Thursday, September 11, 2008

More Palin Links

Sarah Palin: A Trojan Moose Concealing Four More Years of George Bush - Arrianna Huffington

Did Sarah Palin wrongfully push to have her ex-brother-in law fired? Was she really against the "Bridge to Nowhere?" Did she really sell Alaska's plane on eBay, or just list it on eBay? Did she actually have any substantial duties commanding the Alaska National Guard?

The correct answer to all these questions is: who cares? Which isn't to say these aren't valid questions, or that Palin and the McCain camp aren't playing it fast, loose, and coy with each of them. The point is that Palin, and the circus she's brought to town, are simply a bountiful collection of small lies deliberately designed to distract the country from one big truth: the havoc that George Bush and the Republican Party have wrought, and that John McCain is committed to continuing.

JH - DAMMIT, she right

Palin: wrong woman, wrong message -Gloria Steinam

Here's the good news: Women have become so politically powerful that even the anti-feminist right wing -- the folks with a headlock on the Republican Party -- are trying to appease the gender gap with a first-ever female vice president. We owe this to women -- and to many men too -- who have picketed, gone on hunger strikes or confronted violence at the polls so women can vote. We owe it to Shirley Chisholm, who first took the "white-male-only" sign off the White House, and to Hillary Rodham Clinton, who hung in there through ridicule and misogyny to win 18 million votes.

But here is even better news: It won't work. This isn't the first time a boss has picked an unqualified woman just because she agrees with him and opposes everything most other women want and need. Feminism has never been about getting a job for one woman. It's about making life more fair for women everywhere. It's not about a piece of the existing pie; there are too many of us for that. It's about baking a new pie.

Sarah Palin grants an interview to ABC News

Palin has not granted an interview since she was questioned by People magazine after she was introduced as McCain's surprise choice as running mate. Her interview with Gibson is the only one scheduled so far.

McCain campaign manager Rick Davis has said that Palin will do more interviews "when we think it's time and when she feels comfortable doing it," saying that "she's not scared to answer questions."

JH - Why are they not letting her interview? So they can make sure that she stays on message of course

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