McCain-Who? ‘08
John McCain shocked the American political community this week with his Vice President selection of Sarah Palin, the current first-term Alaskan governor.
Sen. John McCain took the most important moment in his campaign to highlight the decision making process that he would employ if elected president: shaking a magic eight ball. After the initial confusion wore off and most of the American public were finally able to identify her as someone other than a total stranger who he selected at random from the crowded auditorium that morning, people began to ask questions, namely: What the Fuck?
Below, I’ve compiled a list of the top 5 things you need to know about the person selected to be a heart beat away from 72 year old John McCain, if elected.
1. Sarah Palin would be on the top bill of a major ticket if being a Milf was the top qualification to be President of the United States. Below please enjoy photos from her runner up bid for “Miss Alaska” in 1984, as well as a December 2007 vogue cover:
(A smile like that will slay Osama bin Laden and Vladimir Putin at the same time!)
2. As an Alsakan, she doesn’t believe that humans have contributed to global warming. AND better yet, that polar bears should not be placed on the endangered species list.
3. She’s being touted as the social conservative that McCain needed, largely in part due to her strong “pro-life” beliefs; and putting her money where her mouth is when she decided to give birth to her son Trig, despite his in-utero Down syndrom diagnosis. Social conservatives everywhere lauded her courage and strength for making this decision.
Personal note: Are social conservatives essentially saying she would have been justified in having an abortion, since she knew he would have Down’s? What does that say about how they feel about people born with chromosomal disorders such as Down syndrome? Frankly, I think the implications they seem to be making here are disgusting.
4. She attended the prestigious Hawaii Pacific College, in 1982 for a semester, where she majored in Business Administration, and transferred in 1983 to North Idaho College. In 1987,Palin received a BS degree in journalism from the University of Idaho. Her dream job: ESPN analysit.
5. She’s being billed as a Washington outsider who will fight corruption, clean up Washington, and end wasteful spending.
Frankly the pick is insulting and unfortunate. It is a set-back for women everywhere, and should be seen as a slap in the face. The Republican party has essentially declared, “We will win over disaffected Hillary supporters by putting a woman on our ticket.” It is smacking of President Bush’s selection of Harriet Meyers for the Supreme Court. They try, yet again, to fill the female quota by throwing up a wildly underqualified woman hoping that her gender alone will be sufficient to impress Americans. Women everywhere should be insulted.
Gail Collins said it best this weekend in response to her own invocation of Hillary Clinton, “This year, Hillary Clinton took things to a whole new level. She didn’t run for president as a symbol but as the best-prepared candidate in the Democratic pack. Whether you liked her or not, she convinced the nation that women could be qualified to both run the country and be commander in chief. That was an enormous breakthrough, and Palin’s nomination feels, in comparison, like a step back.”
If nothing else we should be worried about the damage she might cause if she follows in the footsteps of our current Vice President.
-mb
