He hardly knew here. Was she picked just because she was a woman?

Date:   8/30/2008 9:23:12 AM ( 16 y ago)

7:19 AM
August 30, 08

Interesting to hear this point of view
on the choice of his V.P. Palin.

He hardly knew here.
Was she picked just because she was a woman?

From the story posted
by Posted by Giovanna Negretti August 30, 2008 05:09 AM

I find it incredibly startling that McCain would choose a person he hardly knows for a job as important as the Vice Presidency of the United States. It is so obvious that he is doing this as a political tactic that it makes me question his judgment. Is that the way he will make decisions about our economy, our security, our well-being as a nation? If, God forbid, Senator McCain dies during his presidency then he will entrust this nation with a person with zero foreign affairs experience, whom he hardly knows to be the Commander in Chief? How irresponsible is that?

I can appreciate that this is a historic moment for women but what is insulting and shameful is that it comes as a result of political tactics and not merits. As a woman, I am insulted. I can't help but asking how does he dare insult the intelligence of millions of women who voted for Clinton with this tactic of trying to appeal to them by choosing a woman with no qualifications as a vice presidential candidate. What does he think, that women are stupid? Or is he implying that people supported Hillary just because she was a woman? People supported Hillary because they thought she was the best qualified person for the job. It just so happened that she was a woman, which made the decision to support her even more exciting.


http://www.boston.com/news/politics/massvoices/2008/08/candidate_mccain_disap...



 

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