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I think we have heard your political position in this last post, loud and clear. You’re inserting your agenda into what other people say.

I’m not a Palin “fan”. I’m against the sexism and misogynistic attacks used against her and therefore, all women, and the distortion of why radical feminists “defend” her.

I don’t mean to thread-jack, I’m just confused. Apologies again if this kind of comment is not appreciated in this space.

This quote is just wrong. Palin fundamentally does not support a woman’s legal right to abortion, period (except where the woman’s life is threatened). See the links in my first comment above. Palin responded to a pointed question about when abortion should be illegal by stating, “With the exception of a doctor’s determination that the mother’s life would end if the pregnancy continued.” The question asked about rape and incest exceptions, among other legal exceptions, and Palin would not endorse them. Similarly, Palin has repeatedly stated in interviews that Roe v. Wade should be overturned, i.e. that states should be allowed to pass abortion restrictions even beyond all the restrictions we have now. That’s a view of what the law should be, not a view of the “choice she makes for herself.” This is why Palin has the strong support of Phyllis Schlafly and many anti-abortion crusaders.

This issue is important to me, and it’s disappointing when I read people who are ostensibly on the left, like “Sis” or Violet Socks, misrepresenting Palin’s position. Yes, Palin prefers to talk more often about her “personal” opposition to abortion. But that’s just a convenient dodge. When you look carefully at her answers to the questions about when abortion should be legal, she stakes out a strong position that abortion should be illegal in all cases except to save the woman’s life.

It’s fine with me if Palin wants to choose, for herself, never to have an abortion. But I will fight to keep her from imposing those views on the rest of us, as she tried to do with that egregious parental consent bill in Alaska.

That bill, just to give one window into Palin’s thinking about abortion, would have had a number of effects. Minors of course usually involve their parents in major decisions like abortion, but every so often there’s a good reason why a teenager needs access to abortion without involving her parents, i.e. she’ll be beaten or kicked out of the house by her godbag parents, or she is pregnant as a result of incest. Almost no teenagers can easily find their way to a lawyer and a judge – it’s hard enough to get to a health clinic – so it’s basically up to Palin and the Alaska legislature whether these teenagers should have the right to choose, or not. Palin has made it abundantly clear where she stands. So please, Palin fans, do not try to distort that or run away from it. She likes to talk about her own choices, but her political position is that everyone must be forced by law to “choose” her way.

It is true, I am a politician. What would be more responsible: attempting to understand and work for the rights of all people in my province, or ignoring the oppression of Native people? I’m not supporting Aboriginal women to win votes. The riding I am running in has a very tiny First Nations population. I give a damn about Native women’s lives because there are enough goddamn politicians our there who don’t, and I’m tired of watching Native women suffer and even die because of white people’s–including white women’s–indifference.

And I know Pheeno is who she says she is. I’ve eaten at her table and she’s been a guest under my roof.

“scattered, illogical, manipulative and self-referential to the point of self-reverence”

Yup Noonan isn’t playing off any sexist stereotypes there. Remember Obama’s fake presidential seal if we’re talking about self-reverence. Once again Palin is the whipping-girl for Obama’s real failings.

“”I’m not wired that way,” “I’m not a quitter,” “I’m standing up for our values.” I’m, I’m, I’m.”

Indeed how terrible to talk about yourself during an election which is basically a national job interview to persuade people to employ you. At least she didn’t write two books about herself like Obama did before he even reached high office or a national stage, taking me-me-meism to quite a new level.

Why are women expected to always see other people’s point of view by the way? I get that kind of crap all the time because I refuse to change my mind about radical feminist principles. I find the people that expect that kind of thing from me are normally sexists and assholes to boot, so put Noonan in the sexist asshole bracket (like we didn’t know that already).

I guess all the people who think Palin isn’t thoughtful, whatever that’s supposed to mean, are patting themselves on the back that that’s exactly what they are. If loving Obama reflected well on the narcissists because he’s everything they think they are, sneering at Palin does the same job, enabling themselves to distance themselves from everything they believe she is.

This thread at Reclusive Leftist has produced the most interesting commentary on the hate Palin phenomenon by feminists that I’ve seen:

http://www.reclusiveleftist.com/2009/07/04/feminists-and-the-mystery-of-sarah-palin/#comments

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124716984620819351.html