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Palin is the Mae West of politics when this country need an FDR
Since Biden had to be on his best behavior to refrain from any comment that could be construed as sexist I found the sexual overtones of Palin's correction of the phrase "drill, baby, drill" said with her most come-hither smile an affront. We already have the Rich Lowrys of the Right wing drooling from just her winks. Palin is the Mae West of politics when this country need an FDR. Advertisers say sex sells. I guess that was McCain's only hope. Country first? What a joke.
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Bob Herbert makes a similar point this morning:
" Where is the evidence that Governor Palin even understands these complex and enormously challenging problems? During the debate she twice referred to General McKiernan as “McClellan.” Neither Ms. Ifill nor Senator Biden corrected her.
But after Senator Biden suggested that John McCain’s answer to the nation’s energy problems was to “drill, drill, drill,” Ms. Palin promptly pointed out, as if scoring a point, that “the chant is ‘Drill, baby, drill!’ ”
How’s that for perspective? The credit markets are frozen. Our top general in Afghanistan is dialing 911. Americans are losing jobs by the scores of thousands. And Sarah Palin is making sure we know that the chant is “drill, baby, drill!” not “drill, drill, drill.”
Read the rest here:
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/04/opinion/04herbert.html?_r=1&hp=&adxnnl=1&oref=slogin&adxnnlx=1223128851-4xpecINh3GZ7g93eVGaIdw
October 4, 2008 10:03 AM | Reply | Permalink
If only she had Mae West's wit and wisdom:
She's the kind of girl who climbed the ladder of success wrong by wrong. -Mae West
October 4, 2008 11:17 AM | Reply | Permalink
While I understand the point you are making, I do not see Sarah Palin as having any of the attributes of Mae West.
I see Sarah Palin as being more like Aimee Semple McPherson.
October 4, 2008 11:31 AM | Reply | Permalink
...or Britney Spears all growed-up don'cha know!
October 4, 2008 11:54 AM | Reply | Permalink
Good call...
October 4, 2008 6:23 PM | Reply | Permalink