Sarah Palin is the latest Republican practicioner of identity politics. You're supposed to swoon to her tune because she's "like us." Well, she ain't like me. She scares me to death. Her ignorance, incompetence, and lack of curiosity (think W) is astounding. As Gen. Powell said today on Meet in the Press in endorsing Obama, she is not fit or competent to be President, which is the way you have to think about it. Her selection is reason enough to question McCain's judgement (as if we had no other reason to question his judgement).
I am not a "dude." I am not a member of the NRA. Read my lipstick? Puh-leeze.
Joe Sixpack? Not me. Larry Brown's crowd would love Palin. The term used to be "redneck." Is this word still in vogue?
The testosterone flows freely in her manly crowds.
I can just see here "dudes" passing around the Red Man and shouting "You go, girl."
I am not part of the hunting, fishing, and hockey (in the South?) crowd.
I don't wear steel-toed boots and I don't have tattoos.
Last but not least, I do not want a VP candidate winking at me.
I am not one of your dudes, sweetheart. (I would love to call derisively call her "sweetheart" to her face)
I guess I just wasn't born to like Palin.
2 comments:
Don't ya know it, eh?
Given that Palin's negatives have been rising steadily in the polls (her negatives now outweigh her positivies 58 to 40 in the poll announced today), I find it dubious to say the least that she represents the "vast majority." It seems that the bubble has burst from the GOP convention, and that the more the people hear from Palin, the more they dislike her.
I grew up with her type of mannerisms, but I don't want her a heartbeat away from the most powerful position in the world.
I can identify with her in certain regards, but as I have said, I do not believe in identify politics. She's not qualified and not competent to be VP and, God forbid, President.
The elitism you mention is a creastion of the Republican Right. It's a myth.
Obama is not a socialist. In what way is he a "socialist?"
McCain has pushed the government buying up toxic mortgages. If that isn't "socialism", then pray tell, what is? Please explain.
Obama was around this so-called terrorist when he was active when Obama was 8 years old. Guilt by association at 8 yrs. old?
Many people do identify with a hunting regular (although I would violently disagree that she is regular, although we would end arguing about the definition of regular) over the hyperbole of Obama.
BUT AGAIN---it's this identity politics which you obviously buy into that I think is ruining this country.
Post a Comment