Running for Miss Congeniality

rebellious thinker — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 16:13:33 -0500

Maybe he really wants to be elected Miss Congeniality and that is why he picked Palin. If running for president and having thousands of people cheer you and send you money and give you free food and wave signs in your face about how they love you is not the ultimate Miss Congeniality contest, than I don't know what is.

Mr. McCain is a bully. Bullies think everyone else is inferior to them. I don't know if that is inherently sexist, but if the bully is a boy (and they generally are, regardless of mean girls), then they are by nature sexist as well.

Laura, www.RebelliousThoughtsofaWoman.com

McCain a Sexist in Debate?

minnie bee — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 13:31:02 -0500

Am I the only one who thinks that John McCain was a sexist last night in the debate? When discussing Obama's ability to understand/handle the war in Iraq vs. his own ability, McCain attempted to paint Obama as weak and not up to the task by saying (twice) that he (McCain) was not "running to be Miss Congeniality." In other words, he used a reference to women to represent weakness and flawed ability. In doing so, he tried to make himself appear strong and Obama appear weak at the expense of women. In my book, that's sexism. However, I've heard no one mention this. If Obama had made the same reference, the McCain campaign and the conservative media certainly would be all over it, accusing Obama of disrespecting all women and specifically Sarah Palin, a former Miss Congeniality.

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