Can You Say ‘Sexist’?

Thank you, Anna, for putting down what many of us enlightened women (and thankfully, our spouses) have been thinking. The hypocrisy of the GOP, and especially of the Christian right, has reached a zenith I never thought I'd see. What would James Dobson say if the mother of the pregrant unwed teenager was a Democrat? Sarah Palin's nomination is an insult to Hillary supporters, who are smart enough not to vote for a platform that ignores or dismisses women's issues. It is an insult to the many Republican women who are far more qualitifed to be a heartbeat (or a cancer cell) away from being President. But to the rest of us thinking voters, it is no more than an amusing reminder of how John McBush is really is more of the same--taking bad advice, making knee-jerk decisions, flip-flopping positions. I'm a registered independent, and there was a time when I could have voted for McCain--at least until he showed us that he'll say or do anything to get elected. What a shame, and what a lesson, to see a man of honor so degraded by ambition and politics.

The hypocrisy is dripping on both sides. I am a Hillary Clinton supporter who is appalled at my sisters on the Left who have questioned and derided Palin's DECISION to be a working mom and who have used her daughter's pregnancy as a reason to find fault with her parenting. The fact that the media (who 55% of Americans find are biased and hurting our election process more than big money contributions) are "vetting" this woman more than they ever did the Democratic nominee for president (why the stories about Palin's husband's DUI when he was 22 and not ONE story about Obama's drug abuse when in his 20's??? Why all the stories on Palin's mother-in-law not likely to vote for Palin and NO stories on Obama's father who was an abusive drunk who had children with multiple mothers?) is disgusting and disturbing. I too, hope Hillary Clinton speaks about sexism in this election, particularly as it applies to herself: she garnered 18 milllion votes yet lost out on the VEEP to a guy who while in the race, got less than 3 thousand. Sign me a Hillary Clinton supporter who's voting McCain/Palin in '08.

You know what's dangerous, there are so many of these intolerant Leftists in the media making decisions based on their perverted politics that determine what we see and don't see on TV. I trust NONE of it.

Anna, your anger towards Republicans and "the right wing" was palpable as i read your article; however, i think your anger is misdirected. Why don't you and the rest of the liberal media ask yourselves one simple question, "Why DIDN"T Barak Obama pick Hillary Clinton as his running mate?!" if Obama had picked Hillary as his VP, we probably wouldn't be having this discussion.

To me it boils down to: are you seeking to advance your cause or your party? Would Abe Lincoln be proud today to see a black American running for president? One would dare to guess yes regardless of which party's ticket he appeared. Woman should be proud of Gov. Palin and the inroads she has made not only for women but for mankind and politics in particular. And, if she can advance the slow moving conservatives along where other advocates and methods fail, isn't the women's position fortified not the less?

How sweet it is! As I look at the polls showing McCain beating the Messiah, I have to thank the Messiah for saving the Republican Party by kicking Hillary into the sewer. He could have won with her but hated her too much to put her on his ticket. Fine, but let's try to hold down on the "Obama lost because of racism" postings on Nov. 5.

I'm a 30 year old republican male and I could not care less about your ancient gender and race wars. While you and your ilk run around TALKING about transcending these issues, the Republicans have leap frogged liberals all throughout history with their ACTIONS (abolishing slavery, appointing Sandra O'Connor and Clarence Thomas and now Palin). That's because regardless of what might have been said in the past by some in the GOP, repbublican voters as a whole vote for those who we believe to posess character, judgement and the courage to stand up for their own principles, regardless of that person's gender or race. Really, though, I don't expect a liberal to understand that concept or, to accept reality.

With Obama it's about race, with Palin is about gender, who cares about race and gender and look at the bigger picture!!! People are so in "shock and awwwwwwwe" with Palin (using her family to get votes) that they don't see how truly out of touch she is with the lower 49, and the rest of the world for that matter. Have people developed amnesia since 9/11?? Religious fanatics are what make leaders dangerous! How does she know God's will!!!!

Republicans are pragmatics. The Democratic party does'nt get it and they going to loose this election. In a act of affirmative action at its best they have nominated the most unqualified candidate in the last 100 years. Sarah Palin is a product of the women's movement. Women will address their fustrations on election day and a lot of us will vote democratic in the congressional races but will vote MCcain/Palin for the White House. After all the candidate to VP is a woman.

Men look at Palin and see their mothers. It is visceral. Momma is tough. Momma enforces the budget. Momma has my best interests at heart ??? always. She will always love and be faithful to me. To redact a phrase by McCain ??? we are ALL momma???s boys at heart.

Talk about slanted, ranting diatribe. That article was one of the worst pieces of journalism I have ever read. Why would someone with obvious irrational, biased, untruthful viewpoints be given a place on Newsweek to spew it?

Anna Quindlen, So are you jealous or simply scared that your view of feminism has always been wrong? Your words prove the fact that the sameness feminism of the 60???s has attempted to force down the throats of the American public have proven to be false. Does that fact scare you? The conservatives have always objected to that fake feminism, still do. While you speak of rank hypocrisy when observing the conservative acceptance of Sarah Palin, proving you still don???t know the difference between sameness and equality. I don???t pity you, but rather take pleasure in the squirming you and those like you are experiencing these days. Anna, you had better get ready because change, real change is coming and I???m not so sure you???re going to like it.

Can you please find some other reason why I, as a feminist and former Democrat, should not vote for a competent woman whose career trajectory has been far more similar to the women I know than the elitist women decrying her nomination. So what if it took the Republican party a long time to get here...at least they are here which is a hell of a lot more than you can say about the Democrats. I hope and pray that Hillary does not degrade herself for a man who did not even vet her for the VP slot. I know the liberal media establishment is afraid because you said women would not matter...wrong again.

PTA, huh? Going lower than even Obama's "Mayor" diss. Governor. She's the Governor. And they only did brought it up because Obama 1) glossed glaringly over that fact, and 2) he doesn't have any more experience than she has and he's running for the #1 spot.

I know those on the Left have this cariacature of conservatives where we're all a bunch of racist, sexist, back-woods idiots, or greedy, corrupt businessmen keepin' the rest of our own constituency ignorant and down by having them wave flags. It's really amazing how silly we look when people pretend we believe things we do not.

Conservatives have generally been against affirmative action. That's not because we hated women or minorities, it's because we hated racism and sexism -- affirmative action only institutionalizes them. As I recall, Maggie Thatcher was a conservative and by all accounts a woman who did it all. Resident Regan put Sandra Day O'Connor up for the Supreme Court. She appears to be a woman. Condeleza Rice, woman. Secretary of State. One of five in GW Bush's cabinet.

When Geraldine Ferarro suggested that Affirmative Action attitudes might have had something to do with Obama's success, she was kicked out of Hillary's campaign. But that's cool. Only Republicans can be hypocritical.

See, when you dismiss any woman who disagrees with you for being some sort of zombies, then you can pretend that Conservatives have "suddenly" found their inner feminist. We've been on the women are equal bandwagon for quite some time. We've just had a different perspective on what the implications are.