Is there a double standard when it comes to female candidates?

Question

Is there a double standard when it comes to female candidates?

Answer 1

It all depends what party you are talking about? Sarah palin can come off as a ultra squeaky clean pillar then her kid gets knocked up and its ok. Just do as I say not as i do. And the way the republicans blasted Hilary clinton for her husbands views. All Conservative DOUBLE standards.

Answer 2

for me no, but i love the idea that mccain has a woman running mate

Answer 3

of course...next question plz

Answer 4

Of course. As long as their are Males and Females, their will always be a double standard.

Good Luck

Answer 5

only if you are a lib or support Obummer

Answer 6

It seems a big double standard has been asked to be a vice President nominee.  I thought you had to have some experience?

Answer 7

It appears to be. I guess its still ok to attack women and fat people but don't you dare criticize a black man!

Answer 8

Yes there is I am amazed at the blatant sexism that is being practiced by the liberal media and Obama hoards, you would think these people never had a mother, grandmother, sister or wife, total disrespect.

Answer 9

Yes. As an individual and a man who to this election consider myself an independent I'm ashamed of the Democratic Party and the far left in America.

The treatment of professional women by the left is and insult to those who worked so hard in our society to level the playing field.

Their are even some females attacking the only women in the national election on family issues. These are the same people who ignore the fact that Mr. Obama's mother was pregnant with hin at age 17.  

Answer 10

oh yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

demos are sexist! they proved it with hillary.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFnG1W8Wv...

watch that, it shows obama saying the democrats will destroy america and how he will rebuild the terrorist camps.

Answer 11

You bet there are.  If the DNC had their way we would be the silent minority.

Answer 12

apparently yes but there are always double standards so im going to get over it as soon as possible i kinda freaked after they bashed that little girl so much  

Answer 13

yes

Answer 14

There is always a double standard, politics is no exception.

Intelligent women will never vote for an anti-choice homophobic creationist.

Do you want your children taught in school that "satan planted those fossils."?

Answer 15

A female candidates is puls point but it is nothing.

Answer 16

Not this one, look at the difference.

PRE-POLITICAL EDUCATION:

Palin: University of Idaho. B.A. in Journalism

Obama: Occidental College,Columbia University,Harvard Law School- B.A. in political science and international relations. Professional Doctorate (J.D. or Juris Doctor) magnacum laude from Harvard.

PRE-POLITICAL EXPERIENCE:

Palin: Winner of the 1984 Miss Wasilla beauty contest, 2nd in the Miss Alaska pageant. Won "Miss Congeniality" award for playing flute. Breifly a sports reporter for KTUU-TV in Anchorage. Also helped her husbands commercial fishing business.

Obama: 4 years at New York Public Interest Research Group, a non partisian political organization. 3 years as a community organizer on the south side of chicago. Editor of Harvard Law Review, later elected President of Harvard Law review. Director of Illinois Project Vote. Teacher of constitutional law at the University of Chicago Law School for twelve years. Associate and counsel of Davis, Miner, Barnhill & Galland, a 12-attorney law firm for 11 years. Founding member of the board of directors Public Allies. Served on the board of directors of the Woods Fund of Chicago. Served on the board of directors of The Joyce Foundation. Served on the board of directors of the Chicago Annenberg Challenge for 7 years. Served on the board of directors of the Chicago Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, the Center for Neighborhood Technology, and the Lugenia Burns Hope Center

POLITICAL CAREER:

Palin: 1992-1996- Served 2 terms on city council then 2 terms as Mayor of Wasilla Alaska- population 6700 people.

Obama: 4 years as an illinois senator- population 12,852,548 people. Chairman of the Illinois Senate's Health and Human Services Committee.

Palin: 1 year as Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commissioner. Then moved on to serve almost 2 years as governer of Alaska- population 683,478. One of three directors of "Ted Stevens Excellence in Public Service Inc". Lifelong NRA member.

Obama: An additonal 4 years as a U.S. Senator. Senate Committees for Foreign Relations, Environment and Public Works and Veterans' Affairs. Chairman of the Senate's subcommittee on European Affairs. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, and more.

MAJOR POLITICAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

Palin: In 2007, pressured lawmakers to get the Alaska Gasoline Inducement Act passed to build a natural gas pipeline to deliver 35 trillion feet of North Slope natural gas to market. ....Alaska's first woman governor.....

Obama: Sponsored over 800 bills to reform healthcare, ethics in washington, veterans benefits and more. Passed a bill that expanded healthcare to over 100,000 people in Illinois.. Passed a bill that set up community health centers to serve underserved populations. Passed a bill that provided the earned income tax credit to thousands of Illinois families. Passed a bill reforming the death penalty that had sent innocent people to death row. Passed a major ethics reform bill that banned excessive gifts from lobbysts. Co-sponsored a bill to mandate regualr inspections of Veterans hospitals like Walter Rei

Answer 17

Of course. Have you read the posts here that say Sarah Palin needs to stay home and take care of her children. Obama has two young girls and less experience, how come no one says that about him?

Answer 18

I have never seen such vicious attacks on a candidates family as we are seeing on Palin and her daughter, it's disgraceful.

Answer 19

Yes, if Obama were treated on the basis of his race like Hillary and Sarah have been treated on the basis of their gender there would be race riots in this country.

Answer 20

Yep, but it works both ways.  The Republicans bash Hillary and the Democrats bash Sarah.  That is the name of the game.