Palin is “Hardcore Pro-Life”
We already knew that, but what I find particularly irritating is how anti-choice activists use Palin’s son as “proof” of her beliefs — and how she buys into it. Many politicians include their children in their campaigns — I don’t think that’s problematic. I don’t think it’s problematic at all for Palin to say that [...]
...read moreYou Betcha Doggone It
I’m speechless, doggone it.
...read morePalin’s “Girliness”
Two of my favorite feminists, Rebecca Traister of Salon and Megan Carpentier of Jezebel, discuss Sarah Palin and the femininity factor on Bloggingheads: While I think Meghan and Rebecca are great, I’m not such a fan of the Times’ description of the segment: Megan Carpentier of the blog Jezebel, left, and Rebecca Traister of Salon [...]
...read moreThis is what a feminist looks like?
The president of Los Angeles NOW — but not the actual LA chapter of NOW — endorses Sarah Palin: Excuse me, this is a woman who will fight for women’s rights? Which rights would those be? She’s on a ticket that is anti-choice, anti-gay, anti-pay-equality and generally bad for women. Having women in positions in [...]
...read moreSo, the debates.
Everyone is talking about how Sarah Palin did well. And she did do well — for Sarah Palin. But that isn’t saying much. It reminds me of the day after the first Bush-Kerry debate — expectations were so incredibly low for the Republican candidate’s performance that when they didn’t set the stage on fire, it [...]
...read moreBoozing Sarah Palin
We had good fun with the Presidential debate drinking game last week, so let’s do a repeat. Here are my suggestions — add yours in the comments. Might as well start the night off right: Take a shot if Joe Biden walks on stage with an orange tan worse than Blayne on Project Runway. Sip [...]
...read moreAlaska is like a microcosm of America
And we all know that nobody reads in America. Palin on the books, newspapers and other media she consumes to get a well-rounded worldview: Palin: I’ve read most of them, again with a great appreciation for the press, for the media. Couric: What, specifically? Palin: Um, all of them, any of them that have been [...]
...read moreJust…wow
I thought that perhaps the Russia/foreign policy section of Sarah Palin’s interview with Katie Couric was just particularly bad. But: Nope.
...read moreUnfair!
Asking our potential Vice President questions about foreign policy? Totes not fair! Seriously, since when is a debate “stacked against” a Vice Presidential candidate by asking foreign policy questions? And does anyone think that Palin would all of a sudden morph into a Rhodes scholar if she were asked about the economy? Maybe the McCain [...]
...read moreHappy Banned Book Week!
I think this week should be dedicated to Sarah Palin, censorship advocate and vice presidential nominee. One thing I find particularly interesting about the Most Frequently Challenged Books/Authors list is that it’s one of the only “Top 10/Top 100″ literary lists I’ve ever read where almost half the authors are women. What’s your favorite banned [...]
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