OPINION

What Hillary Should Say Now

An open letter to the almost-nominee.

By Patti Davis | Newsweek Web Exclusive
Sep 5, 2008 | Updated: 4:32  p.m. ET Sep 5, 2008

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  • Posted By: NOLANOLA @ 09/14/2008 3:14:38 PM

    Comment: Dear Ms. Patti Davis,

    Just a guess, but I'm pretty sure Hillary is at home strategizing for her next run in 2012. I think she's more than enjoying the Palin factor and welcomes a McCain-Palin victory. Afterall, waiting just 4 more years sure beats having to wait 8. I'm disappointed that her heart's not in this fight for Obama but she wants what SHE WANTS, and like most very smart, intelligent women, she will find a way to get what she wants... Hillary for President - 2012

  • Posted By: ccinatl @ 09/13/2008 5:48:33 PM

    Comment: Ms Davis, I agree that "putting a woman on a presidential ticket is only a good thing if it's the right woman". But the same is also true of African Americans--putting a black person on a presidential ticket is only a good thing if it's the right black person. We women "are more concerned with the quality of their character and the depth and breadth of their experience". Well said again, Ms. Davis. I would have to say that Sarah Palin far exceeds Barack Obama in the depth and breadth of her experience. Barack Obama's associations with Rev. Wright, William Ayers, Tony Rezko, et al, makes me question the quality of his character.

    No, I don't think I need Hillary's advice on this one. If it can't be Hillary, then it's Sarah Palin for me.

  • Posted By: EntropyG @ 09/09/2008 7:18:10 AM

    Comment: Another women whining. Get over it. Make up your own mind, you don't need Hillary. Does Sarah Palin support what you believe in? No? Don't vote that ticket. Hillary is not your leader just as Jesse Jackson does not speak for all African Americans.

  • Posted By: chrisdafrog @ 09/08/2008 8:34:52 PM

    Comment: She should say; Give away money like Sarah.

    Who would believe the republicans would bring in the first true communist subversive to our government. The left should give this woman a chance.

    Last year, 2007, Alaska's legislature approved a major tax increase on those windfall profits of the oil industry. The state of Alaska has received more than $10 billion this year from oil revenue.

    Thanks to the addition of these new taxes, Alaska's governor Sarah Palin now gives $1,200 to every single Alaskan to help them pay for gas. In addition, each resident will receive an annual dividend of $2,000 from an oil-wealth savings account. Think what a family of 7 could do with that money (Gov. Palin has 7 members in her family).

    That's a fancy way of describing wealth redistribution, i.e., downright communism. And that is real change we can believe in. Will she do the same for the Lower 48 states?

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZwvPNXYrIyI

    Congrads secession party just 6 months ago. 7 year membership as subversive

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PizrJLV30yI&feature=related

    God will punish America ??? her pastor knows America is evil just listen


    Well, in my state I want to know why Arnold Schwarzenegger hasn't got those big fact checks from the oil companies for every citizen of California. What's wrong with him? Common Arnie, get us on that gravy train, too.

  • Posted By: davidmgerard @ 09/08/2008 7:25:19 PM

    Comment: Poignant and well-written! This speaks from the heavy hearts and troubled minds of both women and men, like me, alike! Bravo!

    • Posted By: LMAO @ 09/08/2008 7:54:20 PM

      Comment: Well I am sure that there are many whose hearts are at peace now with a pure spirit like Palin in the mix. She is a person of oo many people in action as opposed to words. We have too many people in Washington spewing hot air. We need to send Gov. Palin to Washington to shake things up.

  • Posted By: Terrice C. Kennedy @ 09/08/2008 7:08:23 PM

    Comment: Originally, I said: "Fortunately, I know that I???m not alone because I know that most of my women friends believe as I do. But I???m concerned that so many voters out there cast their approval toward the image rather than the issues, and that's just as bad as not voting at all. Please don???t throw your vote away. Do the research."

    I take that back. When you vote for an image instead of the issues, it's WORSE than not voting at all.

    T.C. Kennedy

    P.S. to the web-master here - Please fix your punctuation system. Within these Member Comments, apostrophies and quotation marks show up as question marks. It really looks stupid, or rather, makes the writer look stupid.

  • Posted By: Terrice C. Kennedy @ 09/08/2008 6:47:41 PM

    Comment: Well said, Patti.

    When I do vote for a woman to either of our country's highest offices, it'll be based on the issues and experience. Mean spirited people congest our daily lives as it is. We certainly don't need that sort of negative attitude prevailing internally, or in world affairs.

    As a major world leader, our country needs to lead by example. Grade school, snipey mentality garners not respect, but disdain and avoidance at best - and attack at the worst. As a people, we can't afford to put someone who projects disrespect for others in such a publicly visible office, and position of power.

    There are too many sensitive world issues at hand which would suffer, when what we need is cooperation from and with other world leaders. Not the least of which is the issue of Global Climate Change, and Palin has already made her position clear that she 'doubts' human involvement in this crisis. If Palin doesn't believe there's a problem, then she won't be in support of needed changes both here and abroad.

    She doesn't believe that Polar Bear populations are in trouble, is in favor of shooting down Wolf populations (presumably government sponsored) so that more Reindeer are available for shooting, and yet is also in favor of establishing drilling and pipelines across Reindeer habitat requisite to Reindeer perpetuation and survival. If Palin were a realist (and smart politician), all she need do is take a hard look around. People are clamoring for ???green??? alternatives and ecofriendly options for a legitimate reason.

    We don't need one of our nation's leaders throwing barbs around in lieu of presenting a legitimate stance on the issues. Our economy is in serious trouble. We need leaders who are committed to working hard at being part of the solution, not part of the 'tunnel-vision' problem. Palin's short political record seems to show nothing but inconsistencies. Supposedly, she's in favor of cutting government spending, yet left her home town holding the financial bag for a sports complex. This is evidently her version of being responsible to the people. Sounds like typical Bush-thinking to me. Send out the gladiators, and spare no expense??? or blood, sweat, and tears.

    In these two issues alone (fiscal and ecology), she comes across as someone who has no idea where things come from. She seems to believe in a fictional world where financial resources "will come from somewhere", and where wildlife/earth resources will also "come from somewhere". She reminds me of those people who only think of milk and eggs as coming from the market, and who have no idea that those items actually originated with a cow or chicken.
    (cont.)

  • Posted By: Terrice C. Kennedy @ 09/08/2008 6:47:09 PM

    Comment: (Well said ??? pg.2)
    It???s no wonder that she needs to return home to hide out from the media and the hard questions, and to study McCain???s stance on the issues. She has no solid platform of her own other than her Big Brother, anti-abortion elitism. Palin strikes me as someone who perpetuates clique-ish, elitist whims without considering responsible consequences.

    No, I won???t support Palin just because she???s a woman. And I won???t support her just because she can regurgitate McCain???s views. And I???ll certainly NOT support a playground bully, whose only claim to fame is a sharp tongue. Some people call that charm. I call it a smoke screen.

    I absolutely believe that women can be strong leaders, and when the right woman runs for one of our country???s highest offices, I???ll certainly back her. I believe in equality and I???d love nothing better than for a woman to attain one or both of these offices.

    But I won???t put my intelligence on the back burner and vote for Palin just because she???s a woman. And any woman who does so is nothing more than a sheep, following the whim???s of fashionable politics. Women???s rights have come a long way based on our abilities as intelligent, self-aware individuals. I would ask my fellow women not to throw that image away. Please don???t vote for McCain just because he pulled in Palin, any more than you???d vote for Fabio just because he???s cute. We???re above that sort of lollipop glad handing. We???re smarter than that.

    Fortunately, I know that I???m not alone because I know that most of my women friends believe as I do. But I???m concerned that so many voters out there cast their approval toward the image rather than the issues, and that's just as bad as not voting at all. Please don???t throw your vote away. Do the research.

    Terrice C. Kennedy, B.F.A.
    Arizona

  • Posted By: Terrice C. Kennedy @ 09/08/2008 6:45:43 PM

    Comment:
    (Well said - pg.2)
    It???s no wonder that she needs to return home to hide out from the media and the hard questions, and to study McCain???s stance on the issues. She has no solid platform of her own other than her Big Brother, anti-abortion elitism. Palin strikes me as someone who perpetuates clique-ish, elitist whims without considering responsible consequences.

    No, I won???t support Palin just because she???s a woman. And I won???t support her just because she can regurgitate McCain???s views. And I???ll certainly NOT support a playground bully, whose only claim to fame is a sharp tongue. Some people call that charm. I call it a smoke screen.

    I absolutely believe that women can be strong leaders, and when the right woman runs for one of our country???s highest offices, I???ll certainly back her. I believe in equality and I???d love nothing better than for a woman to attain one or both of these offices.

    But I won???t put my intelligence on the back burner and vote for Palin just because she???s a woman. And any woman who does so is nothing more than a sheep, following the whim???s of fashionable politics. Women???s rights have come a long way based on our abilities as intelligent, self-aware individuals. I would ask my fellow women not to throw that image away. Please don???t vote for McCain just because he pulled in Palin, any more than you???d vote for Fabio just because he???s cute. We???re above that sort of lollipop glad handing. We???re smarter than that.

    Fortunately, I know that I???m not alone because I know that most of my women friends believe as I do. But I???m concerned that so many voters out there cast their approval toward the image rather than the issues, and that's just as bad as not voting at all. Please don???t throw your vote away. Do the research.

    Terrice C. Kennedy, B.F.A.
    Arizona
    (undecided until Palin was pulled in)

    • Posted By: LMAO @ 09/08/2008 7:34:43 PM

      Comment: You need to research Obama and see who is the scarier one. Based on your long diatribe against Palin it is clear that you never did your homework on Obama. Instead you believe the fluff fed to you by the sychophantic media or you are an African American. And I am African American and know very well that my friends did not view the man record with the scrutiny it deserved. So these are folks I will never start a business venture with since they lack objectivity to make big decisions.

      Now the way I see it - Gov. Palin is God throwing us a Lifeline if only you were sufficiently spiritually grounded to recognize that. I shall be praying for folks like you to wake out of your stupor in time.

  • Posted By: raviandsonia @ 09/08/2008 3:20:36 PM

    Comment: Dear Women who are respectfully waiting to hear from Hillary Clinton,,

    cont'd

    She could have stood up at a number of occasions to say to her supporters, ???If you respect me and what I fought for. If you care for what I stood for. If you call yourself a Hillary fan or supporter. READ MY LIPS !! We all need to ensure that Obama is elected President. All of you. No ifs or buts???. PERIOD !!! If you are not with me, then stop calling yourself a Hillary Voter. If you are voting for McCain, stop insulting me by calling yourself a Clinton supporter. She could have said that she was disgusted that any supporter of hers would even contemplate voting for McCain/Palin.

    You all know Palin???s views on Abortion. OH ??? MY ??? GOD !! The rich and elite will still be able to go overseas for their abortions. What will happen to the working families who can???t afford it?

    Now we all know the eloquent speeches Hillary gave stating her support for Obama. But we all know that those words did not come from her heart. Don???t we? Be truthful now. We heard her state her support, right? We did. But how many of you believed it?

    So the question that begs to be answered is, WHY? Why would Hillary do this? The answer is simple. A-M-B-I-T-I-O-N & E-N-T-I-T-L-E-M-E-N-T !!

    If Obama won, in all likelihood, she will not be able to run for President until 8 years later. Who knows what the future holds. 8 YEARS!! That is an eternity away. But if Obama were to lose, and again as all indications tell us, McCain will continue Bush???s legacy and ways for another 4 years, Hillary will be able to challenge for the Presidency in 2008.

    Do you think she cares what happens in the next 4 years? What could go wrong?

    The Supreme Court could be tilted against CHOICE for the next 20-30 years. Thinks Hillary cares?

    Many Americans could die due to lack of adequate or any health care you say. Think Hillary cares?

    The rich would get richer and the poor would get poorer, you say? Think Hillary cares?

    The oil and defense companies would get even more astronomical profits you say? Think Hillary cares?

    I could go on and on. Bottom line, if Hillary cared, we would all know.

    Fact is that Hillary has been giving Obama & all Americans lip service ever since she conceded the primary to Obama. All her speeches since have been void of any heart and determination. She has shown with her words and actions (or lack thereof) that her party comes second to her own ambition.

    That makes 18,000,000 idiots who thought Hillary cared about us and our democratic values and rights above her own.

    Hillary said during the primary that she found her voice.

    Well where is it Hillary? Where?

  • Posted By: raviandsonia @ 09/08/2008 3:19:48 PM

    Comment: Dear Women who are respectfully waiting to hear from Hillary Clinton,

    As eloquent your pleas may be and as dire the circumstances, you are forgetting that the real Hillary was always as independent, presumptuous and marched to the tune of her own drum of entitlement that the Presidency was hers. In her mind, it was her right to inherit the Presidency especially after all she had done for Health Care and putting up with her husband???s infidelity.

    Don???t get me wrong. I think she was wrongfully made out to be a monster by the rightwing GOP. Her Universal Health Care for all Americans project was branded as selfish and she was mocked upon by the GOP. The same GOP that is now mocking her party???s candidate for President. I personally think all Americans should be required to watch Michael Moore???s movie, ???SICKO???. I also think Hillary???s health care plan is superior to Obama???s and I???m hoping and praying that Obama plans to announce Hillary as his administration???s HEALTH CZAR. But we all know the backlash that would incur from GOP if he did it before Nov 4. It will give them another avenue to reprise all the anti-Hillary propaganda against Obama.

    But you are all forgetting that Hillary is a very ambitious person.

  • Posted By: Bubbahunk08 @ 09/08/2008 2:41:57 PM

    Comment: Yes, there is a huge difference between Hillary and a blind date. I am amazed that the American people would stand for a party who would give people less time to vet a vice presidential candidate than it takes to pick American Idol from a field of equally unknown people. That anyone can know Palin in 8 weeks is fantasy - but similar to the fantasy that the Republicans are the party of change after they have dragged us into this current state by irresponsible fiscial, international relations, science, and judcial policies. If Ledbetter alone isn't enough to tube the McCain/Palin ticket then I fear for us all. This is not a women's issue with Palin - it is the hubris of the Republicans to give us a candidate wrapped as an inexperienced Alaskan doll and expect our country to evaluate her when we have real problems to address and reall issues to discuss as a country. For everyone who has stood in security lines at airports - don't you care who your co-passengers are and what they are carrying? How can we be less sure of the person who is a heart beat away from the presidency. Bottom line: We don't elect someone else's BLIND DATE to the White House. This isn't even a woman's issue, it is an American issue.

  • Posted By: linguist52 @ 09/08/2008 2:27:38 PM

    Comment: Dear Patti,

    Thank you. I had been wondering the same thing. The Republican Party spin machine has things sewn up so tight that apparently no one is to question or critique Palin's obvious lack of experience or qualifications to be the Vice-President of this country. Any inquiry, however mild, is met with angry, aggressive and vindictive "no fair!"s and accusations of prejudice, sexism, bias, and liberal-mongering.

  • Posted By: linguist52 @ 09/08/2008 2:23:28 PM

    Comment: Dear Patti,

    Thank you for your comment. I had been wondering the same thing. The thing is that the Republican Party spin machine has things worked out so tight that any question or critique of Palin's ability and qualifications to become the next Vice-President (and potential President) of this country are met with a barrage of "no fairs!" and angry, vindictive accusations. Palin is clearly unprepared and unqualified and the American people supposedly do not have the right to know this.

  • Posted By: kstein @ 09/08/2008 12:13:44 PM

    Comment: Dear Patti,

    I like your article, but you're making the mistake that all women are pro-choice. You're isolating your argument to Democrats. Women should be outraged by the Palin selection. Palin is a very smart and capable woman but she is not ready for a VP nod and her installation is merely a calculated move by the GOP to get votes....offensive on many levels. Women AND men should be offended. Please don't assume that all women agree with traditional liberal ideals just because they are women. That's a little sexist, don't you think?

  • Posted By: Suburban Girl @ 09/08/2008 9:49:52 AM

    Comment: I'm sorry, but Hillary will never speak for me. I absolutely cannot relate to a calculating, vindictive woman who feels entitled without actually doing the work. Sarah Palin speaks more to my experience than Hillary ever could.

  • Posted By: Marylue @ 09/08/2008 2:17:41 AM

    Comment: Amen to the article above. I have always voted Republican, yet I am now embarrassed by and angry with the whole lot of them. I can't believe McCain's choice. He thinks that Sarah is perfect for the job. He has shown his true character in choosing a woman who might be a baracuda, but she's certainly no lady. I wish Hillary was still on the ticket - she'd certainly get my vote.

  • Posted By: Marylue @ 09/08/2008 2:16:30 AM

    Comment: Amen to the article above. I have always voted Republican, yet I am now embarrassed by and angry with the whole lot of them. I can't believe McCain's choice. He thinks that Sarah is perfect for the job. He has shown his true character in choosing a woman who might be a baracuda, but she's certainly no lady. I wish Hillary was still on the ticket - she'd certainly get my vote.

  • Posted By: Lynn Ellingwood @ 09/07/2008 8:02:40 PM

    Comment: If Hillary is smart, she'll stay away from Obama as will Bill. Nothing either one can say will make me vote for Obama and attacking Palin will ruin her. We don't expect all women to share our beliefs in abortion or birth control and we don't make it a point for running for political office on the Republican ticket. The amount of disrespect shown to women was from the DNC side of the aisle and is still going on. Roll call vote in the hotel? During breakfast? Taking votes from one candidate to give to another in a primary? (Michigan) Oh yeah, the DNC is a private organization without any real rules or regulations. Well the Obama people got what they wanted and they shouldn't expect us to anoint it or vote for it. Obama doesn't get my vote nor does he get many other voters. The RNC is not to blame, the DNC is. I will not stand for Hillary and Bill being trotted out like animals to please Obama at every turn. They need to realize that the DNC is no more.

  • Posted By: LMAO @ 09/07/2008 6:53:03 PM

    Comment: She has no future anymore - the ship sailed without her. Get this - the new bar for a woman President is whether she can field dress a moose and Arctic fishing. You have to understand that a lot of men AND women are in awe when they read about Palin's exploits. Now that is a much bigger constituency to play to than just women. So poor Hillary will have to pick up hunting and fishing in her old age. Is that feasible?

    I am so amused when I think of Obama's scathing Annie Oakley comment. Well the real Annie Oakley showed up in response to his taunts.

  • Posted By: Esencia08 @ 09/07/2008 6:46:16 PM

    Comment: Patti Davis' article reinforces gender role sterotypes about women when she says that --

    "Most women would probably define it as meeting the daily challenges of raising a family in an increasingly treacherous world. They would think about the nights with no sleep sitting up with a sick child, or a race to the emergency room with a child in pain. Most would not define toughness as the ability and willingness to shoot and kill an animal. "

    But then Patti Davis herself exclaims that there are many different ways to define toughness! Unfortunately, there are many women who have internalized sexism of toward the female gender. A woman can hunt, branish an assault weapon, take care of their children, or better yet, women can have house husbands and Mr. moms to perform roles and duties that have been traditionally assigned to women.

    Sarah Palin does not fit into the narrow gender stereotypes that have restricted women's ascent in society and this makes Ms. Palin a good role model for women irrespective of her political party affiliation. Not every woman will identity with Sarah Palin, nor do they need to. But that doesn't mean that Sarah Palin should be trounced upon by liberal minded women like Patti Davis who have not the expanded consciousness to understand the greater implications of Sarah Palin becoming the first Vice President in the history of this nation.

  • Posted By: Noblinders @ 09/07/2008 5:45:30 PM

    Comment: Sara Palin is being pawned off as America's GREAT WHITE HOPE. Think about it you have Obama who the presss has dogged and who has been made to explain himself to the the nation for the last 19 months, and there have been some outlets such as Faux news that would have dug up his mother and asked her questions if it was possible. In contrast you have Sara new on the scene who is surrounded by a cone of silence and the mainstream press is Dead Silent.

    Man America is just freaking amazing!

    • Posted By: LMAO @ 09/07/2008 6:40:55 PM

      Comment: Did we really dig up on Obama? How many times he attended Rev. Wright church? What did he hear at that church and what did he do about it? What passport did he travel on when he visited Indonesia? What schools did he atend in Indonesia and was he adopted by his Indonesian step-dad? What about his long relationship with Rezlo & the Iraqi billionaire? And what about his birthpaper to make sure he was born in Hawaii and not Kenya?

      Gov. Palin is atrue American and past is easy to read up on. Obam own is very shady

  • Posted By: enigmaInCA @ 09/07/2008 5:40:25 PM

    Comment: Ms. Davis appears to be confused in assessing that Senator McCain was going strictly after Hillary voters; it would appear that he was speaking more to his Republican base by nominating Gov. Palin. As such, pimping out Sen. Clinton would be quite useless, and beyond that, suggests that the Democratic Party is the one to view women as one monolithic entity that can and should only take heart in the women they deem politically well-aligned.

    The plaintive appeal of "Please help us communicate that putting a woman on a presidential ticket is only a good thing if it's the right woman" falls flat, when you consider the fact that the Democratic Party had no use for putting the right woman on the ticket when it really counted. We gave up the right woman for our party, but the Republicans were not stupid enough to give up the right woman for their party.

    If Senator Obama can't fight his own battles now, what on earth will he do when faced with bin laden? Senator Obama is the candidate, and it's his job to speak to the voters and convince them that Sarah Palin is not the change we need. Sending out female surrogates at this late stage speaks volumes about where the real exploitation of women is coming from: no place other than the DNC.

    And please, stop with the Roe v. Wade fear-mongering. A great many of our states will handle the issue responsibly, if Roe is ever over-turned.

    I'm disappointed that you would pin a potential Obama loss on someone other than the man himself. Do you not believe in personal responsibilty? Senator Clinton is expected to own her loss; why the double-standard for Senator Obama?

    • Posted By: WillWK4wine @ 09/08/2008 7:24:15 AM

      Comment: I think many women are so used to Roe v. Wade's existance as precedent that they take it for granted. It is already a fact that different states have different regulations on restrictions of abortions. We should not assume that states, if given the opportunity, will be wise in their restrictions on abortions. I note that the reader has a CA (I assume California) in her logon. That's a "liberal" state that probably will be relatively limited with regards to any limits placed on abortions. The same cannot be stated for North Dakota,which already heavily restricts abortion. Let me guess, if you don't like the restrictions ladies, move? Easier said than done in many cases. I wish the people who are still seething about the fact that Hillary was not "justly" nominated (my husband included), would stop for a second and think about the larger ramifications of this election. If we have another 4 years like the last 8 years the U.S. Supreme Court will be set on a truly conservative path for the next 2 decades, and the economic situation will surely be dire unless we get some universal health care plan. What is more important to you? Holding onto your anger and denying Obama the presidency because you feel that would be justice for what he did to Hillary? Why don't we all work together and get Hillary out there to campaign for Obama and ultimately force Obama to pick her to head up the Universal Health Care project that Republicans denied us all back in 1990? Do you really want to punish America with a McCain-Palin set of policies that gives more money to the Grotesquely rich, overturns Roe v. Wade, keeps us in Iraq for decades, and drives us all further toward poverty.........?

  • Posted By: enigmaInCA @ 09/07/2008 5:38:24 PM

    Comment: Ms. Davis appears to be confused in assessing that Senator McCain was going strictly after Hillary voters; it would appear that he was speaking more to his Republican base by nominating Gov. Palin. As such, pimping out Sen. Clinton would be quite useless, and says that the Democratic Party is the one to view women as one monolithic entity that can and should only take heart in the women they deem politically well-aligned.

    The plaintive appeal of "Please help us communicate that putting a woman on a presidential ticket is only a good thing if it's the right woman" falls flat, when you consider the fact that the Democratic Party had no use for putting the right woman on the ticket when it really counted. We gave up the right woman for our party, but the Republicans were not stupid enough to give up the right woman for their party.

    If Senator Obama can't fight his own battles now, what on earth will he do when faced with bin laden? Senator Obama is the candidate, and it's his job to speak to the voters and convince them that Sarah Palin is not the change we need. Sending out female surrogates at this late stage speaks volumes about where the real exploitation of women is coming from: no place other than the DNC.

    And please, stop with the Roe v. Wade fear-mongering. A great many of our states will handle the issue responsibly, if Roe is ever over-turned.

    I'm disappointed that you would pin a potential Obama loss on someone other than the man himself. Do you not believe in personal responsibilty? Senator Clinton is expected to own her loss; why the double-standard for Senator Obama?

  • Posted By: unsinkable @ 09/07/2008 4:10:56 PM

    Comment: lol...Are you kidding? Who cares about the political opinions of Patti Davis? I'm waiting for someone at Newsweek to do a seance and let us know what Anna Nicole Smith wants Hillary to do.

  • Posted By: fonchik @ 09/07/2008 2:39:21 PM

    Comment: I too want Hillary to speak up on the inadequacy of Sarah Palin's candidacy, but NOT because either of them is female. And though I agree that shooting caribou isn't "tough," I certainly don't define the toughness I want in a politician in terms of caring for one's own sick child. In fact, I don't judge politicians male or female on their parenting skills, thank you very much, and I hope and pray that most women and most voters don't either. Give me someone with the toughness to stay up all night fighting the health insurance lobbyists instead.!

    • Posted By: LMAO @ 09/07/2008 7:30:53 PM

      Comment: Then you should have voted for Hillary. Because it strikes me that Obama is too cool to worry his pretty head about that. Likely he will call Hillary. So why must she be the supporting actress all the time? Just maybe she should have gotten the lead role this time.

  • Posted By: Sarahh @ 09/07/2008 2:27:20 PM

    Comment: This is Truy funny and right on topic. The post-PUMA group PANTHER is organizing for Palin

    http://current.com/items/89270795_target_women_sarah_palin

  • Posted By: Monarch1 @ 09/07/2008 2:09:23 PM

    Comment: Patti, pick up a copy of Codependent No More. Senator Clinton should not clean up Barack's mess. His contempt for women and half the Democratic base is evident and there are consequences for that, namely, losing in the GE.

  • Posted By: jdona @ 09/07/2008 1:55:36 PM

    Comment: This is not Hillary's burden to carry. She is NOT the nominee, so why should she take on a central role? In the first place, Obama wouldn't allow it, and in the second place, its not her fight. Obama is the nominee, Biden is the VP nominee, so it is up to them to carry their party. We had the chance to have Hillary Clinton, but through hook and crook, we ended up with Bambi. So let him lead, without Hillary picking up after him, and cleaning up after him, and rescuing him. Where's Pelosi? Donna Brazille? They were so gung ho for Obama. Pelosi said Obama was God's gift, so let her go out and campaign for him and try to bring in the women. Of course, she can't even get anything passed through Congress, so don't hold your breath.

    • Posted By: Tenplay16 @ 09/08/2008 9:43:35 PM

      Comment: I voted for Hillary but the democrats pushed obama to the finish line anyways

  • Posted By: stevelaney @ 09/07/2008 1:49:52 PM

    Comment: obama should have chosen hillary as his running mate

    • Posted By: Sarahh @ 09/07/2008 3:01:06 PM

      Comment: Because she actually believes that the issues on which she ran are important-- she actually wasn't in it just for ego and power?

      Because she doesn't want responsibility for 16 more years of disastrous republican rule?

      Because she'd like a future in public life?

      • Posted By: LMAO @ 09/07/2008 6:48:42 PM

        Comment: She has no future anymore - the ship sailed without her. Getthis - the new bar for a woman President is whether she can field dress a moose. You have to understand that a lot of men AND women are in awe when they read about Palin's exploits. Now that is a much bigger constituency to play to than just women. So poor Hillary will have to pick up hunting and fishing in her old age. Is that feasible? I am so amused when I think of Obama's scathing Annie Oakley comment. Well the real Annie Oakley showed up in response to his taunts.

  • Posted By: stevelaney @ 09/07/2008 1:49:22 PM

    Comment: Obama should have chosen Hillary as his running mate.

  • Posted By: MikeQue @ 09/07/2008 1:27:45 PM

    Comment: I think that this is where feminism is evolving, I as a man would like to hear more from Hillary just because she has a strong voice and for the reasons that Ms. Davis states, we need to do what we can to get the country on a track more oriented to evolving into the future than to repeating the mistakes from the past.

  • Posted By: techresmgt @ 09/07/2008 1:17:41 PM

    Comment: When feminists start turning on one another and giving 'worldly', albeit lame and hypocritical advice, things must be getting better. You go, girls. you go.

  • Posted By: Sarahh @ 09/07/2008 12:56:42 PM

    Comment: It is Hillary's responsibility because she is responsinle for the smears with which the republicans are running. They never could have gotten away with calling someone with Obama's history an "empty suit" or "elitist" raising Farrahkahn and Ayers, or distorting the "bitter" comment. Their false claims of having actually won due to voodoo math "fraud" without evidence have also helped the Republicans.

    If the republicans win, Hillary owns the consequences.

    She needs to come right out and say "In the heat of the battle we said a lot of thing that ware not true. Here is a list:

    I am very, very sorry"

    Otherwise her future and her legacy are dirt.

    And I voted for her

    • Posted By: Esencia08 @ 09/07/2008 7:00:41 PM

      Comment: Joe Biden made similar statements about Obama and now he is the veep nominee. Similarly, Joe Lieberman said the same things about Obama at the RNC. No Hillary is not responsible because she was running a campaign to win and was speaking the truth about Obama.

  • Posted By: drjnaz @ 09/07/2008 12:55:13 PM

    Comment: Patti Davis-- thank you for a beautiful piece that is absolutely right. We need Hillary's voice and we need her to rally us so that this farce of a Republican ticket goes no further than November 4th. Picking Palin is an affront to women, given that the only reaosn she was selected was her gender. And it is truly perverse to see the Republicans commiting this kind of affirmative action given their stated abhorrencce of "entitlements."
    Thank you, Ms.Davis!

  • Posted By: Sarahh @ 09/07/2008 12:45:15 PM

    Comment: Hillay's hiding because she knows Palin means her hopes for 2012 are over, and /her only hope for 2016 if Obama wins- which must be painful.

    I bet she rallies.

    Hillary needs //a substantial vote from conservative women to have a chance after the way she damaged herself with democrats, and she won't take it from Sarah.

  • Posted By: drjnaz @ 09/07/2008 12:42:04 PM

    Comment: To Patti Davis-- thank you for such a beautiful piece, which is absolutely right. jonton127-- where are you getting that Koolaid? Straight from Palin's natural gas pipeline or what? 9/11 happened with Republicans in the White House, who still have not managed to catch the person who masterminded it and in the meantime sent 5,000 young Americans to their deaths chasing lies. The economy under those same Republicans is trashed, with the highest unemployment rate in yearsand massive deficit (remember Clinton's surplus?). Picking Palin is the height of sexism-- if she were a man, she would never have been selected. We owe Hillary a huge debt and we need her voice to rally us so that this farce called the Republican ticket goes no further than November 4th. dr.j

    • Posted By: zyxwvut @ 09/07/2008 1:36:13 PM

      Comment: Question for you - please describe what a good economy looks like.

      It's hard to understand your position when we don't have a point of comparison. And when was the last time the economy was good in your opinion? What was the unemployment rate, the GDP growth, the % of deficit to GDP, etc.

  • Posted By: democratheart/independantmind @ 09/07/2008 12:29:30 PM

    Comment: I applaud Patti Davis' calm and eloquent way of helping to pinpoint what is so unlikeable about Palin. Having a woman run is not enough. The woman needs to support the issues close to our hearts. I hope the same holds true in terms of race as well as sex. Instead of the nasty jabs at the oposing parties the candidates need to devote thier time to addreesing thier weak points. Obama needs to address national security. McCain needs to address the economy and healthcare. Enough politics as usual! We need to hear what they plan to do not waht the other party will not. I can not defend a candidate if I don't know these answers.

  • Posted By: LMAO @ 09/07/2008 11:21:45 AM

    Comment: I struggle to understand the hullabaloo over Mr. Obama. As a black person living in America , I personally think it is a disgrace that folks rush to elevate a man who was complicit in the self-destruction of the black community. For 20 years he sat by and allowed trusting black folks to wallow in the self-defeatism dished out by Rev. Wright. This is the same defeatist thought that is echoed through the African-American community today. Where was the message of "HOPE & CHANGE"? Where was the "YES WE CAN" cry when it was needed most? Who better to transform that backward thinking group than someone unscathed by the 60s? Just think what could have been if Mr. Obama had shown a modicum of leadership (or at the very least walked away). But he did absolutely nothing! Just thinking of his non-action send chills through my bones and evokes a wellspring of sadness that will never be assuaged.

    I am even more grateful today that I was blessed with parents whose vision have long transcended race. Failing that, I and siblings could have easily been among the causalities of the missteps and missed opportunities that were there for the taking after the Civil Rights era. The selfless action by Mart in Luther who paid the ultimate price is who should be lauded as being a hero "for all of us that have dreams and hope". That is, he did what was right without a single thought of the personal gains (or harm) to himself.

    Finally, I would challenge every voter this November to think well on this and ask yourself if you could with a clear conscience give this man a pass - I cannot. For we become who we are by the folks we look to as heroes.


  • Posted By: lastjournaliststanding @ 09/07/2008 11:03:00 AM

    Comment: this is outrageous. obama insulted women by not even bothering to vet hillary after she actually won more votes than him! mccain trapped him. acted like a bumbling old man. made him over-confident. so he picks a 66 year old senator going into a 7th term, with a history of brain aneurysms. same guy who in 8 years will be 74 and runnning for president. why is it hillary's job, again, to be the waitress and napkin holder for the men? women are sick of being held hostage to the dems. your column is so weak. mommy! mommy! save me from the bad people.

  • Posted By: jolohaga @ 09/07/2008 10:50:19 AM

    Comment: This letter is absurd. As Hillary herself said, "When is Obama going to close the deal?".

    Obama, You are pathetic. You yourself can not cinch the votes needed to be the President. You should have thought of this inevitability before you humiliated Hillary Clinton and her supporters. Your divisive and take-no-prisoners tactics during the primaries has done its damage and now it is too late. I pray you go back to Chicago.

    -- A former Hillary Supporter, now a McCain Supporter

  • Posted By: jolohaga @ 09/07/2008 10:48:42 AM

    Comment: This letter is absurd. As Hillary herself said, "When is Obama going to close the deal?".

    Obama, You are pathetic. You yourself can not cinch the votes needed to be the President. You should have thought of this inevitability before you humiliated Hillary Clinton and her supporters. Your divisive and take-no-prisoners tactics during the primaries has done its damage and now it is too late. I pray you go back to Chicago.

    -- A former Hillary Supporter, now a McCain Supporter

  • Posted By: disgustedinCO @ 09/07/2008 10:41:53 AM

    Comment: Why go crying to Hillary now? Defend yourself as a woman, don't let someone else fight for you! And more so, let Obama and Biden fight their own fight.

  • Posted By: hillplus @ 09/07/2008 10:05:07 AM

    Comment: *YAWN* Patty Davis has no right to tell us anything about the quality of someone's character.

  • Posted By: marylu @ 09/07/2008 9:58:44 AM

    Comment: More than asking Hillary to speak for us, we should be speaking up for ourselves. I am insulted and outraged by the Republicans thinking that women will vote for anyone just because she is a woman, whether or not she shares our values or where she stands on our issues. What kind of role model is a woman who essentially describes herself as a pit bull with lipstick, goes back to work within days of giving birth to a special needs child, and leaves her pregnant teenage daughter to care for the baby? Can you imagine, if it were Hillary's daughter that was unmarried and pregnant at seventeen, what these Palinistas would have said? They would have berated progressives for having no morals, for letting our personal ambitions override our maternal responsibilities, etc etc ad infinitum. OK, so the daughter is off limits, but the VP candidate is not. No free pass for Sarah Palin!

    And to the disgruntled Clintonistas trying to milk this situation: wake up and smell the BS. Do not place on Senator Clinton the burden of your own frustrations. Take a page out of her book and show some class, like she is doing. Work to elect Obama-Biden, like she is doing. .

    • Posted By: jolohaga @ 09/07/2008 11:10:03 AM

      Comment: I'm sick and tired of being talked down to by the likes of you. The Democratic party needs to be purged of the ultra-left. You just present more of the same that the ultra-right has already given.

      As your leader likes to say: "you don't get it". This isn't about abortion, that's not even on Obama's platform. This is about the middle of America. Hillary had a better chance with them and the Democratic left's eagerness to take power has threw that away.

      Now that you made your bed, you can sleep in it.

  • Posted By: LMAO @ 09/07/2008 8:57:54 AM

    Comment: Hiillary should say: DNC we have a problem - I told you so many months ago. It is clear I had good judgment to know what Americans are looking for in a leader in these trying times. Let us now reconvene the convention as a matterof priority and go through the proper process to arrive at who best can win in November. But to do so is a moot point as everyone (except the Obamabots) know that I am the One the Country have been waiting for all these years. I am the one who have been consistently honing my know-how since my teenage years to one day lead this great nation. Unlike the self-absorbed, coke sniffing, egotist Obama who believe that he is annointed by God - a Messiah (false)

  • Posted By: comments from Nancy @ 09/07/2008 8:47:39 AM

    Comment: Thank you for a very eloquent letter which expresses my views and hopefully the views of many other women. I hope Hillary is listening and uses her voice and platform to speak for us.

    Nancy

    • Posted By: lastjournaliststanding @ 09/07/2008 11:07:52 AM

      Comment: mommy! mommy! help me clean up my mess!

  • Posted By: JaySpencer @ 09/07/2008 3:53:56 AM

    Comment: TO bornagaindem1 :

    The audacity of this woman! Hillary Clinton owes Barack Obama NOTHING, and likewise, he owes Hillary Clinton NOTHING. If Obama can't stand on his own two feet, if he can't persuade Democrats and voters alike that he is the best candidate, then he --by HIMSELF-- is in trouble when November rolls around. Just this week, for the first time in a Gallop poll, Obama captured 50% of the vote.

    I???m sorry, but if after eight years of Bush, after the especially disastrous, scandal-plagued and economic nosedive last two years Barack Obama can???t get more than half of this country onboard, then it???s clear that Obama was not the best choice. This woman now has buyer???s remorse and except Hillary Clinton to clean up Obama???s mess. The nerve. The NERVE!

  • Posted By: fjstratford @ 09/07/2008 3:22:51 AM

    Comment: DONT YOU DARE put this on Hillary! It is not her obligation to save the faltering candidacy of Obama and Biden.

    If you want a female to fight for Obama, ASK PELOSI to do it. She has been bought by Obama, she should be fine as Obama's hack.

    But of course, Pelosi, despite her pretense is a nobody.

    • Posted By: lastjournaliststanding @ 09/07/2008 11:09:21 AM

      Comment: i couldn't agree more. pelosi was a huge behind the scenes force against the dream ticket. a ticket that would have swept to victory.

      • Posted By: LMAO @ 09/07/2008 11:19:21 AM

        Comment: And that loser Carter was openly against the dream ticket. He said it would be like magnifying their many negatives. As if folks have ambitions of dining with the President & the VP?

  • Posted By: Hillaryin2012 @ 09/07/2008 1:29:00 AM

    Comment: Barack Hussien Obama treated Hillary like a red headed step child. He showed himself to be a sexist pig throughout the primaries. I may not agree with much of the McCain platform but I will be happily voting for him in November. All of us Hillary supporters need to see that McCain is elected so Hillary can then become president in 2012. Plus maybe then Obama will fade into the ranks of has-beens like Kerry.

    • Posted By: beth14 @ 09/07/2008 1:02:58 PM

      Comment: Do you live here too? You'll also have to live with the consequences of whoever gets elected. A spite vote would be really stupid at this time in our country's history. Try educating yourself on the issues. This isn't the high school class elections you may be used to. Vote like the adult you are.

      Unless you were always going to vote Republican anyway.

    • Posted By: beth14 @ 09/07/2008 12:59:24 PM

      Comment: Do you live in this country too? You will also have to live with the consequences of whoever is elected. This isn't like the high school class elections you may be used to. You shouldn't vote out of spite - especially not at this point in our history. Approach this like the adult you are.

      Unless you were always going to vote Republican anyway.

    • Posted By: Schoggola @ 09/07/2008 8:13:28 AM

      Comment: And this feminist female will be happily voting for Obama

    • Posted By: dragonfly59 @ 09/07/2008 7:58:39 AM

      Comment: You sound like you are about 10 years old!!

  • Posted By: BernieDenton @ 09/07/2008 1:09:50 AM

    Comment: The Palin-McCain ticket is bankrupt in ideas. McCain has voted with Bush over 95% of the time, but he acts like he is going to "go to Washington" to make changes. He has been part of a Republican government that has led for much of the past 8 years. We are now $10 trillion in debt (much of it to Russia, China and Saudi Arabia), fighting two wars, have weakened ability to respond to any other global crisis, have a lowered standing within the world

    Palin is short on facts, weak on real experience (seriously - dig into the "accomplishments" in Alaska before giving her much credit for anything), incredibly smug, undiplomatic and prone to lies and exaggeration. I do not see anything presidential about her.

    Obama is a born leader with real ideas and a true desire to make changes. He has reached across parties lines on many occasions. His ideas for health care reform, true tax cuts for 85% of Americans and his ability to raise America's status on a global stage will really move America forward.

    • Posted By: LMAO @ 09/07/2008 8:47:52 AM

      Comment: Nice try - it is the McCain-Palin ticket vs. Obama-Biden ticket. Why do folks persist in trying to compare Palin with Obama to reframe what the choice should be? The VP pick is just an appendage. Are folks up in arms over Biden - his age, his accomplishments (nada). So it is being sexist to knock Palin.

      • Posted By: jonton127 @ 09/07/2008 11:07:51 AM

        Comment: Move forward? If by moving forward you mean becoming a socialist country, then you are right, he will move us forward. What is wrong that you people cannot see that he intends to ruin our country? Besides it is not the Bush administration's fault that we are in debt for trillions. That fault belongs to the Clinton administration. He could have prevented 9/11/01 from happening and he did NOTHING to apprehend Obama Sin Ladin. He deflated our military. Closed bases, took away the funding to keep equipment in working order. Does anyone voting for Obama REMEMBER that our country was ATTACKED by terrorists? No one that had a loved one killed on 9/11 could possibly be voting for Barrack Hussein Obama!! He is an abomination to this country. I can't believe we have even allowed him to be running for President of the United States!

  • Posted By: BernieDenton @ 09/07/2008 1:08:09 AM

    Comment: The Palin-McCain ticket is bankrupt in ideas. McCain has voted with Bush over 95% of the time, but he acts like he is going to "go to Washington" to make changes. He has been part of a Republican government that has led for much of the past 8 years. We are now $10 trillion in debt (much of it to Russia, China and Saudi Arabia), fighting two wars, have weakened ability to respond to any other global crisis, have a lowered standing within the world

    Palin is short on facts, weak on real experience (seriously - dig into the "accomplishments" in Alaska before giving her much credit for anything), incredibly smug, undiplomatic and prone to lies and exaggeration. I do not see anything presidential about her.

    Obama is a born leader with real ideas and a true desire to make changes. He has reached across parties lines on many occasions. His ideas for health care reform, true tax cuts for 85% of Americans and his ability to raise America's status on a global stage will really move America forward.

    • Posted By: jonton127 @ 09/07/2008 11:33:55 AM

      Comment: Sarah Palin is such a breath of fresh air in this stagnant sespool of politicans. She has a fantastic record for rolling up her sleeves and digging into the dirt. McCain's nomination of her has totally re-energized me and my beliefs in the American way! She hasn't been a Governor but 2 years and her accomplishments for getting in there and cleaning up the corrupt Politicians and taking on the "Good Ole Boy" system is OUTSTANDING. Finally someone sensible comes along. Someone who is wholeheartedly a good person, who is extremely Patriotic and not afraid to stand up for what she believes in. McCain's nomination of her as his running mate made me take a look at him in a whole new light. There IS someone who hasn't forgotten 9/11 or all the troops that are FIGHTING for our freedom. Obama supporters want to throw away all of the hundreds of years that we have fought for freedom in this country. I don't care if you are Republican or Democrat. Whether your skin is black, white, yellow, red or green! He IS NOT a true African-American in the true sense of the word! His family were slave owners, not slaves. Why do black people want to sell out their rich heritage to this person? I just do NOT understand it.

    • Posted By: old91A10 @ 09/07/2008 2:10:43 AM

      Comment: Governor Palin has more experience than zerObama, by any measure. How's that for you? The Republican Number 2 out ranks the Democratic Number 1.

      I can not wait for the few debates that zerObama and gliBiden did not chicken out on. Don't worry though. If it gets rough, McCain and Palin won't have to call in back up. That's what this post is about, isn't it? Obama and Biden can't hack it alone.

  • Posted By: Eagles_Heart @ 09/07/2008 1:07:03 AM

    Comment: ROFL... got2bu? Shoot... any of you zapping these profound and serious opinions here? Some of us were taught: "Consider the source" and so I considered Patti Davis (Reagan), and wow... googling her is an.. er... eye-popper. Literally.

    I suggest you go to "images" in google, and enter our fair columnist???s name... Patti Davis... and then just the one word: Playboy.

    The Playboy photo of her is on their front cover and... er... clearly illustrates Patti's liberal views about sex, color, free love, modesty, and ... weel, you???ll get the picture! Or, maybe you'd rather not get it?

    Patti with her mediocre, simplistic writing skills, would, I think, be an embarrassment to Hillary Clinton and also Obama... not because Patti is still supporting H.C., but because she is actually rather an embarrassing person just to have as an acquaintance. What one would tend to forgive because of ... well we cannot say ???youth??? (she was 41 years old when she posed for Playboy) becomes something of a drag in a 55-year-old Golden Gurl.

    It's enough to turn a person into a... (let me whisper the word...) conservative!

    • Posted By: jonton127 @ 09/07/2008 11:47:10 AM

      Comment: Umm, Eagles_Heart, why did you even READ her article?

  • Posted By: Eagles_Heart @ 09/07/2008 1:00:06 AM

    Comment: ROFL... got2bu? Shoot... any of you zapping these profound and serious opinions here? Some of us were taught: "Consider the source" and so I considered Patti Davis (Reagan), and wow... googling her is an.. er... eye-popper. Literally.

    I suggest you go to "images" in google, and enter our fair columnist???s name... Patti Davis... and then just the one word: Playboy.

    The Playboy photo of her is on their front cover and... er... clearly illustrates Patti's liberal views about sex, color, free love, modesty, and ... weel, you???ll get the picture! Or, maybe you'd rather not get it?

    Patti with her mediocre, simplistic writing skills, would, I think, be an embarrassment to Hillary Clinton and also Obama... not because Patti is still supporting H.C., but because she is actually rather an embarrassing person just to have as an acquaintance. What one would tend to forgive because of ... well we cannot say ???youth??? (she was 41 years old when she posed for Playboy) becomes something of a drag in a 55-year-old Golden Gurl.

    It's enough to turn a person into a... (let me whisper the word...) conservative!

  • Posted By: bornagaindem1 @ 09/07/2008 12:43:21 AM

    Comment: Here we go again putting the snazzy new guy in charge because the older woman was so yesterday and then realizing that the company doesn't actually run when there is no one in charge. Well no dice let oh blah blah fight his own battles.

    Actually Sarah Palin has tremendous appeal even to democratic women. We are reaching across the aisle to work with our fellow republicans just like Obama told us he would. Palin may not believe in abortion but I can respect and work with someone and understand their concerns and still not agree with them. In spite of what the blogs would have you believe Palin supports contraception and does not want to abolish the teaching of evolution from schools. I can admire the fact that she took on the good old boys in her town and then went on to fight and beat an entrenched governor all based on standing up for what is right. And then in the short time she has been governor she got a large part of what she promised done -most importantly the deal that that Murkowski said the oil companies would never agree to. All women should be proud of Palin and her accomplishments.

    Obama and his shills want to make our support for women to only be about Roe v Wade but it isn't. It is about supporting strong women who fight for good things. I may not agree with Palin on choice but I sure agree with her stance against corruption and making government work for the people (in her case Alaskans). They now have a bigger share in the wealth of their state because of her.

    If women had voted their identity, Hillary would be our nominee and this wouldn???t be an issue. It is way too late to think that Hillary should save you from your wrong choices now.

    • Posted By: JaySpencer @ 09/07/2008 3:50:16 AM

      Comment: The audacity of this woman! Hillary Clinton owes Barack Obama NOTHING, and likewise, he owes Hillary Clinton NOTHING. If Obama can't stand on his own two feet, if he can't persuade Democrats and voters alike that he is the best candidate, then he --by HIMSELF-- is in trouble when November rolls around. Just this week, for the first time in a Gallop poll, Obama captured 50% of the vote.

      I???m sorry, but if after eight years of Bush, after the especially disastrous, scandal-plagued and economic nosedive last two years Barack Obama can???t get more than half of this country onboard, then it???s clear that Obama was not the best choice. This woman now has buyer???s remorse and except Hillary Clinton to clean up Obama???s mess. The nerve. The NERVE!

  • Posted By: old91A10 @ 09/07/2008 12:32:47 AM

    Comment: Over at Politico [ http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0908/13193.html ] they're thinking Senator Clinton is set to attack Senator McCain.

    No one believes zerObama and gliBiden have the right stuff. Thanks DNC.

    What else could I expect after 'impeachment off the table' through to the 'fisa immunity vote' -- and the primary rigging, racism, and misogyny -- and holding off on a reasonable energy plan for what will be another year.

    Duplicitous creeps! The party is over, and I will be voting. I'm calling dibs on my single vote being the one that cancels out both Obama's and Biden's. Who's calling for Pelosi, Reid, Hoyer, Dean, Axelrod, etc.

  • Posted By: bornagaindem1 @ 09/07/2008 12:30:48 AM

    Comment: Here we go again putting the snazzy new guy in charge because the older woman was so yesterday and then realizing that the company doesn't actually run when there is no one in charge. Well no dice let oh blah blah fight his own battles.

    Actually Sarah Palin has tremendous appeal even to democratic women. We are reaching across the aisle to work with our fellow republicans just like Obama told us he would. Palin may not believe in abortion but I can respect and work with someone and understand their concerns and not agree with them. In spite of what the blogs would have you believe Palin supports contraception and does not want to abolish the teaching of evolution from schools. I can admire the fact that she took on the good old boys in her town and then even fought and beat an entrenched governor and a former governor all based on standing up for what is right. And then in the short time she ahs been governor she got a large part of what she promised done -most importantly the deal that the prior governor said the oil companies would never agree to. All women should be proud of Palin and her accomplishments.

    Obama and his shills want to make our support for women to only be about Roe v Wade but it isn't. It is about supporting strong women who fight for good things. I may not agree with Palin on choice but I sure agree with her stance against corruption and making government work for (in her case ) Alaskans. They now have a bigger share in the wealth of their state because of her.

    If women had voted their identity Hillary would be our nominee and this wouldn???t be an issue. It is way too late to think that Hillary should save you from your wrong choices now.

    • Posted By: lastjournaliststanding @ 09/07/2008 11:14:37 AM

      Comment: 'old blah blah' love it.

  • Posted By: Flash Drive @ 09/07/2008 12:28:27 AM

    Comment: Obama has now been replaced by a new 'Rock Star' . It's a pity he or his clonies, Kerry,Richardson,Edwards,Dean, Pelosi,Kennedy and Reid did not have the foesight of the McCain camp. The Republicans have seen who Hillary has been cheated in the primaries, and have 'turned' the game against the DNC by selecting a woman VP.
    The injustice done against Hillary by the Super Delegates has not gone un-noticed by her supporters. It is pay back time.

  • Posted By: LMAO @ 09/07/2008 12:09:22 AM

    Comment: Everbody sure seemed worried over a woman who is supposed to be a nobody. As well as they should as the more folks hear about her the more she is liked and respected. So far one news reporter apologised for being dismissive of Palin at the start. And I predict that Palin will continue to defy her critics.

    Can you see Palin rolling over and letting the DNC & Obama walk all over her? Not in a million years for she would have gone all the way to argue why big states & primaries matter more than little bitty states and caucuses. Either the DNC listened to her respectfully or be destroyed. Now that is what it means to be tough - standing up and fighting for what is rightfully yours.

    As far as I can see Hillary days are over cause an Obam loss in 2008 will mean a stronger Palin in 2012. A win for Obama means nothing for Hillary and in 2012 Palin can possibly win the Republican nomination and challenge Obama. So all this hand wringing cannot undo the grave injustice done to Hillary. So I would say to all these women stick it to the DNC and elect an honorable man - John McCain.

    • Posted By: Esencia08 @ 09/07/2008 12:37:08 AM

      Comment: Hahaha! yeah thats what I'm saying! I donated to and campaigned for Hillary, but I am not feeling an Obama-Biden ticket. I dont think Obama is qualified to assume the presidency at this point in time even although I think he is talented. I think he should have been running in the VP slot for the democrats.

  • Posted By: Flash Drive @ 09/06/2008 11:58:47 PM

    Comment: Many Democrats who are pleading with Hillary to go on the offensive against Palin are not being true to themselves, many of them hate Hillary to the bone but now realise they cannot win the election without her .
    So ironic, the DNC have shot themselves in the foot. It is time for you to 'back off' from Hillary, she is not your nominee. Hillary 2012.

  • Posted By: old91A10 @ 09/06/2008 11:49:17 PM

    Comment: Are you kidding me? How much of this crap are you going to pile on Hillary & Bill's shoulders? What's the matter, aren't zerObama and gliBiden able to do their own fighting?

    Eighteen million people tried to tell you so. Choke on it!

  • Posted By: Buffalogal @ 09/06/2008 11:34:10 PM

    Comment: This is absolutely crazy. Women should throw their credibility out the window by supporting a fully unqualified puppet of the republican party solely because she is a

    • Posted By: LMAO @ 09/07/2008 4:41:21 PM

      Comment: I think Palin is pretty qualified - she has humility and desire to do the right thing. Plus she has a track record and understand midlle America needs. As opposed to a puffed up arrogant man who think he is God's gift to humanity. And nigh on 47 years he has zero accomplishments. Let me tell you achieving an Ivy League education is just that. Accomplishments is what move a society forward. And for where I sit that is what Palin have been doing for Alaska.

  • Posted By: Buffalogal @ 09/06/2008 11:32:25 PM

    Comment: What this article eloquently states is that it is wrong to jump on the bandwagon of someone just because of her gender. Sarah Palin has allowed herself to be the sarcastic, snarky puppet of a bunch of white men afraid of losing an election. Her behavior is exactly what I advise my two young girls against. No role model. No vote from me or most of the other intelligent and thoughtful Hillary supporters. Blindling throwing our support upon this fully unqualified political gimmick makes me sad for women everyone.

    • Posted By: old91A10 @ 09/07/2008 1:01:10 AM

      Comment: This comment is ridiculous and snarky, in and of itself. Governor Sarah Palin has truly worked her way up the ladder.

      Look at whom the DNC is expecting to do the heavy lifting -- their favorite whipping and go to grrrrl, Senator Hillary Clinton.

      Finally, I seriously doubt that Buffalogal is female -- misogynistic to the bone.

  • Posted By: narayankv @ 09/06/2008 11:31:53 PM

    Comment: Don't confuse Sarah Palin as VP with getting equality for women. There were other occasions when this was possible with even more capable women in the republican party - Elizabeth Dole for one. How come they did not make it? No-Palin will do nothing for your equality rights. Unless the fundamental thinking of the republican party changes it will not happen. Maybe she will be the one, but sometimes if things appear too good to be true, there is a good reason to suspect them.

    • Posted By: compvis @ 09/06/2008 11:56:32 PM

      Comment: Maybe i'm missing something here. Ronald Regan (a Republican) put the first women on the Supreme coart, George Bush (a Republican) put the first women as the Secretary of State. Did Clinton or Carter ever make such high appointments.? No. I was disapointed Elisebeth didnt run in place of Bob back a few years back. Oh and buy the way Obama had a chance to put a women on the ticket for 18 million complelling reasons and he didnt. I think maybe you got your criticism here of the wrong party. You cant change the laws unless you are in power. Women will never be equal untill wome hold a place where every young girl can dream about being President just like boys have been doing for two hundred years.Oh and buy the way sometimes and to some people important womens issues are education, equality and safety, not just abortion, or wha you beleive about creation.

      • Posted By: narayankv @ 09/07/2008 12:06:42 AM

        Comment: I cannot say why Obama did not choose Clinton, but I doubt it had anything against women. Regardless of what Clinton would have brought to the ticket there were a number of aspects that would have run contra to his message. Besides - how many of those 18 million were votes by conservatives who wanted Hillary so they could beat her in the general campaign? Besides - these would not have been the questions if McCain had not chosen a woman. Granted, that is an opportunity McCain found to capitalize on - precisely to create these debates. Palin does not bring any of Hillary's issues - only the gender. That is the whole point of Patti Davis' article.

        • Posted By: lastjournaliststanding @ 09/07/2008 11:19:12 AM

          Comment: "contra to his message"?????? he put a six term senator running for his seventh, 66 years old with a history of aneurysms who in 8 years will be 74 and running for president on the ticket. are you out of your mind? obama-clinton would have won easily. they'd have taken ohio, for starters, and no republican has ever won without ohio. they'd have taken arkansas, and i think bill would have gotten west virginia. they'd take new hampshire easily. they'd hold michigan. don't you see? obama walked into waterloo. mccain posed as a bumbling old man, got him overconfident. he's a disaster.

        • Posted By: old91A10 @ 09/07/2008 1:26:47 AM

          Comment: "... by conservatives ... so they could beat her...."
          Did you miss all of the GE match-up polls as well as the actual Democratic Primary tally, or are you delusional?

          Besides, the Repuplican Party was running a pretty spirited and chock-full primary -- there weren't many people throwing away their vote.

          Would you, naraynkv, ever vote that way as a quirky tactic? Republican, Democrat, Independent, Libertarian, ..., when a person bothers to go vote, it is highly unlikely they will waste it in such a far fetched manner -- unless money or drugs are involved.