not quite scathing, but close enough.

i know i’m not the first person to say that sarah palin kind of sucks. or to say that she REALLY sucks. (both of which i agree with.) but what really grinds my gears is her smug demeanor. republicans have made it a point to call barack and michelle obama “elitists” as often as humanly possible, but the only one of the four nominees (presidential and vice presidential, respectively) who acts like she’s better than everyone is sarah palin.

too many people have taken her tone for spunk, but i have to say, to me she’s nothing more than a sniveling, third-grade-style know-it-all. the problem is, though, that she knows practically nothing, as is usually the case. but honestly, it’s not surprising. anyone who’s served so little time in any sort of government position simply cannot be expected to learn, memorize, and recite everything that a 25+-year senator knows over the course of five weeks. but to stand there and act like you can, and you did, is just rude. to have the audacity to put on airs and pretend that you have even the slightest bit of knowledge about such an enormous range of information… it’s disrespectful.

almost as disrespectful as mccain’s campaign’s assumption that women (and i’m sure a lot of men) are so shallow, that we would be willing to overlook the fact that hillary and sarah are different on pretty much every single fundamental level… and vote for her anyway because she’s a woman, and for some reason, mccain’s camp thinks that the reason hillary clinton came so close to office was not because she’s qualified or deserving, but because women in general just really want a woman in office.

and what makes it worse – in BOTH cases – is that there are so many people out there who are feeding into these stereotypes and misogynistic opinions. IN BOTH CASES. there are men and women all over this country who are supporting sarah palin for all the wrong reasons. and i know that i’m implying, by saying that, that there are “right” reasons to vote for her and mccain… i happen to wholeheartedly believe that no such “right” reason exists, but i’m trying to be tolerant. as tolerant as palin just said she is of her gay friend’s choice. to be gay. choice. gay. okay…

but seriously, it’s disappointing to me that there are people out there who are succumbing to all of the grandstanding, and all of the low low low expectations that are being formed – by the minute – for and by the american people. people like that should embarrassed and, quite frankly, ashamed of themselves. it is people like you who turn historic events like presidential races and even things like the post-9/11 era – things that should otherwise be fully respected – and make them into mockeries.

and now for the cool part:

politifact
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