very well put

[chhotii]

From a pretty good rant from an Alaskan:

It was obvious anyway, but became beat-you-over-the-head-with-a-two-by-four obvious when Palin referenced the ‘glass ceiling’ line, that this choice is a blatant pander to women. I would like to believe that women will actually feel insulted by this. Yes, it would have been historic if Hillary had gotten the nomination. It was historic that she made it as far as she did. Yes, it would be great to have a woman in the oval office, or in the VP slot if they are the right woman…a woman who got there with her own drive, grit, determination, intelligence, skill and merits. When you’re hand-picked by a man to win votes simply because you are a woman, that doesn’t count, and it doesn’t break any kind of ceiling. Would we have had a Stan Palin as our VP pick? No. So choosing a woman because you think her gender will get votes is insulting.

I'd like to reassure this guy that at least some of us, do, indeed find it insulting. But he's got over 1,000 comments already; any additional comments would either a) repeat what someone already said or b) get lost in all the noise.

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[chain saw with a magician (from livejournal.com)]

Sad though it is, I believe that this ploy will work exactly as intended on 60-80% of the relevant voters.