Really.  No, it is not anti-feminist to question how to, or even state that we should, put our children first.  But since when, among the feminists, and left, is having a career and children automatically not putting them first.  I just can't get over this line of questioning from the more liberal among us.  Would this be the case if any of you were vying for a position in a major corporation, say to be, the CEO?  Would you want someone telling you you just couldn't do it, and put your children first?  Isn't this what we've exactly been fighting for 40 years or more?  Unbelievable.  I swear, if this was Hillary, with small children, and all that Palin has going on, NO ONE ON THE LEFT would be questioning whether or not she could do the job, or whether or not she was putting her children first.  Give me a break.  The only issue here, the only one, is that she's so brazenly conservative.  And it is scaring the socks off the left.  And Mocha Momma says she SO wasn't talking to her.  What about Hillary did that?  What in Hillary's white-bread, wealthy, elite background speaks to ethnicities?  And Obama?  He's so all about community?  You know who's going to pay for all those college tuitions, and universal health care, and all the other programs, like dumping billions into a broken public school system?  You are.  And I am.   More and more is going to come out of our hard earned paychecks...and give me another break if you think Obama really gets the "common man".  He may have been born poor, but in the last 8 years of the Bush administration, he's become very, very wealthy, become a senator, sends his kids to elite private schools, and while he may walk among the inner cities during the day, he goes to bed at night in very luxurious surroundings.  Why do any of us want a president that will form an even more socialist government, and disallow us to be the Americans we once were...hard working, boot strapping, brow sweating climbing to uncountable positions of careers, choices, comfort, stability, and pride.  Our constitution allows for the pursuit of these things, not the promise and some inalienable RIGHT to them.  We're becoming a coddled people, dependent on the government for so much...Obama's only going to make it grow.  This is what women want?

... is a country where all children have health care and have a chance to go to decent schools, among other things. Will we have to pay for it? Yes. Do I think it's worth it? Yes.

Boot-straps are fine, and I've used mine plenty. But sometimes they get worn out from use and break -- what's wrong with people helping each other so we all have a little more?

Do I want healthcare, equal education and job opportunities, equity in pay and help for the disabled and poor and am I willing to pay for it?  Yes, I do and I am.  I would also like to see taxation equity.  And if allisonwondrland thinks Obama has moved to far away from his humble, poor upbringing, at least he experienced it. Cindy McCain has never known anything but wealth and at an estimated $350K for her designer duds, she can afford to pay a little more in taxes if she's such an all fired philanthropist. 

 Remember, life is a journey, not a destination. Here's to Living Well! www.themadgoddess.blogspot.com & www.lwbms.blogspot.com

Nice post - I support your thoughts. :)

Jill
Writes Like She Talks

Why is the media so infatuated with Sarah Palin? She comes across
like a horrible woman to me but I keep hearing on the news over and
over that Sarah Palin gave an “AMAZING/GREAT” speech as she accepted
her
nomination as the VP for the Republican Party; I personally felt it to
be just insulting and nothing else.

I could not believe all the hate, sarcasm and divisiveness she
delivered during her speech. Her mocking and bullying really got to me,
and as a mom of a 7 year old I could not believe that she was doing it
all in front of her kids and was being applauded for it. The chanting
of the delegates was even scarier. I teach my child that behavior like
this is not accepted and see a mom bullying on national television for
her kids to see and learn. Are those the values that the republicans
are so proud of (we definitely saw a lot of that attitude from the
republicans this week). Is that why Sarah Palin is now so popular with
them? What a scary way to energize anyone.

<>

For bullying  (were you thinking of another B word?  Come on, you  know you were.) 

The observation that her behavior doesn't fit with the party-line of family values is spot on. I too was unimpressed by her smug, "better than the rest of you" impression of herself.  The facts are starting to leak out, and if verified, will show that she does have experience after all, in using the power of her office to eliminate people who disagree with or displease her.  I know she was a great basketball star, but she sounds more like a spoiled, misdirected cheerleader to me. 

Perhaps she should go back to that university where she studied journalism and political science and brush up on a few ethics courses.  I studied art, but that doesn't mean my paintings should be hanging in the MOMA - or even stacked in the 50% off bin at the local gallery.

Remember, life is a journey, not a destination. Here's to Living Well! www.themadgoddess.blogspot.com & www.lwbms.blogspot.com

We must not elect a weak leader in this time. We have troops in Iraq right now fighting to serve our country. Don't let this be another Vietnam. Don't let our nation be turned over into the hands of someone who, though sincere, is sincerely misguided, and is, what I believe, a blank slate in the hands of puppeteers who would propel this nation into DEPTHS of darkness, and entrench us in corruption and danger we can't even begin to fathom nor understand. For those of us who still believe in the necessity of, the sacrifice in, and the commitment to VICTORIOUS wars - We MUST WIN!!! We MUST act now!!!

We have two heroes on the ticket - and only two. I see the good heart in John McCain, and the willingness to truly serve, even though differentiating from the conventional "party wisdom" (I truly do NOT agree with him on every point). But I am glad that he still retains some of that old school "get-it-done", "don't-give-up-even-through-unbelievable-opposition" attitude that has stuck out to me in a man, whose lifetime of experience, sacrifice, and perserverance have crafted a warrior.

Speaking of conserving energy and rescuing the economy, check out the modest stage used at the DNC - it looks like it came straight out of Vegas. Now you know where your tax dollars are going. You won't have to worry about anything if we have a liberal, *ahem* socialist White House - the government promises to care of everything for you. If that's before or AFTER we get blown up with nukes, you'd have to ask them.

What IS important, is that we learn to conserve, be modest with spending, and take care for our decisions - build a fence at the top of the hill, instead of putting an ambulance at the bottom of the hill. Also, FOLLOW THROUGH - don't start out on something without the intention to finish it - and finish it right. DON'T LET OUR TROOPS COME HOME IN DISGRACE, as if their sacrifice has been an unavoidable mistake because of the president (oh, please). God forbid.

Every bit of everyone's efforts count in this war, and this IS a vital war, and WE MUST WIN. We must not switch horses mid-stream, switch plans, and decide to put better jobs, healthcare reform, and the lovely environment above COMPLETION and VICTORY in our worldwide battle for national safety and security. In a hierarchy of psychological human needs, safety and security are fundamentally at the base of the pyramid. Being able to have better jobs and more affordable schooling are not even the third or fourth layer up!

And, Lord have mercy, left-extremists are scared to death of Sarah Palin. Well, she's confident, she derides all of their faux stereotypes - and even better, she's very tricky to attack (unless you want to be go through torturous and painstaking explanations the the 58% of Americans who LOVE Sarah to death - or look sexist - or look spurned - or look like you're jealous, which you probably are - or look like you really don't have the best interests of women in mind (maybe just yourself), after all this IS a victory for women all across the board). She tops Obama and McCain, both at 57% approval .. Biden's down there at 46%, honorable mention. As Newt Gingrich said, liberals MUST destroy Sarah, because she belies all of their most integral messages - which aren't true, of course. And she proves the opposite, which makes them look TERRIBLY bad.

Republican policy has indeed been helping us, not only win in Iraq, but secure world-wide national security.  I'm just glad Gore and Kerry were not elected - I'd fear for my life enough with them, but most especially with Obama in office.  That is a scary thing.  Wish more people would actually BACK our current President instead of fight him on literally every betterment he tries to implement; it would be like having younger siblings, and trying to explain to them all WHY it's working, and having a good number of them deprecate and belittle EVERY achievement and play up all failures (which are made by the ENTIRE GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION and it's constant tug-of-war goings-on).  And then he takes the flack because, really, no one cares enough to band together and help the admin; instead we've all got to tear it down, and render it useless - no matter how you slice it, people who do that sort of thing are neither helping the President nor our nation!  No, you haven't cleared up anything.  But I am sorry that you've bought the media bias.

The Republican Congress in 2000 - 2004 fought the Republican President?

Really?

Because that is when everything I cited was originating.

Instead of the sibling analogy, I believe you meant to imply that they were punching themselves in the face.

Quite frankly, you just need to re-read what I said up-top.  And I, really can only imagine the dandy sort of place we'd be in had one of those other two guys been in office INSTEAD!

 Elusive, better check out some of the hard facts instead of blindly towing your party's line.  If you don't trust the links that have been posted here, simply do a search on her name and see what comes up.

That's what I did. She has a well documented history of contention with people who simply don't agree with her. McCain spoke of the difference between people who use their career to advance good government and people who use goverment to advance their career.  An insightful statement, but I think the lack of a complete vetting process for Sarah Palin is going to come back to haunt him and the Republican party.  Her meteoric rise in politics (when you check the facts) is a case-book of using government for her own glory.  She does not have the sense of compassion, values, sacrife and service to others that John McCain came to embrace and has since put into practice since his POW days. 

And should such a phenomenal rise continue, eventually putting her in the top office, I would be in extreme fear of having the finger of such a hot headed, vindictive woman on the button of nuclear war.

Sarah Palin is a dangerous powder keg with a fuse waiting to be lit by the very people who put her where she is and who will hide behind her misdirected enthusiasm  and inexperience when the crap hits the fan.   

Remember, life is a journey, not a destination. Here's to Living Well! www.themadgoddess.blogspot.com & www.lwbms.blogspot.com

Given Palin's lack of experience in almost every way related to running a super power with super-economic problems and two wars means serious danger to America.

I don't think the issue of being a working mom is relevant. My mother was a working mom. Dad was gone and she picked up the full load. She is 93 now and still going stong.

I believe women belong and are needed in politics. I voted for Hillary and now support Obama because he is the only "change". 

But I fear Palin's election and subsequent disasters could haunt the future of politics for all women for years to come. If she screws things up, and I believe she would, future voters, when asked to vote for a woman, ANY WOMAN, will likely point to Sarah and say "we tried that...look what happened'.

If America is going to elect a woman we need one we would not be afraid would screw things up worse than they are now.  I would trust a Hillary but never a Palin.

That's my two cents worth.

====================================================

Congress is not on our side. We need to replace them with people who understand

the principle.."Of the People, By the People, For the People"

http://www.reelectnoone.com 

I am so happy to see so many reasoned opinions here about Palin. 

I cannot believe that some women are actually swayed to vote for McCain becasue of this underqualified spokesmodel of a VP!  Honestly, she looks nice and can read a speech - and repeat it every day of the week since it was first uttered at the RNC.  We have to expect more.

This election and for the next four years I want someone in DC that is smart.  Shrub (young Bush) has been a discrace to this country.  I am equally embarassed by McCain and Palin stretching the 'truth' to ends I have never seen before.  My goodness!  Do the women who are swayed by Palin not see that she has overly exagerated what she has done and is nothing more than a pretty face that can read a speech and support 'her man', McCain.  Haven't we women evolved to a higher standing in society?  My goodness, I feel like there are women out there than have been wrapped up in time capsule since the 1950s!  Say it isn't so.  Tell me that even the blue collar stay at home moms get it - that women have to be equally as competent as our male counterparts. We don't get to play in the big game just because we are women!  We actually have to be able to do the j - o - b!

If she and McCain get elected they will either turn on everything they have said about reform (my prediction) and vetoing earmarks, OR, the government and this country will come to a screeching hault.  The reason earmarks happen is that they get written into crtical laws to get senatorial votes to get the law passed.  If McCain vetos all the critical bills - those with earmarks - we'll be paying him and the rest of Congress to accomplish absolutely nothing.

One more thing.  I am a small town girl too.  But that and beng a mother do not in and of themselves qualify one for VP.  My goodness, I have done more than Palin has.  So have many, many women.  This is why we should all be offended that the bar has been set so low that Palin can clear it.  And has she been to DC before?  Other than for the Govenors' convention? 

 Questions about Palin's motherhood should be off limits to BOTH conservatives and liberals.  I don't need to criticize her life style. There's plenty to criticize about the choice of Sarah Palin as VP nomination just looking at where she stands on the issues.  She opposes abortion even in the case of rape or incest. She tried to get polar bears taken off the threatened species list, claiming there was not enough evidence they're threatened.  Even George Bush's administration accepted the evidence.  It was his EPA adminstrators who added polar bears to the list. She tried to get books censored in the Wasilla Public Library. She's against sex education in the schools (except for abstinence, so don't say she opposes teaching about it in schools; she just doesn't want to teach all sides of the issue)  For more, see http://www.womenagainstsarahpalin.org.

Sarah Palin has nothing in common with Hilary Clinton, a bright, experienced feminist, except her anatomy. That's not enough for me to want to vote for her.

Woman for Obama

Sarah Palin is NOT a reformer. She accepted millions of dollars in earmarks both as mayor of Wasilla and as governor. She supported the Bridge to Nowhere until the outcry got embarassing, and kept the $430 million Washington gave the state to build it.  Reformer? I don't think so.

Woman for Obama