tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18009508.post1215250438235458151..comments2023-11-05T10:06:05.380+00:00Comments on Clairwil: Oh Looky A New President.Clairwilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10503239355248016287noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18009508.post-23239044076411498712008-11-20T00:47:00.000+00:002008-11-20T00:47:00.000+00:00It really was incredible. Surely if her politics w...It really was incredible. Surely if her politics were that bad there would be not time for a gender bashing. Mind you that assumes certain folks first objection wasn't a female having the effrontery to run for high office.Clairwilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10503239355248016287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18009508.post-86510731505754894582008-11-19T22:52:00.000+00:002008-11-19T22:52:00.000+00:00I'm glad I'm not the only one who thought the Pali...I'm glad I'm not the only one who thought the Palin thing was sexist.eeorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02657816556456124166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18009508.post-27262645025492765932008-11-08T09:59:00.000+00:002008-11-08T09:59:00.000+00:00Bigotry is a cross party issue,Yes I had spotted t...Bigotry is a cross party issue,<BR/>Yes I had spotted that but one doesn't hear often hear the republican party described as progressive on these sort of issues.<BR/><BR/>I can't get myself particularly excited by the prospect of one set of openly bigoted creeps getting trounced by another set who don't mind a bit of bigotry as long as it doesn't become 'an own goal'. <BR/><BR/>There is a great deal politically to criticise Palin for but I would suggest that phoney concern over how she will combine career and motherhood and the like go beyond that.Clairwilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10503239355248016287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18009508.post-66488586833612074112008-11-08T02:40:00.000+00:002008-11-08T02:40:00.000+00:00Re: Paragraph four. Apparently 'She' is the cat's...Re: Paragraph four. Apparently 'She' is the cat's mother. Excessive use of pronoun duly noted.iLL Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08107892879700381858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18009508.post-15418206474475035332008-11-08T02:26:00.000+00:002008-11-08T02:26:00.000+00:00I have the feeling that Obama's first moves will b...I have the feeling that Obama's first moves will be of an economic nature and whatever he spouted about Pakistan can probably be consigned to the realms of pre election rhetoric. Of course, it's also possible that 'whuppin' ass' may just be nudged a little further down the agenda for the time being......<BR/><BR/>Regarding Sarah Palin, whilst I have no doubt that she has had misgynistic rhetoric directed against her by elements of the US left, I was always of the belief that hatred of women was one of those things that would always crop up regardless of affiliation. Bigotry is a cross party issue, don't let the smiley faces fool ya!<BR/><BR/>The Democrats realised at a very early stage that targetting Palin for abuse was an 'own goal', and simply left the smearing to the Republicans, implying that Obama was a terrorist sympathiser/Muslm/Arab/Socialist, making them look ever more desperate in the process. <BR/><BR/>I'm not really impressed with the gun rubbing and biblical literalism, she's that sort of soundbite politician that gets on my nerves, but she's not the end of the world that a lot of people think she is. She seems to be working on implementing a gas pipeline in Alaska, which will doubtless be held up as a victory for the presdident elect with regard to providing domestic energy rescources. It also looks like she won't run for senate, though I think it would do her good. <BR/><BR/>It seems that staying away from the centre of power is a positive boon in Republican circles, as they seem to like their presidential candidates to be free of the Washington influence until they grasp the reins of power. <BR/><BR/>At which point Washington takes control and all hell breaks loose....iLL Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08107892879700381858noreply@blogger.com