“You [women] Can’t Have THAT”, and other morning news
By LisaB on September 14, 2008 at 10:50 AM in Current Affairs
1) There is a terrific piece at the Baltimore Sun this morning. Go read it. Lynette Long – a familiar name to NQ, wrote about why, as a Democratic woman, she will be voting for McCain. I’ll only put a snippet here so you’ll go read the rest.
After the Democratic primaries, I and a small group of Hillary Clinton supporters met with Sen. John McCain. I explained to him that women comprise more than half of the population, yet are underrepresented in every branch of government. I asked him to choose a woman for the vice presidential slot and to increase the number of women in the Cabinet and on the Supreme Court. Mr. McCain listened respectfully to my request.
After the Democratic Primary, I was contacted by a member of Sen. Barack Obama’s Finance Committee, and we had numerous contentious conversations. I finally told him I would be happy to vote for Mr. Obama and rally other Hillary Clinton supporters, but in return I wanted Mr. Obama to pledge gender parity in the Cabinet.
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“What if there aren’t qualified women – you still expect us to appoint half women to the Cabinet?” he replied. “There are 300 million people in this country; you’re telling me you can’t find 10 qualified women?” I said.
He responded, “You can’t have that.” We had no further conversations.
That’s it in a nutshell. The Obama campaign wouldn’t even commit to looking for qualified women. Amazing. Absolutely, freaking, amazing. It’s a great piece and neatly encompasses much of what we’ve all said here at NQ. Go read it.
2)The UK Daily Telegraph publishes a piece about internal worries that Democratic candidate Obama’s campaign is ignoring advice on how to beat John McCain.
The Sunday Telegraph has learned that senators, governors and union leaders who have experience of winning hard-fought races in swing states have been bombarding Obamas campaign headquarters with telephone calls offering advice. But many of those calls have not been returned.
A senior Democratic strategist, who has played a prominent role in two presidential campaigns, told The Sunday Telegraph: “These guys are on the verge of blowing the greatest gimme in the history of American politics. They’re the most arrogant bunch Ive [sic] ever seen. They won’t accept that they are losing and they won’t listen.”
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A senior aide to one of the most powerful Democrats in the House of Representatives voiced the fears of many: “Palin doesn’t just play to the Republican base. She has much broader appeal.”
The aide said that her repeated mockery of Mr Obama’s boasts about his time as a community organiser in Chicago are “the most effective criticisms of Barack Obama we have yet seen.” He said: “Americans in small and medium size towns dont [sic] know what the hell a community organiser is. Real Americans graduate from high school or college and get a job that pays a wage. Campus radicals go off and organise a community.”
—————-Peggy Noonan, the former Reagan speechwriter, blamed the defection of women voters from Mr Obama on the atom bomb of ritual abuse by left-wing bloggers and Democratic officials, painting Mrs Palin as a bad mother and religious weirdo.
Ms Noonan wrote: “The snobbery of it, the meanness of it, reminded the entire country, for the first time in a decade, what it is they don’t like about the Left.”
This is, officially, the second “worried” story I’ve seen now. But I think it’s relevant that it appears in a paper outside the US. Suppose it might be a way for people to “get word” to the Obama campaign before the US press gets wind (or bothers to pay attention) to these issues?
3) The Weekly Standard is again working on the bad political attitude. The focus this time is on Democratic / Lefty hypocrisy. Not exactly new material, but there are some worthy points here.
Let’s get this straight: Your party has just nominated for president a fellow who has been elected exactly once to the United States Senate, in an uncompetitive race, following a garden-variety stint in a state legislature. And your response to the GOP nominee’s choice for vice president–someone who has been elected once as governor following a stint as a small town mayor–is to decry the lack of experience? Nobody ever said Barack Obama was unqualified for the No. 2 spot on the ticket.
Had Hillary Clinton won the nomination and selected Obama as her running mate–which, being a savvy politician, she would certainly have done, in order to fire up his 18 million primary supporters–Obama would have been perfectly positioned. Either he would be preparing himself as vice president for his run for the Oval Office eight years hence. Or he would be experienced and tested in a national campaign that he would never be held responsible for losing, with a fundraising base beyond the imagination of Croesus. Instead, it’s McCain-Palin with the wind at their backs, and Palin who is being prepared as the outstanding future prospect for her party.
—————-Well, maybe because it is not a sign of the strength of a candidate at the top of a ticket to need the experience of Joe Biden (or Dick Cheney) in order to allay concerns that he’s not quite up to some aspects of the job. And, contrariwise, it is a sign of strength at the top when the nominee can look to the future and make a priority of party-building. Does anybody think that if Obama loses, he will have left his party in a stronger position by advancing the prospects of Joe Biden? Fortunately for Democrats, at least they’ve got Hillary in the wings.
The part I like is the idea of bringing in “new blood” to the party through the vp slot. It’s like McCain was looking to the future of his party while Obama was rewarding a long-time pol who deserved a slot. Which is the more conservative move?
4) Apparently the WaPo (link to realclearpolitics) never thought about securing a future for the party by picking a new standard bearer should the lead “man” fall. They’re still flogging the “reckless pick of John McCain” theme.
McCain made the most important command decision of his life when he chose Sarah Palin as his vice presidential nominee. Two weeks later, it is still puzzling that he selected a person who, for all her admirable qualities, is not prepared by experience or interest to be commander in chief. No promotion board in history would have made such a decision.
Yawn. This article MUST be for Obamabots. I really can’t see anyone else taking it to heart. Of course, maybe the writer will follow it up with an expose on the reckless choices of the Democratic party in their efforts to elect someone “not prepared by experience or interest to be commander in chief.”
Ah, wait! I see it! That’s it! He added “interest.” So, unless you choose to launch yourself for president, you would never have any interest. OK, someone has to be “interested” in the job. Gotcha. That would mean since Obama is “interested” he is still more qualified than a politician content to work the job she has before seeking another. Raging ambition is a GOOD thing – well, unless you’re Hillary. . .
5) Dueling Roe v. Wade articles today. The Boston Globe says it is in peril. Of course, the piece is penned by an Obama “advisor.”
It is inevitable that the principal debates between McCain and Democratic candidate Barack Obama will involve the economy and foreign policy. For most voters, the Supreme Court is simply too abstract. But we should not overlook a crucial point: The fate of Roe v. Wade, and of countless principles in constitutional law, is now hanging in the balance.
Cass Sunstein is a professor of law at Harvard Law School and an informal adviser to the Obama campaign.
Over at the National Journal, another writer thinks any overturn of Roe v. Wade isn’t at all likely and not only because it is accepted law.
Would a McCain-Palin victory spell doom for Roe v. Wade and constitutional protection of abortion rights? It’s an outside possibility, but I’d bet a lot against it.
I suspect that even McCain himself might not want Roe overruled, notwithstanding his repeated assurances to anti-abortion conservatives that he does. Indeed, in a revealing 1999 newspaper interview, McCain said: “Certainly in the short term, or even the long term, I would not support repeal of Roe v. Wade, which would then force X number of women in America to [undergo] illegal and dangerous operations.”
——————-[Despite becoming more conservative on abortion] if McCain is elected, he would not be taking his marching orders on abortion from Palin or the platform. He still supports abortion rights in cases of rape or incest. He voted last year to fund some embryonic-stem-cell research. He is well aware that a decision overruling Roe would be hugely unpopular, hurting Republican candidates at all levels for years.
Here at NQ, we have many people whose opinions on Roe v. Wade are all over the place. However, the general sense is that with a likely Democratic Congress, Roe is not in imminent danger of being completely overturned anytime soon.
6) The LA Times has a piece purporting to talk about lies and truths on the campaign trail. But all you need know about this article is in its summary. Oh, and it features a picture of that “The View” interview with McCain.
Political innocents may wonder why a candidate such as McCain, whose campaign is premised on ‘straight talk’ — and to a lesser extent Obama — have veered from the truth. Because it works.
If this article was worth reading it would have included arguments about the Obama campaign as well as the McCain campaign. But it doesn’t. So, don’t bother.
7) The Philadelphia Inquirer doesn’t like Obama’s economic proposals. If your issue is the economy, give this a read and see what you think.
8 ) Need a giggle? Pat Racimora mentioned this site a month ago, but it bears mentioning again. Anyplace that says Michelle Obama is really a Klingon can’t be all bad.
Here’s a sidebar:
UPDATES:
* I’m Having an Obamagasm!
* Obama: A New Kind of Deity
* Obama the Steel Driving Man
* Obama’s Website Solves World’s Energy and Food Crisis
* Communists for Obama
* Obama: A Typical Wright Person
* Obama Adores Rednecks
* Rev. Wright’s “God Damn America” Sermon Unites the World
* Dirty Jobs for the Common Good™
* Obama Releases Double CD on CCCP Records
* Independence Day Message From Obama
* Obamalot the Musical
* Obama with his National Security Adviser, Winnie the Pooh
* In Indonesia, Obama is “Everyone’s Favorite Dhimmi”
* Barack Obama And His Marxist Friends And Family
* Obama’s Crazy Uncle Surfaces in Moscow
* Only Strong Obamunism can Cure Fainting and Weak Socialism
* Barack Obama, Arab Interloper?
* Zombies for Barack Obama
* Obama Transcends Racial Confinements
* Obama: A Progressive By Any Other Name
* Obamaganda Broadcast: We Are the Drooling Ones
9) If you’ve gotten this far, go back and read Dr. Long’s piece again.


















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