Anybody ever really figure out what the hell a "feminist" is? On Tue, Sep 16, 2008 at 8:20 PM, d.b.baker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Well, you now have 4+ years to pick another candidate. > > P.S. I recommend Mother Superior Pelosi. But please, don't start > campaigning on November 5th. Folks will get suspicious. > > On Sep 16, 9:00 pm, PoliticalAmazon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > She's not real and she achingly does not want to be rural. She is a > > scheming wannabe celebrity, clawing her way through life, lying to get > > what she wants. > > > > I see that same pool of gullible GOP voters who voted Bush Jr into > > office TWICE are still ready to slurp up some more read-hot GOP > > candidate bullshit. > > > > -------- > > > > On Sep 16, 4:51 pm, "d.b.baker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > [Q] - Hmmm. Maybe . . . I am not a feminist after all. > > > > > Maybe . . . working in a man's world for 42 years and busting my butt > > > to beat them up the ladder deletes me from the feminist category. > > > > > Perhaps . . . struggling to be a good single mom in a very married > > > world -- yet meeting my five-day-a-week column deadline -- doesn't > > > earn me a feminist handle either. > > > > > Certainly . . . because I'm not appalled or sickened or shocked by > > > Sarah Palin's stealing the thunder from Obama the orator, I am not a > > > feminist. > > > > > Give me a break. > > > > > I'm tired of women working hard for a hammer that never breaks the > > > glass ceiling; disgusted when Hillary Clinton, an incredibly capable, > > > brilliant woman, lost the fight of her life; disheartened by other > > > countries throughout the free world being led by formidable women > > > before America is. > > > > > Only this time, it was an amazing orator named Barack Obama who was > > > stealing our thunder . . . and I was . . . well, you know. Pissed. > > > > > And then along came Palin, a woman of the tundra who could be > > > America's next best frontier story -- and I was pleasantly surprised. > > > > > So what if she didn't know the definition of the Bush Doctrine? Her > > > performance was a Western draw. Bravery in tact. But no one shot. > > > > > So I asked myself -- what fault is there in admiring a woman who is > > > against abortion -- even though I believe in freedom of choice? > > > > > What's wrong with huge respect for a woman who chose to give birth to > > > a Down syndrome child knowing full well what was in store for her and > > > her family? > > > > > And if appreciating a woman who chose a husband who supports her > > > ladder-climbing skill puts me in the non-feminist category, well maybe > > > that's where I belong. > > > > > To be blunt, Palin is like a zephyr blowing across the prairie with a > > > retro hairdo tied back like a sheaf of wheat. > > > > > She is real. She is rural. She may not be a brilliant tactician, but > > > she's got street sense. Palin is so unlike the very controlled Hillary > > > Clinton, who would never be caught dead in red heels. - > http://www.suntimes.com/news/sneed/1165459,CST-NWS-SNEED16.article > > > -- *~@):~{> --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
