Is Sarah Palin freaking out the liberal left in California…?
Post-convention swing state polls are tipping toward Sen. John McCain, the TV pundits are waxing about "The Palin Factor," and Sen. Barack Obama's California supporters are freaking out about a race Democrats were uncommonly confident about only a month ago. SF Chronicle
Sarah has them scared, and the media is starting to stir the pot…
It's more accurate to say that every thoughtful or liberal or intuitive or open-minded white woman I know worth her vagina monologue and her self-determination and two centuries of nonstop striving for equal rights and sexual freedom and exhaustive patriarchal unshackling is right now openly horrified, appalled at what the addition of shrill PTA hockey-mom Sarah Palin seems to have done for the soggy, comatose McCain campaign - that is, make it not merely remotely interesting and melodramatic, but aggressively hostile to, well, to all intelligent women everywhere. SF Chronicle Editorial
Why do liberals hate Sarah Palin, she’s a successful politician…
When Charlie Gibson asked Sarah Palin if questions about her ability to balance work and family were sexist, her response electrified female voters in both parties. "I'm part of a generation where that question is kind of irrelevant," she said. By dismissing the topic, Palin demonstrated the conservative values she brings to the McCain ticket, which have galvanized the Republican right. But many were infuriated by her remark, which appeared to slight family-friendly policies at a time when they could be getting significant attention. "I don't understand why liberals are apoplectic about Sarah Palin," said Walsh, who lives in San Francisco and describes herself as a former feminist. "Palin is the definitive role model for young women. She is a successful politician and a successful woman who has it all." SF Chronicle
Should there be a “Voting Season”, versus and Election Day…?
Voters by the thousands will begin casting ballots for president this week in an early voting process that's expected to set records this year. Residents of Virginia, Kentucky and Georgia are among the first in the nation eligible to vote in person, as well as by mail. During the next few weeks, at least 34 states and the District of Columbia will allow early in-person voting for Nov. 4 elections. USA Today Who would this benefit this year?
The Debates are a game within a game for candidates…
To get in the debating mood, Republican John McCain will host a town-hall event and take a short nap. His rival, Democrat Barack Obama, will work out or shoot hoops. And to prepare, Sen. McCain will spar this week in mock debates with Michael Steele. Mr. Steele, the former lieutenant governor of Maryland and a prominent black Republican, will play Sen. Obama and use many of his speaking patterns, tactics and body language. Sen. Obama will practice with Greg Craig, a Washington lawyer and former official in the Clinton administration who is one of his few gray-haired advisers. Wall Street Journal
