A message from the editor of Time magazine

[lurkerwithout]

If you're a woman and you don't like Sarah Palin, its because you're a petty bitch.

Ah, women, the consistently, tragically underestimated constituency. What the Democrats learned during the primaries and the Republicans might now be finding out the hard way, I learned at my very academic, well-regarded all-girls high school: that is never to

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[crimsonjoe]

That's right up there with saying that the only reason Obama can lose is racism.

Man, this race has made everyone way to uptight and hysterical on both sides.

[ellakite]

Man, this race has made everyone way too uptight and hysterical on both sides.

I beg to differ. Considering McCain's health history, it is extremely likely that Palin will assume the Presidency in the next 4 years if the Republicans take the White House again. I believe that my concern that Palin is completely unfit for the position (due to gross lack of experience and an apparent history of mismanagement) is entirely justified.

I don't consider myself uptight. I'll concede, though, that I may become hysterical if Palin actually becomes President...

[crimsonjoe]

And beliving that she doesn't have enough experience to be VP is a valid concern (though her total experience is on par with Obama's, so I'm not sure how you can make that arguement and still vote for him).

Look- you don't agree with her positions- on abortion, on government, on taxes, on foreign affairs. Fine. It's a perfectly legitimate reason not to vote for McCain or Palin. I won't be voting for Obama because I don't agree with his positions.

But I've seen so many stupid and outlandish attacks on the characters of Obama, McCain, and Palin. Every day it's a new attack that's not just trying to say that one of the candidates isn't just taking the country in a wrong direction, but is outright stupid or evil...

It's on both sides

[ellakite]

I guess that my real issue is your saying that *EVERYBODY* is too uptight. I don't consider myself to be overly uptight over the situation, and I know quite a few pundits that are making rational and appropriate comments about the candidates.

I'll concede that the mass media is more than happy to promote the views of the really nasty & uptight folks out there, in the name of sensationalism. But that's not "everybody".

PS -- I didn't say I was voting for Obama. Believe me, I'm not happy with his lack of experience, either. I just might vote a "third party" candidate this year...