Also, it is just such an amazing thing to see the true progressives, feminists and high information voters who were appalled by the undermining of our democracy by voter theft – support the candidate with the dreaded (R) after his name.

Such a revolutionary year and paradigm shift.

Does Dr. Long realize Madame Albright is supporting Senator Obama?

I respect Ms. Steinem for choosing a candidate not based on gender or race, but instead based on balancing her political beliefs. I disagree with her where Senator Obama is concerned, but I would lose respect for her for basing her vote on only one criteria – gender. If a man based his criteria on gender and would only vote for a man no matter what the male candidate’s platform was because any man is better than a woman, that would be considered sexist. Expecting Ms. Steinem to vote for a woman candidate based on a woman candidate is better than any man, is sexist. Ms. Steinem holds liberal views, she has advocated and fought for those views on a national stage for decades. Turning against those views and voting for a woman who doesn’t hold the same views as Ms. Steinem would be hypocritical of Ms. Steinem.

Ms. Steinem has the right of free speech to express her views where Governor Palin’s candidacy is concerned. If she believes Governor Palin is less than desirable as a candidate, I expect her to treat Governor Palin as she would any man she believed was an undesirable candidate. For her to do otherwise, is sexist. Ms. Steinem has shown courage in standing up for what she believes and going against the tide of popular public opinion (which is too often manipulated by lobbyists and the media). Very few people these days have the courage to go against popular opinion, to take the unpopular viewpoint and express it. I respect Ms. Steinem for doing so. Just as I respect Governor Palin for holding true to her conservative views. Asking either woman to go against their beliefs to vote for a woman who doesn’t hold their political beliefs just because the candidate is a woman is sexist and discriminatory.

The last I time I checked, the women’s movement was about having equal footing with men, not making men less equal. Ms. Steinem believes in voting for a candidate based on more criteria than gender. Dr. Long believes the only criteria that should take precedence is gender: “If Democratic women wait for the perfect woman to come along, we will never elect a woman. We have to seize opportunity where it presents itself.” Dr. Long has missed what the soul and heart of equality is. Ms. Steinem hasn’t.

I’m going to follow Ms. Steinem’s example and base my vote on more than gender and race. If I vote for Senator McCain, it will have nothing to do with Governor Palin but will be based on two criteria:

1. I think he’ll screw up less than Senator Obama.
2. I trust him more than Senator Obama.
3. It’s a vote against the DNC and Senator Obama.

If I don’t vote for Senator McCain and instead vote for a third party or write in Senator Clinton’s name it will be because I couldn’t tolerate Governor Palin on his ticket. It won’t be because she’s a woman with conservative views. It will be because I decided her views were too extreme for me and firmly believe she doesn’t have the experience to be vice president, let alone president if she has to finish out Senator McCain’s term. If a male with her views and experience was on Senator McCain’s ticket and he would stop me from voting for Senator McCain, then I won’t vote for Senator McCain because the running mate is a woman. My decision will have nothing to do with her gender. My belief is the past fifty years have been about treating women and men equal – not giving either one a better position or discriminating against one based on gender.

Thanks

It is his job to get the votes and the craziest thing is all this juvenile expectation that somebody will just round them up and hand them to him. Like he had a very insular view of the world and expects that it is all going to be like whining at Grandma or pulling a lucrative deal in Chicago.

The magic six weeks has begun and Big Dog is fully online 24/7 for the Obama camp.

Yesterday it was The View, tonight he does his magic on Larry King, and tomorrow it will be Letterman.

How long before we see the diary entry entitled “Fuck Bill Clinton” on No Quarter?

May the circle be unbroken for surely we are about to come round it.

He is NOT the Messiah–I am going for Dr. Faust

Whether you realize it or not, women are taught from a very early age to appease men and not to rock the boat and to go along, otherwise, they will be ostracized by the men in their lives. That mentality still exists in a greater degree that many of us Hillary supporters believed.

Until society gets as outraged over sexism when it occurs, as they now do over racism, this kind of women vs. women mentality will continue.

However, I do believe that the treatment of Hillary Clinton during the Primary has awakened a sleeping giant! Women everywhere are waking up to the reality that we are still considered second class citizens by the majority of men who control most of the power in our society.

I think change is coming and coming soon.

Unfortunately, many women don’t have that advantage and are either forced to take the back seat in order to appease a controlling husband, or they leave the controlling only to become a single mother, who has to work 2 jobs just to keep her head above water.

If we’re lucky, through Sarah’s example, men will learn that a man supporting his wife does not in any way diminish them as men. Todd Palin certainly doesn’t look diminished to me!

Sarah has proven that a woman can have it all, just like a man. Sadly, those earlier feminist who were told they couldn’t have it all and would have to make sacrifices are feeling cheated and, as a result, are taking it out on her.