Can You Say ‘Sexist’?

"Her political ascendancy is a direct result of the women's movement"

Nonsense, her ascendancy is due to her competance, drive and philosophy.

didn't sexist obama play the sexist rap song at his celebration party in iowa, "got 99 problems but a bitch ain't one"?

yes, he did. but he never takes credit for his mistakes. it's always a staff member. always.

You angry leftsts don't get it. I love it... Keep attacking her. Maybe McCain will be up by 20 points next week

Newsweek - The " Tank media " that never stops lying.

It is clear that Newsweek could not identify anything that is not a Liberal Democrat. Therefore, to not be able to see a "Conservative Feminist" is consistent with Tank Media 'reporting'.

I am not sure why this article was written, other than to boos Obama.

It's certainly the case that the vast majority of Americans fall squarely to one side of the ideological spectrum or the other. The bitter devide apparent in the last two election cycles illustrates that fact. So it's not surprising that the author is coming from a very left wing perspective - it's not surprising and it's certainly not abhorrent. Rather, the unfortunate aspect of the article is that someone with this forum - someone as surely educated and otherwise intelligent as the author - has such an uninformed and simplistic view of religious conservatives.

While it's true that religious conservatives oppose abortion relentlessly and offer little ground to the pro choice movement, the peripheral "family values" wing of the social movement is poorly understood by those on the left and this author does a great disservice to the debate by perpetuating the simplistic understanding. She quotes Dobson as saying that he "recommends" that mothers of young children stay home as much as possible. She then contrasts as hypocritical the same man applauding Sarah Palin and her "working mother" profile. This statement by itself shows the author's poor grasp of the intracacies and general goals of the movements inside the religious and traditionalist right in this country, and it is illustrative of the broader ignorance on the left in general.

People like the author, comedians like John Stewart, and slobbering idiots like Bill Maher pump the "hypocracy" line out to their minions like fire hoses to a raging inferno. But hypocracy only stands up to logic and works in discrediting if it comes out in bordered, authoritative terms. Surely the religious right and traditionalists in general recognize the necessity of working mothers in our economy. Surely they confront the realities of intelligent, driven women on a daily basis. But that does not explicitely mean that they cannot continue to advocate for their social and religious point of view. If they did not, bowing instead to relativism and exceptionism, what would be the point of their existence? So the encouragment of a traditionalist role for women and the applauding of a successful woman who ostensibly represents their world view is certainly not hypocritical. It would be akin to labeling a left of center feminist like, say, Ms. Quindlen, hypocritical if she applauded a pro-choice feminist pol. who bore and raised 10 children. She would not be hypocritical for doing that - rather, she would be hypocritical for not.

Liberals have no monopoly on feminism. I know a number of women that are very conservative politically but work full time--and in careers, not jobs--and would call themselves feminists. My great grandfather over 100 years ago sent his four daughters to college so that they would not have to be dependent on a man. My mother would have agreed with Ms. Palin. She used to say, "Why should I give up all the areas where women have the advantage to compete with men on their turf?" The radical feminists of the 60s did that and they came across as one-dimensional and strident, as does Senator Clinton.

Believe it or not, a large number of conservative women are very much like Sarah Palin, and they are extatic to FINALLY have someone like themselves in the national political arena. If there is any "hypocrisy" involved, it is the failure of Republican leadership to recognize this until now. She has their admiration because she's done it all: wife, mother, career woman and politician, and kept it in balance. Her family is real--not perfect, but with a few blemishes, just like most of ours. She has not tried to deny those, but is being very honest about them.

Finally, as a Christian, she should be judged against the Biblical standard of Proverbs chapter 31. Read it if you don't know what I'm talking about. The wife described in this passage is accomplished in every area you could have imagined in 1000 BC.

Liberals and left-wing extremists cry "hypocrisy" whenever someone else doesn't fit their stereotype. We should back up one step and ask whether their stereotypes are hypocritical and biased.

If Quindlen is such a feminst, why doesn't she defend Palin against the incredibly sexist questions and double standards Palin has faced since being nominated? The sexist questions and double standards had nothing to do with Palin's experience, as Quindlen well knows. Maybe she only believes in equality for liberal women. Quindlen seems to be quite the hypocrite, doesn't she?
By the way, Poughkeepsie's population is around 30,000, while Alaska's is almost 700,000. How are they "equivalent" in terms of citizens? If your analysis is going to be biased, at least fact check it before you publish it.

wildlifeusa, this has already proven to be a lie...stop spreading propaganda

This article would only be fair if the media would give Obama the same scrutiny of his past and his TRUE beliefs.. Just what kind of change is he talking about? That's what I question and considering his past associations it scares me. And talk about lack of experience? And he's not running for VP.

MSNBC HAD TO FIRE KEITH OLBERMAN TODAY.

IMAGINE THE PAIN!

This jackass is as looney tunes as Nobama and Biden.

Their sexism toward a REAL AND ACCOMPLISHED woman - will prove the libbies undoing!

THE MORE OBAMA AND HIS BAND OF SISSIES ATTACK PALIN THRU THEIR SURROGATES AT MSNBC - CNN- NY TIMES - QUINDLAN - DAILYKOS -the better for the rational as we elect McCain-Palin.

New ideas not 4o year old proven liberal tax-spend-and cower policies!

Can anyone say McCain/Quayle, oops Palin, what you see is not what your goning to get!! they may have a woman as VP but it does not mean they will allow women any more rights than they had 20 years ago. A nice new inovative way to attract women voters, and the chance to lie to then to! as they will never see equal pay, no ability to chose for themselves, no control over there own bodies, and if mentaly touched lost in the works, and streets. EVERYTHING you worked very very hard for in the past will disapere in one day so when you vote,, if McCain not only will Cold War Veterans lose there benifits,, but women will lose everything you worked for, EVERYTHING! FACT!!

PS. Didn't Cindy McCain look pretty this week? ???As often happens with celebrity women at high powered events, the fashionistas have been on the prowl at the RNCC and are dishing on every passing skirt, pant suit, and set of heels. ???The fashion experts at Vanity Fair estimated the value of Cindy McCain's outfit on Tuesday night to be in the range of $300,000. ???That's a lot of bling. ???So, what does $300,000 buy in America?- An average American home ---- plus $80,000 in upgrades.???
- Full, four year college tuition, plus room and board, for two students???
- Nearly four times the average retirement savings for persons age 45 to 62.???
- Roughly ten full-time community organizers working to make neighborhoods and America better.???
- Ten full-time special needs caregivers for a year???
- Twelve full-time maids for each of your seven homes.???
- 6,000 hours of picking lettuce at $50 per hour???
- 600 pairs of John McCain's $500 Italian loafers???
And last, but not least.......
- One outfit for Cindy McCain to wear on national TV while she explains to America that John McCain and the Republicans understand their economic and social woes. Pffft. Believe that and I've got a 'Bridge to Nowhere' to sell to you.??? No wonder they are so out of touch with normal Americans.???

Thank you for exposing the hypocrisy of the Republican Party. This article is not about whether Sarah Palin is qualified to be VP because she is a working mother, it's about the fact that the Republicans are making an issue out of it. It is the Republicans who are using Mrs. Palin's gender to thwart any real attempts to find out more about the candidate and her her qualifications to be Vice President.

I don't think we need to focus on her family life to determine she is patently unqualified to take over as President should something happen to John McCain. We just have to look at her record and read all the articles and interviews with people the McCain camp should have read and talked to before her selection.

In order not to be considered sexist, the Republicans should tell the media "Bring it on! Ask Mrs. Palin all the tough questions about foreign policy, the economy, and health care that you asked Joe Biden." I agree with another poster that asking about family shouldn't be in play, but then Mrs. Palin should work to keep her children out of the spotlight like Mr. Obama does. While it is nice to see a woman on the ticket, it would have been better to see a well-qualified one.

As a registered Democrat for 25 years, I am disgusted by complaining going on within the party. If Obama wanted the best chance of uniting the party and winning the election, Hillary would be the VP nominee. Obama didn't think he needed her. Now he and his supporters realize how much he needed her. McCain capitalized on Obama's mistake, and the left wing of the party is furious. Sorry, this is the DNC and the party elite's fault, not the Republicans or Sarah Palins. Let's acknowledge this before November, becuase this type of complaining will ensure a McCain victory.

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