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Originally Posted by ilovetv
Don't ya just love it when so-called liberals are so open-minded and "tolerant" of viewpoints other than their own that they discount everything a woman might want to say, reducing them to nothing more than animals with no interpersonal nor verbal skills, with nothing more to compete/campaign with than cat claws???
Before you accuse me of being totally humorless, I do realize you guys are joking around a bit.
However, we women know how often we women ARE reduced by men in serious discussions to being nothing more than a b*tchy female who should have stayed at home cooking your dinner and folding/putting away your socks.
Honest people admit that, like 'em or not, Palin and Bachmann are smart, hardworking and straight-talking people who have EARNED their positions in politics.
They didn't get where they are because some self-proclaimed kingmaker like Rod Blagodovich said "this thing is f-ing GOLDEN", keeping his grip on it to sell it to the highest bidder in the political machine.
In 2008, the L.A. president of N.O.W. acknowledged Palin's hard work, smarts and savvy WHILE disagreeing with her. She had the maturity to say openly when she introduced Palin, "THIS is what a feminist looks like" while saying respectfully how much in disagreement she is with Palin on issues.
This Australian woman senator spells it out exactly like it is, how women are treated in the old BOYS' club. Chauvinism and childishness rule and ridicule....
But how many WOMEN members of Congress have been caught leading secret lives by spending their days sending nude pictures of themselves to strangers in other states, or using campaign money to hire a "videographer" with whom they had a secret love child?!?!?!??
This is a prime example:
http://media.theage.com.au/news/nati...w-2400087.html |
I agree with you on the majority of your post. The thing that is missing though is California's NOW President, Patty Bellasalma's statement after the endorsement by the Los Angeles NOW chapter member and officer Shelly Mandell. See below.
I've said it before. I'll say it again. It NOW's actions or should I say lack of action with regards to Palin speaks volume about this Progressive group. Their own words don't jive when it comes to Palin. Wonder why? According to their website: NOW is the largest, most comprehensive feminist advocacy group in the United States. Our purpose is to take action to bring women into full participation in society — sharing equal rights, responsibilities and opportunities with men, while living free from discrimination.
"A member and officer of the Los Angeles NOW chapter, Shelly Mandell, recently introduced Governor Sarah Palin at an event in Carson, California. Ms. Mandell was speaking as an individual and was not authorized to represent NOW, the NOW PAC or LA NOW in any capacity in connection with a federal candidate endorsement. As NOW President Kim Gandy said upon Palin’s selection , 'Not every woman supports women's rights.' The use of Shelly Mandell’s Los Angeles NOW title was apparently intended to mislead the public, and indeed has resulted in local television outlets and internet reports misstating that LA NOW has 'endorsed' Sarah Palin or that she has a record of supporting women’s rights. This in fact is not the case.
"As President of California NOW and as a member and officer of Los Angeles NOW, I can assure you that there is no local or state affiliate of NOW, including LA NOW, which endorses or supports the McCain/Palin ticket. John McCain and Sarah Palin oppose many of the rights and freedoms we have fought for throughout NOW's 42 years, and we will not be pushed back to the days of back-alley abortions, forced pregnancies, and pay discrimination without remedy. Nor will we let the media distractions deter our members and activists from our organizing for freedom and equality for all women, putting our hopes and our dreams, our hard work and our hard-earned money, behind a proven team for women: the next President of the United States – Barack Obama – and his running mate, longtime friend and ally of women, Sen. Joe Biden With equal ferocity we will fight to protect young women by defeating Proposition 4 and to keep bigotry and discrimination out of our state constitution by defeating Proposition 8 here in California."
http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpu...w-prez-on.html