tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23363296.post8453541158989135931..comments2023-11-02T09:08:09.242-07:00Comments on <i>Daddy Dialectic</i>: The Sarah Palin Chronicles, ContinuedJeremy Adam Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11733669114207985920noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23363296.post-13758130031136743472008-09-08T17:46:00.000-07:002008-09-08T17:46:00.000-07:00I think putting Palin in the Republican VP slot wa...I think putting Palin in the Republican VP slot was a cunning move to win over the at-home-dad vote, a key swing constituency.<BR/><BR/>When Obama was running for Illinois State Senator in 2004, the Republicans picked a black conservative, Alan Keyes, to run against him, thinking they could fool blacks into voting for a lunatic -- because he's black!<BR/><BR/>As you may know, it didn't quite work that way.<BR/><BR/>Hopefully, the Palin bait won't work for women either, although I'm sure this was the idea.<BR/><BR/>Personally, I'll breath a sigh of relief after the obsession with Palin's family dies. It's a huge media hog at a time when people need to be pounding on her career record.chicago pophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17055796523227869734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23363296.post-65749909317502167192008-09-07T17:49:00.000-07:002008-09-07T17:49:00.000-07:00Lindsay at Surburban Turmoil is not the issue; I j...Lindsay at Surburban Turmoil is not the issue; I just plucked her quote out of a very large hat to illustrate a certain tendency in the blogosphere and on op-ed pages. The fact that she and folks like her are "a little harder on Palin because she has the perspective of an at-home mom, raised by mom..." is just another way of saying that this debate reflects a very strong cultural bias against women as successful breadwinners and men as caregivers. If you're going to vote against Palin and McCain, do it because of Iraq, the economy, global warming--there are many good reasons. This isn't one of them.Jeremy Adam Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11733669114207985920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23363296.post-88513939601598863732008-09-07T13:38:00.000-07:002008-09-07T13:38:00.000-07:00In fairness to Lindsay she also has a hard time wi...In fairness to Lindsay she also has a hard time with Obama taking the job with his kids still at home. She leans a little harder on Palin because she has the perspective of an at-home mom, raised by mom. I think her post was more personal than judgmental.Backpacking Dadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02498905428420679901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23363296.post-88913295652412242652008-09-06T10:10:00.000-07:002008-09-06T10:10:00.000-07:00I don't disagree with you that Mr. Palin is capabl...I don't disagree with you that Mr. Palin is capable of caring appropriately for his family, I also agree with Suburban Turmoil, that the Palin family could benefit from both parents being available right now. For me, their situation is not about who would be the more competent parent. It's about the fact that there are two children in that family with crucial needs right now and it might be better for the parents to take a "team approach".Earth Muffinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01487422195732102956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23363296.post-60036228400769287812008-09-06T10:03:00.000-07:002008-09-06T10:03:00.000-07:00Thanks for saying this. I am soooo sick of people ...Thanks for saying this. I am soooo sick of people slamming her for having a career. I don't agree with her on the issues for the most part but I was really intrigued when McCain picked her. Mostly because I was interested in what the commentators were going to say about her. I was just waiting for someone to slam her for being a mother with a high powered career. Unfortunately, I didn't have to wait long (milliseconds, in fact). <BR/><BR/>Sigh...even the progressives don't seem to be as progressive as I had hoped. On this particular issue anyway.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for your post. Finally some sanity...Lesliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12158980436424095838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23363296.post-60218241563213246862008-09-06T05:55:00.000-07:002008-09-06T05:55:00.000-07:00Terrific post and a great antidote to the stuff I'...Terrific post and a great antidote to the stuff I've been reading from supposedly left-wing bloggers and readers. Agree completely with your point.blue milkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15341937205299573052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23363296.post-81675438160924616482008-09-05T18:57:00.000-07:002008-09-05T18:57:00.000-07:00It's been a strange week, with everyone weighing i...It's been a strange week, with everyone weighing in on Palin's family. I weighed in on it, too, and Obama's. I do not support Palin's candidacy, but because of the issues, not because of her family. Her family is her business, like Obama's is his.Marinkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16489592695993949578noreply@blogger.com