Former Hillary (Now McCain) Supporters Say New Obama Ad Featuring Palin Winking Is Sexist

Shelly Mandell is an idiot. Palin winked all by herself during a nationally televised debate, and that’s not the only time she has done so.

Not sure why repubs are complaining. The wink is Sarah Palin’s signature gesture. Some think it is cute, I think it is offensive but there is nothing sexist about it. As a woman, Sarah Palin and her values offend me. Any “feminist” voting for the McCain/Palin ticket is not a real feminist. Sarah Palin does not represent or advance feminist values.

OMG, get real.
Winking is not a female thing. Men do it too.
Palin just does it more than most, men or women.

Look anyone who watched the Dem primaries knows Obama has very little respect for women who are political objects for him to kick around.
Whether it is Hillary or Palin, Obama is only concerned about himself and sees women as substandard objects.

So, every picture of Obama in a McCain ad is racist? These ads show a black man, after all, and McCain says he’s no good.
Luckily there’ll be an end to all this BS soon.

The most agressive and almost fatal form of sexism in the whole race have been Palin’s answers to Katie Couric’s question.
There were a HUGE blow to the majority’s wish to see more women in power.

I am now thoroughly convinced that these nuts have never actually met real women — women with sons that they value as much as daughters.
Obama/Biden 08!

No male candidate would be taken seriously if he was winking at the camera.
If we are to treat her fairly, then she should be held to the same standards.
Palin is a joke. We know it. The world knows it. And even many in her own party are saying it.
If she wants to do nothing but make unsubstantiated accusations, certainly it’s fine to call her out.
But I guess it’s somehow Obama’s fault she’s made an ass of herself on national TV multiple times.

Give me a break. She winked. She mocks people who have an education and are interested enough in the world around them to want to travel. She is trying to portray herself as a simple person, so how is it sexist to acknowledge how successful she has been at it?

Bottom line: John McCain was sexist in his VP pick.

Hahahaha.
I think this is the best ad of the campiagn!
I almost fell off my chair laughing.
Palin was the one playing winky winky with the cameras to use that good ol’ gosh darn it charm.
Is there a problem with it now?
Out of all the brilliant women in our nation from which to chose, THIS is the best the GOP could find? As a woman, I was completely insulted when McCain picked her.
The very choice of Plain was blatently sexist. She wasn’t chosen based on her knowledge or ability. (Even Karl Rove said that) She was chosen because she was a woman. THAT is sexist!

Anyone upset with the pricey clothes Palin was wearing when she winked?

Palin loves to use her sarcastic insults to attack Obama.
But it’s so sexist to play the same game? What, are we to assume they think women are too fragile for political hardball?
I LOVE THIS AD!!!
And the poetic justice that the lowly “community organizer” that Plain made fun of is kicking her’s and McCain’s butts because of his superior organizational skills is AWESOME!

LOL, this ad is in now way sexist. Sarah Palin winking multiple times during a national debate was not only unprofessional it was inappropriate. As a woman I was insulted by her winking and talking so “folksey” after claiming at the Rep convention to be breaking the glass ceiling.

Please! The ad is a referendum on McCain’s economics prowess and his judgment in selecting a capable running mate that in theory should have rounded out his area of weakness. It is McCain’s words, properly sited. The Palin clip is available everywhere. Her wink, I stress HER wink, has become her trademark personal nuance, noted by many and spoofed on SNL. Her wink is her gesture, and you as a voter get to make up your own story of what you think it means. This ad does not attack Palin in the least, it simply jars the public to consider her ability! As a former Hilary supporter myself, I feel I can say, GROW UP!

OMG, what ad are these people looking at? There’s nothing sexist about Obama’s ad, they just don’t like the fact that the ad makes Palin look like a total idiot.

It’s really disturbing to read personal attacks on Sarah Palin not because she’s not qualified but because women can’t see her as Vice POTUS. Yet Obama gets a pass even though his national experience is nil. He’s vying for the top position. Where is the criticism? He kept silent while his gang lied and savaged Senator Clinton. Where has all the progress gone?

Since when did Republicans become so concerned about women’s rights to label anything from Obama as “sexist”. Last time I heard the GOP platform condemned a woman’s right to choose. Sexism from the Republicans? You betcha. Hypocrisy from Republicans? Double you betcha!

She doesn’t blink, but she winks…

Shelly Mandell has a lot of nerve calling the ad sexist. She needs to be talking to Palin about how not to act when running for vice president of the United States.

Sarah Palin’s not only unqualified to be President but she’s unqualified for the VP position too. Governor, yes.. VP, NO!
GoBama/Biden ’08

She’s the one who did it.

I was totally insulted when she winked at the camera during the debates. As a successful woman in corporate america, I struggle daily to be taken seriously and must prove my abilities to men with half the skills I possess. Palin set us all back by not taking the position she was given seriously and proving that a woman deserved to be there! I was on the fence but can’t see supporting someone that does not deliver on the promise that women of the US are capable of delivering. I wouldn’t have a job if I turned to my boss and winked at him while explaining why I over spent my regional budget!

As a woman who seeks equality for women, I do not see Sarah Palin remotely representing the values that feminists espouse. The ‘wink’ was brought into public view by Palin’s “cutsy” behaviour in what is supposed to be a serious political debate. From that moment, Palin defined as herself as little more than someone who aims to get votes through her overt flirtatiousness and looks rather than her brains. Feminists everywhere are appalled. If this is not the image Palin (and, de facto, her supporters) wants to depict , then she only has herself to blame for providing the fodder for ridicule. The ad is definitely not being sexist – it is merely holding up a “mirror” for Americans to reflect *seriously* on what/who might be representing them in international forums and at home, and who might end up steering Americans’ futures – both women’s and men’s! Credibility at home and abroad …?

These women take any criticism of another woman as sexist. It’s ridiculous. If anything, they’re being sexist by supporting and defending this Palin. Palin is unqualified and undignified to be VP or President. I don’t know how these woman could have be Hillary supporters and then turn to Palin. It’s an insult to Hillary.

she brings this on herself with her mmmmmmm winks, deliberate folksy commentary etc, she is embarrassing to women of intellect. I wanted to like her, I supported Hillary, but her antics in front of the camera and her stance on womens issues I find unexceptional. I have been waiting for some sign it was okay to vote for Mc-Palin but after looking at my ballot for 2 weeks, I find NONE

This ad is not sexist.
There are 3 quotes from McCain and then the viewer is asked to tnink about his choice of VP. What is sexist about that?
Palin is being called out on her ignorance and stupidity, not her gender.
She is going for a high-powered job – tough if you truly wimpy women think that your gender gets you an easy ride.
I am a woman and I think these women in the article are being ridiculous.
Magaret Thatcher would laugh at you pathetic creatures.

If anyone is sexist, it is McCain himself.
He could have chosen Senator Kay Bailey Hutchinson or Senator Susan Collins to name two.
If he had chosen one of these experienced, intelligent women, this would not even be an issue. These women have respect because of the qualities and years of work. They are presidential material. They have respect.
Instead, McCain thought with his hormones instead of his brain and chose young and ignorant over wise and experienced.
He only has himself to blame for
“Palinstein” monster!

What a bunch of baloney. Now it’s SEXIST to highlight a clip of Palin from the one TV debate she did? Did I miss something? Was it actually stolen from a home video? Was there CGI involved? Was it edited to make her do something she didn’t do?
I get sick of so-called feminists whining when a woman is called out for being ignorant or incompetent. Ignorance and incompetence are qualities of BOTH sexes. This whining says more about the whiner than about the woman.

um, i think she’s the one who winked. we’ve all been at some kind of job a long time. when was the last time somebody professional winked at you? bet you can’t remember.
john mccain – who i used to think was a good guy has really come out in this election. all those facts i ignored – that he didn’t vote for equal pay, voted twice against the violence against women act, believes a woman’s life and health is a sham – came glaring out.
has anyone ever heard of this group of prominent women before? nope. there are the kato katelins of this election. and if you’re being paid by mccain, like lafferty is – better put your bucks someplace else john. we’re not buying it. look at those polls. women don’t trust sarah.

What a bunch of bitters. They don’t represent me or any woman I know. Palin knew what she was doing when she winked through that debate. Reap what you sow.

Palin comes across as a FLIRT! Sorry.
I don’t trust women who wink all the time!
I dont know what it is, but there is something dishonest and snaky about it!
I never felt it that way with Hillary.

they call it sexist?
Why is SHE winking?
what is that wink suppose to mean?
If she had not done it, there would be no video of her doing it for them to use
she is demeaning herself.
What is that wink suppose to mean?

Palin winks while whipping up the lynch mob. She is trying to hoodwink her way into the White House.

Hillary Clinton was an exceptional candidate, but the primary is OVER, and some people can’t let it go. They will forever find fault in the candidate who surpassed her, regardless of his honor and integrity and fitness to be our leader. Do they care that they have been manipulated? That they are playing right into the Republican’s game plan by embracing the token female on the ticket; someone who doesn’t have a 10th of Hillary’s ability? Their defense of Palin must be deeply disappointing to Hillary herself.
Palin is snide and sarcastic, has made multiple vile, unjustifed and false attacks against Obama, has abused her power in office, has greatly exagerated her executive experience (how hard is it to be mayor of a town of 6000, especially when you hire a city manager to actually DO the work? And how hard is it to govern a state with the highest federal support per capita and millions of dollars in excess oil revenues which are then distributed to the residents, which, by the way, is called “spreading the wealth?) has supported the innapropriate behavior of her spouse (as an “advisor” to the governor and as an Alaskan secessionist), has made blatantly false claims about pursuit and then refusal of government earmarks – OVER and OVER and OVER again, continues to spew lies days and weeks after they have been debunked, seeks pity for her role as mother of a special needs child when, if elected to the vice presidency, a nanny will certainly be raising it (and by the way, does that child ever MOVE? For all we can see, they are parading around a stuffed doll). I could go on, but….suffice it to say, that it is a great tragedy that Hillary got so close to breaking through the glass ceiling, and there are still women in this country who would be content to let this “barbie doll” make the final push through it. I’ve been an Obama supporter from day one, but I admire Ms. Clinton a great deal and hope he chooses her for his cabinet. Hillary for Secretary of Health and Human Services!!!!

As a woman, I resent other women who make these crazy accusations of sexism in cases where there is no sexism. It just makes the rest of us women look bad. As far as I’m concerned, Sarah Palin is the one who made herself look like an unserious candidate with that flirtatious winking and fake folksy language.
Palin doesn’t hold a candle to Hillary Clinton. I supported Obama over Clinton in the primaries, but I always believed that Clinton was a very serious candidate who showed brains and strength. She even out-performed Obama in most of the debates. Clinton is a woman I look up to. Palin is a woman who makes me ill.
Another reason I have very little respect for Palin is the way she leads her family. Her oldest son is a high school drop-out. Her oldest daughter has missed much of the past year of high school and is having a baby soon. Palin went back to work when her last two babies were only 3 days old. Clearly, her only priority is her own political ambition.

To Joseph,
I think you mean, ‘was’ the most popular govenor at the time. Much has changed since she went into the national spotlight and her hometown folks have had a chance to read the facts about her. Glad you are infactuated with her…everybody needs a hero, I suppose.

Hillary Clinton is one of the most hated people in American politics. It has nothing to do with the fact that she is a woman. It has everything to with her arrogance that she is always right and that everyone else is always wrong. The only reason she won New Hampshire was that she finally showed a few seconds of actual humanity which never made another appearance during her campaign.
Sarah Palin has become another of the most hated politicians in America. This also has nothing to do with the fact that she is a woman. The reason for this is that she combines all of the meanness of Cheney with all of the stupidity of Bush. It also doesn’t help that she is a crook and a liar.
From Wikipedia, “A wink is a kind of semi-formal communication, which usually indicates shared, unspoken knowledge.” Palin’s winks during the debate showed that she was lying through her teeth, but that it was ok because she really didn’t mean what she was saying.

Some obama supporters can’t really be so hateful. I’ll just continue to assume that you are actually good people that have just been so brainwashed that you don’t have a clue as to the hate you spew. I’d tell you to think for yourselves, but you are so wrapped up in that one that you have lost the ability to think for yourselves.
SAD. Can’t believe the media has played such a role in allowing the brainwashing to take place.
What Country is this again?

Mildly sexist. But sexist or not, it definitely was a cheap shot.
If you think Palin is a bad choice as an economic advisor to McCain then why not state her positions rather than capture an inconsequential affectation? Palin has spoken pretty extensively about the wisdom of cutting rather than raising taxes, about cleaning up wall st. and DC, about the economic benefits of developing our own energy sources (to say nothing of the geopolitic advantages).
I’ll put Palin’s economic positions up against Obama’s and Biden’s any day. And maybe that’s exactly why they needed to resort to a cheap shot to try to get at her.

People would still be groaning if it were a guy who’d done those ridiculous winks as well. It makes you look like an idiot and frequently sleazy.

This ad is way over the top. I have supported Obama since he won the nomination, spent 100s of hours campaigning for him, and tonight I have removed his signs from my front lawn. Obama has lost my support.

LJ said:
Any “feminist” voting for the McCain/Palin ticket is not a real feminist.
EXPLAIN TO ME WHAT A REAL FEMINIST IS?

Sarah Palin is a breath of fresh air.
Barack Obama has no, i repeat no, no
qualification to be president. runnning
for president is not a qualification.
he has zero accomplishments..he’s an
anti-american, socialist, affirmitave
action tainted liar. first he said
that anything above $250,000 was to
be taxed, then he said, $200,000 and
now biden says $150,000…anybody pick
up on this?

I think we should make a tv ad of Obama offering a kiss if voters put on one of his buttons in Pennsylvania. And then showing all those kisses he gives so freely to women he meets.
Surely I’m not the only one disgusted by that.
Closing line, “is nothing off limits to sell with Senator Obama”?

I was going to vote for Obama until someone called Sarah a WackJob. Wait – that was someone in he McCain Campaign!
But Seriously, the ad is not sexist at all. Get a life.

I laugh at people like Cindy saying Sarah Palin shouldn’t be trusted because she winks. You are jealous of her being better looking than the “unwinkable woman” in your life.

Obama seems to be running against Bush..no wait, he’s running against Palin. He surely does have a thing about Mrs. Palin. I think this ad will make women angry.

sarah palin has been ravaged by the media,
hollywood and the sexists that populate the democrat party. what you liberals don’t understand is that having another
point of view does not mean you’re to be
silenced and made out to be a criminal.
and most of all if someone else has a
view that you don’t have you don’t have
to get defensive. the biggest difference
between a liberal and a conservative is
that a liberal will put down or try and
silence someone who has a different op-
inion, while a conservative will let a
person with another view talk all they
want. liberals can never win in the
arena of ideas so they try and supress
an oppossing view. grow up liberals.
we conservatives won’t go on a suicide
watch if mccain loses, but you sure will
if obama does.

To Larry W,
Sure, no politician keeps 90%+ approval ratings for long. The fact remains that Palin is talented, capable, and accomplished. It has nothing to do with anyone being “infactuated”. She has not been treated fairly, not by a long shot. You believe that this is okay because you disagree with her politically. Or perhaps because she had the temerity to get in the way of Obama’s coronation. (Just like that prole Joe Wurzelbacher.)
Care to list Obama’s accomplishments then if your eyes, ears, and mind are closed to Palin’s? Or are you just “infactuated” with him as I apparently am with her?

Harrett, Obama can answer basic questions on domestic and foreign policy issues. Palin cannot. That is what makes her unqualified, while Obama is qualified.
I agree with Lori. I don’t like a lot of the sexism Palin has been subjected to, particularly the “MILF” bumper stickers, but she did wink on her own, so it is fair game.

I was disturbed during the primaries when Senator Clinton was constantly referred to a Mrs. Clinton, while Obama
was referred to as Senator Obama. This was on CNN.

We heard that the ratings for BHO’s network takeover were quite LOW. That’s what you get for force-feeding the American public.

Bush was a C student. Obama was on the Dean’s list at Harvard Law School and was asked to clerk with the Supreme Court.
Not exactly the accomplishments of a stupid man.

The Obama camp and its supporters are quick to cry “Racism!” at the drop of a hat but in this campaign, ageism and sexism are completely allowed, tolerated and even encouraged. It’s a double standard and it is sickening.
“These women,” to use the term the article does, are right that it was done to Sen. Clinton and now it’s being done to Gov. Palin. How frequently did Obama supporters refer to Sen. Clinton as “that woman” or “that witch,” or worse? Those are the same epithets now routinely used for Gov. Palin.

Why is Obama on top of the ticket? McCain should have debated Biden, and Sarah Palin should have debated Obama.

I don’t care who is winking, Obama is going to let Isreal fall.

Meow…. to all those anti Palin women. Sharpening claws are you? Jealous because she is SO much more than Hilary? Because Palin is lovely, and real instead of fake and plastic like many of you?
Obama is a sexist creep. Can’t stand the man, if he is one, we really don’t know do we? After all, he won’t even let the world see his birth certificate – if he has one, we don’t really know do we? What we do know is that he is a socialist/marxist, anti American, tax raising, anti military, pro spending MY hard earned money BI-Racial (not black) candidate all set to ruin the USA if he gets elected. What fun.
Suck it up Kitty Cats, you lose on this one, says this 54 year old female who has never liked feminists because they are so snobby and hateful.

While the ad itself is ridiculous – Palin has far more economic and administrative experience than Madonna/Obama – it has become a bit tiresome this habit of being “offended” by everything. The Dem ticket has been the greatest proponent of this tactic, with their “code words” and other invented “racist” accusations. Now McCain is jumping on the bandwagon (but… just as he did with Rev Wright, ignoring the unmistakable agism of the Obama campaign.
In any case, no Obama supporter will be deterred by this revelation, or by any revelation against their Messiah. It will be described as a “distraction” and the messenger will be called names. That is how cults behave.

Part of the agreement made by Oil and the state of Alaska when they opened the reserve was to take a tax on their profits. That revenue was not put in general revenue to spend in all the other states. Instead the state government divides the revenue and send each man woman and child an equal portion of the revenue. That was decided before Palin was in high school. Linda I guess you raised your children so well they will never make a mistake. I remember a saying stating the last perfect person on Earth was nailed to the cross, the rest of us fall short. I think you party should be proud of pro women slogans found in the Democratic primaries.

The women on this site are pathetic! The truth is, she’s more qualified for VP than the top man on the other ticket.He has never held a job or balanced a budget. Instead of standing for something, the only thing he is is PRESENT—130 times!!! I think Biden finally got something right. Ask yourself, How many American lives are you willing to sacrifice at the alter of this man when he is tested, and he will be. He is an empty suit that someone will push and American lives will be lost. I’m not willing to take that chance. The hatred towards Sarah Palin is pathetic just because she doesn’t fit the left idea. Madeline Albright was right–There is a special place in h— for women who don’t support women.

Sarah Palin is here to stay.

Obama going to be the Robin Hood of Whashington. He take money from the people who have too much and give it to people who need it. Anyting over 100,000 should be given to people who not making much.

Democratic Party means Double-standard Party.

If Palin is so smart why did she attend 6 colleges in 4 years??? What’s that all about???

Winking has become Palin’s trademark. Just watch any of her stump speeches or the VP debate and you will see her winking up a storm. So, how one comes up with the idea that using a clip of her winking is somehow ‘sexist’ is beyond me. And as for showing her speaking without the audio – that was artistic license on the part of the video director. However, the director most likely decided to not have her speaking in the video because all that comes out of her mouth is shrieking dribble.

Obama’s 30 minutes tonght were wonderful.

Germaine:
I am a feminist, former USN officer, a proud lipstick lesbian, and I support Gov. Sarah Palin of Alaska. As a matter of fact, I voted for her this AM in the great state of TN.

lol,..wait and see the rating for obama’s side show tonight,..

Palin’s work in Alaska earned very high approval from both parties, including 75% of Democrats. Early this year it was 82%, and again 82% after she was nominated for VP. Then the Obama camp and the national media began trashing her and some Alaska Democrats began polling against her — bringing her rating down to 68% — same as Bill Clinton’s!

Mara
Take a good look at the video and do you still believe your candidate supports women’s rights and women’s dignity?

This is ridiculous! Sarah Palin winks all the time. This is just another attempt to divert attention from the issues. The last eight years were so great we should have four more.

As another commenter pointed out, a wink conveys “silent, unspoken knowledge.” It was no coincidence that footage of Sarah Palin winking at the convention, saying to the base, “I know who you are and what we are up against,” directly followed John McCain’s own quote that he would maybe rely on his VP for economic advice. The Obama campaign using “that wink” which so rankled with them, while Palin’s lips are moving but she is given no quote or sound, implies dishonesty and objectification, as if to say that “Caribou Barbie is bad with money.” The attention to her wardrobe, accusing her of being a “shopaholic” said the same. It is disgusting, and I caught on to it from the Obama campaign very early on.

Keep at it Obama! You are repulsing the Hillary supporters that you do have, turning them to McCain. The smear and attack ads, you paying women less $ and your strange silence for violent spoof youtubes on women as well as the Halloween maniquen hanging….all sit very poorly with women everwhere.
You can hear them running out the door on your campaign. Thankfully your overblown Narcisstic personality is impossible for you to surpress. Wasn’t insulting all the “joe the plumber” people you expect to vote for you dumb enough? Appartently not. Thank you for turning your own supporters into McCain supporters :)

I am registered independent and have never voted republican in my life, but this year I voted block republican. I believe that President McCain will surround himself with people of integrity, and Obama will continue to surround himself with something different. And the disgusting partisanship and hypocrisy that Nancy Pelosi and Barney Frank have displayed this past month illustrate how important it is that we have a balanced government. A radical liberal government won’t be any better than a radical conservative government. I do believe that the choices of mentors and alignments that Obama has chosen over the years plainly show that he has an agenda that is not good for our country. McCain is a man of integrity, with a REAL track record of bi-partisanship. So again, join me in moving our government toward a balanced center. Don’t let the 600 million dollar man and the perverse media down your back and tell you it’s raining.

The Sarah Palin effigy is still hanging in West Hollywood. Hmmh!
Posted by: kahall | Oct 29, 2008 11:29:52 PM
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I am not a fan of hers, but I was upset when I saw that. I wish that person attacks could not be done. People have children. No matter how we feel about them, we have to remember that they have children and grandchildren.

Dave don’t fool yourself. Mccain is not an honorable man. If he were he wouldn’t do the negative campaign robocalls. You are aware that sometimes kids picked up on those calls. The flyers and the tv ad are awful also. He was also involved in an accident that may have caused someone some harm. And HE has done plenty wrong, the news media doesn’t drill it in our minds like robots.

If you want to treat women as equals you have to accept that some women aren’t up to their projected job – the distance between HRC and Palin is so wide I can’t understand the analogy. Just because you’re a women doesn’t protect against being ignorant, and it’s hardly sexist to notice.

The sexist argument has been overused and watered down so much during this campaign that a tremendous disservice has been done for those instances that will come up in the future that truly are sexist.
Cry wolf enough times and eventually no one listens anymore. That is bad for women everywhere!

Dawn Marie
Take a good look at the video and if you still believe your candidate supports women’s rights and women’s dignity, then you are a disgrace to the women that have fought for your rights.
Posted by: hilinoh | Oct 30, 2008 1:11:49 AM
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Hilinoh, maybe you should take a look at how McCain supports the rights and dignity of women.
Three Facts About John McCain’s Extreme Record on Womens’ Issues
1. McCain repeatedly opposed bills to fight and prevent domestic violence, including the landmark Violence Against Women Act.
Source: Vote 295, 8/25/1994; Vote 295, 8/25/94; Los Angeles Times, 8/26/94
2. Women in the United States make only $0.77 cents for every $1 made by a man.
McCain opposed legislation that would help women receive equal pay for equal work.
Source: New York Times, 4/30/08, 5/1/08

Just in – Go Palin…LOSER, Liar and ah, yes, WINKER! ha! She WILL BE IMPEACHED on November 5th!
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – A new ethics complaint has been filed against Sarah Palin, accusing the Alaska governor of abusing her power by charging the state when her children traveled with her.
The complaint alleges that the Republican vice presidential nominee used her official position as governor for personal gain, violating a statute of the Alaska Executive Branch Ethics Act. It follows a report by The Associated Press last week that Palin charged the state more than $21,000 for her three daughters’ commercial flights, including events where they weren’t invited, and later ordered their expense forms amended to specify official state business.
In some cases, Palin also has charged the state for hotel rooms for the girls.

blue:
“It will be interesting to see how all the investigations about her in Alaska end up….”
It will be MORE interesting tgo learn why the REZKO trial has managed to be detained past the election to protect Obama.
HOW MUCH OF YOUR MONEY DID THAT COST?
And isn’t it remarkable how the OBAMA goons have managed to speed tthrough the investigation her involvement… or lack of same…of that trooper who tazered his eleven year old autistic son YET STILL REMAINS A TROOOPER?????
How much of your money did THAT cost?

The tone of these multiple responses from Obama cheerleaders (how many of whom are paid by he campaign?) illustrates the terror “the one” experiences at Gov. Palin’s success. After all, she has accomplished real things, while he has done nothing but talk – his whole life. She has exercised executive responsibility in several significant positions. He has given speeches talking about what he might do when and if the opportunity arrives.
But she is an attractive woman, so, in the Democrat view, her accomplishments don’t count. The only thing that matters is who paid for the clothes she wore. As the catty ones noted, she, being the only middle class candidate in the last several elections, obviously could not have afforded them herself.
It doesn’t occur to them to ask which middle eastern potentate actually paid for Obama’s ego-fest this evening, We shall probably never know, since his campaign intentionally turned off all normal identity controls on contributions. We do know that “Adolf Hitler”, “Osama bin Laden” and “Mickey Mouse” did their bit.
Obama and his supporters animadvert over their deep concern for the middle class. But it’s not hard to see how the middle class feels. They appear in the tens of thousands at Palin rallies – not the pre-arranged, carefully orchestrated photo-ops of the well-heeled Obama appearances – but real rallies organized on short notice at available venues that often will not accommodate the crowds that appear. They stand in line, even in bad weather, and when they are turned away because the venues are full to overcrowding, they go onto websites and express their disappointment, but reiterate their support.
There is middle class American reality here the Obamabots cannot comprehend. And it is genuine support for an exceptional woman who has shown by her personal example that she cherishes human life and values real people.
Sarah Palin may not, ultimately, be on the winning side in this election (though the polls are tightening). But she deserves to win. And she has set an example that principled women everywhere will emulate. Barack Obama and his snarky, elitist supporters will answer to history for their insulting treatment of her.

Please remember Palin is listing her six years as mayor of a small town as executive experience. The Daily Show had a very funny investigative reporter interview the current mayor. The mayor’s office doesn’t run the fire dept or education. She listed a staff meeting one day and signing checks on Thursday as the highlight of the week. That mayor’s job is less stressful than most office managers’.
So take away that six years counting as executive experience and she has two years as a governor of a state that takes more than its fair share of federal money while it gives its citizens shares of oil tax revenue. This is hardly a situation that would be difficult to balance the budget. The pipeline she brags about is still in negotiation. She has been found guilty of abusing her power as governor in troopergate and now there is evidence she used state money to fly her kids and put them up in hotel rooms to the tune of and she billed the state for over 300 days of 19 months in office for staying in her own home instead of the governor’s mansion. She has repeatedly shown a complete lack of foreign policy experience.
As a woman, of course I would like to see a woman in the White House but not an unqualified woman. We’ve had an unqualified man in these last 8 years and look at the amount of damage that was done to our country.
Add it up people.

I can’t believe the whining of this Women. Sexism? Does the economy know race or sex?
They talk of equality one moment, the next moment, they want to be judged with different standards.
He/She who doesn’t want to feel the heat of the kitchen should not go near it.
Sarah Palin, though a Woman, is a Politician who may possible become the first female President of the US.
I wonder what will be the talking points of these women advocates if she is criticized as the VP of the United States in a few months time if McCain wins?
These women are unbelievable!

These are the reasons people do not take these women organizations seriously.
Women clain they are equal to men but want to play the gender card when it suits their needs. Ridiculous
No one made Palin wink, she did it herself. There is nothing sexist about that. Your organization did not have a problem while she was winking.
Double standards.

The funny thing is, Sarah Palin understand economics a heck of a lot better than the three men campaigning. Palin is the governor of a large state and manages its budget quite effectively, so much so that Alaskans are REALLY happy with her. Forget the MSM-Obama spin, Palin is no fool.
Obama thinks that wink signifies she’s ignorant; he’s the moron here. That wink coming after “his running mate” is essentially saying “don’t worry; I’ve got it covered!”
If you take an honest look at Governor Palin’s economic record as mayor and governor, you’ll see that she has.
So, who’s the fool?
Obama. He thought he was offering Palin and the McCain campaign an insult. Instead, he has offered an opportunity to bring up Palin’s substantial record of achievement. Put Palin’s record against Obama’s and guess who loses? It ain’t Palin!

I am one of the first women in the U.S. to have been granted enrollment in a Christian seminary back in the days when women “couldn’t” become clergy. I am also a woman who has accomplished other kinds of “firsts”…
And FYI: I never played the victim card. Nor did I join any sort of “women’s rights” organizations. Why?
Reading the comments of the females highlighted in this article should make it abundantly transparent.
I wish each of them well. And sincerely hope that someday they can get to a point where their “victim” mantle, along with the anger, the rage…is once and for all released.
Extending regard to all.

Mr. Good ol’ boy Chicago is sexist? No kidding. Do you think all of his anti-women friends have changed his way of thinking? I’m sure Farrakan and Rev. Wright are pro-woman. How about his PLO buddy?
You will get what you deserve America. I guess if you can’t wipe yourself anymore, you’d better get government to do it for you.

My favorite moment was when Obama patted Michelle on her backside after she introduced him at a rally. Can you imagine any other world leader patting their wife on the butt in front of crowds and cameras? I would throttle my husband if he patted me on the butt in front of his employees and friends. Obama is a jerk.

Sarah Palin was born to modest means Without godfathers she has fought the establishment both within her party and in general elections.
I believe that this is what we teach our children TO AIM FOR THE STARS.
What do we have now the MEDIA, using against her the most sexist and unfair and untruthful old mantras.
They looked her up side down and could not find one instance when she was not honest.
Come on, her rating as Governor of Alaska is over 80% look at Nancy Pelosi she and her Congress have a rating of how much? …. an old time low.
It is elitist to look down at University Degrees that are not from the top Universities and very unfair because at the end of the day what counts is what people has achieved in life and not what University the went to.
I hope that every woman whatever her
party afiliaton is on November 4 will think by herself what is all about. What really counts and then cast its vote for a wonderful, brave woman.
A woman that through her political life has never funneld public money to pay for favors like someone we know has done it all the time.

Gail,
I am a woman and I am thoroughly insulted by Sarah Palin, and more so, by McCain’s choice. Look, even if she was inexperienced, if she at least possessed an intellectual curiosity to learn and consider other’s ideas, I would think that would not be so bad.
BUT, Palin does not. In her interviews she comes across as narrow-minded. She thinks the Arab-Israeli conflict is coloured in black and white, you can just put everyone in columns of “good” and “bad” guys. She mocks Obama for being a community organizer. McCain twists Biden’s gaffes out of proportion. She can’t bring herself to say an abortion-clinic bomber is a terrorist too.
If she wants to use her feminine wiles, fine, but don’t start crying sexism over lipstick on a pig.
This ad, I see, is more targeted at making voters think: What does this say about McCain’s judgement?
I do not support Sarah Palin. She is no Hillary Clinton, and in fact, it would be insulting to mention Hillary in same sentence as her.

What’s sexist about it? She’s the one who decided to wink all through the debate. It has nothing to do with her being a woman.

Those who whine the loudest about sexism at every little turn are in fact the ones who are not trying to fight for equality.
So they have to go “Boo-hoo! I look bad because people are making sexist attacks on me!” Such women are not suited for politics, then.
Whatever, Sarah. Grow a spine, that’s needed for the leader of the free world, in case you didn’t know.

Wow…that ad is disgusting.

I think the McCain ad insinuating that Obama wants to teach kindergarteners graphic sex ad is more disgusting.
I think that stupid “Disrespectful” ad that twists Joe Biden’s, the person who, wrote, drafted and got the Violence Against Women Act protecting women from domestic violence signed into law, words about Sarah Palin into sexist attacks are disgusting.

I thought Palin was totally inappropriate to wink – not once but multiple times – during her debate. I can’t imagine a professional woman doing that in a business meeting. Palin debased herself by doing that, and used it as a way to leverage her sexuality to appeal to men. (Remember that commentator who said he “sat up a little straighter” when she did that?) You can’t have it both ways – play the vixen then get angry when you’re called out for it…
Anyway, Palin is no expert on the economy. She lives in a state with a net surplus – they get money from oil as well as from earmarks (from our taxes). What does she know about dealing with all the issues faced at a national level? According to McCain staffers, not much.

Barack Obama did want to teach sex ed to children in grades K – 6. Google Illinois Senate Bill 99 and read the text yourself.
The bill’s main sponsor, Sen. Carol Ronen, was quoted saying, “It teaches students about the advantages of abstinence, while also giving them the realistic information they need about prevention of an unintended pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections.”

It is a wonderful thing that I do not watch television so I get to miss all of the stupid political ads and must rely on my own intellect to research and make up my own mind about crucial events such a voting. You need to make up your own minds based on critical thinking. If Sarah wants to wink, let her. Big Deal! I find Obama’s and Biden’s smirking smiles more offensive, because they are telling everyone they think they are superior to us when they smirk. By the way, I am a Catholic woman with a husband and children and grandchildren who just happens to love most everything about what Sarah brings to the polital platform. We work hard, we expect our politician’s to do the same for us while not wanting to take anything away from us.

I am Republican and this is not a sexist ad at all. I am very tired of these false accusations and those hate mongering attacks!! I have had it with Republican voter suppression- read the news and investigate – it is rampant. I have had it with Republicans enticing hate and anger and causing violent incidents all over America now. I am tired of Republicans enticing so much rage McCain-Palin supporters are attacking Obama supporters. People Republicans are walking a dangerous line and they don’t care who gets hurt. They don’t care if someone gets killed. I have actually had it with Republicans all together!
My vote goes to Obama – Biden!!

Poor dumb Miss Sarah, wink wink……she’s not even smart enough to carry Hill’s pocketbook.
John Bush is a loser who picked a loser.
Thank God I’m a Democrat, I would hate to be a self-righteous hypocrite

Welcome to the big leagues! If you can’t hit the pitches, go back to the minors.

Dear offended Gov. Palin supporters:
Aren’t you just a little bit relieved that the Obama campaign didn’t include an excerpt of Gov. Palin actually speaking?
They could have used the Couric interview clip of Gov. Palin’s strange and incoherent response to the economic bail out question. Perhaps their better angels prevailed.
This sexism garbage is pretty weak, folks.

I have never heard a bigger load of….nonsense.
I thought the commercial was funny. These comments are nothing but pent up regret of these women at having their primary candidate lose.
There was nothing sexist about the ad. A wink is a common non-verbal signal to express that you’re joking. In the context of the commercial it is clear that that was the intended meaning of its usage. The fact that Sarah Palin is a woman was completely irrelevant to the message.
And these complaints have no merit because Sarah Palin is clearly unqualified for the position of Vice President. Numerous Republican leaders and commentators have come to this same conclusion. The female Republican State Senate leader in Alaska has even declared her unqualied to be Governor of Alaska. Which is true.
As Mayor of Wasilla, Sarah Palin had no responsibilities for running any social services or emergency services. She increased spending dramatically as Mayor and left her city deep in debt and facing some very expensive legal liabilities that were solely due to her mis-judgement.
She later was appointed to the Alaska Oil and Gas Commision without having any experience in the industy. She served less than a year.
As Governor she has served less than 2 years and has already faced 3 major ethics complaints. The first of those so far investigated for has already shown her in violation of Alaska law. Among her stated “accomplishments” is a $500 million taxpayer giveaway to a CANADIAN company, which the company can receive most of without actually BUILDING a pipeline. Great work if you can get it.
Not only do American’s agree that Sarah Palin is not ready for Vice-President, polls show that more Americans view her negatively than those who view her positively.
I think Ken Adelman says it best about McCain and Palin:
McCain’s temperament — leading him to bizarre behavior during the week the economic crisis broke — and his judgment — leading him to Wasilla — depressed me into thinking that “our guy” would be a(nother) lousy conservative president. Been there, done that.

I have decided I no longer want any part of the Democratic party that I have been a part of for my entire life, and I’m 70 years old.
The comments here say a lot more about the Democratic mind set than the Obama Ads, which are all full of lies or at the very least half truths.
Whine on ladies, you want equality but when you actually start to getit you can’t handle it.
Sarah Palin is the best things that have happened to us, she is a breath of fresh air.
To say she doesn’t know anything about economics, and yet to believe that Obama who is part of the Chicago machine, who has never ran a business, or a state knows about economics.
Sarah has more experience than he has in every aspect of government.
She isn’t a Senator, she is a Governor, she can appoint Senators if a vacancy becomes available.
So go ahead ladies, you have a right to be stupid, after all the constitution is there for all of us.

Ceegh,
Here are some others to add to your list of Sarah Palin “haters.”
“I don’t believe she’s qualified to be President of the United States…”
“There is no question that this candidate (Sarah Palin) is arguably the thinnest-résumé candidate for Vice-President in the history of America.”
“There was a political party in this country called the Know-Nothings,” he continued. “And we’re getting on the fringe of that….”
Senator Chuck Hagel (R-NE)
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“Nice lady, no experience. It’s so sad. She’s a gigantic drag,” said Chris DePino, a Republican consultant based in New Haven, Conn.
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Asked on Friday if McCain should have picked him over Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, the guy all but said yes. “I think the dynamics would be different in Pennsylvania,” Tom Ridge explained. “I think we’d be foolish not to admit it publicly.” He added that McCain “had several good choices, and I was one of them.”

Any officer of the NOW who comes out with such a statement should be replaced. Sarah Lou stands for so much against which NOW has fought for so long.

Obama is wonderful. He’s the best we have. What a pro-woman, absolutely superb president his highness would make. I can’t wait! Oh please, elect Sen. Obama, people! He’s the beacon of Hope and Light and Change we humble women have been waiting for. \\
Thank you God for sending Him to us! We’re eternally grateful. WE love Obama!
Thank you abc

Why is the Obama campaign STILL using sexist ads! Didn’t they educate themselves from the Hillary-bashing days that it won’t pay to degrade women candidates in such hateful fashion. RAcism is off limits, but sexism is accepted and promoted!

No more Bush terms! But an Obama presidency assures women of one thing:
Bush-lite, ladies!
And get ready to march down the end of the trolley! You’ll get over it!

Obama should apologize for his continuing sexism. He’s been dishing it out to HIllary throughout the year and his campaign has perfected the “Camouflaged Misogyny Awards”
Shame on Him!

Bud:
I’m assuming you are copy/pasting that list to somehow show how wrong my statements were. I don’t get how showing me a bunch of quotes from people I have no real interest in will do that, but just for fun:
First, Chuck Hagel, not exactly the biggest supporter of Republican issues, even if he calls himself one. Also not a particularly bright man on occasion. I’m pretty sure you like him because he’s against the war.
Second, Chris DePino… yeah, who? Wait, you mean someone somewhere could possibly not think she’s qualified enough even though they are a Republican! Who’da thunk it. (No one seems the least bit concerned about a man running for president that has equally “no experience”, but hey, he’s a man and a Democrat.)
Third, Ridge was talking about political positioning and not experience, personality, or qualification. He knows that if his name were on the ticket PA will fall the Republicans’ way because they would knee-jerk vote for the “hometown” man just like AZ does for McCain, IL for Obama, and DE for Biden. PA has a lot more electoral power than AK so Ridge figures it would help.
So what do all of those have to do with people going after Palin the way they are? Biden has made just as many gaffes (if not more.) Obama is equally as bad on the experience scale (worse since he’s running for president.) And nearly everyone here on this message board are representing themselves in a way Andrew Jackson would find revolting. You’ve made no point against it except a few Republicans didn’t think she was the best choice. Oh no!

I’m so sick and tired of Obama and his woman-bashing supporters.
I supported Hillary, now I will be voting McCain.

More dems than you ever imagined will vote against Obama!

I thought he just called her Sweetie

Go Hillary 2012!!!
I guess we’ll suffer with McCain for the next 4 years.

Take this to the bank.
You PUMA’s might not have forgotten the primary….well neither have we.
We’re waiting for you to try it again. We beat you once and we’ll beat you as many times as it takes.

How is it sexist to show her doing exactly what she did? Barack Obama didn’t make up the wink. She winked several times because she thought it was charming and folksy. Well, it’s not. Any woman should be outraged that Sarah Palin thought she could wink her way into vice president. A woman that winked in a board room would be recognized for what she is – using sex appeal in the place of talent and innovation. That’s what Sarah Palin is. Sex appeal and no substance.

I am also a former Hillary supporter and large Hillary donor who is now supporting John McCain for President.
And I too have noted the sexist tendencies of Senator from Chicago–beginning with the primary election, from Obama’s serial ‘sweetie’ problems, to referring to Hillary’s menstrual period, to Obama’s approving references to the Jay-Z lyrics to “99 Problems”.
Unfortunately, our Democratic women’s groups were too ideologically hamstrung to speak out.

Sarah winked. It was stupid. She winked. If she’d hiked her skirt up it wouldn’t have been any worse. She winked. It was beyond stupid.

I see obamabots here. you are getting easier and easier to spot – you have no real argument.
Obama is a sexist – he demeans women and does not even provide equal pay on his own staff

can someone PLEASE explain to me how and why this ad is sexist? does shelly mandell and everyone agreeing with her even know what sexism is? i’m not so sure. it’s clear we have a lot of confused people out there. vote obama-biden while you have the chance.

Of course this is a sexist ad. The ad quotes McCain stating that he would pick a VP who could help him with economic issues then shows his VP choice winking. The implication is that Palin is someone who obviously, since she is winking, does not know about the economy. Imagine a wink from Biden in this same context. You would see that to mean that the man, who does know about the economy, is conveying to the audience a message about his competence — wink — I know even more than I’m saying. It’s not necessary even to hear my words to know that I’m knowledgeable. The woman winking looks flirtatious. We are expected to deduce that of course this attractive woman, winking, is not knowledgeable about the economy, can’t be, since she’s just an attractive and sexy woman. The whole ad rests on a sexist interpretation of Palin. That she is, indeed, a h knowledgeable and accomplished state governor, used to dealing with economic issues and does, in fact, contribute this knowledge to the ticket is rendered invisible ONLY because of the sexism with with we are expected to view her.
Another lifelong Democrat voting McCain/Palin

What if there was an ad showing Michelle and Barack Obama pounding fists (which they did)? Would that be consider racist? OF COURESE!!!! It is a fact that Palin wink and yes I was turned off by that but it doesn’t make it right for Obama’s campaign to use it as an attack. I think it would be easy to put an ad together showing the Obama’s pounding fists in a derogatory way.

SoetoroObama and the liberal, biased media are sexist. The nasty comments are always directed at Sarah. Maybe they should pick on the nutbag Biden. When he was in Oakville Mo he tried to get a man to stand up that was in a wheel chair. LOL. I guess he really thinks that Obama and he have the power to make crippled people walk as well as other things. Obamas lipstick on a pig and old fish comment was disgusting. I was a Hillary supporter now I am for McCain and Palin.

Brad, you have McCain’s dating record precisely correct. Don’t you find it interesting, Brad, that all we know or see concerning Obama’s romantic relationships with women is Michelle? Aren’t you even the slight bit curious as to what kind of relationship he had before Michelle? Why is it that no one knows any of his past girlfriends? What is the media hiding for him this time?

Hey guys, just heard on Money News, you can forget your tax credit with BO. Stocks are down and it’s not getting better. Maybe all those people/countries with secret donations to the BO campagin will pitch in to pay your gas and house payment.