Palin's Female Connection

CBS Evening News: VP Candidate Wows Some, Leaves Others Undecided

(CBS)  Even before Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin took the stage to introduce herself and her five kids to America, Keila Guyton of suburban Chicago had her little one, 6-year-old Kayla, all tucked in.

"I put her right to bed early so I could listen," she told CBS News correspondent Cynthia Bowers.

Guyton, a working mom, is undecided. She's voted for both Bill Clinton and George Bush and was one of nearly 20 million American women taking their first measure of the Alaska governor.

"Right off the cuff I think she's [a] smart, very smart lady," she said. "I like her. I think she's nice but she hasn't won me over."

She hasn't totally won over Gloria Loyd either, though Palin did move her from the Obama column to undecided.

"I was totally for Obama to begin with," Loyd said. "I'm on the fence now … Her brightness just overwhelmed me."

"This is America and every woman can walk through every door of opportunity," Palin said Wednesday night.

Palin is trying to connect with as many of Hillary Clinton's 18 million voters as she can - women like Helene Wallenstein of Teaneck, NJ.

"I vote for the person and the character of the person and what I saw yesterday I liked," said Wallenstein. "I'm still not completely decided but I liked what I saw."

Many women bristle at the notion that a mother of five can't serve her kids and her country, which Palin tried to tap into Wednesday.

"You know the difference between an hockey mom and a pitbull?" she asked the crowd of Republican delegates. "Lipstick."

But she'll need more than tough talk to handle the heat outside the confines of the convention and win over skeptics who see her as pandering.

"I feel like one of the strategies was to say she's a woman so all should jump on her bandwagon," one woman told CBS News.

Thursday night, and every night until election day, will be McCain's turn to woo these women, who say they expect substance. But it'll be hard for him to match her style.

[truthradar]

Environmentalists have nicknamed Palin the "killa from Wasilla," a reference to the small town where she formerly was mayor.

"Her philosophy from our perspective is cut, kill, dig and drill..."

HMNN, SOUNDS LIKE A GREAT ROLE MODEL FOR MY LITTLE GIRL AND THE WOMEN OF AMERICA...

[ajbuzz]

Sarah Palin has a history in Alaska politics, and, if elected, expect more of the same. Inform yourselves! This is a must-read: http://community.adn.com/adn/node/130537

[owlwomanxxxx]

Palin seems to be okay....I just don''t agree with her. I agree more with Hillary and O''bama....The race for the presidency should not be a personality contest....This is serious times...the stakes too high....and the focus should be on issues and intentions

[scd2008-2009]

Dear undecided Mom,

Do you have children? I do. I have 6 and then four step-children. I know to be fact that you can educate, educate, educate, teach lessons, let them watch their friends go through teenage pregnancies, learn *** education in school, learn it at home, take them to church, etc, and they will do what they want to do. Not all will find themselves pregnant, but I had a daughter that did at 17. I was shocked, but life went on. If someone had come at me accusing me of being responsible for my daughters pregnancy, I would have gave them a good tongue lashing. Am I overly enthusiastic about Palin? No, and I''m fed up with the Bush administration, but I know that there''s a reason that McCains own party wants to disown him. He doesn''t agree with them. If you''ll remember back, Bush had to fight Congress tooth and nail over the rebate checks many recieved a few months back. Look at your congress. Mostly Democrats. No one wants to look at that. They point to Bush, but if it had been up to 75% Democratic congress, you would have recieved nothing. Yet, everyone wants to blame Bush.

[scd2008-2009]

aggiekat2004,

I could take incerpts from the statements of beliefs of every denomination out there and get a good argument either way. Again!!! You all want to criticize, poke fun, refer to others "wacky beliefs", but yet you want the right to believe in Catholisism, presyterian, luthernism, or just whatever. What a hypocrite!!! People like you amaze me. The right to practice what we believe in was what out fathers fought for. As far as your other post referring to Palins lack of supervision of her teenage daughter and then at the same time refer to planned parenthood further brings one thing to mind. Sure are hundreds of thousands of mothers out their "not minding the posts at home", or else they wouldn''t be standing in lines seeking abortions. Give it a rest.

[scd2008-2009]

aggiekat2004,

I could take incerpts from the statements of beliefs of every denomination out there and get a good argument either way. Again!!! You all want to criticize, poke fun, refer to others "wacky beliefs", but yet you want the right to believe in Catholisism, presyterian, luthernism, or just whatever. What a hypocrite!!! People like you amaze me. The right to practice what we believe in was what out fathers fought for. As far as your other post referring to Palins lack of supervision of her teenage daughter and then at the same time refer to planned parenthood further brings one thing to mind. Sure are hundreds of thousands of mothers out their "not minding the posts at home", or else they wouldn''t be standing in lines seeking abortions. Give it a rest.

[scd2008-2009]

aggiekat2004,

I could take incerpts from the statements of beliefs of every denomination out there and get a good argument either way. Again!!! You all want to criticize, poke fun, refer to others "wacky beliefs", but yet you want the right to believe in Catholisism, presyterian, luthernism, or just whatever. What a hypocrite!!! People like you amaze me. The right to practice what we believe in was what out fathers fought for. As far as your other post referring to Palins lack of supervision of her teenage daughter and then at the same time refer to planned parenthood further brings one thing to mind. Sure are hundreds of thousands of mothers out their "not minding the posts at home", or else they wouldn''t be standing in lines seeking abortions. Give it a rest.

[scd2008-2009]

aggiekat2004,

I could take incerpts from the statements of beliefs of every denomination out there and get a good argument either way. Again!!! You all want to criticize, poke fun, refer to others "wacky beliefs", but yet you want the right to believe in Catholisism, presyterian, luthernism, or just whatever. What a hypocrite!!! People like you amaze me. The right to practice what we believe in was what out fathers fought for. As far as your other post referring to Palins lack of supervision of her teenage daughter and then at the same time refer to planned parenthood further brings one thing to mind. Sure are hundreds of thousands of mothers out their "not minding the posts at home", or else they wouldn''t be standing in lines seeking abortions. Give it a rest.

[scd2008-2009]

I personally don''t beleve in abortions, but so what? Palin doesn''t believe in abortions! So what? We''re attacking other people''s beliefs and convictions, but yet we all want the right to believe what we choose. I could care less if a candidate has a ***, or a ***, his skin is black/white. Who cares? I''m not voting for Obama because I''ve worked hard all my life to save money for college for my kids. What this guys proposes in the form of tax increases will bankrupt me and theirs not one person out there that won''t suffer from it. I''m an accountant and have been for years. These tax increases will ruin what''s left of America, send more jobs oversees because small businesses couldn''t afford those kinds of taxes. You think gas is expensive now. Wait until he gets in. Socialized medicine is not free. Go to Canada as ask them!
Many want to bash McCain, but yet haven''t made the connection as to why he isn''t liked by members of his own party as well as the Democrats. HELLO! I don''t want more Bush Administration but am wise enough to know that even though McCain might have agreed with Bush on many issues. He isn''t liked my members of his own party because he fought Bush on just as many.

SCD

[aggiekat2004]

Found this about the Pentecostal church...(Assembly of God)

"Pentecostal wives and daughters must be governed with a heavy hand to avoid the feminine pit of rebellion. Man%u2019s obligation is to teach women obedience, love, honor God and love their husbands. "

[aggiekat2004]

Oh yeah...

And if Palin was actually able to balance the Governorship of Alaska and truly raise her family....

Then why is her teenage daughter pregnant?

If she were involved in her daughter''s life, and like a good parent knew where she was and what she was doing, then she might not be planning a shotgun wedding.

(perhaps at the wedding they can go hunting and then field dress a moose while their at it.)

[aggiekat2004]

Basically, check out Planned Parenthood''s site.

Oh wait, McCain wanted to de-fund that, too.

[aggiekat2004]

Do you like her for her beliefs or do you like her simply because she is a woman on the a major party ticket?

Posted by Tonyd_31 at 12:03 PM : Sep 05, 2008
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Tonyd_31...I think women are jumping on the bandwagon, and don''t have a clue what she or McCain are all about. If they knew about their true beliefs, and their non-support of women''s rights, they would RUN.

Up until last week I was on the bandwagon...as a 42-year-old female, I thought I could relate to Palin. Until I started researching her beliefs. She belongs to a fanatical Assembly of God church with some really wacky beliefs (AOG churches usually don''t allow women to wear makeup, cut their hair, wear pants, or wear jewelry). Also, she is totally against women''s issues. She also voted to cut funding for special needs kids programs by 62% until she had a special needs child of her own. She also believes in abstinence-only education.

She CAN''T balance a family and the vice presidency, and it''s not just because she''s a woman. If a man were running, and had a 5-month old special needs child, I would expect that it would be a BAD DECISION to leave his wife with such responsibility while he''s out globetrotting.

Also do a search on McCain''s record on medically-accurate and scientifically-based sexx education, requiring insurance companies to cover women''s prescription contraceptives (he''s against it), and funding for women''s services such as breast cancer and cervical cancer screening for low-income women.

[jfd001]

Our mayor (Green Party) used to be a community activist. It''s made her a more compassionate mayor. I see no compassion in the governor of Alaska- after every baby is born, who feeds, clothes, houses and educates them? Oh yeah, mom can just go out and hunt a moose in downtown LA. Then when the kids are grown, send them off to fight God''s wars.

[jfd001]

Our mayor (Green Party) used to be a community activist. It''s made her a more compassionate mayor. I see no compassion in the governor of Alaska- after every baby is born, who feeds, clothes, houses and educates them? Oh yeah, mom can just go out and hunt a moose in downtown LA. Then when the kids are grown, send them off to fight God''s wars.

[wastedbandwidth]

I''ll bet she impressed more women in one night then Karie Couric has in her entire career.

any takers? I''ll give odds

[tonyd_31]

Great speech from Sarah Palin who has the highest approval rating for a governor at 80% in the nation. Females rejoice! great day.


Posted by edabel2

Ladies, I have a question for the ones who admire Palin? Do you like her for her beliefs or do you like her simply because she is a woman on the a major party ticket? I really hope that it is not just because she is a woman because that would be irresponsible and I trust you are more smarter than that.

[maverickgrn]

My apologies. I''m new to this. I only meant to publish that part of the comment once. Sorry.

My original comment was to long and continues...

AND they want to know if they ever think about what they would do if they didn''t have the advantage of being able to pay for what-ever they needed? Do they ever think about the rest of this country? Will they care about America''s children? I believe all of THESE people, (and many everyday Americans too,) have shown not only the courage to brave personal tragedy; but the empathy to think about the rest of America''s children as well. Their dedication to the women and children of America is unmatched and well-known.
Sarah Palin claims to be pro-life, yet her positions are invariably anti-woman and anti-child. While I agree that her family should be left alone (except when they chose to be involved), Sarah Palin needs to answer all of the tough questions about her family, her views, her record, and her qualifications. They are ALL FAIR questions!
Personally, I doubt her qualifications, her record, and her views. But I hope she can give some excellent answers to the ugliest of the rumors. As an American, I hate to think this badly of any candidate.

[maverickgrn]

Sarah Palin has only 2 months to be vetted. So far she has completely wimped-out on all the important questions. These questions are IN NO WAY SEXIST! Nor are they out of line.
All candidates are questioned this same way. For instance, I never even considered supporting John Edwards. I could not see how he could possibly give 100% to either the campaign or the job while his family was so vulnerable. When Joe Biden lost his first wife and daughter; people did question how he would cope and care for his boys. He had to find a way and he did. Questions answered. Bill and Hillary Clinton - ask them about their daughter - they ALWAYS know what''s up with Chelsea. When Ted Kennedy''s son faced cancer, people asked questions. This list could go on and on. People want to know what kind of parent someone is. They want to hear about how they cope with challenges and how they cope with disaster.

[maverickgrn]

Sarah Palin has only 2 months to be vetted. So far she has completely wimped-out on all the important questions. These questions are IN NO WAY SEXIST! Nor are they out of line.
All candidates are questioned this same way. For instance, I never even considered supporting John Edwards. I could not see how he could possibly give 100% to either the campaign or the job while his family was so vulnerable. When Joe Biden lost his first wife and daughter; people did question how he would cope and care for his boys. He had to find a way and he did. Questions answered. Bill and Hillary Clinton - ask them about their daughter - they ALWAYS know what''s up with Chelsea. When Ted Kennedy''s son faced cancer, people asked questions. This list could go on and on. People want to know what kind of parent someone is. They want to hear about how they cope with challenges and how they cope with disaster.