Cherry D :

Can’t be women voters, most women voters love some form of birth control, most people will not let Rove Vs Wade to be over turn.

McCain losing the Jewish voter because they believe in women’s rights.

lucy#1fan :

McCain Doesn’t Get It: Women are not that stupid.
Maybe he was sick of the lack of media attention…maybe he had enough of the late night talk show hosts poking fun at his age…maybe he realized that belonging to a party that has been associated with rich, white men was not going to connect with voters in this historical election year. Or maybe he was just ready to take back some of the spotlight that has shined so brightly on Barack Obama and the Democrats since the beginning of the Democratic convention. Desperation can motivate people to make some pretty cynical and hypocritical decisions. Whatever the reason, John McCain’s Hail Mary– in the form of Vice Presidential pick Governor Sarah Palin–sent a very clear message to America about how he views female voters. Women, he thinks, will vote another woman into office regardless of the candidate’s values, experience and political positions.

No one can dispute that this decision was micro-targeted to the small percentage of Independent and Democratic women residing in the Rocky Mountain West, who strongly supported Hillary Clinton in the primary and still find themselves undecided as we move into the general election. Unfortunately, what John McCain failed to realize is that after eight long and destructive years of George W. Bush, Dick Cheney and their cronies, American voters will not fall prey to political ploys once again.

For months, John McCain and the Republicans went after Barack Obama for lacking the experience they felt was necessary in order to be commander in chief. Yet, on this day, an aging John McCain, who is the oldest Presidential nominee in history, chose a running mate—a person that is just a heart beat away from the Presidency—that has no foreign policy experience, no national experience and limited state government experience…. a virtual unknown who has only been Governor for a less than 2 years of a state with a population of fewer than 680,000 people…a woman who condemns a woman’s right to choose.

I believe John McCain chose Gov. Palin because he truly believes that women who supported Hillary—an experienced, brilliant, life-long public servant–would vote for him because his Vice President has two x chromosomes. McCain’s selection of Governor Palin is a transparent and irresponsible decision all in the name of trying to win this election.

John McCain has served this country. No one in this election is denying him that. But his selection of Governor Palin has demonstrated that he is willing to put his desperation to win this election above the welfare of the American people. As someone who has spent over 40 years advocating on behalf of women both politically and philanthropically, as someone who was a strong supporter of Hillary Clinton and as someone who cares deeply about the health and welfare of all women, hear me Senator McCain: “This calculated, cynical ploy to pull away a small percentage of Hillary’s women voters from Barack Obama will not work. We are not that stupid!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”

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Illogical :

This is what i want to know.
-Who your candidate is?
-Why do you think they are better for the job
-Who wouldnt you pick

For instance (mines)
-Barrack Obama :)
-His political agenda is more in touch with the peoples needs and is also a big relief from Bush’s campiegn. He just seems more of a logical choice than others.
-I wouldnt pick Hillary Clinton because the main reason she is getting so much voters right now is the woman thing and that shouldnt be a factor since women will not get anything out of this because women are already equal to men so yeah plus shes only out for things that dont interest me.

so yeah tell me yours Opinions and views!

mintman123 :

Did McCain pick Palin to get more women voters or to get on the religious rights good side, being how she is pro life I don’t think he picked her to get more women voters, but because of her strick religious view I think he went for that

Dede :

Many people say that the Democrats are strong in regard to women’s rights and issues. Abortion rights, equal pay etc… But what gives with a women’s right to an even playing field in the primary and election process? Hillary, the most powerful woman on earth, was counted out and drummed out of her rightful position on the Democratic ticket…I guess the Democratic party only goes so far in regard to women’s rights..Even though I’m a registered Democrat, I still don’t know how I’m going to vote. I’ve felt strongly about women’s rights all my life…and to quote Shakespeare: “Something is rotton in the state of Denmark.” when it comes to women’s rights and the Democratic party. Male egos seem to come before the good of the party and Hillary’s 18 million voters. I’d like to hear your thoughts on this….Thanks.

AAstartreklover :

Since Gays should not be discriminated against because of their sexual preference
Why should men be discriminated against for wanting to marry more than one woman?

loutejada :

http://lou-imho.blogspot.com/2008/09/what-do-republicans-really-think-about.html

Here is the full transcript just in case there are any doubts

Chuck Todd: Mike Murphy, lots of free advice, we’ll see if Steve Schmidt and the boys were watching. We’ll find out on your blackberry. Tonight voters will get their chance to hear from Sarah Palin and she will get the chance to show voters she’s the right woman for the job Up next, one man who’s already convinced and he’ll us why Gov. Jon Huntsman. (cut away)

Peggy Noonan: Yeah

Mike Murphy: You know, because I come out of the blue swing state governor world: Engler, Whitman, Tommy Thompson, Mitt Romney, Jeb Bush. I mean, these guys — this is how you win a Texas race, just run it up. And it’s not gonna work. And –

PN: It’s over.

MM: Still McCain can give a version of the Lieberman speech to do himself some good.

CT: I also think the Palin pick is insulting to Kay Bailey Hutchinson, too.

PN: Saw Kay this morning.

CT: Yeah, she’s never looked comfortable about this –

MM: They’re all bummed out.

CT: Yeah, I mean is she really the most qualified woman they could have turned to?

PN: The most qualified? No! I think they went for this — excuse me– political BS about narratives –

CT: Yeah they went to a narrative.

MM: I totally agree.

PN: Every time the Republicans do that, because that’s not where they live and it’s not what they’re good at, they blow it.

MM: You know what’s really the worst thing about it? The greatness of McCain is no cynicism, and this is cynical.

CT: This is cynical, and as you called it, gimmicky.

MM: Yeah.

Peggy Noonan:Noonan is now an author, a columnist for The Wall Street Journal, and a commentator on broadcast and cable television news shows. She remains a Reagan-style conservative

Michael Ellis “Mike” Murphy (born 1962) is a Republican political consultant.[1] He has advised such nationally prominent Republicans as John McCain, Jeb Bush, John Engler, Tommy Thompson, Christie Whitman, Lamar Alexander, and Arnold Schwarzenegger

themanwiththeplan :

Do you think people in the UK have had enough of pandering to the ‘rights’ of minorities like homosexuals,women’s libbers and phoney asylum seekers?

lmsgarner :

I am researching for a term paper contrasting women who fought for the right to vote and those who were born with that right. My hypothesis is that the women of the 1920’s who fought for that right were more likely to excersise that right than modern women. My findings so far show that 33% of eligible female voters voted in the 1920 Presidential election.