Palin Criticizes Obama as Faux Feminist, Urges Women To Vote With Their Vaginas
HENDERSON, Nev. - Speaking at a boisterous rally near Las Vegas, Gov. Sarah Palin, the Republican nominee for vice president, on Tuesday sharply attacked Senator Barack Obama as a faux feminist, criticizing him for not choosing Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton as his running mate.
Ms. Palin spoke flanked by female supporters she described as members of the Democratic platform committee and the National Organization for Women. She took a strongly feminist tack throughout, criticizing practices such as honor killings in the Muslim world as well as inequities closer to home and singling out female owners of small businesses, especially one she described as “Irma the Restaurant Owner.”
“Our opponents think they have the women’s vote all locked up, which is a little presumptuous since only our side has a woman on the ticket,” she said. She added, referring to Mr. Obama: “When it came time for choosing a vice president, somehow he couldn’t bring himself to choose a woman who got 18 million votes in the primaries.”
Ignoring her differences with leading feminist groups over issues such as abortion, Ms. Palin presented herself as a feminist pioneer. She referred favorably not only to Mrs. Clinton but also to former Representative Geraldine Ferraro, the Democratic nominee for vice president in 1984, and wondered out loud why 24 years had elapsed before another woman was put on a national ticket.
“Are you ready to break the highest glass ceiling in America?” she asked. “It’s about time we shattered that glass ceiling for once and for all,” she added, as the crowd chanted her name.
Ms. Palin entered the rally and departed to the same working class women’s anthem, country singer Shania Twain’s “She’s Not Just A Pretty Face.” She also introduced three of her children and her husband, noting that he willingly assumes his share of domestic responsibilities and expressing her pleasure at being able to campaign as a family.
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Ms. Palin spoke flanked by female supporters she described as members of the Democratic platform committee and the National Organization for Women. She took a strongly feminist tack throughout, criticizing practices such as honor killings in the Muslim world as well as inequities closer to home and singling out female owners of small businesses, especially one she described as “Irma the Restaurant Owner.”
“Our opponents think they have the women’s vote all locked up, which is a little presumptuous since only our side has a woman on the ticket,” she said. She added, referring to Mr. Obama: “When it came time for choosing a vice president, somehow he couldn’t bring himself to choose a woman who got 18 million votes in the primaries.”
Ignoring her differences with leading feminist groups over issues such as abortion, Ms. Palin presented herself as a feminist pioneer. She referred favorably not only to Mrs. Clinton but also to former Representative Geraldine Ferraro, the Democratic nominee for vice president in 1984, and wondered out loud why 24 years had elapsed before another woman was put on a national ticket.
“Are you ready to break the highest glass ceiling in America?” she asked. “It’s about time we shattered that glass ceiling for once and for all,” she added, as the crowd chanted her name.
Ms. Palin entered the rally and departed to the same working class women’s anthem, country singer Shania Twain’s “She’s Not Just A Pretty Face.” She also introduced three of her children and her husband, noting that he willingly assumes his share of domestic responsibilities and expressing her pleasure at being able to campaign as a family.
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real feminists let you pay for your own rape kits