Gender on the Trail

There used to be more females in the population than males. I haven't seen the figures in recent decades, but would guess that it is still the same. Given the truth of that, then it seems like females would win all of the races where they are in the majority. We vote our interests. If you are a female and want a female in office, then vote for her. This is also consistent with the desire in recent years that seems to have cropped up to have a lot of God in government. Some would say that God decides how many of each gender will be born, so why not cooperate with HER in those female majority years and give us females in office and then cooperate with HIM in the years when males are prevalent. Then, when things go wrong in government, we can blame all of it on the One who is really responsible. Also, when things go well, we can give God the credit. This is a good plan. Don't knock it.

McCain/Palin now... Hillary in 2012, if Obama runs again, I can't wait to see Hillary pick Obama! Oh please let me see Hillary beat Obama. She's so MUCH more qualified, but I guess the democrat elites decided Obama for us.

Let's face it, men are what has this country in the terrible shape it's in. We had a woman candidate that was more than qualified to serve this country and give us a chance to see if change is a reality. We will never know, will we? When a country elects an actor (not even a good actor), son of a former (not so good former president) or a prisoner of war who only likes beautiful women (his first wife was a beauty queen but due to a tragic accident gained weight and whose body was crippled, was left for a rich beautiful woman) then America you get what you ask for.

The Palin issue should have little to do with gender. It should be the frighting reality that if McCain is elected and doesnt live out his 4-8 years (he's 75...) then we'll have a right wing nut case not just "balancing" out McCain's Ticket but actualy runing things. McCain lost my vote over this...

What happened to Geraldine and Hillary and Palin now is horrific! but its due to these women that we will someday never have to read the answers we read in this article. I too felt that Charlie Gibson was talking down to Palin...as though he was better. Sad Sad Sad....

Yeah everybody...that's a great idea!!! Let's elect a liar (God doesn't likes lies, does he?) who makes strange choices on the fly and loves the mere thought of drafting all of our kids off to war - as opposed to a Harvard grad who taught constitutional law, worked with REAL people on REAL issues, and actually uses his brain and his ability to compromise.

Screw the economy, so what Mccain is stupid if it ain't about war. 894 out of 899 isn't THAT bad.
Oh, and Palin will be so perfect, George W. in a skirt.....

Wow, what an America we will continue to have, where on branch of our govt will continue to do what they want to do and not have to answer to you or me or anybody else.

Isn't a non-honest White house what got us into this big mess in the first place?

I'd love to see some responses. Todd Palin (first dude) will be imposing himself on our govt the same way he did in Alaska, but you people are worried about old ass folks Obama met. He doesn't just run around doing what others tell him to do like Mccain...so why is this an issue and Phil Grahmm isn't? Phil, the guy who was the key player in deregulating everything so that the rich could get over on us without checks and balances......

This is what you all are rooting for?

WWJD?

This is so tiresome. Why don't you report on women who just want the best people possible to be running for the VP/P positions? Not all of us are involved with this bickering. Not all of us care if Mrs. Palin is a woman. I don't. What I care about is this country and getting back on the right track. Why would I hire someone who doesn't have the resume, leadership character, or widom for that? Am I missing something? This isn't about affirmative action this is our top two positions in the country.

Ferraro needs to let it go. I am sick and tired of her and Hillary complaining sexism. Personally, I blame Hillary for crying sexism so many times, that people became desensitized to the issue. McCain campaign is crying sexism at every chance they have and just hope it sticks. Were their issues of sexism thought the campaign? Perhaps there was. But no more than there issues were issues of racism. But, God forbid any one mention race and then you are playing the race card. Why is it that sexism, gender (i.e. white women) is a legitimate issue to discuss but race is not? We have repeatedly heard that Hillary has put 18 million cracks in the ceiling for little girls. But, not once have we heard Obama has put over 18 million cracks in the ceiling for African Americans or more specifically African American boys. While it was okay for Hillary to be the female candidate it is not okay for Obama to be the black candidate. I am just saying, stop the whining! Hillary lost fair and square. No one cheated; she lost. It happens, its part of life, people lose. People lose football games, American Idol, Deal or No Deal, it happens! They don't start blaming everyone else; they accept defeat and move on with their lives. And, perhaps that???s what really prohibits women from getting into positions of power. People see that some of them cannot accept defeat and behave rationally and logically instead they are still being vindictive, wining and complaining about something that happened months ago. And, let???s be honest! Nobody like???s a person like that!

Another whiney sore loser. Everyone in the whole world is sexist. Please.

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There should be no space for Racism, Supremacism and other forms of degradation like we have seen here from a troll that signs as Iris Bittencourt. Probably not the true name.

Please, preserve the high quality of Newsweek, and erase all this filth and dirt or Racism and Supremacism.

Vicente Duque

Ferraro is nuts. She is locked into seeing sexism where there is none. Sarah Palin was treated with kid gloves in her one and only interview in comparison to the scrutiny that either Hillary or Barack Obama received over many months of a grueling campaign, including on foreign policy. Charles Gibson was certainly not a sexist (for one, he didn't just pull all those questions out of the blue, they were the questions that the dialog across the media spectrum would have asked whether she was Sarah Palin or Sam Palin). Ferraro has totally nullified any historical honor that might have accrued to her for her '84 run for VP by her repeated, baseless attacks on the media and directly on Barack Obama. She has contributed nothing to this campaign but poison and pettiness. She should get over it or get out of the way. America has a serious choice to make in this election.