Sally Quinn: Palin Got the Job Because She’s a Woman
It’s dripping with sexism, but it’s OK because the author is a woman:
Is she prepared for the all-consuming nature of the job? She is the mother of five children, one of them a four-month-old with Down Syndrome. Her first priority has to be her children. When the phone rings at three in the morning and one of her children is really sick what choice will she make? . . .. A mother’s role is different from a father’s.
There’s lots more like that.
I find myself, oddly, agreeing with lefty blogger Hilzoy:
I think that arguing about whether Sarah Palin is a good mother is out of line: we have no idea at all what arrangements she and her husband have made for child care, how their relationship works, and so forth. Assuming that Sarah Palin would have to be her children’s primary caregiver is just sexist.
Putting aside Hilzoy’s nutroots-pleasing pap about how it “may be” true that “the Republicans would not hesitate to use Democrats’ teenage children to score political points,” she’s mostly on target — even rejecting the “Sarah Palin opposes sex education — isn’t it ironic?!?!1!” argument.
As for Andrew Sullivan, Ace is all over him. Keep scrolling.
Well she’s just plain wrong. She got picked because the extreme right-wing of the party wanted an extreme right-winger. That Palin is female is an “extra added attraction” in the party’s view.
David Ehrenstein (961ad1) — 9/1/2008 @ 4:02 pmI recall when a family friend(and triple classmate of my father’s) was running for governor of Indiana.His opponent said,”If Otis Bowen was truly interested in helping people he’d stay a doctor.”
corwin (f155bb) — 9/1/2008 @ 4:04 pmAnd ted kennedy was able to be a Sen and act as in loco parentis for that dysfunctional clan.(Well,maybe that’s not a good example)
Sally must have really had her heart set on regaining her status as one of the DC cocktail circuits’ premier Grande Dammes.
The McCain/Palin ticket’s electoral strength puts a substantial roadblock to that desire.
Poor Baby!
And, who would she be if she hadn’t married Ben Bradley, anyway?
Another Drew (72d59a) — 9/1/2008 @ 4:05 pmI never found her prose all that compelling.
I’m sure the VP’s family gets fantastic government funded child and health care.
kirby (de7003) — 9/1/2008 @ 4:12 pmNow there goes Sally Quinn, again. Marrying the boss, and calling someone else a “token”? Really?
Wikipedia, for all of its faults, has the best summary of Ms. Quinn:
Hmmm. Truth abounds in that passage, I am thinking.
Also, her extreme class was shown in her insisting (as a non-Catholic) on taking Communion at Tim Russert’s service.
http://corner.nationalreview.com/post/?q=YTJlODMyNGFmYmJiODVmOGFmMDY4MDUyNjc2ZWM0NGI=
Very classy, huh?
As for Our Mr. Sullivan, the inimitable Mark Steyn put it best over at NRO:
http://corner.nationalreview.com/post/?q=NjJjMjFlZWQ5NTVlYTlmNjg0M2UwYzc4N2RmZWZkZWU=
Nicely done, Mr. Steyn!
Eric Blair (642d37) — 9/1/2008 @ 4:12 pmNever read that column about Barry Jr’s party.
Another Drew (72d59a) — 9/1/2008 @ 4:15 pmInteresting, he was my Congressman thirty-years ago.
Quinn’s rant sounds like it could have been in the script of Mad Men. She’s getting her raspberries handed to her in the comments section, even occasionally from some Dems.
L.N. Smithee (452a68) — 9/1/2008 @ 4:20 pmI’m sure the VP’s family gets fantastic government funded child and health care.
— Including nannys, right, Kirby Puke-it?
Icy Truth (a7ead4) — 9/1/2008 @ 4:27 pmAnd a beautifully historic house to grow up in (Thank you, Nelson Rockefeller).
Another Drew (72d59a) — 9/1/2008 @ 4:32 pmI’ve said it before and say it again, the harshest critics of Palin will be women. None are more vicious judges of women than women themselves.
And once again one of these liberated women demeans men and puts them in their non-essential place while scolding a woman for not making the smart decision…that she did?
“They (Sally Quinn and Ben Bradlee) have acknowledged that he was born with velo-cardio-facial syndrome, and Quinn wrote of her son’s learning problems and attendance at special schools in her 2006 article “What My Son Taught Me About God.”
Lets hear if she quit her job in order to stay at home with him? And for how long?
Dana (084de8) — 9/1/2008 @ 4:39 pmWow. That’s some serious sexism coming from Quinn. Yikes. I don’t know what to add, except that every family is different and has to work out childcare for themselves. My dearest friend goes to work and her husband stays home.
Also, she brings up the no-national-foreign-policy meme. Question: what governor does have national foreign policy experience?
Nancy (e74ffa) — 9/1/2008 @ 4:45 pmNancy, I read somewhere (can’t remember where) that the Palins have g-parents and extended family close by that are involved in helping take care of the children…. maybe something like it takes a village, no? 🙂
Dana (084de8) — 9/1/2008 @ 5:00 pmIt does indeed take a village, or in my case, two parents and a nearby neighbor.
Nancy (e74ffa) — 9/1/2008 @ 5:06 pmI encourage everyone here to visit the blog of McCain’s daughter, Meghan; especially today (entry dated yesterday). It is loaded with photos of Sarah Palin’s family. The pic of Todd holding his son Trig should (it won’t but it should) shut up all of the haters:
http://mccainblogette.com/index.shtml
— RSS site:
http://page2rss.com/c128a694ae21945a4c09b18484ab62b5/403565 0_4037058/sunday-august-at-pm
— This means you too, love2008 – Oiram – Phil – Peter – Larry Reilly – et al
Icy Truth (a7ead4) — 9/1/2008 @ 5:09 pmThat second link does work and, depending on your browser, may work better.
Icy Truth (a7ead4) — 9/1/2008 @ 5:11 pm#11 Nancy:
Any from a state on an international border.
Even states like Florida, where the border is bounded by water sometimes have to deal with issues caused by our international relations. Not that the issues are properly the purview of that state’s governor, but it must surely raise awareness of what the federal government’s role is (or, perhaps should be, in a case like Arizona).
In a state like Alaska, where its heritage is very much a product of foreign policy, and bordering as it does an ally and enormously important trading partner, and Russia~ its not surprising that their governor should have a pretty good handle on a number of issues that directly affect our nation as a whole.
EW1(SG) (625c58) — 9/1/2008 @ 5:14 pmES #16, Uncle Jimbo posted this today,
“Alaska is the first line of defense in our missile interceptor defense system. The 49th Missile Defense Battalion of the Alaska National Guard is the unit that protects the entire nation from ballistic missile attacks. It’s on permanent active duty, unlike other Guard units.
As governor of Alaska, Palin is briefed on highly classified military issues, homeland security, and counterterrorism. Her exposure to classified material may rival even Biden’s.
She’s also the commander in chief of the Alaska State Defense Force (ASDF), a federally recognized militia incorporated into Homeland Security’s counterterrorism plans.
Palin is privy to military and intelligence secrets that are vital to the entire country’s defense. Given Alaska’s proximity to Russia, she may have security clearances we don’t even know about.
According to the Washington Post, she first met with McCain in February, but nobody ever found out. This is a woman used to keeping secrets.
She can be entrusted with our national security, because she already is. “
Dana (084de8) — 9/1/2008 @ 5:19 pmIn other words, Palin has more international experience than Bill Clinton did.
SPQR (26be8b) — 9/1/2008 @ 5:19 pmPuhleeze! Must you mention my state’s embarassment, Janet “is she or isn’t she” Napolitano? She of the take a surplus and turn it into a $1 BILLION deficit!
Icy Truth (a7ead4) — 9/1/2008 @ 5:24 pm1) My wife works in advertising. She has often pointed out that the worst sexism she’s faced has come from other women. I’m talkin’ “Dynasty”-style, cat-fight-in-the-fountain sexism.
2) Would I like SP to have had a few more years as Gov under her belt (skirt?). Well, yes. Of course. But she is CLEARLY on the ball and ready to get to work. For you doubters, watch her speech from Friday, and just try and tell me she’s a dope. Do a google for it, I’ll wait….
3) Did you watch it? Yes? You lose.
Viktor (6c107f) — 9/1/2008 @ 5:25 pmYes, SPQR, and more than Obama, too.
Uncle Jimbo does disagree in part re classified material access rivaling Biden’s:
“I agree with that assessment except for the thought that her access to classified material may rival Biden’s. Highly unlikely as Biden’s seat on the Foreign Relations committee would expose him to information on a very wide array of topics. But her experience in keeping the homeland safe fits perfectly with her image as the competent American woman.It’s not the same as having your finger on the button, but it a heckuva lot closer than Biden or Barry O has ever been.”
Dana (084de8) — 9/1/2008 @ 5:25 pmObama could have picked a woman like Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius, but opted instead for a eunuch.
Neo (cba5df) — 9/1/2008 @ 7:30 pm#19 IT~ Sorry…truly! I feel your pain…at least, I do when talking to my BILs Tempe…
#21 Dana: There is real difficulty in attempting to translate the rather unique military role of the Governor of Alaska into terms that are understandable to people who…lack experience in military matters. So, what might make a
likelyregistered voter in Charlotte think, “Ah, she does have some clue about national defense at a hands on level;” a Manhattanite isn’t likely to make the connection.Suffice it to say, from my view~she has already commanded troops, whereas I wouldn’t trust the O! to command a kindergarten class in a fire drill.
And whether or not one has access to classified material or not just really isn’t a factor.
EW1(SG) (625c58) — 9/1/2008 @ 8:01 pmOh, and huh? A eunuch?
You do realize that even if Gov Palin has only been around for the births of half of her children…that does rather imply that she is indeed all woman?
/Sidenote to the humor impaired~ uh, never mind.
EW1(SG) (625c58) — 9/1/2008 @ 8:03 pmWhen the Washington Star was in business, we used to call Ben Bradlee and Sally Quinn the “fun couple” in our gossip column “The Ear.” We would report on their surreptitious trips together. To say she got ahead, and escaped close editing because of her sex is an understatement.
For Sally Quinn to point fingers of preferential treatment at Sarah Palin is the height of hypocracy.
Shame on you Sally
Corky Boyd (af3d74) — 9/1/2008 @ 8:05 pmSPQR wrote: In other words, Palin has more international experience than Bill Clinton did.
Uh-uhh! Clinton scored with a British chick when he was protesting the Vietnam war!
L.N. Smithee (452a68) — 9/1/2008 @ 8:17 pmAnd Smithee bats another one out of the pitch!
EW1(SG) (625c58) — 9/1/2008 @ 8:22 pmAnd who knows what he was doing with those Soviet minders whilst in Moscow?
Another Drew (3f506c) — 9/1/2008 @ 8:24 pm#26 – He wasn’t protesting at the time. He was a lobbyist for Macanudo.
Apogee (366e8b) — 9/1/2008 @ 8:25 pm#22 – Neo
Obama could have picked a woman like Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius, but opted instead for a eunuch.
— Based on her speech at the convention (watching a pile of dog shit attract flies would be more fun) I think we all wish he had picked her.
Icy Truth (6699a6) — 9/1/2008 @ 8:47 pmGovernor Palin has more executive experience in government and commerce than Obama, Clinton and Biden could ever hope to have. Middle class American (fly over country to you Libs) knows this; beltway America does not get it.
Mean Hombre (5703d4) — 9/1/2008 @ 10:16 pmObama, Clinton and Biden have sat their fat asses in the Senate leading a soft life while Governor Palin has taken on the Republican establishment in the State of Alaska. Obama, Clinton and Biden have never ever taken on the corrupt Democratic establishment in WDC. Obama never ever stood up to the corrupt Daley Democratic Party control in Chicago; he came up through that system and is an honorary member of it.
Mean Hombre (5703d4) — 9/1/2008 @ 10:21 pmSally Quinn could never hold a candle to Governor Palin’s accomplishments. She couldn’t even carry Governor Palin’s briefcase. It is clear that the women’s movement is only supportive of liberal women and of course, Bill Clinton, the abuser in chief.
Mean Hombre (5703d4) — 9/1/2008 @ 10:23 pmHit me some more, Bill! I love it! With love, your NOW fans!
Mean Hombre (5703d4) — 9/1/2008 @ 10:24 pmEeewww.
Xrlq (62cad4) — 9/2/2008 @ 3:48 amGee, and Hillary got what, well almost got what because she was one of many women who slept with Billyjeff and Baraka Hussein Obama got what because he is half black? Let’s see, into Harvard Law School, Editor at Harvard Law Review, elected senator from a whiney white liberal district, got a primetime speech, elected Senator, and nominated for the Presidency all because he is black. The proof is Tail Gunner Jolting Joe Biden, who was better qualified than him, but is white, and, had really bad hair plugs.
Johnnie (ab13d0) — 9/2/2008 @ 2:14 pmThe main question we should ask is,
“If Obama wasn’t a man, would he be in this position now?”
Answer:
No, he’d be Hillary
Lord Nazh (ce25e3) — 9/2/2008 @ 5:17 pmActually, Johnnie.
“Tail Gunner Joe” was the late Senator Joseph McCarthy of Wisconsin.
For Joe Biden, we use the affectionate term: Sloe Joe.
Another Drew (dbf36d) — 9/2/2008 @ 5:24 pmHe never seems to be able to keep up with his mouth.
I just watched Sally Quinn on CNN (9/5/08 with Kiran Chetry). What a bitch. This is 100% politically motivated.
Hypocracy Hater (c6cd3a) — 9/5/2008 @ 5:12 amWhat is a “hypocracy?” Government by the small, of the small or for the small?
Xrlq (b71926) — 9/5/2008 @ 6:12 amI think he meant “hippocracy”, live Jonathan Swift wrote about. Is that you, MKDP?
nk (21731d) — 9/5/2008 @ 6:31 amCould be. Or perhaps he was referring to a diminutive female whose legal name is Christine, but all her friends call her “Hypo-Chrissy.”
Xrlq (b71926) — 9/5/2008 @ 7:50 amI mostly guessed “hippocracy” because Palin was a dark horse candidate, after all. Are our trolls that subtle?
nk (21731d) — 9/5/2008 @ 8:44 am