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Why Is It So Difficult To Defend Sarah Palin?

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bluebears
11/17/09

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Why is she wearing a "sexy business woman" costume? Is she picking up a few shifts at De Ja Vu later? #secuppsarahpalin
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limber
11/17/09

@bluebears: I feel like we've caught her mid-movie, just before that part where she rips off the tie, unbuttons her top three buttons, whips off the glasses and tousles her hair on her way out the door.

And then she will confront Greg at the big gala and show him she's beautiful on the inside AND outside.

She's All That 2: Conservative Boogaloo. #secuppsarahpalin
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bluebears
11/17/09

@limber: Oh she DOES look like that chick (whatever her name was) #secuppsarahpalin
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Cam/ron
11/17/09

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I loved her defense of Palin's leggy pose for a magazine cover while accusing the godless, liberal media of "sexualizing" her. She also made the mistake of messing with the Ragin' Cajun. #secuppsarahpalin
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sarah.morgans
11/17/09

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I feel like that little frown at the end is the kind of thing that would be replayed over and over on Lie to Me. "See those downturns at the corners of her mouth right there, honey bunny--she does not believe what she just said." #secuppsarahpalin
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Understater
11/17/09

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S.E. Cupps...whatta moniker! #secuppsarahpalin
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mbprice
11/17/09

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I am... bizarrely attracted to this woman. I would like to go out for drinks with her and let whiskey get the truth out that Larry King could not. I bet she has a blood-curdling, seething hatred for Sarah Palin, deep down. Oh be still my heart... #secuppsarahpalin
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SouthernSatine
11/17/09

@mbprice: One can only hope. #secuppsarahpalin
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morninggloria
11/17/09

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Is this a Saturday Night Live skit? #secuppsarahpalin
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WashingMyHair
11/17/09

@morninggloria: I'm not going to answer that. You're being inappropriate. #secuppsarahpalin
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sweet_communist
11/17/09

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She sure is twitchy. #secuppsarahpalin
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thewitchandthemoll
11/17/09

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I was expecting her to burst out laughing. #secuppsarahpalin
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Ruby_de_la_Booby
11/17/09

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When a woman wears a white oxford shirt and tie, all I can think is, "How do you like working at the Macaroni Grill?" #secuppsarahpalin
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pileofmonkeys
11/17/09

@Ruby_de_la_Booby: My mind goes to Olive Garden, but yeah- that was my first thought. #secuppsarahpalin
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sybann
11/17/09

@Ruby_de_la_Booby: That certainly explains why she can say "qualified" without having a seizure. She's not qualified to make the statement because she's mentally counting her tips. #secuppsarahpalin
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hortense
11/17/09

@Ruby_de_la_Booby: I automatically think of Avril Lavigne. #secuppsarahpalin
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hovy
11/17/09

@hortense: I'm getting a Margot Kidder as Lois Lane vibe. #secuppsarahpalin
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Jack_Burton
06/12/09

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Palin's a hypocrite. It's so disingenuous of her to suddenly have all this outrage. If she described a change or some kind of personal growth that this incident has evinced, I'd have some respect for her, but nope, it's just an excuse to be on camera.
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librariesare4lovers
06/12/09

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And I cannot stress enough the main point of this issue which is that anyone that heard the jokes can tell you THESE JOKES WERE NOT ABOUT THE PALIN GIRLS. They were clearly- CLEARLY- calling out Spitzer and A-od for being creepy-pervy douche bags.
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librariesare4lovers
06/12/09

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I need to honestly know if anyone here actually thought Letterman was referring to Willow Palin. I mean honestly I'm willing to bet a large majority of the public didn't even know there was a Willow Palin. Palin daughter= Bristol.
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SarahMC
06/12/09

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Why is standing up against EITHER slut-shaming or statutory rape jokes constructed as "defending Sarah Palin." Sarah Palin doesn't need defending. Girls and women as a class DO. I don't oppose Letterman's "jokes" because I like Sarah Palin; I do it because I'm a goddamn feminist.
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PeteRR
06/12/09

@SarahMC: ball-cutting cybersuccubus:

Here's a case in point. Jezebel's sister site calling Carrie Prejean a "Porn model". Sickening.

[gawker.com]

But I guess that's okay because she opposes same sex marriage.
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SarahMC
06/12/09

@PeteRR: Wait a second. First, why are you directing this comment to me? Sexism is wrong no matter who it's aimed at; I said that in my other comment.

I do understand, though, that it's hard to stick up for someone who'd throw YOU under the bus if she had the opportunity, and only opposes sexism and hateful rhetoric when it's aimed at her and her family. And part of the frustration comes from hearing Republicans (that means you) cry foul on misogyny when they glorify it in every other instance. It'd be nice to hear Palin's Republican defenders stand up against sexism when it's directed at, oh, anyone else but one of their own. You haven't been here in months, as far as I can tell. Because just like Palin, you're a hypocrite who only recognizes sexism when it hurts you or your political party personally.
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Endora
06/12/09

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Good lord, can the woman not talk in anything but run-on sentences?? This interview is hard to watch.

I can't feel sorry for her either.
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queenieinmanhattan
06/12/09

@Endora: Is it about feeling sorry for her, or is it about standing up for certain principles? Even if I don't like someone (as is very, VERY much the case with Sarah Palin), I don't think it's ok to stand idly by when she is described as looking like a "slutty flight attendant," or when rape jokes are made about, well, anyone.

I can stand up for my principles and still find Sarah Palin revolting as a person, and even acknowledge that I doubt she'd ever do the same for me. The fact that she's horrifying on multiple levels doesn't justify the jokes.
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DutchessOfDork
06/12/09

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Barack Obama has said before that family should be off limits.

So you can't blame him.
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largirl
06/12/09

@DutchessOfDork: I didn't get her bringing him into it AT ALL. It just came off as bitter to me?
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rednrowdy
06/12/09

@largirl: yeah, she didn't bring him into it, she just noted that when he wanted family to be off limits, it seemed to only apply to his and not to hers...which is a little odd, but her teen pregnant was knocked up.

FOX brought obama into it, which in standard fox form, is going way too far.
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