Palin...

I tried not to form an opinion before I knew any details. I tried not to solidify my opinion after I did my research. And then, I watched the National Republican Convention. PALIN!?! Seriously?!

Her views on so many issues are just inherently contradictory. There doesn't seem to be any evidence that she bases her political views on logic. My first question is "If she doesn't use logic then what does she use?"

Then I listen to her say that she is a feminist. Alright Palin, can you really call your self an active feminist and do nothing to make me or any other female feel liberated? True...you are a feminist at the very basic and superficial definition, in that women can do the same things that men do. However, just working effectively in a male manipulated society does not give you the right to claim to be some symbolism for feminist. A bulldog with lipstick? Really? Are you trying to differentiate men, women, and dogs by a tube of lipstick? Having Palin as a face of any modern feminist movement other than "I can be just as manipulative as a man," is insulting and I believe sets us back further than we were several years ago. We don't need someone else stating that some colorful oily substance is what describes a woman.

Andrea Dworkin tells us that “Men have defined the parameters of every subject. All feminist arguments, however radical in intent or consequence, are with or against assertions or premises implicit in the male system, which is made credible or authentic by the power of men to name.”

No one illustrates that more than Palin does. I was wondering just the other day, after reading this article:

http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/09/09/palin.poll/index.html?iref=newssearch

Why do men support Palin more than women do? Men love Palin, because she strives to be the women every modern man wants to marry. Independent and popping out children; all the while endorsing a system that enables men to continue putting up road blocks for women and encouraging other women to do so. I would love to elaborate on that…but I’m not finished with my main concerns just yet.

Palin tells us that her reasons for being a conservative republican are because “individual freedom and independence” are extremely important to her.

Ok? Well, Barbra Streisand puts it beautifully.

"I am also very proud to be a liberal. Why is that so terrible these days? The liberals were liberators—they fought slavery, fought for women to have the right to vote, fought against Hitler, Stalin, fought to end segregation, fought to end apartheid. Liberals put an end to child labor and they gave us the five day work week! What's to be ashamed of?"

I am in no way conservative in any of my political views so of course I disagree with some of hers. However, Palin’s arbitrary methods in differentiating what’s appropriate and what’s not, should alarm a lot more people than just myself. I was led to believe that “because that is the way God intended it,” is not a definitive type of logistics when aiding in running a country. Palin is against abortion, but for capital punishment. In short, she decides who dies; she plays God. Or at least group of randomly selected jurors does.

She is pro-life, pro-contraception, and believes in teaching abstinence only. In this mystical world, children will not have sex and there fore will not need contraception. However if they do have sex, because contraception is not taught (favored but not taught) there we will still be no need for any sort of abortions. Oh…but Palin is all for teaching the youth about safety with guns.

Since entering this political race Palin has let a few fabrications fall in place, like: her adapted views on the environment, asserting she isn’t the only VP nominee to have never met a foreign leader, claiming that she stopped the “bridge to no where,” which is at best a half truth, and unfortunately Palin has continuously denied Obama’s accomplishments and alluded fabricated political views.

At first, I was nervous because I had my mind set on voting for Obama. So, I did my research to ensure that I was making the right choice.

I DID my research. I’m not impressed and actually feel a little insulted. All of the qualified women to help Mccain’s compaign and this is what you think will change my mind? Give me and my fellow sisters more credit than that. Good luck in your endeavors Palin, but please this is not the time to mock the intelligence of America; this is not another pageant.