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Is it just me...?
...or does Sarah Palin remind you of that female supervisor you had at some time or other that you just HATED? You know, the one who calls you into her office to hand her something she could have gotten herself or who asks you to run personal errands or blames you to her bosses for her mistakes? Maybe it's the voice, or the relentless snidery, but she really grates in that "I hate my 9 to 5 mostly because of my boss" kind of way... (which is why I don't work in corporate America anymore...!)
The media is drooling over Ms. Palin this morning, which I suppose is to be expected. But I suspect that out there in the real world, where people have real problems and wanted to hear more about her, and about where she and McCain would take the country, rather than sarcasm and attacks, more people than you'd think -- particularly women -- and women who have bitchy bosses -- are going to recoil.
Case in point: a focus group commissioned by the Women's Voices, Women Vote Action Fund and conducted immediately after Palin's speech ...
Comments (2)
Stop. Just stop.
This kind of stuff was bull when it was said about Hillary, and it's bull now. There's plenty of reasons not to like Sarah Palin. Her voice should have nothing to do with it. And for the record, unless you're a state employee living in Alaska, she's not and never has been your supervisor (although, if she was, I'm sorry for yah). There's no need to conflate any woman in a position of authority with a hyper-ambitious female politician.
As that one guy once said, "ENOUGH!"
September 4, 2008 9:26 AM | Reply | Permalink
I'm telling you how many women are going to see it (and I'm a woman myself btw)... like it or not, it's reality.
September 4, 2008 10:47 AM | Reply | Permalink
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