Word: palinã
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Dates: during 2008-2008
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...folksy “woman candidate,” but rather as a maverickly mistake. After all, women are relatively new to presidential campaigns and thus are still looking for the right tone to strike—a way, perhaps, to transcend their gender identity without abandoning it. Palin??s overtly feminine, and ultimately disastrous, attempt may have served only to distract this progress and to reinforce the regrettable sexism of our society. All we may hope is that Palin??s candidacy will help provide some perspective on the truly historic (if imperfect) campaign of Hillary...
...those worried about the lack of humor in the oval office, McCain’s vice-presidential pick was a breath of fresh air. Indeed, Sarah Palin??s greatest contribution to the campaign was her evident willingness to take up the Bush comedy mantle. Her incoherent strings of folksy wisdom fell into the laps of impressionists and writers like a godsend. A President Palin would have been everything President Bush was and then some—pregnant teenagers with crazy names! Hunting mishaps! Negligible foreign policy experience! And when American voters said “no?...
...said Palin??s ability to manage the budget in Alaska appealed to her and that she would probably vote for McCain,” he says...
...While they ultimately support her, Palin??s presence on the GOP ticket has complicated certain matters for Elrod and other female members of the HRC. Elrod says she would feel more conflicted about her positions if Hillary Clinton were still in the race and she says she has had to reconcile her pro-choice stance on abortion with Palin??s pro-life views...
...Maldonado, who is also the HRC’s membership and publicity director, admits that Palin??s selection “makes my job a little bit tougher. If you’re here and a Republican, people are going to call you out on the whole Palin thing. People start challenging you and it does kind of bring out the fighting spirit in you and energizes you and make you a little bit more passionate about what she does...