DYFL?

5500:

I’ve never read it, nor set foot in Alaska, but I know the name of the Anchorage Daily News. Given that she obviously couldn’t reference one of the ‘Eastern media elite’ papers, if Sarah wanted to keep it real, couldn’t she have at least mentioned that as a news source?

Instead, it’s ‘Um, all of them, any of them that have been in front of me all these years.’

Which, I’m sorry, is just not even trying.

This is quite literally exactly what I thought when I heard about this clip. But then, the ADN has been critical of her lately, and we can’t be reading papers by negative nellies NOW CAN WE? It might HURT HER FEELINGS. Those journalists don’t show SUFFICIENT DEFERENCE.

Tumblrs, please unbunch your panties.

barthel:

jgh:

Seriously, calm the F down. It’s incredibly disheartening to see people insinuate I am “stupid” because I have a different opinion, or that I’m in the tank for Gov. Palin because I respect way she’s handling herself, even if I disagree with her opinions. One of the things I really like about this election is the level of classiness from both parties in this campaign.

If you lose respect for me for liking a speech and thinking she’s handling herself as a savvy politician, that’s on you. It seems emotions are running high about the upcoming election, and for good reason, but understanding and respecting the appeal of a candidate is not the same as blatantly endorsing that candidate or her views.

Here’s the thing, though: Palin’s speech last night made it clear that they’re trying to position her as an anti-Obama, a “just folks” alternative to the out-of-touch elitist that the GOP is trying so hard to paint their opponent as. Liking her on a personal level is one thing—I made clear last night why the things about her life story that charm other people give me hives, but that’s totally my reaction—but “understanding and respecting the appeal” of that speech means thinking that her jabs at community organizers, good educations [EDIT—my bad, that was Rudy], and environmentalism were good things. You can maybe understand how some people might take that a little personally, since my college experience involved all three of those things, and that describes most of my friends and family. The Republican Party, lest we forget, has made massive hay over the last few decades by insulting, mocking, and expressing disgust at the beliefs, activities, and lifestyles of large numbers of Americans (gays, Latinos, the poor, etc.). Even ignoring Palin’s policy positions, by endorsing her speech last night, which included lots of that sort of talk, you’re endorsing the continued culture war, and you can’t expect everyone to be happy about that.

Remember, Republicans: Yours are not the only strongly-held values in America. I am an American citizen and patriot, and I like homosexual romance, book-learning, fine imported cheese, and foul-mouthed pop music about sex. Grow up and learn to deal with it.

Just gonna put this out there:

I think McCain’s choice of Sarah Palin for VP is ridiculous. It’s cynical, it’s poorly thought through, and she is patently not prepared for the duties of the Presidency. A few months ago she was on TV asking what the Vice President does all day. Not to mention the fact that she makes most right-wingers look like Dennis Kucinich. What Clarence Thomas is to mainstream black America, she is to mainstream women. This is a farce, and probably deserves to be treated as such.

However. I do please implore my fellow lefties: Can we watch our fucking mouths when we talk about her, please? I just saw a Daily Show sketch in which they made fun of her shrill voice, compared her to a sexy librarian from a Skinemax flick, and implied that she was John McCain’s trophy wife. All of that shit is DEEPLY SEXIST and NOT COOL AT ALL. I won’t even get fucking STARTED on the Failblog picture of her and her newborn son. That tone is GROSS and has no place in this debate. Knock it the fuck off before it even starts, people, or you really WILL send whatever bitter Hillary voters still exist (I think most of them are a myth, but some indubitably exist) straight into the scummy arms of a smirking GOP who were just waiting for us to pull this shit. Remember: These are EXACTLY the complaints Hillary’s voters had about the party and the media during the primary. I didn’t see it then but I am sure as hell seeing it now.