Comments on: Looks Like A World Leader, Doesn’t She?

By: Tara Marie

Tara Marie — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 15:51:47 +0000

Some of us enter ‘beauty’ pagents to assist with the cost of college…….sad, but true.

By: allison

allison — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 15:50:02 +0000

Come on. Really. She may not be good for the White House, she may not be the role model you want, you might dislike beauty pageants…but isn’t this whole feminism deal about CHOICE? If she chooses to participate in pageant, if she chooses to be pro-life, why are you “feminists” all over her? Because it is not the agenda you want. Qualified or not, if she were spouting the liberal hoo-ha, you would want her on the top of the ticket…it’d be a coup for all. But in her choosing to be conservative, of faith, pro-life…then she’s scary. I really don’t get the hypocrisy of the left. And the “pundits” criticizing her parenting for going forward with the nomination? Even The Great Gloria denouncing her? At least have the backbone to stand by what you all have chanted for decades now…if a woman wants to go for it “all”, then by all means, let her and support that idea. Even if you don’t agree with her positions, the left simply cannot disagree with her career/family choices. And really, coming down on her for a pageant is so small.

By: j

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 15:19:05 +0000

What were Palin’s qualifications to become major of a one-horse town? I’m guessing the swimsuit competition and no viable opposition. Beauty pageants are for scholarship money, NOT for public office. Entering or winning a beauty pageant does not lower intellect – how many pageant winners have gone on to be doctors, physicists, and other challenging careers? Those women did what they did after they won based on their brain power, with the help of a little cash that they won for being prettier and more poised than the other contestants.

By: lucky canuck

lucky canuck — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 15:04:19 +0000

Many people, especially women, think Palin is the perfect candidate because she leads the life of a “good, christian wife”.

Her beliefs are based on a literal translation of the bible, and she lives those beliefs. Stating that she is pro-life, believes that dinosaurs walked with man, and has a pastor that is on a “witch hunt” etc is simply making her case with these people that she is the perfect VP.

What I don’t understand, is how a married, female, biblical literalist can become a person in high office.

In ephesians (the bible), wives are commanded to “SUBMIT TO THEIR HUSBANDS”. This means the husband makes the final decision in the home, and is to step in and overrule decisions made by the wife if he thinks that her decisions aren’t right with god.

So she has to consult with Todd while performing her job as VP? About matters of national security? Would that be against the rules?

Or she has decided that this part of the bible is irrelevant.

Can you pick and choose from the bible if you are a literalist?

By: Cinchy

Cinchy — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 19:48:00 +0000

You have the BEST BLOG EVER!

You find everything I wonder about and want to see. I don’t know how you find it but….. Please don’t ever stop.

By: Cathy

Cathy — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 17:16:30 +0000

She’s a post turtle. http://ems0178.blogspot.com/2008/09/i-dont-get-it.html

By: starrlife

starrlife — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 13:09:02 +0000

Hope you don’t mind but I just had to link to you on my post! Regardless of the VP thing- she needed a fanny lift!

By: xstevebob

xstevebob — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 05:02:08 +0000

Let’s recap. Charles Barkley was right. You don’t choose to be a role model. Other people choose you as their role models. Never once have any of my role models asked “Could I be your role model?” The above commenter is correct, anyone with half a brain would argue that any female politician who becomes POTUS instantly becomes every young woman’s role model. However those with a full brain would likely make their choices for themselves instead of them automagically happening. Finally thank you for embracing my wisdom and actually declaring that you don’t like her for her politics, not her participation in a pageant.

By: Nina

Nina — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 23:13:55 +0000

Good point. (And yeah, I think she did this in her 20s.) But I still think there are so many more relevant things that make her a joke of a candidate, this – for me, at least – isn’t one of them.

By: Kate

Kate — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 22:57:28 +0000

I’d rather have the first female vice president be a role model to my (currently non-existent, but whatever) children than, say, Britney Spears, wouldn’t you? Yet here’s Sarah Palin, just about as role model-worthy.

With any luck at all, we won’t have to worry about discussing this woman’s vice presidency with our children because, you know, it won’t exist… here’s hoping.

And speaking of hope… GOBAMA.