Especially when she's right. Her criticisms of Sarah Palin's delivery are searing and pretty much right. That doesn't mean I don't want her to be VP; I just wish she sounded a little less like the person working the cash register at the Wasilla Giant.
That said, Maureen Dowd's perfect for MySpace, sorority girl chick-lit patois isn't any better. In fact, I'd rather sit and talk with Sarah Palin any day.
Dowd is a typical Northeastern liberal snob. You know, if you didn't go to an Ivy League school (and especially if you're not liberal) what in God's name are you doing running for national office!
ReplyDeleteCan't wait to see Gov. Palin in Wisconsin this Thursday. She'll be in James Sensenbrenner territory, where her "Fargo-cast-member" accent will blend in nicely with the staunch Republican stronghold between the The People's Republics of Madison and Milwaukee.
ReplyDelete"A valley of humility between two mountains of conceit".
ReplyDeleteShe's out there fightin' all right, you betcha.
In response to Greg, and most conservatives...John McCain's insulting choice of Palin was based on the belief that women can't tell the difference between form and content. The main reason was to please right wing idealogues; the same who nixed anyone or ever has been a supporter of reproductive freedom. She opposes just about every issue that women support and fought hard to achieve. Palins value to the rt wing patriarchy is clear: she opposes just about every issue that women support by a majority and plurality. A woman with an abstinence only program and pregnant daughter in tow. You do the math...not appealing to young typical, liberal, northeastern, snobs. Call me crazy. Most knocked up young women don't have the luxury of being supported by american tax dollars in the Governors mansion, mind you. Feminism has never been about getting a job for one woman. It's about making life more fair for women everywhere.
ReplyDeleteAnon, thanks for your comments, they are welcome here.
ReplyDeleteHelp me understand the significance of the "she opposes just about every issue that women support and fought hard to achieve". Which women? Clearly not pro-life Republican women. Clearly not pro-life Democratic women. You make a later distinction...citing majority or plurality views...should no one represent a minority opinion, one shared by literally millions of women (and men)?
Should Barack Obama's private school attending daughters disqualify him to speak with authority on public education? I think not. So why should Sarah Palin's pregnant daughter be used to represent some kind of "ah ha" with respect to her politics?
I get that many feminists (and you) are not Sarah Palin fans, but until you begin to understand why Sarah Palin has connected with a large swath of the American public (one or two of them women!), you'll never get very far in attempting to advocate for women's issues.