Comments on: Sarah Palin: I’m insulted

By: Belle

Belle — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 20:54:04 +0000

Why are people talking about her decision to not abort the baby? I don’t understand why this is an issue. She made a personal decision that thousands of other women make every year. It’s not unique or special. It’s none of my business and frankly I am tired of hearing about it. This is a non-issue. She should not be using this as a political platform.
I know that the McCain machine chose her because she is not well known and that she is a woman. You don’t think that they were trying to go after Hillary supporters that have publicly said that they refuse to vote for Obama? (Talk about cutting off your nose to spite your face!) Has she not openly courted women by talking about “shattering the glass ceiling” once and for all? Has she not compared herself, albeit subtly, to Hillary Clinton? I am very insulted that the republicans think so little of the collective intelligence of the American people.
Furthermore, the oil argument mentioned above is so lacking in reason, I don’t even know where to start. Wildlife aren’t afraid of oil rigs? Did you conduct a study on the behaviors and habitats of all wildlife that live in oil drilling areas? It’s a silly argument. Anyway, It’s not about putting a bandaid on the problem, it’s about curing the disease once and for all. I agree that Americans need jobs. So let’s give corporations incentive to conduct their business on American soil so that they can give America its jobs back. I don’t understand why this concept is so hard to understand.

By: Michael Webster

Michael Webster — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 04:25:49 +0000

Jame Carville kept stressing this point on Larry King. It was an effective talking point.

By: Tracy Coenen

Tracy Coenen — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 04:22:26 +0000

A 15 minute chat wouldn’t make me feel too warm and fuzzy either.

By: michael webster

michael webster — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 04:16:43 +0000

I would be concerned, if I was a Republican, if the vetting process was only the 15 minute interview as being reported.

I cannot believe that McCain is that silly – maverick, yes, silly, I hope not.

By: Tracy Coenen

Tracy Coenen — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 04:09:36 +0000

I just don’t know enough about the vetting process to give an opinion. I am interested to hear more about what exactly was done, however.

By: Michael Webster

Michael Webster — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 03:45:35 +0000

Be interested in your thoughts on Robert Reich who writes:

“Having been through the process of “vetting” prospective cabinet members, I can tell you it’s time-consuming, detailed, and thorough. I’d like to think the vetting of a vice presidential nominee would be more so – especially one whose odds of becoming president, should she be elected, are somewhat higher than that of the normal vice president.”

Robert concludes,

“Do you believe Sarah Palin was put through anything remotely like this before John McCain decided she would be his vice presidential candidate, and possible President of the United States?”

Here is the entire article:

http://robertreich.blogspot.com/2008/09/vetting.html

By: Its Palin! [Updates] « PurpleSlog

Its Palin! [Updates] « PurpleSlog — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 12:26:07 +0000

[...] Update from Tracy Coenen: Sure, Sarah Palin is “less experienced” than the other potential Vice Presidential picks McCain had in front of him. But she has so many things going for her, not the least of which include: [...]

By: LAURA

LAURA — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 04:05:40 +0000

I totally agree with your comments on Sarah vs. Hillary. To even say their names in the same sentence is hard for me. The women who have supported Hillary as the champion of our sex were so short sighted. I can forgive them for ignoring the damage her husband did to women in the work place. But, by standing by her man, while he disgraced the oval office, she showed a total lack of self respect and put her ambition to get ahead above good judgement which hurt all of us even more. Her supporters ignore her ambition and tacit acceptance of Bill’s fatal flaws. His abandonment of decent behavior and ethics is a blotch on his record that cannot be removed and will be remembered before any of his legitimate accomplishments. The only real conspiracy was the between the President and first lady on how to best spin the facts and save his legacy so she could later run for president and count his career as her experience. How can feminists embrace her and fail to see what Sarah has accomplished? The republicans have stolen the debate over race, economy, war, peace- and this new battle of the sexes will be a show stopper. Let us just see what everyone really thinks about the glass ceiling – will the liberals allow a conservative woman to break through first-??? Hillary must be raging around her NY mansion looking for ash trays to throw! Watch out McCain- she can really wing one across the room given the right motivation, better stay out of range I think you could be her next target-

By: Tracy Coenen

Tracy Coenen — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 03:40:27 +0000

Hi Dan – I’ll be sure to get your approval before I post any other topics! Wouldn’t want to post something that I want to post on my personal site. That would be just ridiculous. Sorry for the inconvenience.

By: HollywoodDan

HollywoodDan — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 03:31:04 +0000

Hey Tracy, I’ve really enjoyed the womps you’ve dished out here. And I have become a fan of your tenacious fight against stupidity and fraud. So what a disappointment it is to see this Website become yet another intensely passionate, one-sided political site. As if there are not enough of those.