ARE YOU F@#KING KIDDING ME!?!?

The McCain campaign and the Republicans have been driving me absolutely insane lately, and this video is the final straw.

"McCain/Palin Couric Interview 9/29 RE: 'Gotcha Journalism' & Attacking Pakistan"



First of all, if you're trying to make the argument that your VP candidate is perfectly qualified to handle not only the vice presidency, but the PRESIDENCY if anything was to happen to you, shouldn't she be able to handle an interview with Katie Couric without having a babysitter? John McCain should not have to jump in and defend Sarah Palin from a JOURNALIST!! And you can tell that he's nervous about it by all of the fidgeting he's doing with his hands.

I'm all for female politicians, provided I agree with them on the issues, and I am, of course, against all forms of sexism. HOWEVER, the media's treatment of Sarah Palin has (in most cases) been far from sexist. They are simply asking her the same types of questions they would ask Joe Biden, Barack Obama, John McCain, or for that matter, Hillary Clinton. This is not "gotcha journalism"! They have ON TAPE, a clear question from a voter regarding Palin's stance on Pakistan, as well as a clear response from Palin. She knew there were cameras recording it, and she CHOSE to answer the voter's question. Just because she said the exact opposite of what McCain says she "understands" they stand for and got called out on it doesn't mean that the media is somehow being tricky or sexist. (ex] The media got hold of a grainy recording of Obama from a closed-door fundraiser saying something about "clinging to guns and religion" and rather than say it was unfair of them to bring it up, he explained what he meant!). If its not racist to nitpick everything Obama says (and it ISN'T), then it's not sexist to do the same for Sarah Palin.

If anything, it is the McCain campaign that is being sexist towards Sarah Palin. First of all, they chose her out of nowhere very early in her campaign, when there were many more qualified men (and women!) out there. Then, when the media and voters raise questions about her qualifications or dealings in her personal life, then they say its sexist to ask those questions! But somehow, its perfectly okay to ask if Obama is qualified, or question his relationship with his pastor, Jeremiah Wright, or with Rezko or Ayers...even if his connection to them is flimsy at best! Are you trying to tell me that if Obama had a pregnant teenage daughter the right and the media wouldn't be all over that story? If you can hold a man accountable for what his pastor says, then why can't you hold a woman accountable for advocating abstinence only education when it so clearly didn't work in HER OWN FAMILY!!! I'm not saying we should treat it as a scandal, or unduly put the spotlight on her daughter, but I think that if the Republicans can talk about how one of her great qualifications is that she's a mother of 5 kids, then the failure of her policies when applied to her own family should be fair game.

And finally, what is up with McCain saying that so-called "inexperienced" Governors have been underestimated in the past (Clinton, Reagan) and using that as a reason why Palin is perfectly qualified? And he says that he's proud of how she's inspired people!? This whole campaign they've been saying that Obama is too inexperience and that being inspiring is not enough. And the Senator/Governor difference is almost irrelevant, considering her State is so small and he's the Senator for a large state like Illinois. They're so hypocritical it makes me sick...and not just on this, but on just about everything.

Ok, rant over!....(for now)