Comments on: Uh, Dude … Your Mic’s On

By: Shan

Shan — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 00:18:46 +0000

Ladies, I said “Whores of Hollywood” NOT teens. Maybe I shouldn’t have said whores. Take a look around and what do you see? A lot of women who are well known, getting knocked-up and not bothering to marry the father of the baby. I know a lot of women who work full-time at the office and at home. Remember being a little girl, and telling your friends that when you grew up you were going to be the first woman president? Why can’t a woman do that job? How many years ago was it that women couldn’t vote? It’s men who first told us we couldn’t vote! She’s totally a tight-ass and I don’t agree with a lot of stuff that she says but, if we tune her out because she has a family aren’t we tuning out the next woman whom we might agree on?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 13:26:00 +0000

That is the most honest political coverage we’ve gotten out of those republican gas bags in years. Also, nobody is saying that Palin can’t be vice-president because she’s a mother of a special needs child. Some people are saying that being the mother of a special needs child requires more time and energy from you than you would have if you were the vice president of the goddamn united states of america, still the most powerful nation in the world, with a major foreclosure problem, protracted wars on two fronts in the middle east, a failing banking system, and an energy crisis. It’s not misogyny, anymore than pointing out that people have to make choices in their lives all the time and that these choices (because of misogyny) often leave women on the short end of the stick. That’s not something Sarah Palin gives a shit about either — for all her sudden love of Hillary Clinton now (she called her a whiner a few weeks ago, tho) — Palin is not a person with any love or committment to so-called women’s issues: anti-choice, even in the case of rape or incest; cuts to sex education, as well as for housing for new mothers; against equal pay for equal work for women, just like McCain. She’s a religious zealot, who thinks that the pledge of allegiance was written by the founding fathers.

By: Anya

Anya — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 13:20:27 +0000

SJ, we don’t know what’s going on behind closed doors. Maybe Bristol is holding the baby because she wants to start practicing taking care of babies when she has her own? Maybe it just looks “pretty” on TV to have a pregnant young woman cradle a baby in her arms? Who knows? I’m pretty sure that the image they project in public is perfectly calculated by the republican campaign. And, of course, it’s also possible that her husband is not involved with the baby and so by accepting the nomination, Palin is shortchanging her kids. My whole point is that it could be either of those things, not just the latter. I’m pretty sure her kids will be just fine either way.

By: Tako

Tako — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 06:01:52 +0000

lmfao.. too funny.. I just hate the fact that now they’re gonna have to apologize publicly about it and shit.. I dont think they shoud have to, they’re just saying what they think, and people should respect that.. Not to mention its fucking hillarious, the fact that they didnt know their mic was on..

By: Jinxy McDeath

Jinxy McDeath — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 05:29:09 +0000

She had me at Palin on the ticket is”Political bullshit”. This smelled of desperation, and I think most of the people 100 people the McCain asked to be on the ticket – hung up on him. She was not carefully vetted at all. And while the right to lifers, who are a vocal group, they make up less than 10 of voters. But on the up side they all vote *ick* So it’s the real deal to show up and vote, the way you think will help get us out of the recession we are in, a war that is not ever going to be over, and a national health system, that let’s us rise up from second only to Haiti in infant mortality in the western hemisphere. Please think carefully, thoughtfully this is a crucial election, for so many reasons.

By: SJ

SJ — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 04:46:18 +0000

Anya, if her husband was the “mommy” of the family, why isn’t he ever holding the baby? In every instance where the entire family is photographed or televised, Bristol is holding the baby. That gives me the impression that he’s not up for the nurturing.

I’m going to stand by my belief that she shouldn’t have accepted the position having recently had a child, especially one with special needs, along with the fact that her unwed teenage daughter is pregnant. I would feel the same exact way for a man in this position. Maybe I’ll start trusting her when she starts using her position of power to be an activist for down syndrome/other special needs. So far, I have yet to hear this have any kind of impact on anything in her life and politics. If I am wrong, please inform me.

By: Asta

Asta — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 04:34:47 +0000

*to have introduced

By: Asta

Asta — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 04:33:47 +0000

I’m not saying she shouldn’t run because she’s a mother, I’m saying she shouldn’t run because she’s bringing a lot of controversy and negative publicity to her party. McCain couldn’t find ANYONE ELSE? Seriously?

I’m sure that 80% approval rating is possible. Alaska is very conservative, and she has a reputation for getting rid of corruption. And she’s a cute, perky woman who seems to have a down to earth/girl-next-door charm. A crazy, gun-happy, pro-life girl next door…normally I don’t condone bashing the opposition, but the cartoons and fake news segments about Palin shooting polar bears and clubbing baby seals make me giggle.

Ribbit, I’m so glad to having introduced you to a great new wine! It’s one of the few times I’ve bought a bottle for the label and not been disappointed. I agree that we should have some photo posts comparing the female fashion of the two conventions. Let’s do it, Beet!

By: Beautiful

Beautiful — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 02:37:48 +0000

Have you posted the video of the democratic VP nominee, Joe Biden, when he said, “You have to speak Arab to go into a 7-11 or Duncan Doughnuts?” Have you posted Barack Obama’s paster saying, “It’s not God bless America, it’s God fuck America”? Come on. Your “journalistic integrity”, and I use that term loosely for you, is not intact. TEAM MCCAIN/PALIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By: Abbi

Abbi — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 01:56:48 +0000

Fired.

By: Anya

Anya — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 01:52:20 +0000

I actually agree with Shan on this one. No one is saying she shouldn’t run because she’s a mother? Uh, yes, they are. Statements like “she has a special needs baby” and “a pregnant teen daughter” are everywhere. So what? Maybe her husband is the “mommy’ in the family? If she was a man, I guarantee that no one would be talking about the special needs baby and the pregnant teen all the time. I’m a democrat btw, but I think this constant chatter about her kids is pointless.

By: ribbet

ribbet — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 01:45:50 +0000

hi shan: i went on a rant about that very topic on another post. i have very limited short term memory so i can’t remember which one. i’ve been drinking too much of the BITCH wine that Asta recommended – thanks for that tip Asta!

i hope my post wasn’t misconstrued: i firmly believe that a woman can and should be not only a vp candidate but a presidential one regardless of her family status – btw, so does my ultra-conservative republican dad.

my thoughts with regard to her decision to run now was how her daughter’s pregnancy has been used to attack palin’s character, parenting and qualifications. she could have avoided this by putting off running during this election. i’m talking purely and solely about the responsibility she had to her child to shield her from this type of public embarassment.

just wanted to clarify. =)

@JoJo: thanks. i just have to hope you’re wrong about her getting some help.

watching the convention now and wondering why john didn’t pick linda lingle, governor of hawaii, if he needed a woman? wonder what’s in her closet?

beet: maybe you could post pictures of michelle obama, joe biden’s wife, cindy mccain and palin’s convention fashion choices. (cindy’s had a couple of interesting choices.) if you do, please don’t forget hillary’s tangerine pantsuit!