If I were a woman voter, I would be outraged by Sen. John McCain’s selection of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin’s selection as his vice presidential running mate. Heck, I’m not a woman voter and I’m STILL outraged.
For months now, McCain and his goofy campaign have been both implying and outright saying that Sen. Barak Obama is too young and too inexperienced to be president of the United States. That’s absolutely been their outcry, along with the idea that his popularity (celebrityhood seems to be their preferred take on that, or “rock star” status?) somehow makes him unqualified. They have said this in every campaign commercial, including the ones that ran during the Democratic National Convention in Denver last week. McCain himself has said this again and again in stump speeches.
BUT — apparently sensing a chance to grab some confused and/or disgruntled Hillary Clinton supporters — McCain and/or his advisers (who knows how the decision was made) startled the world with their announcement that Palin was his pick. If that’s not an obviously patronizing to women voters of America, I don’t know what is??
And here’s my favorite part: She was born in 1964; Obama was born in 1961. So she’s younger than Obama. She’s had virtually no political experience. I’m not certain about this, but I think she was mayor of Wasilla, Alaska (where??), also served on the Wasilla town council, and she’s been governor since 2006. Uh, experienced or inexperienced? You decide.
John McCain would have been hard pressed to find someone so spectacularly UNPREPARED to be president of the United States had he intentional set out to find someone unprepared.
Yet, with a sincere, straightforward look, I heard Sen. McCain proudly explain to one of the network media people in an interview today or yesterday that she is an excellent, highly qualified candidate.
I wanted to reach through my television screen and try to slap a little sense into the old boy — or at least wipe the goofy smile off his face. PREPARED????? QUALIFIED????
Sen. McCain, you do realize we’re talking about a person who could be one heart beat away from the presidency, don’t you?????????????????????????????????????????
Ah, well. What do I know? I’m just a guy who reads the papers. Should McCain and Palin win in November, maybe I’ll look at the idea of immigrating to a quiet village in Canada …
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