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We must always remember this woman exists, and can wreak havoc. No matter what she makes herself into in 2012.
*shudder*
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#tips
11/18/09
Before people get all bent outta shape about the wall-to-wall coverage - remember ABSENCE makes the heart grow fonder. *wink*
You betcha!
11/18/09
I'll shut up now.
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Absence makes the heart grow fonder,
Questions make the mind go ponder.
It is deep.
11/18/09
"Good To Know: Sarah Palin Believes In Racial Profiling, Glenn Beck "
"Sarah Palin: Media Sideshow, Or Viable Candidate?
"Palinizing" Prejean, Prejeanizing Palin: Two Conservative Women Look Out For #1
Palin Admits She's A "Quitter," Never Went To Hockey Games
Contest: Your Turn To Go Rogue
and this one.
Can we please stop giving her the attention she so desperately wants and move on?
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Judge Judy springs to mind. But even for her, six seems excessive.
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Of course, but if the writers weren't writing about Palin, they might use that time to write about something awesome.
11/18/09
It really saddened me yesterday when I saw that there were hundreds of comments (and yeah, I contributed one) on the Newsweek thing when there were less than 30 on the latest healthcare/abortion update.
I think I'm going to to stop clicking/commenting on these posts. I think we ALL have better things to do with our lives than waste another moment on this woman.
11/18/09
"I think it’s the perfect image for the cover. Why? Because the title of the article is "How Do You Solve a Problem Like Sarah?" And behold, the problem. She has no boundaries, and no concept of how she is perceived by others, or why no governor should pose in short shorts, leaning on a flag in front of a blue star banner with a bumpit and makeup for a photo that makes her look like a cupcake."
THE END. #sarahpalin
11/18/09
To me, this photo is quintessentially Palin: she is front and center, in full beauty queen mode, with the American flag draped lazily and forgotten behind her. It might have been slightly more fitting if she was, like, stepping on the flag, but kudos to the photographer for capturing the hollowness behind the shit-eating grin.
The first thing that strikes me when I look at this photo is how fake, manipulated, and just plain ridiculous (jogging outfit? in an office? with the flag? and what the hell is she holding?) it is, just like its subject.
11/17/09
As a feminist, I despite treating any woman like a slice of cheesecake. That is precisely what Newsweek has done here. #sarahpalin
11/17/09
We were talking about her at work today, and every single one of us in my pod - and we run the political gamut, too - thinks she is whiny and obnoxious. And it's not because she's a woman, either. It's because she cries foul at every piece of criticism lobbed her way, whether its valid or not.
Being high-profile doesn't mean everyone loves you all the time. That's part of what sucks about being famous - everyone has an opinion about you, and not all of them are going to be nice. #sarahpalinbarbarawaltersbullcr...
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They don't just pull whatever photo is at hand and slap it on the cover. Every decision is carefully considered by a group of people. So why did they choose one of her wearing running shorts instead of a suit? Or if they wanted something casual, why not of her in jeans or something? #sarahpalin
11/17/09
Why this photo? I don't know, and I'd certainly be interested in hearing what reason Newsweek gives. I just don't think they chose this photo because it's "sexy" to sell more issues. #sarahpalin
11/17/09
There are so many politicians who have posed for that feature in Runners World, and "the hottest governor from the coldest state" is the only one whose photo has appeared on the cover of a major newsweekly. I do not think that is a coincidence. #sarahpalin
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First things first: Sarah Palin chose to pose for these photos in Runner's World. Yes, her commitment to exercise is proven and admirable. But she had to have known by then that the cheerleader-esque photos could be used against her. ... Palin's red pumps may have been disproportionate, but she still sent a message by choosing them.
WHAT? Are we really blaming Palin for this cover because she posed for another publication for another reason? I mean, I bet she once wore a low-cut cocktail dress on a date with her husband. Maybe even FM pumps. Does that make it her fault if a photo of that date night is used to illustrate an interview with her? Must she go jogging in a burka to "protect herself" for this kind of undermining?
We need to stop accepting that women's clothing choices are relevant in sexist behavior against them. It's one thing to expect professional dress in a work setting. But it's another to victim blame with that tired old "But what was she wearing?" defense. We are entirely too quick to tell women they "had to have known" they were going to be degraded and start acknowledging those really responsible. #sarahpalin
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We're talking about one particular person who has made many choices about her image and her beliefs. I'm not granting her legitimacy just because she's a lady; I'm not isolating this and refusing to consider its context just because she's wearing shorts. #sarahpalin
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And, as you point out and I love, this cover is about more than just Palin. It's bigger than that. #sarahpalin
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Lets all accept misogyny when directed to women we don't like, that will really help women as a whole. See? I can be sarcastic too!!
11/17/09
I feel like you may be thinking Sarah Palin has "cried wolf" too many times (despite her notoriously saying she didn't face sexism in the workplace [Hmmm...]), but you should be able to see why this cover is truly problematic. #sarahpalin
11/17/09
I keep forgetting -- it's only sexist if the woman who's being targeted agrees with our politics. This is especially fitting for a site JUST YESTERDAY posted a story about how trite it was for Vogue to question Secretary Clinton about her clothing choices. [jezebel.com] #sarahpalin
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This cover picture - to me- makes sense as part of the Newsweek headline ("How to you solve a problem like Sarah?") . On one hand, she wants us to take her seriously. On the other, she keeps pulling stunts like this.
You know what this reminds me of? The pictures of Rep. Jeff Flake, the guy who spent a week in a deserted island. Also beefcakey, and also giving us voters a reason to not take him seriously.
11/17/09
@Little Green Frog (Wise Latina): I posted this downthread #sarahpalin
11/17/09
If she looked like she just came from a run, that photo wouldn't have given me heartburn when I saw it in Runner's World.
(re:Patterson, whew, that pic almost shows things no one wants to see, or at least I don't)
11/17/09
@Little Green Frog (Wise Latina): Here is the beefcake (that's even the title of the post):
[www.thedailybeast.com]
Is this sexism too? I would say yes. But my question is, should I take him seriously when he himself is promoting this? (as SP agreed to the interview and staged photo shoot). It's conflicting. #sarahpalin
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I too have seen the actual magazine and feel like I'm going crazy when people mention pantyhose. Maybe I have crazy shiny legs but they look like bare legs to me. Maybe with lotion on. #sarahpalin
11/17/09
Still, my takeaway from the cover is she wants to be taken seriously, but she agrees to pics STAGED like this (can you imagine M Obama, C Rice or H Clinton doing it? No!!). This was not an impromptu pic like Patterson's, or Obama at the beach (the pose! the flag!). She keeps saying "leave my kids out of it", but she brings them to Oprah. She says that she could have aborted the baby in LA, but wants no choice for anyone else. She lobbies for the bridge in Alaska, but then rewrites her version as "thanks but no thanks". She brings Levi into the spotlight and then acts like she's never met him.
This pic presents in a shocking graphic form a SP that wants to have her cake and eat it too.
PS: for the record, I don't particularly like Newsweek anyway, but I cannot stand SP. #sarahpalin
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I thought that's what you said. I haven't slept in more than a year by the way, just because of that, because I'm trying to work harder. #sarahpalin
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