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Originally Posted by honeychile
My own bottom lines after reading this thread:
-Sarah Palin will never translate into a viable national candidate as long as she's measured on her looks ("bump-it" hair, eyeglass style, etc), or as long as most people continue to confuse what she's said and what the Tina Fey look-a-like said. Most of the United States will probably never know who she really is or what she really stands for. I'm tempted to say that about most political women, but there are exceptions to every rule.
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I'll give you that women have a tougher go of it in politics than men. That said, I feel like statements like this totally underestimate the criticisms of Palin. There are a lot of people who have examined her record, her statements and her background, and who don't think she's a credible candidate based on all of that information. There are some of us who have looked at those things and won't vote for her based on that information, not based on some SNL skit.
I don't think it's as easy as saying, essentially, that people are too superficial in examining candidates. There is a sizable population who just doesn't think that her substance = Presidential material.
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Originally Posted by honeychile
-Lastly, anyone who thinks that the world spins according to GreekChat has been sipping too much of the Kool Aid.
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ETA: Now that I look at it again, I have no idea what you're actually saying in this last statement. Can you clarify?