WomenCo.

This is a very well written article, with a lot of turn-of-phrases well done to scorch an unfortunate candidate. Yes, Sarah Palin was a very easy target. She was definitely not ready for the position that she was thrust into, and from Canada I am bewildered as to why she was chosen. I am very left-wing and, would I have a say in an American election, I would never vote Republican. I think that Obama is a remarkable candidate and well-worth his win. However, McCain did earn my respect and, had he chosen someone more seasoned and ready for the role he put Sarah in, he would have made a decent candidate for office (assuming he was running on his own agenda and not overly controlled). Sarah Palin was an easy target; she was a pretty average woman with an average intelligence, average looks and an average amount of experience. I certainly do not think she is stupid; in fact, she is probably well suited to her current position. But, I would hope that the position of VP would command something more than average; and the process of running for office only highlighted how under-equipped this poor girl was. I think the article is overly demeaning of Sarah - she is an intelligent woman who just was not ready for what she was given. I consider myself to be a very intelligent, ambitious woman, and I can't imagine doing much better. It would take another 20 years of ambition and focus for me to be able to be properly informed for the situations that Sarah was placed into. I don't agree with her ideals, but I just don't see how she could have done better without comprimising everything she stood for. The fault of how things went lies with McCain - he took a gamble, and it failed. Let's move on, enjoy the excitement of what Obama has to offer and see how things go over the next four years. I would have voted Obama, because he unified so many people; however, I would not rule out Sarah 8 or 12 years down the road. She now knows she has her work cut out for her, and she has a little bit of studying to do. I agree that women should be angry that she was put forward as good enough for the position (there were several other, excellent candidates), but you don't get anywhere great without taking risks, and Sarah Palin was McCain's great risk. It just didn't pan out this time.

I haven't read ur article as yet but the topic of Sarah Palin intrigues and interests me to a great deal. I feel that the entire nation is wasting its time and energy behind a woman who is definitely attractive and interesting and always seems to have a great deal to say about inconsequential issues while she seems to be completely clueless about the actual problems that many of us face today. One should watch her answers to the issues of bailout backout and the proposal to bailout the auto industry and you will be bound to draw a conclusion that this lady is definitely a beauty with no brains. Unfortunately just because she is a woman doesn't mean that the female population has to support her - we must make sure that the woman should have some substance and understanding of the economics of the country before she can have such high expectations and dreams. It seems so funny that people are comparing her to someone of the stature of Hilary Clinton!!!!!

show your stupidity...

While she's probably right on a lot of that ... that was a viscious article. Wow! Frankly, if even half of that is true, I'm glad I backed out of the whole political thing early (decision already made) and avoided the political mudslinging and anger that was likely to go along with it. I sure am glad tho that Obama made it! Now, let's wait and see what he does with the presidency and democractic majority in congress!

Do we feel stupid? Wow, what a question. I guess this type of question must be your idea of what change is huh? Ok, I'll bite even though it doesn't deserve a response. First, NO I do not feel stupid. I didn't compromise my better judgment to follow the crowd, instead opting to vote my conscience which makes my decision a lot better than anyone who would vote abandoning what they might believe to be right. Your post was absolutely offensive. It defies the tone being set here on WomenCo since the election. And I maintain that I accept President-Elect Obama and stand by him as our new President, which is certainly not the tone taken on the other side even BEFORE GWB took office. (And for those who want to continue passing off the lie that he did not win, grow up. He won. The votes were counted. Including all those military votes that the dem. party tried to suppress through litigation.)

Frankly, my opinion of your post is that you have no idea what the core principles of conservatism is AT ALL and probably no doubt ever voted for a conservative, Including in the year 2000 for McCain in the primaries. Conservatives are not pandered to. They stand for certain principles. (For instance, any conservative that hears pro-choice or pro-life have a built-in radar that kicks in. We pay attention to those types of words.) They cannot be fooled in the way that Howard Stern made idiots out of some Harlem voters. Palin was not brought in to pander to Hillary voters. How unbelievably ridiculous. We know our candidates before we vote for them. And if you knew a thing about being conservative you would also know that MORE conservatives were (excuse my language) PISSED OFF when McCain announced Palin as his running mate. We knew nothing about her. But when the attacks started on her from the left side of the aisle IMMEDIATELY after the announcement, it gave us the reason to start researching this woman. And she was definitely of the conservative values that are cherished within our party. Her view of the issues does not even register on the scale with Hillary voters. That goes to show how ignorant you are about conservatives to think she was brought in to pander to Hillary voters. Are you saying the Hillary voters were too dumb to see past her completely different very conservative ideology and vote for McCain because they were pissed off that Hillary didn't get the nomination? They would fall for a candidate who goes against every issue that Hillary supports? Wow. Unbelievable.

You claim we voted for a hypocrite because we talked about Obama having no experience. You justified "our hypocrisy" by overlooking Sarah Palin's inexperience. You have a very skewed way of looking at it and I'm going to put it straight here and then I have nothing more to say about it.

First, here is the definition of hypocrite/hypocrisy:

Found here: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/hypocrite

1. a person who pretends to have virtues, moral or religious beliefs, principles, etc., that he or she does not actually possess, esp. a person whose actions belie stated beliefs.

2. a person who feigns some desirable or publicly approved attitude, esp. one whose private life, opinions, or statements belie his or her public statements.

John McCain is not a hypocrite. But let's talk about who actually DOES practice hypocrisy shall we?

Obama supporters claimed we never listened to anything from the other side of the aisle. We only believed our sources. They were wrong. We did listen. We did read and research. Besides the fact that Obama and I did not agree on hardly ANY issues, I took your party's leaders seriously. They work with the man. You and I don't. And what did they say? They said Obama was not ready/qualified to be president. There were several of them, but two of the best known ones can be viewed here:

Hillary Clinton: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMVOT-IH8sg
Joe Biden: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fpjAs4vtc1w

After watching those videos, and then seeing them completely flip and say the opposite after they could not get the nomination, it is clear where they hypocrisy lies. In the democratic party. And absolutely nothing in the way of experience needed to run this country had changed from the time they made those statements up through the election. This was CLEARLY putting party before country.

And comparing Obama and Palin, are you serious? Do you have any idea how unbelievably crazy that sounds? It's apples and oranges. The main vote here was for president. And although the VP is important, if I'm voting for the main seat, then I'm going to vote for the one that has SOME kind of executive experience. I'm going to vote for someone who knows how to protect our country. So what's my choice? Vote for McCain who YOUR OWN PARTY LEADERS proclaimed would bring a wealth of experience to the White House or Obama who your leaders proclaimed was not ready, wasn't qualified, and the one which I did not agree with hardly any issue? Wow, what a no-brainer.

Do I feel stupid? No. But in my honest opinion after reading your comment, you should.

I apologize to the women of this virtual community for bringing anything this negative back onto the site after the election. But I considered this comment an attack on me and anyone who voted differently than most of you. I have not seen any other Obama supporter come on here since the election instigating something this negative, and I thank you for not doing so, opting to be ok with the fact that I and others were dignified and proud Americans still to accept the outcome of the election as a good American should. And once again, I accept President-Elect Obama and will support him as my leader. But I also intend to hold him accountable the way I have any other president (INCLUDING BUSH.)

And to the author of that comment: Judging from your attitude and words, if this is the type of change you were seeking to employ in this country, for your words alone, I am even prouder that I voted the way I did. SHAME ON YOU!

Guess some of you guys feel pretty stupid now that Obama is the president-elect. How anyone could still vote for a hypocrite who says he's running for change, but openly admits to the same doctrines of Bush, who says Obama is unqualified but then chooses a blatantly unqualified woman as a gimmick, pandering to disgruntled Hillary supporters (which by the way is an insult to any intelligent feminists intelligence), who so dramatically suspended his campaign to do nothing but look confused at the bailout negotiations (as told by members of his own party)- its beyond me how anyone can choose that. At his final speech McCain reminded me of the man who had my vote in 2000, whom I respected and praised for his heroism. If he had remained the staple of integrity within the republican party, and chosen a competent running mate (his first presidential decision which showed him to be irresponsible) I would have had a harder time pulling the lever for Obama. As evidenced by the crowd in Chicago, most of us Obama supporters acknowledge the greatness that was McCain although the same respect for our candidate was nonexistent in Arizona. I could never bring myself to vote to keep the republicans in power when they have basically destroyed our country over the last 8 years and gone against the very core principle of the republican party which has garnered my support before "little government involvement", now the government can do anything thanks to Bush. Maybe its just me, but when I touch something and I get burned I DON'T KEEP TOUCHING IT!

Hey, tbasham, You brought a smile to my face. Does sound a bit ridiculous huh?