Governor Palin - Feminist Role Model

Chrystia Freeland, U.S. managing editor of the Financial Times, expects to hear less about the “experience” argument against the Democrats' no longer presumptive, but still presumptuous nominee.

I disagree. Freeland gets the attack line correct:

Governor Palin, who took on her own party’s good ole boys and won, has as much of a record of political achievement as does Senator Obama: running a state, no matter how sparsely populated, is a bigger executive job than being a senator. More­over, you do not have to be Karl Rove to point out that the inexperienced candidate on the Republican ticket is running to be vice-president, not commander-in-chief.

Freeland absolutely nails why feminists are having a difficult time accepting Governor Palin's candidacy:

The main reason so many feminists are having a hard time getting excited about Gov Palin is that she is rightwing.

If Governor Palin were a liberal, or even a "conservative" Democrat, the feminists would consider the governor to be a rock star.

Comments

[Gina]

I understand why the feminists disagree with some of Sarah Palin's views, like abortion, and I understand their disappointment at loosing Hillary as the first female President, or Vice President. But, now they have a real chance to elect the first ever female Vice President. A woman who exemplifies so many amazing qualities, including her successes and 85% approval rating as Alaska's governor, mother of five, and the whole nine yards. In addition to breaking the glass ceiling, Palin can finally bring about tremendous reforms for women.As International abuses keep coming to light regarding women's rights, including everything from burkas, to white slavery, to honor killings, you would certainly think that women would be tripping over themselves to elevate one of their own to such a high position. What a shame the feminists are so petty that they can't see the big picture, set aside their conflicting grievances, and make a couple of concessions, in order to progress in such a big way.