30 August 2008
Obama palin
Posted by schirristreet under: Uncategorized .
First Reaction on Palin
Sorry - I’m too busy for anything other than a brief comment. My initial reaction to the Palin choice was mixed.
Primarily, it distresses me a bit to think she was chosen because she is female. I found myself, and I know no one here is going to want to hear this, oddly moved by watching the delegate count at the DNC the other day. Some time ago, Grim pointed out to me that many blacks have their hopes and dreams tied up in Barack Obama.
At the time, I thought it a bit amusing because as a woman, quite a few of my ‘hopes and dreams’ were tied up in watching Hillary Clinton - though I vehemently disagree with her on many issues - cialis bestellen run a credible campaign against the juggernaut that is Barack Obama. I thought she was the kaufen cialis best of the candidates the Democrats fielded, and I thought she deserved the nomination. Apparently this assessment was insufficiently widespread.
But in my mind, there was no question that she ran a good race and part of me - my heart - found it painful to see a woman lose to someone I will always view as less qualified. At the same time my Inner Rethug was pleased, as I believe Barack Obama will be easier to defeat.
As for Palin, I don’t know much about her. As a general note, I keenly dislike seeing race and gender play the outsized role they have in this campaign: I don’t see this as a step forward for either blacks or women.
On the otter heiny, I can’t help reflecting that choosing a relatively inexperienced women was extremely shrewd of the McCain folks. To the extent the Obama folks denigrate her experience and cast aspersions on her ability to lead, they risk re-igniting the burning resentment of not just Hillary supporters, but many other women as well. I won’t defend her mindlessly: she’s got to prove herself to me. But when the Obama campaign starts right in on her “lack of experience”, they risk looking not just disingenuous but patronizing and sexist to a group of people who are already inclined to view Obama that way.
And I think the backlash could well cost them the election.
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