 2008
It's interesting to me, A WOMAN, that you spew your vitriol while hiding behind that self-given title. And your post is immediately followed by an equally stupid comment by AMEN. I doubt you are TWO women at all. In fact, I doubt you are two separate people, but the same cowardly poster with brain damage. At least Kerry Gladden uses her real name and is obviously A WOMAN helping other women, not woman-hater who just does not get it!!
I totally agree
written by The Real MiMi, September 08, 2008
It is very scary that Palin is against Abortion even in cases of rape and incest. That is absurd. Although McCain has said Roe vs Wade should be reversed, (I disagree), he would say rape and incest are exceptions. Either way, their conservative views are backwards thinking. Womens should have the right to do as they please with their own bodies. I agree in some limitations, lets face it there are some skanks in our society who think no big deal. Its not birth control and shouldnt be taken lightly. But still, not something to be decided by the government. If abortion was made illegal, desperate woman would still seek them, and it would result in many that would suffer & die. In todays society, I dont think so. We have come a long way to let that happen to women.
palin
written by ch2801, September 08, 2008
If just a woman, Kay Bailey Hutchinson, for one, would have been a more experienced choice. You keep saying pro-choice, call it by what it is------pro baby murder.
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written by A Woman, September 08, 2008
Dear Ms. McA"LOON". I am A WOMAN but think you are a loon as appropriately named and perhaps you need to stay in the closet. My name is Sarah Johnson so now do you know me better??? I wasn't aware of the blogging rule that we provide our names, dob, and social security number lest we be deemed a coward or a woman impersonator. BTW -- I don't know AMEN, BUT I will say Amen to you AMEN!
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written by Whitney, September 08, 2008
It seems all Palin's presence is doing to the political race is stir up still more of the abortion debate. I find the Republican position hypocritical; if ALL human life is sacred, and "thou shalt not kill," then why is there a double standard for the death penalty, and justification for wartime killing? Apparently, this argument could go on indefinitely, but it's a tired one. I hope that the new administration, whoever it may be, will breathe new life into issues like re-establishing our credibility abroad, finding solutions to the domestic healthcare crisis, creating a 10-year plan for breaking our dependence on oil (establishing new fuel sources), and stopping the outsourcing of american jobs. We're at a crossroads for so many issues, why do we continually get bogged down with abortion? The government cannot legislate morality!!
appreciate both sides?
written by ccqpt, September 08, 2008
Gladden claims to be a "card-carrying Democrat" who has always fancied herself "to be one who could appreciate both sides of the Republican/Democrat argument". Well, other than saying McCain is an "OK Republican", I really didn't see much appreciation of anything Republican. So much for that.
But the real argument is not between the parties, it's between Conservatives and Liberals. McCain is an "OK Republican"; he's also a rather liberal one. Palin balances that as the only Conservative on either ticket. Where did you get the idea McCain is out for the vote of women who support Hillary? I think he's looking for the Conservatives, and he hit the mother lode! If Obama is so smart, why didn't he pick Clinton for his VP candidate? For that matter, why didn't the Democrats go for a Clinton/Obama ticket-- that would have been a shoo-in. The Republicans would have probably forfeited! Well, they'd have thought about it anyway. 
to CH2801
written by The Real MiMi, September 08, 2008
See, you are them, with your blinders on. I think you would feel differently if your daughter was raped and denied the right to abort. Re-read my post again, its not baby murder. I'm not here to give you a lesson on when a baby is formed if you re-read my post again I said there should be limitations. Common Sense.
Manipulated
written by Amazed, September 09, 2008
Does anyone else ever read the comments here, sparring back and forth and wonder at how manipulated we are by politicians? Isn't this exactly what they want? My party is good and yours is bad. And they sure go out of their way to appeal to the fringes to prove the point, don't they?
Especially when it comes to beliefs, you know, they are beliefs, not truths, no matter who told you what to believe. We're all very passionate and opinionated about what we believe, and seem to act as if there is no common ground. Beliefs are beliefs, not truth. Yet, I bet in our day to day lives we strive with considerable effort to seek common ground. If our best friend had an abortion, I highly doubt any of us would call her a "baby murderer." No, we would do what women do, we would be there for our best friend through her grief and suffering, grieving right there with her, our hearts aching for whatever circumstances left her in such a position with such a difficult decision to make. It's so easy to accuse people of all sorts of devilish motives when we make them faceless, demons, and the "other." The right truth for our country on all of these issues will never be found when we behave so fiendishly and shamefully. Have we completely abandoned respectful and civil discourse? Is the Fox News way our future? If so, it's a dismal one. I wish we could find a way to express our opinions, "I believe xxx" acknowledging that our opinion is an opinion and highly grounded in a system of values, not a highly tested and proven body of fact. And if compared our systems of values, I bet they wouldn't be all different. I bet they boil down to love and respect for one another. Just because some of us believe the government has a responsibility to help people and the other half doesn't, can we not acknowledge that there is evidence to support both sides? Or must we always resort to demonizing democrats, environmentalists, and using words like "baby murderer?" Please forgive the lecture. I'm just disgusted with some of the real hatefulness I've read for too long.
... written by eileenk, September 16, 2008
If God gives us free will, then why do the fundamentalists in this country think that the option of abortion should be denied to women? Why can't we just accept each other with love and not constantly judge each other? Some things are "above my pay grade"!
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Kerry Gladden
Kerry is a working mom who loves to write about everything that goes along with being a mom, mate, member of the workforce and being a “girl!” She is currently the editor-in-chief of DailyCents.com and has been working with WomensWallStreet.com since its inception. Navigating the post-divorce waters has given Kerry new insight into a myriad of subjects including managing finances, being a small-business owner, being a single parent, and relationships – just to name a few. She is a graduate of the University of Southern California and owns The Agency, a marketing communications firm located in the beautiful mountains of New Mexico.
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