2008 Woodie Awards
Sarah Palin is far from what women need
Kathleen Kennedy
Issue date: 9/25/08 Section: Opinion
Not a day goes by where I don't hear something on the radio or read a bumper sticker about the upcoming presidential election. It makes my head spin. I've never been one to discuss politics, let alone write an article about it, but the past four years have changed this fact a little.
I believe that we should elect a woman president. Naturally I thought Hillary Clinton was a good candidate and stood a chance to win. However, Clinton was not nominated, and although I was slightly let down, I quickly transferred my support to Illinois Senator Barack Obama.
In August 2008, Republican presidential candidate Senator John McCain announced that Alaskan Gov. Sarah Palin would be his running mate for vice president. I was disappointed with the outcome of Clinton but McCain's decision was an even bigger issue.
Another woman in the election fray will turn heads, but is it for the right reasons? A woman in the White House should be a progression but with Palin, it's like being thrown back into the past! She doesn't believe in a woman's right to choose, she believes in teaching abstinence in schools and she also believes in teaching creationism rather than evolution. I'm not one to question others' personal beliefs, but when it affects me and how I live, that's a step too far.
When it comes to foreign affairs, Palin is certainly not as worldly as a candidate should be. She has never been out of the U.S. so how can we expect her to know anything about foreign diplomacy? Alaska being close to Russia doesn't exactly count in that category.
Sarah Palin didn't impress me during her interview with Charlie Gibson on ABC's 20/20. When Gibson asked her what made her different from George Bush when she planned to change our nation's economy, Palin failed to answer his question directly. I watched Gibson having to repeat himself and I could see that?Palin didn't seem to have any idea what she was talking about.
I wonder if McCain believes that a woman joining his run to the White House would earn him the female vote, even though the woman herself is not one for female advancement. I can say this: I would rather have a liberal man running things than a woman with no mind for growth and change.
I believe that we should elect a woman president. Naturally I thought Hillary Clinton was a good candidate and stood a chance to win. However, Clinton was not nominated, and although I was slightly let down, I quickly transferred my support to Illinois Senator Barack Obama.
In August 2008, Republican presidential candidate Senator John McCain announced that Alaskan Gov. Sarah Palin would be his running mate for vice president. I was disappointed with the outcome of Clinton but McCain's decision was an even bigger issue.
Another woman in the election fray will turn heads, but is it for the right reasons? A woman in the White House should be a progression but with Palin, it's like being thrown back into the past! She doesn't believe in a woman's right to choose, she believes in teaching abstinence in schools and she also believes in teaching creationism rather than evolution. I'm not one to question others' personal beliefs, but when it affects me and how I live, that's a step too far.
When it comes to foreign affairs, Palin is certainly not as worldly as a candidate should be. She has never been out of the U.S. so how can we expect her to know anything about foreign diplomacy? Alaska being close to Russia doesn't exactly count in that category.
Sarah Palin didn't impress me during her interview with Charlie Gibson on ABC's 20/20. When Gibson asked her what made her different from George Bush when she planned to change our nation's economy, Palin failed to answer his question directly. I watched Gibson having to repeat himself and I could see that?Palin didn't seem to have any idea what she was talking about.
I wonder if McCain believes that a woman joining his run to the White House would earn him the female vote, even though the woman herself is not one for female advancement. I can say this: I would rather have a liberal man running things than a woman with no mind for growth and change.
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Reuel
posted 10/01/08 @ 6:32 PM PST
By rejecting Hilliary for VP and still requiring Sen. Clinton to campaign, Obama has change "equal opportunities and equal pay for women" to "slavery for women" by his ACTIONs. (Continued…)
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