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Sarah Palin a change? What change? : Comments

By Ruby Hamad, published 5/9/2008

Palin may be a woman, but to many feminists and other Clinton supporters she does not speak for women.

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Well said.

Palin is essentially George W Bush in a skirt. She has the same social and religious conservative credentials, the same total lack of interest and understanding of international affairs, and her supporters are using the same arguments they used in favour of Bush: that he is a simpler person with an obvious appeal to Middle America.

Do these people never learn?
Posted by Cazza, Friday, 5 September 2008 9:54:19 AM
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This isn't an article, it's a comment and should have been posted as a comment and not tried to dress up as a new opinion piece. Why didn't you just post a comment to Terpstra's piece. Did you think it would not get enough attention if it was "just a comment" and you wanted to express your angst even more.

What a rant, usually you see this sort of spray and out of context, taking to extremes of every picked apart sentence, in the newspaper blog pages.

You obviously feel very strongly about this, you should let go and let us know what you really think.
Posted by rpg, Friday, 5 September 2008 10:02:29 AM
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Thanks for the article.

Women who would have voted for Hillary Clinton absolutely would not vote for Sarah Palin because Clinton supporters want universal health care, responsible foreign policy, access to abortion, and believe that climate change is happening now.

Unfortunately many Americans are single issue voters and the 37.5 million anti-abortion lobby will turn out to vote for Palin.

If Huffinton Post report below is s true reflection of her views then the world will not be a better place.

"Speaking before the Pentecostal church, Palin painted the current war in Iraq as a messianic affair in which the United States could act out the will of the Lord.

"Pray for our military men and women who are striving to do what is right. Also, for this country, that our leaders, our national leaders, are sending [U.S. soldiers] out on a task that is from God," she exhorted the congregants. "That's what we have to make sure that we're praying for, that there is a plan and that that plan is God's plan."

"Religion, however, was not strictly a thread in Palin's foreign policy. It was part of her energy proposals as well. Just prior to discussing Iraq, Alaska's governor asked the audience to pray for another matter -- a $30 billion national gas pipeline project that she wanted built in the state. "I think God's will has to be done in unifying people and companies to get that gas line built, so pray for that," she said.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/09/02/palins-church-may-have-sh_n_123205.html
Posted by billie, Friday, 5 September 2008 10:15:59 AM
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The left-wing feminists come out shrieking over Palin because she, a conservative mother of five, has done something they cannot do. The slack-moraled left feminists have also attacked here daughter for being 17, unmarried and pregant, when they would have made all sorts of excuses for a daughter of the sisterhood.

What a bunch of disgusting hypocrites!

And, they didn't even vote for a woman presidential nominee when they had the chance.
Posted by Mr. Right, Friday, 5 September 2008 10:40:07 AM
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I happened to listen to Giuliani’s speech which preceded Palin's presentation at the Republican convention on SBS yesterday.

Giuliani compared McCain and Palin against Obama.

The difference is

McCain and Palin have both held positions of authority, where making and living with the consequences of a decision is the job. Obama has not been elected to a position of authority, he has merely been a ‘community worker’ and apparently cannot make up his mind (sounds like Krudd and the ‘committees / talkfests’).

I think the Reps might well have pulled this one out the fire.

McCain/Palin offers for the republicans what the Obama / Biden seriously lack in the democrats.

McCain / Palin present as people who have both operated as leaders and of course balance the maturity / youth dichotomy as well as the male/female issue. With McCain and his wisdom in the chair and Palin and her apparent ability to take on the role, should something happen with McCain, she is in a position to step up to the plate. Being female, she also demonstrates that special something to destroy another lie of the inadequate, the gender based glass ceiling.

Obama / Biden offer inexperience supported, not by a female but an older hack.

It seems, Obama offers a person who makes a lot of promises for the future (who cares about his running mate).

McCain / Palin offer people who do not rely on promises but on their track records as the indicator to the future.

As to the rhetoric of the early posts “Palin is essentially George W Bush in a skirt.”

Maybe you are part right, from her speech, she spoke like someone who has the “balls” (which I always associated with Margaret Thatcher).

And like Margaret said, back in the 1970s “The battle for women's rights has been largely won.” And we have moved on from then.

I guess a prospective female VP of USA removes any lingering doubts to the outcome of that battle.
Posted by Col Rouge, Friday, 5 September 2008 11:16:32 AM
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Who said that feminists represent women. Feminists represent feminists.

But feminists can always form their own political party, and see how many votes they get.

It has been tried a number of times in other countries, and very few men or women would vote for them.

I would not vote for Palin based on her politics, but I do admire her for being her own woman, and not pandering to the beliefs of those who like to call themselves feminist.
Posted by HRS, Friday, 5 September 2008 12:34:46 PM
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