This Guest Voice is by New York attorney Kip Zimmerman who read a post by Gloria Steinem that was much like the many other anti–Sarah Palin emails Democrats have been sending out. This is his reaction. Guest Voice posts do not necessarily represent the opinions of TMV or its writers.
Gloria Steinem, The Democrats And Sarah Palin
by Kip Zimmerman
Way to go Gloria! Except, isn’t a bit late for feminism now?
Where were the fems during primary season? Maybe I just didn’t hear them pounding the table with charges of sexism when Dems were letting reverse-racism(haven’t heard that term in awhile) dictate the nomination. I’m sure they didn’t stand idly by while Dems lost not only a clearly more qualified and viable nominee that would have championed women’s rights, but also maybe the best female candidate we’re ever going to see. Nah, they care too much and have been dying for just such a candidate since the ERA. I probably just wasn’t paying attention when they were saying all that stuff like, 6 months ago.
But hey, let’s all keep talking about Sarah Palin!
Aren’t the Republicans loonies for nominating her? And isn’t anyone who would ever even consider voting for them like, a total moron? And they’re not just dumb, but they’re like, kinda evil too. Especially all those really religious people – GOD I hate them! You know, with all those damn church-goers and country-music lovin’, rednecked gun-owners, I think we may be losing the country. I mean, if they should ever team up with people who are in favor of drilling and people without graduate degrees, what are real Americans like you and I ever to do?
This is serious. These weirdos represent the single greatest threat to the future of this country. You may have some legitimate concerns over the economy or the war or even the environment, but look, we all know those are really just the results of the natural business, terror, and um, sunlight & CO2 cycles. Besides, substantive issues don’t even matter that much these days. It’s all about not getting punk’d and keepin’ it real, yo. As long as we keep responding to every thing they throw at us, we’ll be fine. And I don’t mean just respond, but throw the smack down so hard that by the time they wake up, their clothes’ll be even more out of style. That way they and all their sympathizers will know not to mess with us, and we’ll win this election by making everyone else see just how stupid and unevolved they are.
Hey, this election is still almost two months away. We’ve got plenty of time, and we’re sitting pretty since everyone already has a very clear idea of what Obama’s plan is and how great it will be for all of us. Plus, it’s not like there’s any risk to taking shots at Sarah Palin, because undecided Americans would never feel sympathy for a cute working mom that’s getting piled on by people who are intolerant of her background, lifestyle and beliefs.
We should all follow Gloria’s example and spread the word about all our problems with Palin. Pass it on to fellow Dems – especially those in swing-states with friends and family who may be moronic enough to still be on the fence. It’s one of the best things we can do not only for the country, but also to set an example for the new kind of politics that change will bring. And political pundits are a great source of information and strategy for all of us. Since their ratings always suffer when someone they don’t like holds office, you can be sure that they’re trying their damnedest to help their guy win.
Keep Hope Alive! To Hell with those other people! The Politics of Failure may have failed, but together, we can make them work again!!!
Kipp Zimmerman says he doesn’t fit into any modern political definition so he calls himself “an open-minded Realist who doesn’t believe that good and evil is a straight line that runs neatly between our two dominant parties.” He says he perhaps can be best described as “a self-loathing human rights lawyer who trusts no one and thinks he has an answer for everything.”
Joe Gandelman is a former fulltime journalist who freelanced in India, Spain, Bangladesh and Cypress writing for publications such as the Christian Science Monitor and Newsweek. He also did radio reports from Madrid for NPR’s All Things Considered. He has worked on two U.S. newspapers and quit the news biz in 1990 to go into entertainment. He also has written for The Week and several online publications, did a column for Cagle Cartoons Syndicate and has appeared on CNN.