Welcome back! Sorry to hear about your cat being sick.
re: Sarah Palin
Even though Sarah Palin is ridiculously incompetent and annoying, I think having her as the VP nominee is going to help normalize women being in politics. Of course, Hillary Clinton (and others before her) no doubt paved the way for Palin in the first place, but still...more women (qualified and unqualified) entering politics can only be good in the greater scheme of things.
Hopefully you can get into see Obama talk! I sincerely hope he wins. It'll be utterly depressing if both our countries wind up with conservative leaders again.
I actually disagree (but only on the note that an unqualified woman is good for politics). The unqualified women ruin it for the qualified ones. When a woman screws up, all of the sexist people use her as an example of why women shouldn't be in politics. It's the same thing with racial minorities and women getting jobs in other areas because they are not white males. If they suck at what they do, it only ruins it for the ones who are competent
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Oh thank goodness! I was worried about you because I don't think you'd ever gone this long before.
About Palin, I think it's awful she might be vice president of your country. It's sexist and stupid and says "Women, you don't have to try as hard as guys! Just be hot and feminine and before you know it you'll be vice president! Competence, what's that? Who cares about experience these days?" . I can't see her going further being anything but terrible for women in politics.
In all fairness, there were some male candidates who only made it in based on money. Competence apparently isn't required to run for president. I still remember LeVar Burton talking about how a person has to sacrifice their integrity to make it to be president of the united states. I do think that a lot of it is a popularity contest combined with who has enough money to make themselves look good.
I'm really sorry to hear about your troubles. Take a deep breath, re-read something funny to make you laugh and brighten your mood. Poor Mariah. I hope she stays with you longer. The only bad thing about cats is how short their lifespan is. I still cry over my 15 year old cat who died when I was 11. She'd been with me my whole life and I was devastated. Kitties are such sweet creatures. I've always felt a special bond with them. Sorry to hear about the grades. Hopefully you can bring them up. Math was always my weak point-- but then I had some pretty crappy math teachers. Or rather so-called teachers.
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re: Sarah Palin
Even though Sarah Palin is ridiculously incompetent and annoying, I think having her as the VP nominee is going to help normalize women being in politics. Of course, Hillary Clinton (and others before her) no doubt paved the way for Palin in the first place, but still...more women (qualified and unqualified) entering politics can only be good in the greater scheme of things.
Hopefully you can get into see Obama talk! I sincerely hope he wins. It'll be utterly depressing if both our countries wind up with conservative leaders again.
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About Palin, I think it's awful she might be vice president of your country. It's sexist and stupid and says "Women, you don't have to try as hard as guys! Just be hot and feminine and before you know it you'll be vice president! Competence, what's that? Who cares about experience these days?" . I can't see her going further being anything but terrible for women in politics.
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Sorry to hear about the grades. Hopefully you can bring them up. Math was always my weak point-- but then I had some pretty crappy math teachers. Or rather so-called teachers.
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