Tuesday, September 2, 2008

Sarah Palin's experience and genes

I've been very annoyed recently with people who don't like Sarah Palin. The three main issues of concern regarding her suitability as a VP are apparently

1. She doesn't have enough experience

2. She won't be able to govern effectively because of her children

3. Her daughter is pregnant.

The third is irrelavent, despite the efforts of some to make it relevant. Well, it's not completely irrelevant. It's relevant to me, because her daughter is CRAZY hot, and she plans to "marry the 18 year old father."

The second is also stupid. It's funny that the same people who have opposed "
traditional roles of women" as barefoot homemakers of the "go make me a sandwich, woman!" variety are now the same people making the accusation that she can't be a professional and take care of her household at the same time.

She's the epitomy of awesome feminism. She hunts, guts elk (really), plays football and basketball, governs a state and has five kids, one of whom has Down syndrome, and one of whom is hot (had to mention it again). Somehow she strikes me as someone who can handle authority and family.

The first objection is also kinda stupid. True, she's only been Governer a short time, and was mayor of a fairly small city before being elected, but she has something Barack Obama (who the majority of her detractors support) doesn't have: Actual accomplishments. She has drastically reduced size of government in Alaska and eliminated pork and wasteful spending on a massive level. Barack Obama has spent most of his term as Senator either on a book tour or running for president.

Also, Sarah Palin's experience as Governer is more suited to a position of leadership than experience as a Senator. The VP's job is to preside over the Senate (which is purely traditional and symbolic and doesn't really matter) and help shape the President's policies, which suits her particular strengths to a tee.

To summarize:

-Sarah Palin's daughter is crazy hot

-She's awesome and feminist

-Her daughter is also crazy hot.

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