A: She’s a girl.
Q: Uh, why would a pro-Hillary women’s organization defend a Republican vice-presidential candidate, Alex?
The leaders of a women’s political organization that launched earlier this year to support Hillary Clinton are speaking out against what they say are examples of media sexism toward Sarah Palin and urging members to tell the press corps “to back off.”
A: Because they’d like to see a woman elected to high office.
Q: Why will the WomenCount Pac endorse Sara Palin?
No, I’m sorry, that is incorrect.
The group notes, however, that they do not approve of Palin’s politics. ”We cannot pretend that Governor Palin meets any standard of progressive politics or social values,” Camposano writes.
Unlike other feminist organizations which have taken up against Palin because of her conservative views, however, WomenCount says they’ll ”work to stamp out sexism when we see it on the campaign trail.”
“To paraphrase the words of one blogger who said it best over the weekend: We will defend Sarah Palin against misogynist smears not because we like her or support her, but because that’s how feminism works.”
A: It’s a girl thing.
Q: What did Hillary Clinton say about feminism in this election?
No, that’s wrong, too, sorry.
“You know what? I don’t think that’s what this election is about,” Clinton said at a rally in Kissimmee. “This election is about the differences between us and the Republican Party,”
“I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.“
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To quote Jeff Johnson during his commentary try-out on Tom Joyner last week, “If Black Republicans can support Barack Obama just because he’s a brother, then Democratic women can support Sarah Palin just because she’s their sister.” Case closed.
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