I found this story very interesting.
More on the Sarah Palin discussion from one feminists perspective. It is interesting to notice the divide here among feminists discussing Palin.
I found it especially interesting because there were a couple of times during the debate last night that i found myself feeling sorry for her has well. I had to shake that feeling off several times. But she just seemed so... tired. And recycling that same old b/s about joe six-pack, hockey moms, people on main street wanting government out of their lives, and other sort of home-spun wisdom that didn't answer any of the questions that Gwen Ifill posed. It made me so angry that this kind of political stance (of not having any particular stance) actually sways some people.
Maybe we can discuss a little about this ourselves.
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I read the Judith Warner article (http://warner.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/09/25/poor-sarah/) and while it wasn't anything amazing I think there is a good point there re: pitying Palin. Because I absolutely was feeling HORRIBLE for her during those Couric debates. The end of the article is what gets me: that Palin's nomination is an act of cruelty to herself as well as America. And I completely agree with that. Here is a woman who just seems so entirely unprepared and incapable and yet she is being used for her appeal.
I did NOT feel pity for her during the debate. I think she did a pretty good job, really. She seemed folksy and cute and competent, which is exactly what the ticket wants her to do.
Watching her in the debate made me incredibly nervous because I really don't have a grasp on where the "average" right leaning American voter stands. I can really see how someone feeling disillusioned could read Biden's performance as lackluster and pessimistic compared to this babe of a woman who is just totally "down home."
Bottom line: people don't trust politicians. And even though Palin is very political, she doesn't come off as politician-y. She's fun and sassy!!
I guess the question is just how much I can underestimate the American public.
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