( I Don't Think Y'all Understand . . . )

This did not just happen . . .

Did it?

http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/festival/2008/10/brazile-campaign.html

I cosign everything she just said.

http://angryblackbitch.blogspot.com/2008/10/pondering-vice-presidential-debate.html

With that drama weighing on my mind, I sat down and watched the vice presidential debate. I can only speak for myself, but the pain in my Afro grew as I witnessed Gov. Palin deliver a performance drenched in folksy phrases and overly simplified pseudo-patriotic ( Read more... )

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Yo, it's like Pastor Bryant is living in my brain! He took exactly the same thing I did from the RNC and Sarah Palin. And yes, some of what he says are definitely rumors that aren't verified, but the point is, if something even slightly similar came out about Obama, he would not be running anymore. Even outright lies about Obama are chipping away ( Read more... )

This Is Your Nation on White Privilege

This part especially

White privilege is being able to convince white women who don’t even agree with you on any substantive issue to vote for you and your running mate anyway, because all of a sudden your presence on the ticket has inspired confidence in these same white women, and made them give your party a “ ( Read more... )

Found courtesy of biichan.

That's exactly how I felt after reading and watching clips of Palin's speech. I know she's supposed to talk to the base . . . which is already problematic, but I wonder how non-base Repubs feel about it, because as an Independent who tends to vote more Democratically than not, I'm not liking what I've heard ( Read more... )

A Letter from Someone Who Has Known Sarah Palin since 1992

It's not making me feel better.

While I think Sarah Palin gave a great speech for her base, Sarah Palin cannot,  CANNOT, be my vice president.  She almost scares me more than Cheney does.

*shudders*

I'm glad I read the transcript of her speech instead of listened to her, because I would've shut my ear off to her within seconds of her opening her mouth.  To be fair, I barely watched ( Read more... )