Can You Say ‘Sexist’?

Another Quindlen factual error: "The governor's two years leading Alaska, which in terms of citizens served is the equivalent of being mayor of Poughkeepsie, N.Y....." Population of Poughkeepsie, NY: 29,871 (2000 census.) Population of Alaska: 683,478 (2007 U.S. Census Bureau estimate). Poor Anna. She can't help being dumb, but she really shouldn't be so hacked off that McCain didn't ask her to be his veep. With all of these factual and logical errors, it's easy to see how she probably didn't make it very far in the vetting process. Writing a book where the main character kept hoping that her devoted mother would die soon so she wouldn't have to take care of her anymore probably didn't help either, though.

In the first paragraph, the office Sarah Palin is seeking is misidentified. Quindlen writes, "I never thought I would live long enough to see the day when the Republican presidential candidate would cite membership in the PTA as evidence of executive experience...." Quindlen becomes a rather incompetent writer when she gets self-righteously indignent doesn't she?

Proof positive the old dem guard, including this columnist, should not EVER have labeled and/or made their own - not the GOP's - assumption about who, forevermore the GOP must be. The democratic party has certainly evolved - including presuming only they could fully and completely promote a female in the top election positions in this country. Pardon me - and yet (somehow left unexplained) when the GOP righfully (and make no mistake the GOP has evolved - like it or not) does promote themselves a legitimate, qualified, experienced woman to the number two post - a liberal minded media ONLY critiques and discredits that whole entire, historic moment. WHY SO? it is the height of hypocrisy, in my humble opinion for this liberally bent columnist and/or anyone else "scrutinizing" this specific selection to not honor that choice and celebrate it - as proof positive that the GOP has indeed matched - and/or in this instance in regard to Governor Palin, exceeeded the dem party with a better winning ticket. Apologize for any of that? Settle for this columnist in soure grapes an assessment trying to minimize the GOP'S rightful stellar moment by choosing to see this only as a "sexist" act? What we are witnessing is a moment in time and American political that wil not be denied. That was meant to be - eventually. That it just did not happen when this columnist would have liked it in regard to the GOP is silly, really. Shame on H-E-R. And kudos and congratulations to the GOP, John McCain and Sarah Palin. And the American public. 100 percent.

Wow - this whole piece is from beginning to end a purposeful piece of inflammatory mischaracterizations. The whole thing.

I think Ms. Quindlen a very sick and disturbed woman. She is a self-loathing fake. She assume that Ms. Palin is unqualified while she possesses the same or better qualificatons as Mr. Obama. If Ms. Palin had a certain appendage that Mr. Obama has then there would be no assertion the she is a token female. I know that for some a belief that abortion is good and righteous is required to show proof of your solidarity with the fairer sex. However, since at least half of all aborted children are destined to be woman it would seem that protecting these you ng women to-be could be the ultimate pro-woman act. If selecting Palin was a sexist act of selecting an unqualified token then clearly selecting Obama was a racist act of selecting an unqualified token. So Ms. Quindlen are y ou a sexist or a racist. Seems those are the only options these days.

"membership in the PTA as evidence of executive experience"

What dishonest statement you have made. When did shy say PTA is an executive experience? how inconvenient for you to mention that she has been Mayor and Governor...talk about hypocrisy, you are the one projecting it.

I guess you conveniently forgot that Republicans also appointed the first black woman foreign policy advisor and first black secretary state and first black woman secretary state?

"membership in the PTA as evidence of executive experience"

What dishonest statement you have made. When did shy say PTA is an executive experience? how inconvenient for you to mention that she has been Mayor and Governor...talk about hypocrisy, you are the one projecting it.

I guess you conveniently forgot that Republicans also appointed the first black woman foreign policy advisor and first black secretary state and first black woman secretary state?

Good Article! It's probably too well written and has probably too much solid reasoning for the GOP! Must be press bias! Quindlen is exactly right.
If the GOP and Conservavtives don't like the media coverage from writers and publications who try to be balanced, they need to just go back to the brainwashing of Hannity, Rush, and the other drivel on the right.

This is a very good article. It is unfortunate that the Republicans are so hypocrtical with regards to all aspects of the Palin selection. The obvious statements are what hurt the GOP the most. Since they can't stand journalists and publications that try to have balanced coverages, they just need to go back to Hannity and the other drivel on the right that are so completely unbalanced.

What we are witnessing against is nothing less than a political *honor killing*.

Like the girl who disobeys the family and is killed because of it, Sarah Palin refuses to play by the rules of the feminist establishment and therefore must be eliminated.

Shameful.

Upon further reflection, Sarah Palin is the Grim Reaper for the liberal "feminists" and the Democratic Party.
All the Dems victories since the 1970s have been completely dependent on two voting blocks, blacks and women.

Look at this from the perspective of a Dem strategist. If Palin is elected, she is perfectly positioned to run for President in either 2012 or 2016 (assuming McCain chooses to run for a second term).
If Palin is the first female VP, then the first female President, then the Republicans can become the party of women.

If this happens, the Dems lose a significant chuck of their largest voting bloc, and are looking at the black hole of becoming a minority party for a generation.
So, they will (and MUST) do ANYTHING necessary to prevent Palin from taking office and becoming the flagbearer for a migration of women to the Republican Party.

What we are witnessing against is nothing less than a political *honor killing*.

Like the girl who disobeys the family and is killed because of it, Sarah Palin refuses to play by the rules of the feminist establishment and therefore must be eliminated.

Shameful.

Upon further reflection, Sarah Palin is the Grim Reaper for the liberal "feminists" and the Democratic Party.
All the Dems victories since the 1970s have been completely dependent on two voting blocks, blacks and women.

Look at this from the perspective of a Dem strategist. If Palin is elected, she is perfectly positioned to run for President in either 2012 or 2016 (assuming McCain chooses to run for a second term).
If Palin is the first female VP, then the first female President, then the Republicans can become the party of women.

If this happens, the Dems lose a significant chuck of their largest voting bloc, and are looking at the black hole of becoming a minority party for a generation.
So, they will (and MUST) do ANYTHING necessary to prevent Palin from taking office and becoming the flagbearer for a migration of women to the Republican Party.

Comparing the governor of Alaska to mayor of Poughkeepsie in terms of citizens served? Oh, how incisive. When does the mayor of Poughkeepsie negotiate drilling and pipeline issues with the major oil companies? And scorning the notion that biology might trump ideology? What percentage of blacks plan to vote for Obama? Is that because they all think alike, or might it have something to do with the skin color?

You state: "It is therefore notable that Palin has found her home in a party, and in a wing of that party, that for many years has reviled, repelled and sought to roll back the very changes that led her to the Alaska Statehouse." Could we not say the same of Obama and the Democratic party? I see the statement as a biased one... and in doing so, simply erroneous.

You state: "It is therefore notable that Palin has found her home in a party, and in a wing of that party, that for many years has reviled, repelled and sought to roll back the very changes that led her to the Alaska Statehouse." Could we not say the same of Obama and the Democratic party? I see the statement as a biased one... and in doing so, simply erroneous.

You stated: "It is therefore notable that Palin has found her home in a party, and in a wing of that party, that for many years has reviled, repelled and sought to roll back the very changes that led her to the Alaska Statehouse." Could we not say the same of Obama and the Democratic party?

Its funny that the GOP is being chastised for not conforming to a stereotype held by the left. They see Palin's gender as pandering and insincere, whereas Obama's black support is just authentic coincidence. Well whatever. The reality is that there is a woman on the ticket. Black men won the right to vote before white women - it would be a curiousity if the presidency followed the same pecking order.