Sarah Palin gets Silver Mullet
6 09 2008Oh what a week it’s been. Has any woman in history dominated the headlines as much as Sarah Palin has this week? I don’t think so!
Any who Palin is most definitely this week’s Silver Mullet:
The Alaskan Govenor sure has brought some ‘flava’ to the presidential campaign. Since Palin was announced as the Republican Vice Presidential candidate the media (and no doubt the Democrats) have been shaking her bearskin pouch and in the space of a few days a whole mess of crap has fallen out! So far we’ve had sex scandals, “trooper-gate” teenage pregnancy, rednecks and brow beaten librarians!
Palin should get an award for giving the campaign a jolt of National Enquirer goodness. She should be a feminist icon- a strong, confident woman capable of crunching the nuts of the “good ol’ boys”. So why does she get the weekly Mullet? Mmm…
Sarah Palin
The poster child for pro-lifers everywhere, Palin vetoed a bill in Alaska that would have blocked gay and lesbian individuals from health and other benefits provided to state workers domestic partners. She also supported a 1998 initiative to ban same sex marriage in the State and stated on her site “Palin for Govenor” (which has been hijacked by John McCain so you can’t see these juicy bits) that she believes the only marriage should be between a man and a woman.
It’s clear McCain picked Palin to snag the “woman vote” but I’m wondering if American lesbians will be supporting Palin at the ballot?
This week’s Golden Thong is Rachel Rice, winner of the UK’s Big Brother 9 series. Rachel spent 13 weeks in the Big Brother house being regularly berated by her fellow housemates who called her boring and critisised her for “sitting on the fence” and never having an opinion. One housemate famously said he would trade Rachel for scrabble she was that boring. Rachel blocked out the jibes and last night won £100,000 for her troubles.
Upon winning Rachel said: “I’ve learnt to be true to who you are. People can try and tell you you’re fake and try and break you down….I know who I am, it’s fine.”
Go Rachel…I was a firm supporter of her all the way through the season. Why? Check out why she was my favourite!
I don’t think McCain chose Palin just to get women’s–it’s much deeper than that. Palin’s as far right as you can get and with Wade vs. Roe just one vote away from being overturned, it’ll happen if McCain and Palin get voted in.
I agree it goes deeper Preston-I still think selecting a “wild card” like Palin was a tactical choice….to appeal to the women voters, the “modern American families” and to the super conservatives. It’ll be interesting to see how this one plays out.