Dear Governor Palin,
I did not vote for John McCain. Even though I did not think you were remotely qualified, it did not have anything to do with you. I would not have voted for McCain, no matter who he selected for an running mate. That being said, I am appalled at how the GOP and the McCain campaign are treating you, now that the election is over. Governor, they used you! They selected you as the running mate to try to win the election. Now, they are using you to cover their backs.
I was deeply offended when you were chosen as McCain's running mate. In their minds, it was as if any woman would do. I knew we were smarter than that, and the election has proven it. But they paraded you out in front of us, and had you say things they knew were not true.
Governor Palin, you cannot blame the media for what the GOP is doing to you. The media did not get much of an opportunity to get to know you during the two months you were in the national spotlight. What you are getting is a dose of the mean-spirited right wing Republican smear machine. Perhaps you didn't know what Karl Rove did to John McCain in 2000 when he ran against George Bush. Or what they did to Max Clelland, or John Kerry. They say things that they know are not true, just to win elections. Perhaps you don't know that Rupert Murdock owns most of the media. So, how can the media be liberal? They paraded you in front of us, and had you say things they knew were not true.
When I first heard you speak at the GOP Convention, I thought you gave a good performance, but I thought you were mean. You insulted all community organizers when you said it was 'like being a mayor....but with responsibility'. Do you even know what Obama did while he was working in Chicago? In rallies, I heard you say that Obama 'palled around with terrorists'. Do you even know anything about the Annenberg project where Obama was a board member? In rallies I heard you say Obama wanted to 'spread the wealth around'. Did you ever listen to the entire exchange between Obama and Joe the Plumber? If you did, you would know that is not what he said. You called Obama a socialist. Do you even know what that means? If you do, you wouldn't be bragging about how you taxed the pipe line and gave money to the residents of Alaska. Governor Palin, they paraded you in front of us, and had you say things they knew were not true.
There are many people in the United States of America who think Barack Obama is a socialist Muslim terrorist because of some of the lies you said about him during the campaign. You need to take responsibility for that. Barack & Michelle Obama and Joe & Jill Biden never attacked John McCain's or your families. They never attacked your character, or your church, or your friends (although I did think it was sort of creepy that a witch doctor came to your church to get rid of evil spirits). They never made up lies about who you were. They stuck to issues, which is why they won. You are now getting attacked by the same people who attacked Obama. They try to attack character, because that is the only way they know how to win. Governor Palin, they paraded you in front of us, and had you say things they knew were not true.
If you want to do anything to redeem yourself, out them. Out them now!
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What a great post! You have articulated everything I have been wanting to say. It is sad, but the US is far from solving our problems with gender, race, and class. This goes for folks across the political spectrum, as well as men, women, blacks, whites, rich, and poor. Governor Palin was definately picked for her gender as a republican playing card. I was offended that McCain believed that most Hillary supporters would switch to him b/c of his choice of a female. What an insult to my intelligence! What an insult to Hillary! Change regarding these issues will not happen overnight, but it is important to discuss these issues with our youth so they can understand the depth of this problem in the US. Heck! Most adults don't understand the depth of the problem in the US. I am sick and tired of folks telling me that we are over the race and gender issue based on the progress of the last thirty years. That is not a good way to look at it. We should ALWAYS be striving for excellence and examining the social stigmas attached to race, gender, and class!
ReplyDeleteGreat post, you stated how I feel with grace and dignity. However I have to disagree with you about some of Sarah Palin’s agenda. She walked a two-way street with the RNC to gain the notoriety it would bring her. I use to work in AK. I still have contact with people who live there. SP is not loved by all the citizens of that state because of how she treats people. She “does not play well with others”. Ask her mother-in-law, the people involved with troopergate, her daughter, who was outed for political gain. SP is a user. Now she is in a face-off with a group of even bigger users. She had to know that when she said yes to McCain. Now she is busy using the media (and vice versa) to plead her innocence. We need to focus our energy on stopping this very scary cleverly crafted six-pack, gun totin’, lipsticked pitbull Josie who will set womanhood back to the dinosaur era.
ReplyDeleteHopeful, I agree with everything you said. I think Palin is an opportunist. The point I was trying to make was that she can't have it both ways.....she participated in their dirty campaign, and now she's crying about the negative treatment she's getting. I could have gone on and on about her, but wanted to keep it to one subject.
ReplyDeleteThanks for your comments.
hey aunt, I remeber some one,once telling me that expirence is over rated..hum
ReplyDeleteExperience should not be confused with knowledge, judgement and performance. It's like golf. You can practice all you want, but if you're not practicing the correct technique, you're not going to get any better. And if you don't know the difference between a sand wedge and an 8-iron, you're not going to play very well.
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