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Politics | 10/30/2008 9:40 am

Palin Vows to Break Glass Ceiling for Women, Win or Lose Nov. 4 (Video)

By The Staff at wowOwow.com
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Sarah Palin says she doesn’t know why many women don’t support her candidacy or why others believe she isn’t qualified to be vice president, but she says she says she’s not going anywhere soon.

Palin was interviewed by "Good Morning America’s" Elizabeth Vargas, and despite the polls, the Alaska governor was very upbeat.

She said she’s "thinking that it’s going to go our way on Tuesday, November 4. I truly believe that the wisdom of the people will be revealed that day."

Many are wondering where Palin will be in 2012 if John McCain loses the White House race next week. Some think she will be the Republican presidential nominee four years from now. Asked whether she would pack it in and return to Alaska if that happens, Palin said the "double standard" over how she has been treated in the media has made her more determined to "work that much harder for the women in America to show them that that final, hard-as-glass ceiling must be broken."

"Absolutely not. I think that, if I were to give up and wave a white flag of surrender against some of the political shots that we’ve taken, that … that would … bring this whole … I’m not doing this for naught. … We’re gonna progress, we’re gonna keep going forward. It is all worth it and I’m not complaining about any of it.”

Palin said the constant attacks on her undoubtedly have an effect on how some women view her. Polls show today that 60 percent of women have an unfavorable view of her.

"You have to consider that there has been the constant barrage, a kind of spin on my record or my positions, and there has been much of that negative spin," Palin said. "Perhaps it would change someone’s perception."

But she vowed: "I’m not going to let the women of America down."

Palin also said she has no idea why some prominent Republicans like former Secretary of State Colin Powell say she’s not ready to be the No. 2 in the White House, especially since she’s never even met them.

“I would love to meet these people, have a conversation, instead of superficially making a statement like that," she said.

Palin also said she can’t think of anything she would have done differently in this campaign – except for having more hours in a day to get McCain’s message out.

As to whether the campaign coverage of her has been sexist, Palin said there’s no doubt been a double standard, especially where the expensive wardrobe story was concerned, as well as questions that have surfaced about how she can balance her family life with office politics. “I have not heard that asked of male candidates,” she said.

“If my skin isn’t thick enough to take that as a candidate, I shouldn’t even be thinking about serving this nation as vice president,” Palin added.

Click here to read the excerpts of the ABC interview.

Below is a video excerpt of the interview.

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f p
The country is not together and never has been.
By f p on 10/30/2008 2:27 pm
C Hardy
But why keep it that way and I thought Obama was the one that would bring the Country together…isnt that one of the reasons your voting for him? I think you said that in your past posts…He will unite our Country? So basically you only stand with your kind and no one else to unite our Country? That is good to know.
By C Hardy on 10/30/2008 3:47 pm
Mommy Dearest
Yes, dahling C, and even if you would generally agree with most of the premises in that post, the final argument of “we’ll keep the good pot” is something I find equally as compelling as his previous references to Governor Palin being “trash” who belongs “tricking” on Halloween. Which begs the question, dahling, what IS his own kind, and would you really want to unite with it?
By Mommy Dearest on 10/30/2008 4:36 pm
f p
ahhahahahahahahahah. Mommy is soooo droll and that the gods I never had a mommy like her. PHEW! did I hit it lucky or what?
By f p on 10/30/2008 5:43 pm
f p
No —This country has never been united in the past and won’t be in the future and no one person is going to unite everyone here—all I have to do is look at Palin’s rallies to know that. We’re divided, actually polarized is a better word, and that’s the pity of it.
By f p on 10/30/2008 5:39 pm
C Hardy
well your adding to it by not even wanting the country to be united…your posts are basically saying our country is a lost cause…
By C Hardy on 10/30/2008 8:34 pm
f p
Now did I say that Ms Hardy? no i didn’t—I said we as a nation are polarized—I still have a modicum of hope that eventually we will become united—but it’s not going to happen in my lifetime or maybe even yours. There are too many polarities here and we seem to be hell bent on making the divide even bigger. We as a nation have lasted quite some time and we will continue as a nation but our people it seems to me are too divided now for any meaningful coming-together to happen. That is strictly my take on what happening today in politics. Is has nothing to do with a lost cause.
By f p on 10/30/2008 9:47 pm
DeBúrca obj
I just got that the other day too… hilarious!
By DeBúrca obj on 10/30/2008 7:51 pm
rocky rocky
Imagine that. Great read, Frank. Passing it on to several friends … thanks.
By rocky rocky on 10/30/2008 10:42 pm
Lorraine Bates
LOL! Sounds like we might get fresh squeezed orange juice and Mickey Mouse too, if Florida goes blue!
By Lorraine Bates on 10/31/2008 9:40 am
Tina Walden
ROFLOL!!!! That was priceless, hope you don’t mind that I copied it and sent it to a few friends! :)
By Tina Walden on 11/01/2008 6:37 pm
starry Nite
F. P. Just like tony the tiger - G- r ———
By starry Nite on 10/30/2008 12:48 pm
Brooklyn Gal
Palin may have plans to be Senator if Steven’s resigns. She likes the spotlight and sees herself as powerful. If she can prove to me that she does not believe in the Conservative agenda and really works for issues that reflect what most women want, then I have no problem with her.
By Brooklyn Gal on 10/30/2008 1:40 pm
DeBúrca obj
I think Palin may have “Narcissistic Personality Disorder”.
By DeBúrca obj on 10/30/2008 7:54 pm
Patricia Burstein
Sarah Palin is the apotheosis of a person with an abundance of self-confidence and no apparent talent or reason for it. What glass ceiling could she possibly break? In fact, is there still a ceiling left? When McCain chose her, it was as if the ceiling had fallen down. I am appalled by her campaign appearances which remind me of the Nuremberg rallies. Patricia Burstein
By Patricia Burstein on 10/30/2008 2:00 pm