Since the announcement by John McCain that Sarah Palin was his choice for Vice President, Feminists true colors have become apparent. It certainly isn’t a glowing pink shade of support. Shall we describe it as red with hatred??? The level of hatred is so astounding. No, it is appalling. Let’s explore this for a moment….
Feminists hate Sarah Palin because women like her undermine their entire argument. Feminism isn’t about helping women; instead it’s about exploiting the perceived trials of women for the benefit of liberalism.
Palin is a middle-class woman who worked her way up from that middle-class to vice president. She’s married with five children, and millions of ordinary women feel she’s a kindred spirit. She represents the polar opposite of the angry, aggressive, and fearful attitude that feminist want to infect America’s women with.
Palin threatens radical feminists so deeply. Feminists believe that women should destroy the glass ceiling by force, by anger, by being “in your face” - not by grace, accomplishment or success. They believe that a woman shouldn’t be satisfied with raising children, and being a good wife. No, these women should also have a career, and be successful at it. In order to be successful, of course, one cannot raise children, and create a family of one’s own. And even if one could, one should not do it because those are just means to oppress women. Same goes for religion.
I have had feminist tell me they are repulsed by the fact that Palin has 5 children. What happened to REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS???? If we don’t do it your way, you are filled with hate and vitriol? What happened to your ‘Poster Mamma’, Hillary Clinton’s, declaration that ‘It Takes a Village’. The Palin family is a shining example of families helping one another to raise children. They make ends meet, and enjoying a little success along the way. Feminists, your recent rantings prove that you think SUCCESS is great, as long as it belongs to a man or a woman with the ‘acceptable number of children’!!!!! Who of you have not leaned on family members to assist in child care while you contribute to the family’s income by working? Who of you have not employed nannies or baby sitters to facilitate pursuing your dreams? It is perfectly acceptable and encouraged if you are a liberal, but not if you are conservative.
Here is Sarah Palin. Five children. Happily married. Social conservative. Successful. Religious… and a woman.
The dictatorial nature of gender feminism, however, calls for the destruction of all those who are slightly different from them. They are incapable of looking at the big picture, because that is not what matters to them. The goal is not the emancipation of women, it is to change women into becoming just like them. Women who resist are not welcome, in fact are destroyed, and certainly not allowed to break through the glass ceiling.
Palin demonstrates to women that they can combine a successful career with raising five kids. She shows there’s no need to shove your family and religion aside in order to be successful.
The level of hate is frightening!!!
Most interesting about the reaction to Palin from the angry feminists is that they do not seem to realize that their attacks will not result in the average voter turning away from her. Instead, the average voter will think ‘if those extremists hate her so much, she must be doing something right.’ And the far majority of women will also look at her and think ’she resembles me much more than those angry, shouting … ones.’
A perfect example is Comedian and avowed feminist Sandra Bernhard’s ‘humorous’ suggestion, during a ‘comedy’ routine, that Republican Vice-Presidential candidate Sarah Palin be gang-raped.http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,431617,00.html
Let us just imagine for one second that instead of a white woman feminist saying this about Sarah Palin, a white conservative male had said this about Hilary Clinton.
There would have been screams of SEXIST, MISOGYNIST, RACIST, MALE TERRORIST, TYPICAL RIGHT WING MALE ... I leave it to your imagination as to what else would have been said.
One thing is certain though – there would undoubtedly be a cry to have the white conservative male arrested and charged with inciting violence against women.
Yet, this feminist Bernhard thinks it's ok to make a statement like this because she is protesting Palin's politics. In her own defense Bernhard says:"...her words were taken out of context...."" .... misleading account of what she said...."Of course, no apology to Sarah Palin is forthcoming.
Palin’s own words on Feminist Issues
As so pointedly written by Violet Socks: ‘Sarah Palin calls herself a “pro-life feminist.” Basically, that’s feminism minus abortion rights. Feminists show this principle is near and dear to their hearts through their level of expressed hatred. But to hear it told from the many feminist writers’ now publishing furious editorials, Sarah Palin isn’t just out of step on that one issue. She is, according to them, the antithesis of everything feminism means.
Note the collection of Palin’s own statements on feminist issues. The feminist writers who are attacking Palin are doing so with an astonishing disregard for the truth.
Sarah Palin on combining motherhood with a career: “To any critics who say a woman can’t think and work and carry a baby at the same time, I’d just like to escort that Neanderthal back to the cave.”
Sarah Palin on her ability to govern Alaska while raising children: “My answer would always be … that I’m going to do the job just as well as any male governor who had kids, you know, I think we can handle this.”
Sarah Palin on raising her children to embrace gender equality: “Because I have both boys and girls I have a greater respect for equality and making sure that gender is not an issue and that everyone is treated equally.”
Sarah Palin on being a “pro-life feminist”: “I believe in the strength and the power of women, and the potential of every human life.”
Sarah Palin on contraception and sex education: “I’m pro-contraception, and I think kids who may not hear about it at home should hear about it in other avenues. So I am not anti-contraception. But, yeah, abstinence is another alternative that should be discussed with kids. I don’t have a problem with that. That doesn’t scare me, so it’s something I would support also.”
Sarah Palin on whether she would support an abortion ban in Alaska if Roe v. Wade were overturned: “It would be up to the people of Alaska to discuss and decide how we would like our society to reflect our values.”
Sarah Palin on a woman president and endorsing McCain instead of Hillary (March 2008): “But I have to admit a little bit of guilt there for not being able to jump on Hillary’s bandwagon, because I would so love to see a woman president. I think our nation is overdue there. So, I’ve said along, ‘Heck yeah, America’s ready for a woman president.’”
Sarah Palin on being the first female governor of Alaska: “I’m the first female governor in Alaska, so that’s brought with it kind of a whole new chapter in Alaska’s life. Like my husband — up here they refer to him as the ‘first dude,’ not the first gentleman. And Todd… A whole new chapter here when Todd is asked to do things like — and he graciously complies and he has a good time doing it — hosting, as he did a couple of weeks ago down in Juneau, our capital city, the former first lady’s tea party. And he does just great at things like that, as well as working in oil fields, with snow machines and in commercial fishing. That’s a dynamic here that’s of interest to others.”
Sarah Palin on Title IX, sports, and growing up with gender equality: “You know I grew up with Title IX, and sports were so big, and in my upbringing very instrumental in shaping my character and a need to compete and really to win. So because of a very athletic background and growing up in a family, a busy large family, where gender never was really an issue there. My dad expected us to be back there chopping wood and snowmachining with the rest of them, hunting and fishing and doing all those things that are quite Alaskan.”
Sarah Palin on sports, scholarships, and the beauty pageant: “Graduating high school in 1982 there weren’t a whole lot of high-school athletes, females going on to college to play sports yet. That’s what I was looking for, a scholarship in athletics. I didn’t get one, the next best thing would be the Miss America scholarship pageant where at least you had to show that you had a talent. I played the flute and was really into music so, you know I won a couple of titles there, and it paid tuition through four, five years of college. So, that was OK, it wasn’t really my thing, I was never really comfortable with it, but it paid for some college, though.”
Sarah Palin on the challenge for Hillary and other women candidates to appear “tough”: “I recognize that Hillary seems to be trying real hard to be tough, but I say, more power to her. I think she’s had to do that. It’s unfortunate that she’s had to do that, but she comes across to me as tough, capable. I can respect that in her, that she is that tough, capable and experienced and all that….I recognize that’s what she’s trying to do and I think it’s unfortunate that maybe a woman candidate feels that she has to go there. You don’t see male candidates doing that.”
Sarah Palin on dealing with the double standard applied to women candidates: “Fair or unfair—and I do think that it’s a more concentrated criticism that Hillary gets on so many fronts; I think that’s unfortunate. But fair or unfair, I think she does herself a disservice to even mention it, really. You have to plow through that and know what you’re getting into. I say this with all due respect to Hillary Clinton and to her experience and to her passion for changing the status quo. But when I hear a statement like that coming from a women candidate with any kind of perceived whine about that excess criticism or a sharper microscope put on her, I think, man, that doesn’t do us any good. Women in politics, women in general wanting to progress this country, I don’t think it bodes well for her, a statement like that. Because, again, fair or not fair it is there. I think it’s reality and it’s a given, people just accept that she’s going to be under a sharper microscope. So be it. Work harder, prove to yourself to an even greater degree that you’re capable, that you’re going to be the best candidate.”
Monday, October 13, 2008
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
Why Sarah Palin?
Why would I, a 40 year old hockey mom, feel inclined to jump into the political debate, create a website and invest the time and money that it is going to take? Why???? Because FINALLY Americans can relate to a political candidate. When John McCain chose Sarah Palin as his running mate, he scored!!!!
I am excited because not only can we relate to Sarah Palin, but to the entire Palin family. Sarah and Todd Palin are authentic people who experience what the average American experiences day-to-day. Like us, they are a dual income family working to make ends meet, pay their taxes; and to balance the kids, homework, dinner, hockey, soccer, and their marriage. My Husband, Mike, shares this sentiment, saying, “Todd Palin is a guy’s guy. He is someone you can walk up to at the hockey rink and lean against the glass and talk to as you watch your kid’s practice.” The Palins are a family that hold tight to their conservative values. Family first is apparent, America first is obvious. Sarah Palin is pro-life, pro-gun, pro-drilling and pro-tax cuts and pro-America. When you look at an electoral map, the vast majority is “Red” supporting McCain-Palin. The areas of blue are isolated predominantly on either coast. McCain-Palin share the values of the heartland and the vast majority of America!
Sarah Palin is proud to be an American. This quality excites me most about Sarah Palin. She is proud of her country. She realizes that people around the world are clamoring to come to the greatest nation on earth, the United States. Sarah Palin fights for the values upon which this country was founded. She realizes that no other country offers the liberty and opportunity that America does and she does not apologize for that. She realizes that America’s future is dependent upon America’s strength. Sarah Palin know that America’s strength truly lies – not in big government- but in its people.
Sarah’s story is the American story. She grew up in a small rural town. She played sports in High School. She married her High School Sweetheart. She earned her degree from a reputable, Non-ivy League University. She worked as a sports anchor on a small local TV channel. She felt passionate about her community and became involved in local politics seeking to make positive changes in her community. As her spunk, and perseverance became obvious and she rose through the ranks of local politics. She beat the incumbent mayor in Wasilla Alaska in 1996 and was reelected as mayor in 1999. At a time when Alaska’s government was very obviously corrupt and filled with nepotism, similar to the pervasive nepotism in the Washington beltway, Sarah Palin was elected governor in 2006 after defeating incumbent governor Frank Murkowski in the Republican primary and defeating former Democratic governor Tony Knowles in the general election. She was the youngest person, and the first woman, to be elected governor of Alaska. She gained attention for publicizing ethical violations by state Republican Party leaders.
I am excited because not only can we relate to Sarah Palin, but to the entire Palin family. Sarah and Todd Palin are authentic people who experience what the average American experiences day-to-day. Like us, they are a dual income family working to make ends meet, pay their taxes; and to balance the kids, homework, dinner, hockey, soccer, and their marriage. My Husband, Mike, shares this sentiment, saying, “Todd Palin is a guy’s guy. He is someone you can walk up to at the hockey rink and lean against the glass and talk to as you watch your kid’s practice.” The Palins are a family that hold tight to their conservative values. Family first is apparent, America first is obvious. Sarah Palin is pro-life, pro-gun, pro-drilling and pro-tax cuts and pro-America. When you look at an electoral map, the vast majority is “Red” supporting McCain-Palin. The areas of blue are isolated predominantly on either coast. McCain-Palin share the values of the heartland and the vast majority of America!
Sarah Palin is proud to be an American. This quality excites me most about Sarah Palin. She is proud of her country. She realizes that people around the world are clamoring to come to the greatest nation on earth, the United States. Sarah Palin fights for the values upon which this country was founded. She realizes that no other country offers the liberty and opportunity that America does and she does not apologize for that. She realizes that America’s future is dependent upon America’s strength. Sarah Palin know that America’s strength truly lies – not in big government- but in its people.
Sarah’s story is the American story. She grew up in a small rural town. She played sports in High School. She married her High School Sweetheart. She earned her degree from a reputable, Non-ivy League University. She worked as a sports anchor on a small local TV channel. She felt passionate about her community and became involved in local politics seeking to make positive changes in her community. As her spunk, and perseverance became obvious and she rose through the ranks of local politics. She beat the incumbent mayor in Wasilla Alaska in 1996 and was reelected as mayor in 1999. At a time when Alaska’s government was very obviously corrupt and filled with nepotism, similar to the pervasive nepotism in the Washington beltway, Sarah Palin was elected governor in 2006 after defeating incumbent governor Frank Murkowski in the Republican primary and defeating former Democratic governor Tony Knowles in the general election. She was the youngest person, and the first woman, to be elected governor of Alaska. She gained attention for publicizing ethical violations by state Republican Party leaders.
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