Rotten Little Girls

Self-proclaimed moose hunter, Alaskan Governor Sarah Palin is John McCain’s choice as Vice President. Instead of picking a more well-known candidate (Mitt Romney anyone?), McCain seems to have opted for the shock value of an relatively unknown female name. His thought process probably went something like this: Surely if there’s a woman on the ticket, I must be addressing women’s issues! Hey, all you independent female voters and disgruntled Hillary Clinton supporters, look over here! Sarah Palin is a woman.

If McCain thinks we’ll fall for this, he is more out-of-touch with reality than I thought. First of all, with or without Palin, McCain is no friend to women. He doesn’t even have a “Women’s Issues” page on his campaign site. Furthermore, while some think Biden makes sexist jokes, McCain is notorious for his anti-women jokes (like this one about a victim of rape). So why add a woman to the ticket, you might ask, if he doesn’t care about women’s issues?

There’s one simple answer: She is a neo-conservative politician who supports the overturning of Roe vs. Wade, expanding oil drilling in Alaska, among other things. Oh yeah, and she’s hot. Did I mention that yet? McCain likes to surround himself with pretty women (like heiress wife Cindy). There’s no problem with that, on a fundamental level. However, when that starts to dictate your political decisions…

The real kicker is, McCain has been running a campaign based solely on Obama’s percieved “lack of experience.” This is completely hypocritical when you look at Palin’s political experience. The woman was the mayor of a town of 9,000 (her hometown of Wasilla, Alaska, I might add). She then became Lieutenant Governor of Alaska by a margin of less than 2,000 votes. She has only been Governor for 21 months. Foreign Policy Experience: None. Washington Political Experience: None. Moose Hunting Experience: Plenty.

I try to be a reasonable, open-minded person. However, since I heard the news about Palin, I have become positively livid. No matter what you say about Obama or Biden, neither of them has sexist policies. They are both progressive, they are pro-choice and have political experience at the regional and national level. McCain, however, is a politician who is not only similar to our current failure of a President, George Bush, but he has just shown that he cannot make capable decisions. His biggest mistake? He failed to remember one crucial piece of information: just because you’re a woman, doesn’t mean you care about women’s rights. Governor Sarah Palin does not care about women’s rights. She doesn’t care that much about the environment and endangered species either. I would never vote for someone with the policies she represents, no matter their gender, race, or how attractive they look in glasses.

What are your thoughts or opinions about Sarah Palin (or McCain, for that matter). Rant away! Stay tuned for more posts about Sarah Palin (or check out our previous posts!).