tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6063106.post7821882586640463609..comments2024-01-22T08:27:40.801-08:00Comments on project mayhem: grandpa mccain, a former prisoner of war, keeps palin on a tight leashthe narratorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10774503436545764912noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6063106.post-74506779783327743432008-10-03T02:41:00.000-07:002008-10-03T02:41:00.000-07:00I live in a country that borders Russia, but darn ...I live in a country that borders Russia, but darn it, I can't see it from my house!The Faithful Dissidenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12540938297858510325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6063106.post-47329058470207042982008-10-02T12:51:00.000-07:002008-10-02T12:51:00.000-07:00kel,a while back i was going to write a post about...kel,<BR/><BR/>a while back i was going to write a post about reps crying sexism every time palin was criticized (many of which were laughing when clinton tried the same tactic). <A HREF="http://loydo38.blogspot.com/2008/09/mccain-former-prisoner-of-war-palin.html" REL="nofollow">this is all i ended up with</A>.the narratorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10774503436545764912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6063106.post-46848418349140895792008-10-02T12:40:00.000-07:002008-10-02T12:40:00.000-07:00Sorry, this is going to be a bit tangential, but I...Sorry, this is going to be a bit tangential, but I've been wanting to say it for a while now.<BR/><BR/>You know what bugs me? When people imply that levying any type of criticism to a woman makes it automatically and inherently sexist.<BR/><BR/>"i know all this talk of palin on a leash sounds sexist"<BR/><BR/>Well, actually... it didn't. At least not until you said that. It sounded like a satire. It sounded like you were making fun of someone who is clearly TERRIBLE at interviews. That's definitely ok. The videos really do make me cringe. But her being a poor speaker or an uninformed candidate have nothing to do with her being a woman. McCain feeling the need to clean up after the messes she has made have nothing to do with her being a woman; they have everything to do with her being out of her league in this campaign.<BR/><BR/>I can think of numerous examples of male leaders who have been controlled by others. I can also think of numerous examples of blunders made by male leaders where some other person has swooped in and cleaned up the mess. No one ever says that's sexist. "Oh what a typical man; he has to have everything done for him. His advisers really need to keep him on a tighter leash. Sorry if I sound sexist, it's just the way it is." No, that doesn't happen because it's ridiculous to construe such criticisms into sexist rhetoric. Such ineptitude has nothing to do with sex.<BR/><BR/>So thanks for pulling out the sexist card. It was completely irrelevant.kelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10753016322720672840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6063106.post-53580797078987896472008-09-30T12:51:00.000-07:002008-09-30T12:51:00.000-07:00I can't wait till Thursday night.I can't wait till Thursday night.Steve M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06261411264695719660noreply@blogger.com