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Just saw this on someone’s blazer during Palin’s speech tonight (still in progress).
How fucked up is this? Democrat or Republican, whatever and whoever, a woman’s (or man’s, for that matter) appearance is completely irrelevant to her political capabilities or qualifications.
Politics is not the Maxim “Hot 100.”
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Screaming Lemur said,
September 4, 2008 at 7:43 pm
I hate this! And I also hate having to defend this woman from the sexist “OMG hawt” comments I hear about her. I hate her politics, I’m not voting for her, and I have SO MANY problems with everything she does, but I have to speak up when I hear this shit. Dammit!
Nanella said,
September 5, 2008 at 10:00 am
Not only is it flagrantly misogynistic, “hottest VP” isn’t much of a compliment when your competition is a 65-year-old dude.
Renee said,
September 5, 2008 at 10:22 pm
I also caught the button nad have been searching all over the internet to find a copy of the image. Yeah she is a victim of sexism, from her own damn party.
Amelia said,
September 7, 2008 at 10:54 pm
Whaaat? Gross.