Love her or hate her, Sarah Palin is a person, a human being, a woman, a wife, a mother, someone who was elected to political office.
Since she was named as Senator McCain’s running mate, she has been ridiculed, termed “stupid”. slandered, and lied about. People have questioned her ability to perform in office and still be a good mother. Sandra Bernhard wanted her “gang-raped” (thought that was funny).
Is that the way we express discomfort with positions we don’t agree with? Is this reasoned discourse?
The main stream media are talking about her failed interview with Katie Couric. Did anyone really listen to the questions? to the tone?
The main stream media clearly have chosen their candidate, and everyone has the right to do that, but does that mean that they also have the right to ridicule and to tear down another human being? I almost can understand the Obama campaign’s need to neutralize her potentially powerful influence, but why do the media feel compelled to do it? What do they have to gain? How do the media conceptualize their job? Is there an ethical code? Does anybody care?
She is being ridiculed but she is a dangerous influence in American life. She is not at all qualified to be a back-up to the President of the United States. I feel that the Republicans showed little respect for either the office of vice-president or the people of this country to have chosen her.
I am surprised that you think that she is a dangerous influence. Aside from the abortion issue, which, let’s face it, she has no influence on and won’t, even were she to become president, I don’t know of anything that can even be perceived as dangerous. Teddy Roosevelt was about as qualified as she is. The main stream media have created a persona that does not correspond to the person they are referring to. Something about openness and honesty and vulnerability and a woman being strong on her own terms seems to scare them. I am not at all worried. I would prefer a breath of fresh, unadulterated air to vacuous promises of change and policies that shift with the tide of public opinion (or how the wind blows.)