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You don't go up against heavy hitters when you've only played whiffle ball. You will get hurt.
Sincerely,
Lucy
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I sort am discouraged by a bunch of people leaping to the idea that someone at 24, fairly new to the process, should be perfect in these situations. And I believe that her not knowing these things means she WILL study them, as opposed to say Sarah Palin, who is in fact in our gov't. I have seen much worse performances on this show by trained and experienced politicians, pundits and journalists. Meghan also twittered about the experience afterwards and seemed generally pleased, had not bad feelings and was excited about it. Give the chick a break.
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Saying that she's 24 and "not ready" does a disservice to many of the politically active twentysomethings who, shockingly enough, are fairly well versed in political history and theory, and could probably hold their own on Real Time without resorting to dialing whine-one-one.
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It's odd that she would appear on TV spouting such inanity and then get pissy when she's called on it. What world is she living in that she thinks this kind of behavior is okay?
06/21/09
>What world is she living in that she thinks this kind of behavior is okay?
Well, she *is* a Republican...
Honestly, she comes off as extremely unsophisticated and like she hasn't thought her positions through beyond "what will grab me some attention". Also, hate to say it, but the valley girl upspeak is a big turn off no matter how compelling your ideas and how bright you might be. Color me unimpressed.
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Also, notice her go-to attack when she gets told by Begala: "waaaaaa stop picking on meeeeee!" That's old-school Republican tactics - calling the debate a personal attack once the opposing side reveals that you don't know what the hell you're talking about.
06/21/09
While it was total BS that she was body-snarked, I think there's a difference in recognizing that, and giving someone a pass on the rest of their behavior just because we've all been there and know how shitty it is or feels.
That she now falls back on the "poor blonde" trope kind of confirms my suspicion at the time that she was milking the comments on her weight for all they were worth, and in fact welcomed them in a perverse way because they got her attention and helped her play the victim card and more able to relate to young women, a large number of whom tend toward the liberal.
06/21/09
Like those who bumbled into traffic before her, she is basically RINO roadkill on the highway of politics.
06/21/09
So, yeah - thanks, McCain for contributing to this stereotype some more.
(I realize this has nothing to do with her lack of political knowledge, but I don't have the energy to tackle the big real issues with her - they're too taxing)
06/21/09
I don't think people necessarily dismiss women right off the bat if they are blonde, but if they show stupidity, then it certainly doesn't help the general impression.
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