Todd Palin: The Ultimate American Feminist

[Sofiyya 1,687]

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Todd Palin: The Ultimate American Feminist

By Kerri Houston Toloczko, 10/7/2008 1:26:52 PM

Immediately after watching Greta Van Susteren of Fox News interview Todd Palin this week, the leaders of America's feminist organizations bolted to their any-color-but-pink cell phones to discuss presenting Mr. Palin with their highest honor, the Feminist of the Year Award.

Seriously?

Hardly. But they should have.

It is more likey that they are at Home Depot shopping for ladders to send Governor Palin so that she can more efficiently whack her head on the glass ceiling that they are always complaining about.

Behind every successful woman there's a husband (Quick! Run and see if Gloria needs smelling salts!) so devoted to his wife, faith and family and so unassumingly confident in his own man self that he is genuinely thrilled with her success, and proud to stand beside her (or maybe a smidge to the back) as she runs for the second higest office in the land.

In his interview with Ms. Susteren of On The Record, he couldn't have been more proud and supportive of his wife's political status or more content being Todd Palin.

Clearly, the operative pronoun in the Palin household is "us," or in its possessive form, "ours."

Isn't this what women have been working toward since burning their bras and hiking their hemlines? A society in which a man can proudly bask in the glow of his wife's accomplishments?

Todd gets it. How come the feminsts don't? Or maybe they do get, it but because she is a conservative pro-life Republican with five beautiful (gasp!) children and used scholarship money from a (double gasp!) beauty pagent to pay for college, they would prefer to sweep the awesome accompliment of Sarah and Todd Palin under the rug just like crumbs from the cookies they wouldn't be caught dead baking.

As feminists' attitudes toward Sarah Palin further reduce the credibility of their movement, it couldn't happen to a more deserving bunch of hypocrites.

Ms. Houston is Senior Vice President for Policy at the Institute for Liberty, advocating for limited government solutions on a wide range of public policy issues. She is also a Senior Analyst with the Alliance for American Manufacturing, charged with finding creative solutions that harness market forces to strengthen manufacturing in the United States and analyzing the affect of the changes in our manufacturing base on U.S. national security. This is reprinted from http://www.regularfolksunited.com

[Empress of Groovy 373]

How sweet that she has a supportive husband.

[IAMX 3,055]

I'm pretty sure that feminists also didn't lose their sense of logic that someone who wishes to restrict abortion and women's rights isn't really consistent with the platform of feminism and strengthening women's rights.

But don't let that pesky logic thing get in the way of a good conservative rant. Never did.

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Todd gets it. How come the feminsts don't? Or maybe they do get, it but because she is a conservative pro-life Republican with five beautiful (gasp!) children and used scholarship money from a (double gasp!) beauty pagent to pay for college, they would prefer to sweep the awesome accompliment of Sarah and Todd Palin under the rug just like crumbs from the cookies they wouldn't be caught dead baking.

1. I'm not a 'feminist' in the scary, don't shave your legs, all men suck connotation of the word, but I do believe in equal rights, etc. However I'm exceedingly confused as to what this "awesome accomplishment" of the Palin's is?

2. I bake a mean cookie

[Sofiyya 1,687]

One doesn't have to be pro-abortion to be feminist.

[jundp 191]

Well aware of that. My original question remains: what is this awesome accomplishment of Todd and Sarah Palin?

[IAMX 3,055]

One doesn't have to be pro-abortion to be feminist.

Ah, right, silly me to forget the feminist movement was founded upon the lack of choice for women.

Well then, Sarah Palin 2008!

[Sofiyya 1,687]

One doesn't have to be pro-abortion to be feminist.

Ah, right, silly me to forget the feminist movement was founded upon the lack of choice for women.

Well then, Sarah Palin 2008!

In order to have choices, one must have more than one thing to choose from. To limit women to being pro-abortion in order to be feminists precludes choice, resulting in, a lack of choice.

Feminism shouldn't be a cookie cutter proposition.

Edited October 9, 2008 by Virtual wife

[jundp 191]

Feminism shouldn't be a cookie cutter proposition.

You probably did not intend it this way, but great pun

[Pinocchio Liberal 268]

Obama knows BEST, follow him he will give you all what you want! Especially a chapped a$$!

[IAMX 3,055]

In order to have choices, one must have more than one thing to choose from. To limit women to being pro-abortion in order to be feminists precludes choice, resulting in, a lack of choice.

Indeed. Women can also be pro-servitude-to-men.

Does it represent the feminist movement? ** no.

You're still far from making any sense.

[jundp 191]

Hey Marc, this is a thread about Todd Palin.....

[Pinocchio Liberal 268]

Hey Marc, this is a thread about Todd Palin.....

Your right! Kneel to your master! Geez, if I just say the right words. I could get a #######.

Edited October 9, 2008 by ={Rogue}=

[jundp 191]

[Sofiyya 1,687]

In order to have choices, one must have more than one thing to choose from. To limit women to being pro-abortion in order to be feminists precludes choice, resulting in, a lack of choice.

Indeed. Women can also be pro-servitude-to-men.

Does it represent the feminist movement? ** no.

You're still far from making any sense.

I make sense. You make bad analogies.