An Americans view of McCains choice

kenmabmcc

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I had thought that McCain was, for a politician, an honourable man. Certainly honour is one of his top selling points. But who can think so now? In choosing a woman he doesnâ€™t know or understand, purely for electoral advantage, he reveals a dishonourable lust for office, a disrespect for women generally and a dishonourable indifference to the future of his country. After all, if this known unknown woman does become president, it will almost certainly be because he himself is dead - quite possible given his age and health - and past caring.

Though he didnâ€™t know Palin personally, he must have known a few facts about her. He must have known that she compares feebly with previous vice-presidential candidates. Her education is minimal, her real political and managerial experience very slight. The only previous woman candidate for vice-president, the Democrat Geraldine Ferraro, was well qualified, well educated and experienced; Palin canâ€™t hold a candle to her.

That is quite a strong statement.

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xavierx · Joined: Nov 06, 2004 Posts: 3874

Yes it is. Imagine that - someone has an opinion.
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mommabear · Joined: Feb 20, 2003 Posts: 6185

xavierx · Joined: Nov 06, 2004 Posts: 3874

Warrior-poet · Joined: Feb 16, 2008 Posts: 101

What is it that scares you so about Palin? I find it refreshing to see such tremors from the left. If anything this shows the wisdom of McCains choice. Now some 'opinion' holds sway because it drags him down through her?

I do believe I know why the fear is so prevalent. Should Palin prevail come November, feminism can tuck tail and flee. The greatest achievement of feminism won't be that a woman reached the vice presidency, but that a woman, the exact opposite of a feminist, no longer needed the feminist culture, to get there."

A woman who is more qualified to be President than Barack Obama and yet is too inexperienced to be John McCain's Vice-President? Holy Hypocrisy Batman!

This is why the Left reserves their deepest hatred for people like Thomas, Rice, Malkin, Coulter, and now Sarah Palin. It's because they're living, breathing, in your face examples of people the Left is supposed to "own," who don't want or need liberalism to be a success.Success that comes from facing certain realities. That, most of all, is why liberals hate and fear successful conservative women. What's worse, the best man for the job was a women. God bless America.

mommabear · Joined: Feb 20, 2003 Posts: 6185

xavierx · Joined: Nov 06, 2004 Posts: 3874

Mommabear, I agree with you about Malkin and Coulter. Warrior-Poet has a point about Palin, though. Democrats, liberals, NOW, etc., have for decades been screaming about women being able to be a mother and a worker. They've also been screaming that men should be able to be "stay at home dads" if the mother has a better job, and that there's nothing wrong with that. But with Palin, they've been "male chauvinist pigs" (even if they're women doing it). There's no other reason for that than that Palin is a Republican. The hypocrisy is astounding.

mommabear · Joined: Feb 20, 2003 Posts: 6185

Do you think I only care that a Democrat wins and never think about what might happen if McCain gets elected? If you answered yes, you'd be wrong. Forget the sub-issues over the usual political spin from both parties about who raises taxes more, big vs smaller government, etc. Here's the big picture as I see it.

I'm not against Republicans. I am against what the Republican Party has come to represent in the last 25-30 years or so, since they've been taken over by extreme ideologies...economically, socially, and internationally. I wouldn't be so frightened of a Republican winning again, if that Party of 30 years ago was still around. But they're gone.

Specific to McCain and his choice of Palin. There are so many reasons I could give for why this is so wrong, but the bottom line is I am appalled by what he's done.

He, and the now unrecognizable Republican Party, constantly run on his POW status and their professed love of country, their experience and their patriotism, and their concern for our safety; even suggesting that those who oppose them are tantamount to traitors who would put our country in jeopardy. There are dozens of other Republicans, men and women, more qualified to step in as Commander-in-Chief. Whether you want to admit it or not, that is the most important first decision a Presidential candidate makes, especially now in our modern times.

Yet he picked her. And it's so obvious why he did it. He doesn't give a rat's a** about supporting feminism, equal rights for women, etc. His voting record on women's issues supports that. He picked her to win over the religious right, and maybe a few stubborn women still upset over Hillary, so they'd get out the vote for him.

As far as I'm concerned, he's slapped every American in the face and betrayed the trust we all once put in him.

xavierx · Joined: Nov 06, 2004 Posts: 3874

Mommabear, substitute "Democrat" for "Republican" in your argument above, and you describe most Republicans and even many Democrats that I know. Democrats have become the party of socialism, of government as the solution to every problem. I don't know what happened to personal responsibility, but Democrats seem to think there should be none.

And Republicans of late have started to follow suit, which is why conservatives haven't been energized lately - there's been no conservative to vote for!

Finally, as for your argument against McCain - how is Obama qualified for the top post, if Palin has more experience and isn't qualified for second in command? If this is the "first important decision" then Democrats as a whole blew that decision!

As for the "trust you put in McCain" - you made clear months ago that you don't trust him and would never vote for him. To now try to spew the Democrat talking points and blame that on Palin doesn't fly.