McCain's Misogyny & Fear Keep Palin On Tight Leash!

During Sarah Palin's acceptance speech when nominated by John McCain for Vice President, McCain wouldn't leave Palin alone on stage. Rather than give her the momentary limelight, McCain peered over her shoulder and read her speech alongside her. He was visibly nervous and has remained so ever since. Other than Wednesday at the RNC when Palin finally appeared solo, the image of McCain hovering authoritatively over her is the constant at every appearance. McCain's public subjugation of Palin, and her public acceptance of it, set male-female advancement back decades. Were Palin truly a trusted and powerful woman she'd request and be granted autonomy on stage, and reject McCain's Taliban-like presence. All that's missing is her burka. Honestly, what strong woman tolerates a man hovering over her in the presence of thousands? If she's really VP worthy, McCain should leave her alone.

Here are 3 short videos evidencing McCain's "tight-leash" on Palin. The first is Palin's acceptance of the nomination for VP:

The next clip is from Friday, September 5th in Cedarburg, Wisconsin - the day after McCain's RNC acceptance address. Witness McCain's stern father stance. In contrast, Joe Biden was immediately able to go out on his own.

And then there was this Saturday, September 6th appearance in Colorado Springs, CO. McCain fidgets and reads nervously over Palin's shoulder. He would let her lead the country but he's afraid to let her read. Is this emblematic of his misogyny, his lack of faith in her - or both?

I'm usually a temperate writer. I'm opinionated - but factual. I don't like to rant. When angry, I moderate my message in service to the truth. That's as it should be. BUT NOW I'M ANGRY! I'm angry that John Sidney McCain claims he puts COUNTRY FIRST - but in the ruse that is Sarah Palin, he puts his country LAST. His goal is to win at all costs. McCain chose HATE TALK over STRAIGHT TALK and a band of Bushes to promote his cause.

John Sidney McCain, who claims love of nation beyond ALL ELSE, has chosen a running mate he won't let out of his sight - let alone address the press. There is NO 60 day learning curve for President, Mr. McCain!

Watch as CNN's Mary Snow explains to colleague Fredericka Whitfield that the McCain campaign decided NOT to send Palin on the campaign trail alone:

I've watched the Bush/McCain clan destroy this country - MY country - under the guise of protecting it. I've seen rampant militarism bankrupt every sector of this nation - from its tangible infrastructure to its intangible soul. "ENOUGH!!"

On August 28th I sat in Invesco Stadium in Denver. I listened to Barack Obama's acceptance speech for the Democratic nomination for President of the United States. Eight and a half minutes into the speech, Barack Obama hit a tone that Democrats have been afraid of. Obama raised his voice with volume and conviction and shouted "ENOUGH!!" Witness for yourselves:

The stadium went wild! That power - that conviction - is long overdo. ENOUGH must be our clarion call.

I can't say whether Barack Obama will recover from his current centrism to become The People's leader if elected! Regardless, those who love this nation long ago adopted the internal and external mantra of "ENOUGH!!" They've shouted it since 2000 and the stealing of the election. They've shouted it since 2003 and the invasion of Iraq. They shouted it through the streets of Denver, the streets of Minneapolis-St. Paul and into the Republican Convention. Witness CODEPINK's Jodie Evans opposing Palin at the RNC. No misogynist or false leader could keep Evans on a leash:

ENOUGH recklessness! ENOUGH war! ENOUGH raping this nation's resources! ENOUGH of the divide between rich and poor! ENOUGH corporatism, militarism and greed! ENOUGH shredding the Constitution! ENOUGH Palin and McCain!!!!

"ENOUGH!!"

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Comments

[helpmeunderstand]

We should each of us repeat this to aonther voter EIGHT times a day until the election.

"ENOUGH recklessness! ENOUGH war! ENOUGH raping this nation's resources! ENOUGH of the divide between rich and poor! ENOUGH corporatism, militarism and greed! ENOUGH shredding the Constitution! ENOUGH Palin and McCain!!!!

"ENOUGH!!"

EIGHT years is not ENOUGH. It is EIGHT too many!!!!!

If we start this groundswell of ENOUGH, each in our own corner of the country we can take our country back.

[sdslaw]

I've been waiting for this article. I hope it is the beginning of a backlash. One fact that should stick in anyone's head is that this election is too important to be on anyhting other than issues. Palin is scary. Imagine the SCOTUS justices she would appoint. Also, why do Sarah Palin and her daughter have to make a "decision," but no other woman can be trusted to? Strong women everywhere should unite against this insult.

[jvp]

Obama needs to play the race card. After all, he has done it before thus abandoning his post-racial message.

Now he is saying he is going to repair No Child Left Behind which is THE OPPOSITE of what Hilllary was proposing.

The point being made is that this infatuation with Palin instead of concentrating on the issues reveals a rampant idiocy that is probably the product of the NCLB that Obama is going to "fix".

[Feb29]

McCain is afraid to let Palin campaign by herself because he knows her events will have bigger audiences than his events. No one is excited by John "Bush" McCain. People are excited by the novelty of Palin.

[BeachSaint]

Enough. Thanks, for writing this. You are not alone.

[Jahbundance]

I thought I was the only one who recognized McCain's nervous body language. He just can't stop himself from reading what Palin is saying next. I saw him bark at her yesterday out of corner of his mouth (a la Cheney) to get her to follow him off the stage. He was leaving but she was still waving to her adoring fans. It has to bug him that he's the great war hero but the crowds come to see her. He wanted the fundamentalist base, he's got it and all their blind glee.

[hopeless277]

With so much to lose, I seriously cannot see Bush allowing this election to happen. I'm expecting, and planning for, martial law and a suspension of the constitution. I put nothing past these war criminals. Nothing.

[MPeter]

Thanks Linda. Women on the Left must stand up and challenge Palin. Obama and Biden are faced with a dicey situation where if they hit her hard, they will be called sexist, they will incur the wrath of women. Those women who clearly understand the threat this woman poses to their hard-earned rights need to take her on. Palin is whistling by and once those screaming, backwoods fundamentalist christian women give her and McCain power, she will be President within four years and her choice of Supreme Court Judges will seal women's fate forever. They can play on bigotry and nurse their anger over the loss for the nomination but what will happen to them and this country once Palin is in power, they will never recover from.

[PATina]

ENOUGH !!!!!!!