Why do they hate Palin? I wrote this for another blog, but have permission to re-post it here.
I wasn't in the states for the election, but I followed it as closely as I could. I didn't get all of the Palin blunders first hand, but you can bet your life my father let me know what they were! (Love you, my ultra-lib daddy! :) ) I do have to say though that I am appalled at people's reaction to her, both in the Republican and Democratic camp. I like to think of my country as a very accepting, respectful country (even though we can have some heated debates) with the media staying out of the lives of the candidates and being pretty darn respectful to their spouses as well.
But what is going on with Palin? Is everyone that scared of a dynamic, spunky, independent woman? And I'm talking to EVERYONE here, both blue and red. I have read some things on blogs the past few days that have shocked me. Like: "maybe now she will get back to her family and be the responsible mother she should be" (and that was from someone who called herself a feminist. Shocking), or "quitting isn't something we should be surprised at...she attended 5 universities in 5 years (Um, yeah, so did I and I wouldn't say that quitting is my thing. Just the opposite. I finished my degree after changing my major, *gasp* three times!), that she is in trouble with the FBI (who announced that she wasn't)...etc.
Why do we see it as okay to pounce on her children and her husband and her "hockey mom" status. Since when were we moms supposed to be ashamed of going to our children's games and spending Saturday afternoon fishing instead of watching t.v.? And since when does the media try to make moms feel like less of a good woman for trying to do it all? I though that was the whole point of the modern woman, is it not? Or maybe it is that since she has a down syndrome baby that she should now stay home? So any woman with a special needs child is a *bad* mom if she doesn't stay home? Someone, many, many someones in the news world have some explaining to do.
Palin makes my stepmom gag and yet I bet she would agree that Letterman was out of line and so is the media on so many things. Are all mothers to be blamed if their child disagrees with them on the subject of abstinence and possibly ends up pregnant? And if a teenagers ends up pregnant, does it give the media the right to make fun of her just because her mom is a governor? What would happen if this were Angelina Jolie and her daughter? Do you think anyone would dare say the things they did about her and her daughter? I just don't get it. Did anyone ever say Hillary should go "be a responsible mom"? Are those of us working out of the home irresponsible? I don't understand the hatred that people feel towards her. We can like or dislike her personality, we can agree or disagree with her politics, but why do people hate her? And why are people trying to get those of us who don't hate her to hate her?
I believe that on both sides people are afraid of her. On the Republican side the old, fat MEN are afraid of her independence and strong will and popularity among many people in the party. They are quite possibly afraid of her image encouraging other strong women to join. And I wouldn't just point that finger at the Republicans. I think the dems have the same fear. If she doesn't end up running for president it will be because she wne out and helped draft another woman who is just as independent and strong and dynamic, who will captivate the party again. Palin can be a very strong tool in revamping the Republican party and I think Dems are afraid of that. And the old Republicans. Because either way, it means all of them are out.
7.07.2009
The hate-a-thon
7.06.2009
Rush Limbaugh on Srah Palin´s Resignation
With all the speculation out there, I found it interesting that only Rush Limbaugh has been a professional journalist on this case. Not that he isn't usually (for all you haters out there, maybe you should actually LISTEN to his WHOLE show sometime and not just the clips out of context that CNN uses.) Anyway, Brian Maloney got an exclusive interview with him and put it up on his website, The Radio Equalizer You can click either on that link or on the title of this blog. Let me know if it doesn't work.
As for all the other speculations, there really need to get their information right. The FBI responded to the allegations that she resigned because of a pending investigation by saying that THERE WAS NO INVESTIGATION PENDING. And yet the mainstream media still goes along with it. Very strange. I don't have a degree in journalism, but I'm pretty sure that is not only bad investigation, but could be slander. I would give you links, but personally I don't want to give them more traffic. If you want more news on the so called FBI investigation all you have to do it google it. Whatever. I'll be waiting for the explanation from Sarah Palin. You might not like her, but she is the one that made the decision (in MAY, by the way) and the only one that can explain why.
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7.02.2009
Is the international community serious?
Really? Is it really better that Honduras have a president that is willing to break the laws of the land his is head of? A president that was going to dissolve his congress and fired his generals because they wouldn't help him do illegal things?
Democracy works because there are three parts to the government that keep each other in check. The president is not allowed to create a law. He can suggest them, but it is the Congress (in our case the House of Representatives) that passes laws. The Court reviews the laws to make sure they are constitutional, among other things. President Zelaya had the right to ask if he could hold a referendum with the reason that he was just too good a president for the country to lose. But the Congress voted against it. They saw things that we in the international community haven't seen because we haven't paid attention to this country until now. The Courts were already investigating the president on 18 counts of different crimes. The courts then, after collecting enough evidence against him, employed the military to take him out. He obviously wasn't going to go peacefully because he doesn't think he has done anything wrong. He thinks taking Honduras into communism is the RIGHT thing to do, that setting himself up as a dictator is the RIGHT thing to do.
One thing that you have to understand is that this is all legal in the HONDURAN CONSTITUTION. We cannot look at our own constitution to judge other countries. Why is this in their constitution? I would assume it has something to do with South America's long history of dictators.
If this were actually a military coup, why does Honduras already have a new president; a president that was voted in unanimously by the Congress? By standing on the side of a potential dictator Obama, Hillary and the UN are showing their true colors. They are not for freedom, they are not for democracy, they are not for the people. They are for dictators and tyrants. They are in favor of not following the laws of each country. They are in favor of listening to Chavez instead of the Court, Congress and People of Honduras.
6.29.2009
New Job
Looks like I have a new blogging job for a European Wedding blog. It doesn't pay millions, but it DOES pay and it will be a great way for me to get more writing links for my portfolio. Plus, it will be super fun and it will give me a good reason to walk into wedding dress shops around Madrid! Yea! All your prayers and support are paying off!
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