Can You Say ‘Sexist’?

The article is a typical left wing response. I guess you have to have left wing views to be a feminist!

Perhaps Palin announced that her daughter Bristol was pregnant because left wing bloggers we're saying she was actually Triggs mother.

Wasn't Sunday, September 7th the first indepth interview the Joe Biden has done since he was selected as Vice Presdent? Can't wait to see what criticism you'll have after her interview with Gibson.

Anna,
I can't remember you ever having had an original thought.
Joe Deegan
Philadelphia

Anna,
I think you have never had an original thought.
Joe Deegan
Philadelphia

What riles the Left about Sarah Palin is that she debunks many of the myths on which liberal ideology is based. Quindlen defines "women's" issues purely in liberal terms, as if conservatism and femininity are polar opposites. I'm sorry, but to insist that there is only one "proper" point of view that a woman can hold - that is sexist. Quindlen is the sexist here, not the republicans.

The hypocrisy charge is uninformed. Conservatives hold that we should strive for ideals, even though we sometimes fall short of those ideals. Liberals, on the other hand, want to legislatively protect and embrace moral failure. The true hypocrisy here is for the Liberals, who have no problem with teenage sex, to suddenly decry the natural results of the behaviors they advocate.

Of course, what really gets the Left about Palin, is that she and her family have confidently and joyfully chosen a path in the face of adversity that the Liberals claim is an undue burden on women. Palin and her daughter are destructive to the foundational assumptions of Liberal women's ideology, and THAT is what has these folks upset about Palin.

I seem to remember the Dems using sexist attacks against Hillary. I think the Repubs only accused her of being a serial liar who was steeped in allegations of corruption, so I deny that Repubs were critical of her because of sexism. I am happy, however, to note that the liberal attack machine is at it again in the quest to crucify Palin. The liberals never disappoint.

What riles the Left about Sarah Palin is that she debunks many of the myths on which liberal ideology is based. Quindlen defines "women's" issues purely in liberal terms, as if conservatism and femininity are polar opposites. I'm sorry, but to insist that there is only one "proper" point of view that a woman can hold - that is sexist. Quindlen is the sexist here, not the republicans.

The hypocrisy charge is uninformed. Conservatives hold that we should strive for ideals, even though we sometimes fall short of those ideals. Liberals, on the other hand, want to legislatively protect and embrace moral failure. The true hypocrisy here is for the Liberals, who have no problem with teenage sex, to suddenly decry the natural results of the behaviors they advocate.

Of course, what really gets the Left about Palin, is that she and her family have confidently and joyfully chosen a path in the face of adversity that the Liberals claim is an undue burden on women. Palin and her daughter are destructive to the foundational assumptions of Liberal women's ideology, and THAT is what has these folks upset about Palin.

Hypocrisy, like beauty, I guess, must be in the eye of the beholder. Seeing the so-called feminists trash a woman candidate for high office because she doesn't think like them pretty much tells the story. It is so reminiscent of the feminists who rallied around Bill Clinton and trashed the numerous women he serially harassed. Feminism doesn't mean anything anymore other than pro-liberal and pro-abortion.

I'm a Republican woman and hate to burst your bubble, but we have experienced no more or less sexism inside or outside of our party than have Dems. We use the word sexist all the time. Contrary to the belief of the Eastcoast elite, we're not all that different from you. We just don't believe in big government or that the solution to every problem is a new program. We believe in lower taxes. We're not stupid.

Talk about sexist. "These are people who have inveighed against affirmative action, a version of which undoubtedly played a part in this selection." She was only selected because she is a woman? Blatantly sexist and disqualifies the author from accusing others of hypocrisy.

To all you Obamacrats.. There are some interesting FACTS you are all ignoring.. First - Obama has about as much experience in the Senate as Palin has running Alaska. Obama has been campaigning for almost two full years. He only spent about 2 years ACTUALLY being a Senator. Second - Alaska may only have about 600k residents but its??? large land mass and rich natural resources make it far more difficult to manage then Poughkeepsie, NY and any attempt to link the two to infer that her work does not count is ludicrous and pathetic. Third ??? Democrats have controlled both houses for the last two years. All the Republicans can do is use the veto pen. The dearth of legislation coming from the Pelosi/Reid senate is not McCain???s fault but rather that of Sens. Obama, Biden, Durbin, et. Al.

Affirmative action? Let's see; a black man with absolutely no qualifications whatsoever is running for President and is trumped in experience and accomplishment by a woman who is the junior partner on the other ticket. Sounds more like CHECKMATE.

My fellow Democrats, we cannot blame the Republicans or Sarah Palin for this problem. The DNC and party elites brought it upon us. Obama is the Democratic nominee, and almost all Democrats accept that and will vote for him, but Hillary's successes from March to June should have given superdelegates pause, and for the most part it did not. Obama was all but obligated to put Hillary on the ticket, but he went with someone who is one of the biggest Washington insiders in congress. Obama promised to help with her debt, but covered barely 5% of it.
McCain capitalized on these attributes by chosing Governor Palin, and people trashed Pailn before asking questions. Palin will be granting interviews within one week of the end of the Republican convention, and we are all interested in seeing how her personal choices and opinions translate into her policy opinions. She has shown deference to an Alaska Supreme Court ruling she did not agree with.
What is insulting about this article is that Quindlen thinks it is Hillary's obligation to come out against Palin. Hillary got further in the primaries and showed more deference to the nominee than anyone before her, and has gotten very little for her graciousness.
Sarah Palin doesn't hold a candle to Hillary Clinton. However, give McCain credit. He can go on be his true self as a maverick, and leave the base for Palin to take care of. McCain has a lot more political savvy than anyone originally thought, and that should give all of us pause.

Posted By: DavidRose @ 09/08/2008 8:54:03 AM
"Another women who doesn't get it. Palin"s appeal is her accomplishment without having to use sexism as an excuse for failure. She has earned her place through hard work and good ideas."

Another man who doesn't get it. Gov Palin was in the position to accomplish what she did because of Sen Clinton's generation. Palin had the opportunity to become who she is because of the women who have fought sexism all their lives. The women who fought for Title IX. They can spot it loud and clear and it is clearly there.

You are a man. You can no more understand sexism as you can't pregnancy. Similarly, whatever the color of your skin you can never understand what it is like to be another.

And this is truly uninformed: "having to use sexism as an excuse for failure."

If you are making reference to Sen Clinton--she never said or implied that she didn't win because of sexism. She remarked that it had taken a big role in the coverage. That it was there and nothing was done about it. The self-proclaimed no old Washington politics, above the fray, transcender of race and man of integrity promising to UNIFY! and bring CHANGE! allowed his opponents to be called racists but when his pastor of twenty years--who married him and baptized his children--was clearly seen raging at rich white ladies and WHITE AMERICA (typical white persons) he gave a speech on racial intolerance and did nothing about it himself. He never once (still hasn't) reached out to the black community to put an end to the perception of Clintons as racists.

Obama's words are just that. Or if he does act - his actions do not mirror the words - exhibit A: Iraq.

Sarah Palin is an American success story for females and the leftist feminazis are left out of the PICTURE, Thats what angers them, The first female VP and the leftist Fems will have no PART in it,