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My politics are similar to yours, abaya. I, too, chose Obama over Clinton, but I had been repulsed by McCain when I first heard him in the round table debates.
I wasn't shocked that he'd chosen a female running mate, but I was shocked at the praise she gained over her speech at the RNC. I hadn't made a single judgment until her speech was over. Charm, they said. She'll get the on-the-fence Hillary voters, they said. One has to wonder if those watching the pundits made their decision based on those words from the talking heads.
I found her attitude to be condescending and downright cruel. I love the idea of women in power, but Hillary and Condoleeza and others have never stooped that low. I see Palin as lacking grace and class, not to mention her politics, which set women back quite a few decades. She scares me -- not because she could end up in the highest office, but because the media has somehow convinced so many women -- if we're to believe the stats, but that's another story -- that she represents them well. I didn't see her interview last week, but all the speaking sound bytes and articles I've read reinforce what I've seen from the night of the RNC.
One can only hope that once the debates begin, these undecided voters and Palin fans will hear the facts. I can't help but wonder if the excitement of the commentators influence the opinions of the viewers, much like the judges do on American Idol.
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We are always more anxious to be distinguished for a talent which we do not possess, than to be praised for the fifteen which we do possess.
Mark Twain
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