Sunday, September 21, 2008

Caille Millner: Palin chosen for sex appeal, freshness

The columnist, in the San Francisco Chronicle, tries to explain why Palin is a "token" not a "feminist":
A couple possibilities: Texas Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchinson or Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. But these women, substantive though they may be, lack the "freshness" and sex appeal of Palin, a former beauty queen...

It is challenging, especially after being bombarded with the sight of so many "Coldest State, Hottest Governor" buttons during the Republican Convention, to avoid the feeling that another reason McCain picked Palin was for the chance to have something easy on the eyes around during his policy meetings....

Instead, she defers to the stronger men who have plucked her from obscurity and fashioned her into one of their own.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Why do some suggest Kay Bailey Hutchinson as a better choice for the Republican candidate for Vice-President? I live in Texas and I've had some back and forth with Hutchinson's office over several issues. The latest was Title IX where Hutchinson (or her staff) was basically clueless as to how important Title IX is to women. Palin has done more to make tough decisions on budgets, taxes, personnel and policy in two years than Hutchinson has ever done.