a bit of palin funny and a bit of palin rant

i just feel the need to talk about this sarah palin deal. i cannot comprehend how anyone thinks this person is fit to be VP let alone be a heart beat away from being the Prez. sexism and feminism is finally being talked about, but, sadly i would rather distance myself from the way these things are being defined. palin is NOT a feminist, not by the original definition. she has done NOTHING to forward women's rights, she consistently defines herself as a woman/mother/even sex object as opposed to being a politician. she has done NOTHING to prove that she is qualified for office, it seems that while mayor and later governor she abused her powers, ran the city government into debt, and thought it was a good idea to charge rape victims for their rape kits at the hospital. i know that her family is her own personal business, but how can you not believe in age appropriate sex education and family planning and then have a pregnant teenage daughter? palin wants to teach creationism in schools and doesn't seem to believe global warming could have been caused by humans (although she might have actually changed her stance on this). although i am not completely against hunting, i dont think people should hunt unless this is truly your source of food.

i am absolutely horrified at the thought of any woman who initially planned on voting for clinton, deciding it makes any sense to instead vote for mccain/palin. i have decided (for my own sanity) that this segment of voting women must be made up. or else these are women who secretly were always going to vote republican and are now just finally admitting to it. what is the point of electing a woman to such a high post? just because she is a woman? especially when that woman is a pandering weakling when compared to the woman that could have been in office. i am fully for obama, although it was admittedly tough for to swallow that there would be no woman in office. part of the reason that obama was a difficult choice is not because he is a man though; his ideas are slightly different than mine. he supports coal much more strongly than i do, i cringe at how much he feels the need to show his spirituality (which i think should be none for a political office) and im not sure if i agree with his war views, although anything is better than the bush doctrine (whats that? :P)

a few people already know this, and maybe i shouldnt even write this horrible possibility in full, but, IF (and thats a huge if) obama some how doesnt get elected, i really dont want to be a part of this country. a country that will likely overturn roe vs. wade, a country that denies and belittles science, and a country that prizes a killing mentality- whether its kill a wild animal for fun, kill your neighbor, or preemptively kill a whole population because faulty information tells you you should. i wish i could just take the whole portion of republicans in the US and just shake them, and say "REALLY?? these two people??" i am so flabbergasted.