Comments on: Where Is McCain’s Outrage?

By: Alice Paul

Alice Paul — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 18:01:55 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v.....&eurl

Terry Tate YouTube

Terry Tate body slamming Palin NO MORE of this!!

By: Cynthia Ruccia

Cynthia Ruccia — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 13:52:33 +0000

I might be a fatalist Stiletto, but I’m done asking and waiting for others to fight our battles. They’re NOT going to do it the way we want it done. If we want to do it a certain way, then we have to be the ones to do it. There is rampant sexism yes, but we don’t live in an age where we are totally disempowered like it was before we had the right to vote. We have enough voice and enough leverage now to fight this battle ourselves. To count on others to do it for us is to take our own power away. Like the Sojourner Truth quote at the bottom of the page—–let’s stop talking about women’s rights and just take them!!

You all know that I support McCain (my first Republican vote EVER), and although he’s been light years better than the Obama campaign when it comes to sexism, the level of involvement you are asking from him using the exact wording you describe is impractical. I’m happy that at least he kept his promise to appoint more women to executive level positions, Sarah Palin being the first down payment on that promise.

For the rest—–we’ve got voices—-let’s use them!!!!

By: The Stiletto

The Stiletto — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 11:23:47 +0000

At a rally yesterday, Obama said: “Arguing is fine, but “we’ve got to have a line that we don’t cross.” Apparently his supporters calling Palin a “c**t” is on the side of the line he finds acceptable.

By: The Stiletto

The Stiletto — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 11:00:24 +0000

As I wrote earlier in this thread, this story (McCain calling his wife a “c**t”) appears to have originated in a book that was meant to be a whack-job on McCain. If there is a trustworthy source for this clain, then you should provide it. And a single reporter who heard it doesn’t count, since – as we found out – a single reporter who claimed that he heard someone at a Palin rally yell “kill him” in reference to Obama was not backed up by other reporters on the scene, by law enforcement agents on the scene or by other rally attendees. Until I see a well, documented and corroborated source for this I will put it in the urban myth category.

In a court of law, a single person testifying that he overheard something (“kill him” or “c**t” is hearsay and inadmissible. A good standard to follow.

By: slythwolf

slythwolf — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 09:16:21 +0000

Of course McCain didn’t say that. He doesn’t use that word in public (unless he’s talking about his wife).

By: Kiuku

Kiuku — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 04:47:58 +0000

You can read the comments about it here:

http://riverdaughter.wordpress.....-is-funny/

By: The Stiletto

The Stiletto — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 02:50:16 +0000

Cynthia: The attacks have intensified to a new, violent level as Amy pointed out in her post. McCain needs to defend her again and in terms that are proportionate to the vileness and outrageousness of the attacks. Palin is not only being brutalized but her abusers are calling her a racist to deflect attention from their hateful actions. If this isn’t a modern-day application of the Hitlerian Lie then I don’t know what is.

By: The Stiletto

The Stiletto — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 02:44:32 +0000

goesh: I don’t understand it myself.

By: samanthasmom

samanthasmom — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 02:07:38 +0000

How about the this from Terry Tate? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uN2eZtAPLiY How can we make this stop? Read the comments. People thinks it's funny to watch women get beaten up.

By: Cynthia Ruccia

Cynthia Ruccia — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 00:25:29 +0000

I know that McCain’s not perfect, but he and his campaign still have done more to defend Palin against sexism than the DNC ever thought of doing (which they never did).

In the end, WE will have to learn that NO ONE will carry this cause of ours unless it is us. WE have to do the talking, the promoting, the protesting. WE have to keep this issue front and center. And we can’t be worried what people will say or think. We will be called everything in the book until we speak up about it enough. Case in point—–we responded very strongly to Ezra’s vile video, and although he complained bitterly and called us names, he still removed his video and backed off.

Even the men with the best of intentions, and there are many—-including McCain who I believe has mellowed through the years—-can’t possibly experience our lives for us. We have to do it ourselves come what may.

And one more word about McCain—–how could he not respect women—–he’s surrounded by strong ones at every turn—-mother, wife, daughters. And he obviously is proud of them all!!