From Seneca Falls to … Sarah Palin?

As an over 50, middle class woman, who has paved the way for women like Palin, I find her a disgrace to my own gender. She says that now women will be taken seriously, and that we can knock on any door and it opens (to that effect on her nomination speech). Please, can we say Hillary Clinton, Sandra Day O'Connor, Ruth Baden, Gloria Steinem. These were pioneers, not this loose cannon, Palin. I watch her speak, carry on, look at 30-something women thinking she has something to offer of substance and am amazed at how ignorant some women are. Do you REALLY want some obsessed/vicious/my-way-or-the-higway woman in charge of our country should the situation arise? I personally cannot even fathom that kind of lunacy. She has had her eye on this Presidency for many years according to friends, and like many men and women, will walk over, around, crush, anything or anyone who gets in her way. She isn't even in the same class as Hillary Clinton, and to refer to herself as some pioneer is really delusional.She is most definitely not the first governor in this country, mayor, or major political figure. God help us all if this one gets her hands on anything. Those 30-somethings will regret their decision.

Comment: Anti -Palin Protest in Alaska.
1500 oeiole without any party did that.
They DO KNOW, who she is:
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/9/14/103042/902/965/597033

QUOTE for the Religious Zealots to Consider:

(Hopefully this language isn't too complicated, you may need to put down your bible and pick up a dictionary.)

"To suffer the civil magistrate to intrude his powers into the field of opinion and to restrain the profession or propagation of principles on supposition of their ill tendency is a dangerous fallacy which at once destroys all religious liberty, because he being of course judge of that tendency will make his opinions the rule of judgment and approve or condemn the sentiments of others only as they shall square with or differ from his own." Thomas Jefferson - from the Statute for Religious Freedom, 1779

And we think the Islamic Fundamentalists are our biggest problem....

Our founding fathers are spinning in their graves.

Did Dana Singister, Osama???s senior adviser on women voters advise him on the Joe Biden VP selection?

It is so funny that the McCain supporters won't answer my question. Why is Sarah Palin's husband and son still a member of the AIP? Another question.... Why did Sarah Palin want rape victims to pay for their own rape kit when she was the mayor of Wasilla? I am still waiting for those answers! Hillary supporters can jump in on the second question.

Comment: I had heard this also about Obama. Obama has no women in the top spots either on his campaign staff.
Can you say .... CHAUVINIST PIG? I gave him a pass on the "SWEETIE" comment several months back but I think I was very wrong when I gave him the benefit of the doubt on that one...I really do think that he looks down on women.


Not to be racist, but Obama shows characteristics of being more a chauvinistic muslim than a Christian. That is how I see it and if voters, especially women voters don't wake up, he will bring changes that you won't like.

I am white, middle class, 51 yrs old, and educated. As much as I would love to have a woman president or VP in the White House, I care more about my future and the future of my children, and grandchildren. I'm going to pick the most qualified individual. That's what women have been fighting for-choose the most qualified versus race or gender. Anyone with common sense can see Palin is just a smoke screen for McCain. She is NOT Qualified!! And McCain is a rendition of Bush!! LADIES.... WAKE UP! YOU ARE EMBARRASSING ME!! Hillary, I voted for because is was extremely qualified, but Palin is NOT! McCain/Palin scare the Hell out of me. The next best choice is Obama and Biden. They are honest, intelligent, level headed, and have national experience covering a plethora of National Issues including Foreign Policy. Obama and Biden compliment one another. In Fact, Biden is Chairman of the congressional Foreign Relations Committee. Believe me when I tell you, are nation and our Children are Doomed if McCain was in the White House, and You will only have yourselves to blame!
Ladies; Did you know that McCain Voted Against Equal Pay for Women ?!! Did you know he voted against a healthcare!! McCain HAS VOTED 90% of the time with BUSH!! HE SOLD HIS SOLE TO THE DEVIL.

I hate that Palin's nomination is essentially a publicity stunt and the focus has been stolen from the actual people that would be president- almost makes you wonder if they are pandering Palin even more given McCain's age... Just because there is a female nomine doesn't mean she should be voted for- I just hope there aren't too many STUPID AMERICAN WOMEN out there that vote for gender instead of policy

Obama was on Bill O'Reilly and he said, "why should you and I have it good and some waitress who lives off of tips can't get some type of help or some type of tax relief." O'Reilly said why should I give some of my wealth to people. They should try and work hard to become wealthy. Thats how the right think, and screw the poor.

We shouldn't be surprised that Republicans have done a turn-a-bout and now support a woman with small children. After all the "party of family values" supports a bevy of adulterers, liars, pedophiles, illicit gay behaviors, and leaders with multiple marriages. The truth is that as long as a candidate adheres to the right-wing ideology, all flaws and indiscretions are overlooked.

To the authors:

Before you make a comment, you would do well to do your homework. FYI, there are 4-Bush doctrines, if you can call them that. Officially there is nothing in writing... the information is primarily in speeches. Furthermore, Palin WAS CORRECT, she referenced the most recent of the 4-doctrines, whereas your Charles Gibson was two doctrines behind... HIS BAD !!

Finally, the bottom-line is, Palin, as the number 2 has far more experience than Obama as the number 1. And since everyone is concerned about presidential experience... the fault lies with Obama... talk about arrogance... he is far from ready and I find it an insult that anyone would equate leading this complicated country in a complex uncertain world to that of a community organizer... my children deserve a better future.

Comment: God, you guys know nothing about politics. A present vote is used when you don't necessarily disagree with a bill, but you have questions concerning the language of the bill. The reason why he voted present the first time was because the language of the bill did NOT include proper verbage saying that it would not be used to undermine Roe v. Wade. The reason why he voted no the second time is because the language still wasn't there.

You guys should know how the law works simply by what happened in California with gay marriages.. If there is a line or phrase that isn't exact in it's definition, lawyers manipulate the verbage to pursue an alternate agenda. Voting for that bill without the proper verbage would have been sheer negligence on Obama's part, and he once again showed the right judgement in voting present the first time, and voting no the second time (when the verbage wasn't altered).

That's like pleading no contest in court. Come on, this guy wants to sit on the fence instead of making a decision and sticking to his guns. The leaders in the world will laugh at this guy and how many mistakes are we willing to give this guy as President. Obama does not have foreign relation experience which is something that the President, and not necessarily the Vice President needs to have.