All About McCain

[wendybeth]

I've no doubt Palin is a strong woman- no way she could have gotten this far without being so. She is weak because she allows herself to be perceived as something less than she is. Some women may be content to be the power behind the throne, so to speak, but if you are putting yourself out as a leader of people it's going to go over very poorly with a good segment of the population. It's dishonest and it propagates that sort of old world attitude. There is no doubt Hillary is her own person, as was Thatcher and Meir and nearly all the other great female leaders that come to mind. (I don't have to agree with them politically to acknowledge their role in women's history). Even Benizir Bhutto, who hailed from one of the most patriarchal of societies, was a strong woman. Palin is not.

I find her family values skewed from my perspective due to the above- the willingness to be submissive in order to gain power is sad, and a bad example to her girl and others as well. Now, her child is with child, and luckily she has a family who will support her in this ordeal- I'm sure she will be fine, but what of all the other girls (and boys) who engage in unprotected sex? Is she going to help them out as well? Not with the party she's affiliated with- they are well known for cutting social services and casting unwed (or even young wed but poor) kids in a negative light. I agree with Obama- the best way to end abortion is to educate kids and provide access to birth control. Just hope you don't get a pharmacist who is sure Jesus doesn't want him/her to dispense said controls.

I could go on and on, but really- you don't care about my opinion, and this could just be yet another thread where we all do the same dance ad nauseaum. Suffice it to say that this is one woman who does not consider Palin a role model, in any way.