tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2281443754502891373.post8875788284355311738..comments2023-09-16T09:09:18.691-04:00Comments on Kittywampus - now at kittywampus.wordpress.com: Palin, the Object of Our ObsessionSungoldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02153155221248240952noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2281443754502891373.post-39826485289298496512008-09-09T17:21:00.000-04:002008-09-09T17:21:00.000-04:00Thanks, Laura - and no, I hadn't seen it. I love h...Thanks, Laura - and no, I hadn't seen it. I love how the actress in that clip captures Palin's vowels. (I've been wondering if that's a distinctive Alaskan accent? I had a couple of friends from Alaska in college and they didn't talk like her, though.)<BR/><BR/>Smirking Cat - I too could *really* live without the photoshopped pictures of Palin's head on someone else's bikini-clad body. But this is so complicated, because the Republicans are denouncing *any* criticism of her as sexism. And that renders the term meaningless.Sungoldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02153155221248240952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2281443754502891373.post-23829075712238026992008-09-09T16:27:00.000-04:002008-09-09T16:27:00.000-04:00Palin's introduction has burst open the most sexis...Palin's introduction has burst open the most sexist commentary and debate in so many domains, from the automatic assumption that women will blindly vote for her because "hey, she's got a vagina like me!" to discussion revolving exclusively around her appearance, as if that is of utmost importance in a VP. I am simply more dismayed by the standards and priorities of this nation than I was before, and that was already pretty damn bad.Smirking Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15337751877658931171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2281443754502891373.post-22202518637987448042008-09-09T09:11:00.000-04:002008-09-09T09:11:00.000-04:00ahhh but who IS in control?funny satire, if you mi...ahhh but who IS in control?<BR/><BR/>funny satire, if you missed it:<BR/><BR/>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-QevraCQUcLaurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07764022300747217993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2281443754502891373.post-55111739670781989812008-09-08T17:27:00.000-04:002008-09-08T17:27:00.000-04:00I think there are two different levels here: Palin...I think there are two different levels here: Palin is *definitely* a formidable tactician, at least in the Alaskan environment. She definitely did buck the system there. Now, however, she's being placed in a different position where she's much more stage-managed. She's not in control anymore. And that's where I think Madame Bitch's points hold water. But yeah, we need to keep her two roles analytically separate if we want to understand what's happening.<BR/><BR/>Very good point on the class issue. She's emphasizing union connections - when did we last hear a Republican do that?Sungoldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02153155221248240952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2281443754502891373.post-78783566077512782862008-09-08T16:07:00.000-04:002008-09-08T16:07:00.000-04:00Well put. Interesting arguments, alhtough I don't ...Well put. Interesting arguments, alhtough I don't think the Madame Bitch critique holds together when you consider that she single-handedly dismantled the outgoing republican establishment. The defiance and ambition were overt, and countered the norm and the patriarchy. <BR/><BR/>I think she also taps into class politics. Also, she can level the "elitist" criticism in a way that, say, McCain or Romney, can't (because of their wealth), and that's a very polarizing accusation. (Let's not elect the guy/gal we want most to have a beer with - we all saw how that turned out last time.)Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07764022300747217993noreply@blogger.com