What's He Going to Call Her in Public?

My responses to the Palin announcement in chronological order:

Who's that?

Is this a joke?

Who's that again?

She has a four month old baby and she's hitting the campaign trail?

Is she breastfeeding?

Does she know he has a history of abusing his wife in public?

Has she ever been called a "c***?"

Do they really think American women are that stupid?

A beauty queen?

Is she related to Katharine Harris?

Did the people who run his campaign know about this ahead of time?

What scandals is she embroiled in?

What was the last large animal she killed?

Does she pay her nanny's social security?

If the red phone rings in the middle of the night and she's breastfeeding, will she answer it?

Comments

[XME]

One thing I've learned over the past few months is that John McCain is as vacuous his clone GWB. That means that even if he did live through a potential presidency, there's a very good chance that his VP will be pulling the strings. Cheney was bad enough...I just can imagine someone in charge who doesn't actually understand what the job entails.

All I CAN imagine is that in four years, we could potentially no longer have Roe vs. Wade rights, they may be teaching creationism in public schools, we'll probably have three new VERY conservative Supreme Court judgees, and God only knows where we'll be on the international front!

[Birdman]

What's He Going to Call Her in Public?

That was one of the first questions that popped into my head, the others were are the dark ages about to begin again? Will womens rights go back to the 1800's? Will science be thrown out of schools in favor of teaching the bible? many queations all with very bad consequences for america.

[peterg76]

"What's He Going to Call Her in Public?" I'm picturing something like - "What do you mean, mentally incompetent, Madame President?"

[nhplanner]

Jane,

You are absolutely right. McCain's selection is insulting, especially to women. McCain has passed over so many qualified women and has selected an ex-beauty queen trophy VP. There is an eerie parallel to the story of his failed first marriage. I do wonder how Sarah Palin will react when Senator Hothead blows his top, as you alluded to in your blog.

http://rawstory.com/news/2008/McCain_temper_boiled_over_in_92_0407.html

[christabor]

Now I know why the dems can't ever get 50% of the vote for president. "Out of touch" doesn't come close to describing the complete break with reality that permeates the demo party. No wonder you guys lose by LANDSLIDES.

Get ready, you know what they say about the people who ignore history. Obama's middle name should have been Mondale or McGovern.

[Ryter]

What's your point?

[Birdman]

What are you talking about? Have you not learned how to properly communicate or you are talking in republican code? That is to say a bunch of words without really saying anything.

[hanna08]

Oh yeah, Democrats are out of touch. Either your head is too far up in the clouds or you've been living under a rock for these past 8 years.

Who wants to give tax breaks to top earners of the country, while leaving out 100 million Americans? REPUBLICANS

Who wants to initiate offshore drilling, when there is CLEAR, UNBIASED empirical evidence that shows gas prices won't come down for 10 years, and the only benefactor of this will be the oil industry? REPUBLICANS

Who SAYS they support alternative forms of energy like wind and solar in TV ads, but with over 20 years in the Senate, has consistently voted against that legislation? OH YEAH, A REPUBLICAN

So who's REALLY out of touch here?

[christabor]

Out of touch is exactly right......You need to check your history everyone got a tax break. Anyone who pays taxes got a tax break under this administration. THAT IS A FACT NOT AN OPNION. Another bit if info you might want to know......85% of all tax revenue is paid by the top 10% of the wage earners. THAT'S ALSO A FACT! You may want to read and study a litte more and stop with the worn out propaganda spewed by the mindless class warfare crowd.

Its "survival of the fittest" your crowd is doomed by the evolutionary process. You can't even buy your own health insurance. You are muchers who can't get good jobs above the ever important minimum wage. You can't afford to pay for your own food or housing. Your party is to Weak to handle the harsh enviroment of America. The end is near, the dems will soon become extinct nature has not equipt you for survival. You don't need a leader you need a backbone.

[krocklin]

We know she doesn't believe much in science. She doesn't believe in global warming and she wants creationism taught in schools.
She had a baby with Down Syndrome when she was 43 or 44, but probably didn't believe in the risks of having a baby at that age.
Maybe she is against birth control too, like the Bush administration.

[makoshika]

Jane,
I'm with you; this selection is fraught with contradiction.
I've worked on a campaign for a young mother/pregnant mother (Di Masters, mother of 7, CT rep candidate now, but also in 1994), and it doesn't go well with voters.
What is Ms. Palin's birth control method? Will she make a pledge of "no more babies" while serving? And that would mean, starting now. Will her husband agree?
If the Republican Party is now going to lift the ban on pregnant and nursing women in public office, I salute the advance, but I thought we still protected new mothers from the conflict zone.
And what is this insanity that our media intends to "lower the bar" on Ms. Palin's debating skills - which is totally contradictory to Ms. Meg Whitman's thesis, that women accomplish great things by raising the bar on themselves.
Ms. Palin, think hard about what is being asked of you. You didn't have much time to consider the seriousness of this offer from your new friend, Mr. McCain. Think hard.

[Kathy9591]

It is amazing how many people think that they have Sarah Palin pegged. You have so underestimated her. I would encourage you all to just wait and see.

[CitizenE]

Let's get real, Ms. Smiley; if McCain and Palin get elected it will not be good for you, me or the entire nation. This is full court press from now to November. ID in the schools; global warming a hoax; a complete ignorance of the middle east at the number 2 as well the number 1 spot; Supreme Court in the balance. Her person is a lot more attractive than her political ideology; it's the ideology that needs exposure.

[progressiveinga]

Heckuva job, Sarah!

[zanamu]

Wow. This is really sexist. When I was breastfeeding, I finished my Masters degree, and wound up with an honors student, athlete, and musician. My sister never breastfed, worked full time, and wound up with three honors students, who also competed in sports, and all play musical instruments. She also finished a Masters degree. Imagine how far we would have come if we weren't brain-dead mothers.
Sarah Palin's positions are flawed and stupid. She is also apparently the breadwinner of her family. She's a lightweight in the foreign policy world. By Sen McCain's choices, I am as qualified to run for Vice President. But her family decisions are her own, private, and valid. You don't get to criticize that.
Why don't you challenge the McCain family on their choices? I couldn't tell you how many times the media has reported in August alone that Cindy McCain didn't like Washington DC life, and chose to live in Phoenix after a year. She had three children, adopted a fourth, and had more than one miscarriage. Where was John? The children from Sen McCain's second marriage were raised by Cindy. The ones from his first marriage were raised by his first wife, that he essentailly abandoned when he wasn't man enough to deal with her changed physiology. Luckily, he had the POW get out of jail free card.
John McCain's first and second wives raised his children, unlike the rest of the ticket. The Obamas, Bidens, and Palins actually showed up.

[SgtLucifer]

Competence and outstanding qualification has never been big with Republicans. Remember, Republicans gave us George W Bush, Clarence Thomas, Harriet Meiers, Mike Brown, Alfredo Gonzales & all the Regent Univ Law School graduates, and so, and so forth.

[Ziggy19]

Listen folks, it's not sexist to say Palin shouldn't be running for VP with a 4 month old special needs baby at home. The burden of proof lies with any candidate for so high an office to show they have the capacity to focus on such an important job. This is not some run of the mill job she is running for here. These candidates OWE us their full attention. That's why a candidate's health is our business too. What she's doing is irresponsible and unfair not only to her child, but to the nation as a whole.

Don't forget, the office of the President (and VP) is the highest ranking PUBLIC SERVANT. It is NOT, as some of you have led yourselves to believe, a trophy to be one by just anyone with a good pair of legs and a bunch of kids - or, in Obama's case, a good story and a great smile. They need to be extremely qualified - and this includes having the capacity to focus on serving the public.

[django707]

Just found out the child has Down's Syndrome! WTF? She can't wait to get away from the little darling and serve her country! Or maybe she just figures she'll tie the little creature into it's high chair while she
deals with a few foreign and domestic crises and the kid won't know the difference!
Family values brought to you by the GOP.

[SimonNZ]

Pointing out that Sarah Palin is a bad candidate for women because she'll be as helpful to them as Armstrong Williams is to black people is not sexism, its common sense.

[glorysong]

Who to Black People?