Sarah Palin is NOT a Victim!

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Despite her pathetic performance on the national stage thus far, there seems to be a real danger that some of the undecided voters who reacted positively to Sarah Palin's nomination—particularly women—may be inclined to support her out of sympathy or solidarity. I have heard “she didn’t know what she was getting into” from more than one person I’ve talked to this week. This article provides some "good sense" talking points to counter that view. “The Sarah Palin Pity Party” Salon.com (Rebecca Traister) http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/09/30/palin_pity/ Excerpt: “Where I come from, a woman -- and especially a woman governor with executive experience -- doesn't have to rely on any elder or any man to protect her and pull her ass out of the fire. She can make a decision all on her own. (Palin was more than happy to tell Charlie Gibson that she made her decision to join the McCain ticket without blinking.) I agree…that the McCain camp was craven, sexist and disrespectful in its choice of Palin, but I don't agree that the Alaska governor was a passive victim of their Machiavellian plotting. A very successful woman, Palin has the wherewithal to move forward consciously. What she did was move forward thoughtlessly and overconfidently, without considering that her abilities or qualifications would ever be questioned… Sarah Palin is no wilting flower. She is a politician who took the national stage and sneered at the work of community activists. She boldly tries to pass off incuriosity and lassitude as regular-people qualities, thereby doing a disservice to all those Americans who also work two jobs and do not come from families that hand out passports and backpacking trips, yet still manage to pick up a paper and read about their government and seek out experience and knowledge.”