Can I get a women's opinion on my RAW first and second take of Sarah Palin?

Question

Please Identitfy your political views too? I'm anxious to hear candid opinions on my candid opinion.....

My first take on hearing Sarah Palin in her speech was an admittedly superficial and shallow. I was put off by the perky tone to her voice and her "cute" looks....I tried imagining her ascending to the Presidency and sitting across from Putin. I didn't like it.

But then for a second take I looked into Sarah Palin's resume. I saw her great record fighting her own party and the corruption of her own party by the oil industry in Alaska. I also saw some significant credentials regarding energy policy. Based on these, I found that my preferences for Pawlenty or Jindal over Palin to be very sexist...her resume spells out a person with certainly as much gravitas.

Was my first take ridiculously sexist?

What do you think?

Answer 1

yes your first response was sexist. But thats how people generally are, they look at the cover of the book long before they open and start reading it. Palin is an awesome choice and will be a great VP.  

Answer 2

Your first take was human ( first impression).

Your second take was intelligent and fair (after examining the facts).

Conservative Independent.

Answer 3

Yeah, you gotta read the book.

Don't be fooled by glossy covers or DNC conventions.

It's nice to see someone a little objective.

Answer 4

Strangely enough, I felt exactly the same way and I believe that might have been caused as a result of Hillary whose voice we all became accustomed to during the primaries, I truly mean that.  Fortunately, I had taken the time to read about Palin when she appeared on McCain's short list and was highly impressed with the fact that she fought a corrupt political machine and won!  This tells me a lot about her character and the fact that she fights for what she believes in, regardless of party affiliation.  

I think that she is an asset and excellent choice!

Conservative Libertarian

Answer 5

I am an undecided Democrat.

That being said, I think McCain's choice is a very good one. Anyone who can take on their own party and clean up corruption has guts. She's very popular in her home state of Alaska, and brings knowledge that will be helpful in the area of Energy that is so desperately needed. Does is bother me that she has no foreign policy experience? NO, because neither does Obama. He picked Biden for that, and McCain has that, so he didn't need a running mate to teach him about foreign affairs. You choose a running mate to give balance right? Isn't that what Obama said? So why is it wrong when McCain does the same thing?

As far as experience, she has the experience of running a State, far more than Obama does.

Answer 6

I don't think your first opinion was sexist, since her speech was mostly a reiteration of Republican talking points with a little rah rah me, thrown in.  I agree that her record in Alaska, brief though it may be, is inspiring to people who want to kick corruption out of government, but I don't have any illusion that she will be able to accomplish anything of the kind in Washington.

I'm a libertarian at heart, but will be wasting my vote on Obama, since I can't vote for Ron Paul and the Libertarian candidate is about as Libertarian as McCain!

Answer 7

Her resume?

She's been governor for a year and a half, and before that she was mayor of a town with 9000 people in it.

I'm not a woman, but your repetition of right-wing talking points about her "experience" is transparent and not at all convincing.

I'm glad to see people finally looking to women, but I can name at least five more qualified Republican women off the top of my head.  It makes me wonder why she was chosen.

Answer 8

First take: maybe a bit sexist

Second take: redeemed yourself by informing yourself.

Registered Democrat--liberal on some issues--conservative on others.

BTW hate people who vote sound bites instead of policies, blue or red.

  

Answer 9

I find McCain's pick offensive, as a woman I don't want a job only because I am a woman, I want a job because I am as qualified as any man.  What about Hutchenison or Rice?  What reason do I have to vote for her?  Something could happen to McCain and I am being asked to put my trust in a person with less than 20 month experience who asked in an in an interview what exactly a vice president does?  Also she believes that there should be no exemptions to abortion in the case of incest or rape.  So you are telling me that if a 12 year old girl is molested by her father we as a country are going to force her to carry that baby to term? Please women of this great nation think this through!

Answer 10

when i first heard he didnt pick Romney i was very dissapointed, but i think she is great, she is tough as nails and i think she would make a great vice president. shes a heck of a lot tougher and more savvy than Obama for sure and could handle being president a whole lot more than he could for sure, so i think McCain made a great choice, i dont see one phoney thing about her , shes very straight forward, that i like. shes got my vote!

Answer 11

Yes, your first take was sexist, but you have a lot of company so don't feel bad.

Sarah Palin is a maverick who is willing to go against her own party to fight corruption and implement reform. Although much of her experience is at the local level, she has 14 years of service in public office, and much of that is executive experience. She is strong on energy and environmental issues, and can relate to working class voters because she has BEEN in the working class much of her adult life.

She has many qualities that make her an appealing though somewhat risky choice for VP, but McCain is not a man to shy away from risk, and would by likely to pick a man with her record.

If he picked a man with her record, people would talk about the risk of putting a candidate with very local experience on the national stage, but they'd also look seriously at her record. Since she's a  woman, they talk about the risk, assume that the only reason she's on the ticket it because she's a woman and don't even look at her record. That is a classic example of sexism.

FYI, I'm a Republican woman, and I have personally experienced sexism in my career about 3 or 4 times in my adult life- these events were more laughable than real career blockers. I don't look for sexism under every rock and behind every tree, but the way the media and the Obama campaign, and even some McCain supporters have treated Gov. Palin really is sexism. Kudos to you for looking into her record.  

Answer 12

I think she was chosen as part of the Republican Parties usual coddling of the extreme right.