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Originally Posted by roachboy
i'm not interested in the question of whether palin is or is not a "hypocrite"
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yup pretty much hit the nail on the head. The problem here is the lack of image cohesion. We are finding out plenty of things about Obama in the weeks and months leading up to the election, plenty of associations with people (some of whom are questionable) but at the end of the day they all fall in line with what he has (purported to) stand for. He is a christian with an outspoken reverend, a "hopemonger" (whatever that means) with associations with anti-war protesters in his distant past. He honestly admitted early on in the campaign that he smoked weed to get high. He was in the Senate, went to Harvard...we are getting a pretty strong image here. One man, many pieces but all of them at least match.
Hence the arguments regarding the GOP ticket as being the "joe sixpack" everyman ticket and then spending enormous amounts of money on her wardrobe. The money itself isn't really the issue, it's the fact that it contradicts the image. Just like when McCain says he's a maverick (isn't a maverick a card-playing cowboy from that western movie?) who just happens to have decades of washington insider experience, that is self contradicting. The same is true when Palin claims to be ready to shake up Washington and it turns out she's just as corrupt as any other politician. Pretty hard to reform something you have benefited from your entire career. Again it's not the fact that she is corrupt that bothers me but the obvious contradiction. Another example being of course McCain's campaign of "experience over youthfulness" vs Obama, then choosing an inexperienced young VP. How can you argue that inexperience is a terrible burden and then pick a VP with no more experience than Obama?
Conclusion: the reason that people (democrats, independents, etc) get so worked up about the GOP ticket/campaign is not just the politics, but also the glaring contradictions and muddled, confusing messages. It's not being hypocritical, it's being inconsistent.