tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11306845.post338412964939925281..comments2024-03-29T05:31:02.923-04:00Comments on The Y Files: More Palin: The other side of the culture warCathy Younghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09688616617444359647noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11306845.post-38107436177363053502013-01-08T01:39:57.803-05:002013-01-08T01:39:57.803-05:00Al Gore Runescape Moneywould have a coronary tryin... Al Gore <a href="http://www.rsgold2buy.com/gold/" rel="nofollow">Runescape Money</a>would have a coronary trying to keep up with Palin, who probably wouldn't be bringing along any seriously good wine as he races<a href="http://www.d3face.com/" rel="nofollow">cheap Diablo 3 gold</a> through the backwoodsrsgoldfenghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11392061286147819065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11306845.post-68485201322221472192011-05-17T22:12:03.113-04:002011-05-17T22:12:03.113-04:00nice share thanks a lot :)
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Serious conservatives are saying "thanks but no thanks" to this Nowhere Woman.Richard Bennetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12130321354450503253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11306845.post-65236609150984093742008-09-26T00:19:00.000-04:002008-09-26T00:19:00.000-04:00Thanks for your post, Ada! of course you haven't ...Thanks for your post, Ada! of course you haven't offended me. I've been very busy but I plan to make a post tomorrow addressing the issue you have raised.Cathy Younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09688616617444359647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11306845.post-60513242995313743462008-09-25T23:43:00.000-04:002008-09-25T23:43:00.000-04:00I'm sorry, Cathy.I have great respect for you and ...I'm sorry, Cathy.<BR/>I have great respect for you and have often looked to you as a voice of sanity on issues relating to feminism and cultural liberalism.<BR/><BR/>But after the last 48 hours, can you honestly tell me that Sarah Palin should be taken seriously as a politician of any achievement or value?<BR/><BR/>This is just insane.<BR/><BR/>If I have offended you in any way, I will disappear from here, not bother you or your comment board in any way. I mean absolutely no offense.<BR/><BR/>I just can't believe what is going on.ada47https://www.blogger.com/profile/07518135598811100411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11306845.post-57458291140244388262008-09-23T07:03:00.000-04:002008-09-23T07:03:00.000-04:00ada47 is right on. The issue with Sarah Palin is p...ada47 is right on. The issue with Sarah Palin is primarily whether she's fit to hold the office she's running for, and all of these questions about the reactions of various cadres to her are tertiary. <BR/><BR/>Palin was clearly chosen for her ability to pump-up the religious right, who were in a Schiavo-like coma where McCain is concerned before her selection. McCain also fantasized that she would appeal to centrists as another maverick, and to disaffected female-identity-driven Hillary supporters. <BR/><BR/>The secondary issues - policy positions - aren't pressing because she doesn't have positions on much of anything beyond birthing babies and attracting big-box retail to small towns.<BR/><BR/>If a complete and sober assessment shows that Palin is not fit to hold office, by reason of preparation, intellect, and temperament, than the most virulent reactions to her from any cadre are in fact reasonable.<BR/><BR/>And from what I've seen, that's what's going on: a laughably inappropriate candidate has been chosen to grace the Republican ticket, and all of the people who've been paying attention are pissed. Not just whackos, but serious conservatives like Wick Allison, George Will, David Brooks, David Drezner, Charles Krauthammer, Peggy Noonan, Mike Murphy, David Frum, Richard Brookhiser and Ross Douthat.<BR/><BR/>Outrage is sometimes the only appropriate reaction.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11306845.post-58457521911016614212008-09-23T01:25:00.000-04:002008-09-23T01:25:00.000-04:00Hi Cathy,Glad to see you're blogging again, I've m...Hi Cathy,<BR/>Glad to see you're blogging again, I've missed your perspective on workd events of late.<BR/><BR/>I appreciate your taking on both sides of the culture war over Palin. I've been rather disgusted with the whole story-with the bullsh*t whining of feminists and lefties about "hypocracy" and "see what abstinance only got her daughter" bla bla, as well as the absolute contempt, and dare I say projection, on the right of anyone who criticizes a "real American" like Palin. Spare me.<BR/><BR/>What bothers me so much about all of this, though, is that it distracts from the real issue, which is governing. In my opinion, and I know many will disagree with me, the addition of Palin to the ticket was about politics, not governing. She energizes the base, but brings no expertise, and inspires no confidence in the ability of the McCain administration to govern effectively. I'll admit I don't like McCain very much. Even though his voting record suggest thoughtful moderation, his public persona is anything but thoughtful or moderate. Palin seems to have added an energized resentment to the ticket, and little more. <BR/><BR/>I would like to argue with you about her candidacy being a step forward for women. I see it as cynical tokenism. I certainly appreciate that women politicians need not march in lockstep with feminists, that women politicians and voters care about some things more than "reproductive rights" and "choice", and I admire the way Palin's personal choices line up with her politics. <BR/><BR/>But she's pretty much a big liar with no demonstrated grasp of foreign policy, and her/McCain's attempts to gloss over that with some such crap about Alaska being near Russia is infuriating.<BR/><BR/>There are other women out there, conservatives and moderates and liberals, who are more accomplished, more articulate, not currently evading abuse of power investigations, who could have been elevated to the second highest office on merit alone. I've always had a grudging respect for Liddy Dole and Kay Bailey Hutchison, and Christie Whitman even though I don't agree with all of their politics. <BR/><BR/>I just don't see what Palin has to offer, other than a gigantic distraction from any serious issues.<BR/><BR/>But you often manage to get me to think about things differently, so I await your response.<BR/><BR/>Oh-LOVED the line about the confluence of the left wing caricature and the right wing icon. Brilliant.ada47https://www.blogger.com/profile/07518135598811100411noreply@blogger.com