John McCain’s choice of Sarah Palin is another example of “strategery”, aimed at distracting the American People from the things that really matter in this election.
“Change” has been made a big part of this election, as it should be. America is in deep shit. We need to change that. Hillary Clinton or Barack Obama in the White House would represent big change, but neither for their gender nor the color of their skin. You don’t put “Sambo” or a “Bitch” in the role of President of the United States just because it is “time” to get rid of “Whitey”.
Are you just shocked at my words? They aren’t mine. And they aren’t necessarily Sarah Palin’s either, despite what you have read or heard. They are representative of what I, Average American, hear in normal conversation. The words may not be present at the Conventions, but the spirit of them exists, quietly, despite the effort to deny it.
I was a Hillary supporter. I remember one moment during Bill’s Presidency that I thought to myself, “Wow. She would make a great President.” At that time it was still pretty unfathomable to have a Woman President, but it’s obvious I wasn’t the only one thinking it. I admired her not because she was a woman but for her work and her accomplishments. Her fresh ideas. That’s why she was going to get my vote. The fact that she would be the first Woman President was exciting and gave me goosebumps, though, to be part of this monumental event in history. The time where a Woman broke barriers, kicked ass, and earned her spot as top dog. That would have been something.
I say that I didn’t support her just because she is a woman but it might have been the deciding factor between her and Obama because I have liked them both all along. I feel engaged and understood by both of them and in their plans I see brilliance in their ability to recognize simple common sense that Republicans so often miss.
I bleed blue. But it’s maize and blue, not the “opponent of red” blue. Hail to the Victors! Go Michigan! “Republican” and “Democrat” have no real meaning to me. I go where the ideas are that make sense. I support what is fair and right. I vote for what I believe in.
Here’s something I believe in. Sarah Palin is a good politician worthy of climbing the ladder in her field. I believe she can be a good politician, Wife, and Mother. I don’t believe that all these letters appearing, allegations being made, and quotes being repeated should be our focus. I am not even going to bother trying to separate the fact from the fiction from the legitimate from the questionable. I don’t have to because regardless of the truth, I believe that she has neither earned a spot as this country’s Vice President, NOR in a million years is she QUALIFIED TO BE THE PRESIDENT IF SOMETHING HAPPENS TO MCCAIN! Am I the only one scared to death of this possibility? He is 70 years old. The likelihood of her coming into office is not a long shot!
Put Hillary in office with Bill as First Lady and a smart choice for VP and the confidence and success in this country would soar. If something were to happen to Barack I would shed tears of outrage and broken heartedness but with Joe Biden in charge and Hillary and Bill to support him I would still feel secure. To imagine the weakness and vulnerability of our country with an expired President and Sarah Palin in charge is frightening.
As I understand it, a Vice President is chosen for the job s/he will do once elected. For the ability of the President and Vice President to work together as a team to fix America’s problems and see that it runs like a well oiled machine. Do you mean to tell me that Sarah Palin, in her limited experience, is the very best person available for the job? Hell no, she’s not. She was chosen to grab hold of those Hillary supporters and ride that mad wave for change before they endorsed Obama. And people are buying it!
To Sarah Palin I am sorry that she has been duped. She is a rare and interesting person. She is smart, strong, beautiful, and determined. These are qualities I admire and want for my daughter. True to the spirit of all beauty pagent contestants, she wants world peace but this beauty queen has risen above the rest in her efforts to do something about it. Despite that whole book banning incident I believe she is a person I would love to know and who could enrich the lives of others. She might even make a good President some day. But not today. Today she is too young, too inexperienced, too unprepared, and not at all deserving of the title of first Female President (Vice or otherwise) of the United States of America.
For former Hillary supporters to endorse Sarah Palin just because she is a woman is not in the spirit of change. It’s just more of the same. More short sightedness and more refusal to look at the big picture. This election is not about making history by putting a woman in office. It is about building a team that will heal our wounds, build us back up, and thrive with us.
John McCain wasn’t looking at the big picture and planning for a partner to help him get that job done. He chose someone who he thought would get him elected. What good is getting elected going to do him when he finds his team can’t do the job?
