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Sheila Nevins | 08/30/2008 9:17 am

Sheila Nevins: Why Palin Is a Great Choice

Sheila Nevins

WOW ladies take a breather. This is a wonderful choice. It is a clear choice and that’s what America stands for. The issues that Palin represents though reprehensible to me - represent a constituency and a voice. American democracy represents the right to disagree. It also represents majority rule. The cards are on the table - race, abortion, gun control, stem cell research, taxation, godliness - you name it. There’s no fudging here - no middle of the road. rhetoric. Americans will declare their absolute preferences. And a woman will stand for this. Being a woman doesn’t mean agreeing with the WOW dames. Palin may not be in whom we trust, but there is an odd equality in the sheer selection. Women can be as arbitrary and right wing as any man. And for those of us for whom Sarah Palin’s beliefs belie our deepest convictions. So be it. The great truths lie in an honest ballot box. Vote and live in America or flee if you must. Great choice in the divide A civil war without bullets. Three cheers for clarity.

 

What Other wOw Women Are Saying About Sarah Palin:
Whoopi Golderg on Sarah Palin and Joe Biden
Joan Ganz Cooney: The Choice of Palin Is Irresponsible
Marlo Thomas: They Don’t Understand Women

 

Read more about: John McCain, News, Politics, Sarah Palin

379 Reader Comments (so far…) Sign In or Register to comment

Buh- Bye
Marjorie, yes. there are a few of us left who won’t be “shamed” into voting one way or another
By Buh- Bye on 08/31/2008 6:42 pm
Eve Fulton
Sheila…you’re right. It makes the division very clear. Lets just hope the American people will choice the Obama ticket. Because it looks like we are headed for a conservative gover’t up here in Canada. May the force be with us all !
By Eve Fulton on 08/30/2008 6:45 pm
Bonnie Oliver
Eve - Oh, oh. It seems that every time Canada has a conservative federal government, then the drumbeat begins again from Quebec about separation. Germany and France have already made the shift to a more conservative government. By 2010, it is widely thought that the Tory party will take over Parliament in London. If the Canadian Parliament follows suit, well this small town American Tory Conservative Republican will let out a whoop for joy. Sorry….. but I like McCain and, if elected, I want him to be able to converse and listen to all of America’s allies and being of the same political philosophy will assist in those discussions besides just being more friendly.
By Bonnie Oliver on 08/30/2008 7:22 pm
Mrs. Cheryl Hampton
As long as lots of women like myself remember that we DON’T WANT 4 XTRA YRS OF A FAILED ECONOMY W/THE REPUBLICANS IN OFFICE I think that we will make the RIGHT CHOICE, yes she’s a woman BUT she’s a Republican and remember this Hillary voters maybe miffed but we are not STUPID, WE ARE VOTING 4 OBAMA.
By Mrs. Cheryl Hampton on 08/30/2008 7:00 pm
Buh- Bye
Mrs. Hampton, If Obama is so exceedingly brilliant, why not choose the sure thing? He knew he didn’t capture the hearts and minds of the Democratic base and battleground states in the primary, and his star was fading at the close of the race? Why roll the dice? pride goeth, I say….
By Buh- Bye on 08/31/2008 6:53 pm
Sherrie Crews
From your fingers to some of their ears Mrs. Cheryl Hampton.
By Sherrie Crews on 08/30/2008 7:05 pm
Sherrie Crews
Or would that be eyes? Oh well, you get the meaning.
By Sherrie Crews on 08/30/2008 7:05 pm
Dutch 163
A wonderful choice? A clear choice? I have to disagree I do agree that choice may be “what America stands for” but in this case I think McCain’s team is guilty of a very deliberate manipulation, a gimmick to try to attract attention, to attempt to win women’s votes
By Dutch 163 on 08/30/2008 7:25 pm
Bonnie Oliver
Anam Cara - Wouldn’t you agree that it was traditionally thought a woman would have to serve as Vice President before she or another woman could be a serious contender for the Presidency? Senator Clinton smashed that theory. However, Senator Clinton is also the ‘exception to the rule’. Without her presence then I fear we are back to the old theory, VP first then President. And THAT MEANS that a man is going to have choose a female for VP. Was Senator McCain’s choice of Governor Palin “deliberate”? You bet. Was it maniupulative? I don’t know. What it a gimmick? No. Was it an attempt to win women’s votes - of course! And it just might work.
By Bonnie Oliver on 08/30/2008 7:44 pm
No Way-No How -No McCain
EXTREMELY disappointed in you Shelia. Thank you for helping to dumb down the US as if it isn’t stupid enough. From David Mark, Fred Barbash at Politico: PRESIDENTIAL SCHOLARS PAN PALIN PICK Leaving Presidential scholars literally stunned they say she appears to be the least experienced, least credentialed person to join a major-party ticket. said Joel Goldstein, a St. Louis University law professor and scholar of the vice presidency. “Being governor of a small state for less than two years is not consistent with who’s of presidential caliber.” “She is the most inexperienced person on a major party ticket in modern history,” said presidential historian Matthew Dallek. That includes Spiro T. Agnew, Dan Quayle, who had served in the House and Senate for 12 years before taking office, and iGeraldine Ferraro, who served three terms in the House before Walter Mondale chose her in 1984 as the first woman candidate on a major party ticket. “It makes Obama look like an elder statesman. Palin has no experience in national office. Before becoming governor in December 2006, she served as a council member and mayor of Wasilla, Alaska, which had a population of slightly more than 5,000 during her time in office.” Palin is a total “wild card,” said Stanford historian David Kennedy. “The first thing that hits me,” said Stephen Hess of the Brookings Institution,” is that it suggests that John McCain is a gambler. “The next thing you have to ask yourself: Is it worrisome to have a gambler in the Oval Office? That’s an important question,” he said, “perhaps more important than anything else today.”
By No Way-No How -No McCain on 08/30/2008 7:32 pm
DeBúrca obj
Great post Winery, and I agree too about the dumbing down part.
By DeBúrca obj on 08/30/2008 8:31 pm
Buh- Bye
Wasn’t Sheila’s point that our country is heterogeneous and McCain’s choice represents that diversity?
By Buh- Bye on 08/30/2008 8:34 pm
Michael Salling
There is a long list of qualified women who could have been selected in the interest of a historically diverse ticket. Sarah Palin’s choice is a dangerous, cynical, Rovian ploy.
By Michael Salling on 08/30/2008 11:08 pm
Frannie Em
Hi Michael Everyone says it is Rovian. I can see his hand in things, but when I look at this nomination, I can see many reasons for or against it. I mean how it could work, and how it couldn’t. What is your idea?
By Frannie Em on 09/01/2008 7:52 pm
Marjorie C.
Too dumb … : ” … she appears to be the least experienced, least credentialed person to join a major-party ticket.” The description is better placed after Obama’s name. Politico regularly trashed Hillary and they can’t get out of the mysogynyst mode, so anything coming from that group is immediately discounted.. McCain is going to win this one, and as a former Hillary supporter, I couldn’t be happier.
By Marjorie C. on 08/31/2008 7:41 am