Must-read alert: Rebecca Traister of Salon has a paint-peelingly awesome rant about why people should stop feeling sorry for Sarah Palin, which basically boils down to: Palin's a grown woman, and she got herself into it. Oh, and obviously, it's sexist to suggest otherwise. (By the way, Rebecca and I will be taping a segment for BloggingHeads this Friday. Do you think we'll talk about women and the elections? Do you think there's any way her voice is nearly as high-pitched as mine?) [Salon]


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