Hey SC,

Mike posted the Saturday night live clip with ‘Palin’ and ‘Clinton’ – go watch it – really funny. I’ve heard a rumour you don’t like tv – which is odd – we both have this in common and not – while televisions are among my favourite objects in the word, television is for the most part unwatchable tripe (thankfully some smart guy a long time ago invented sports). It really makes me wish these two women were going at it for the top spot – that would be worth watching. They are the only two REAL men in national politics these days. I swear sometimes I think I’m the only feminist I know.

Mike,

I'm still laughing a little after the video! I'm actually glad this video exists. I think one of the many false impressions a lot of people have about Republicans is that we're all alike. Lol, and I don't think very highly of that pair on MSNBC. But that's just my own personal opinion. Personally, I also think that's part of the reason MSNBC hired them to 'represent' Republicans.

Well, what do I know? I don't watch TV. Like I've said before, I'm tired of corporate employees, presented to us as news anchors and journalists. It's human nature to inject bias into information, and it's the nature and purpose of a corporation to make as much profit as possible. Those two factors combined make it very difficult to rely on what we see and hear, unfortunately. In the corporate network business, ratings = profits, and sensationalism = ratings. Geez, don't even get me started on Fox News or any of the rest of them! But again, that's just my personal opinion. ;-)

Not watching television is kind of my only weapon against what I just described. Lol, I know ... kind of like spitting at a hurricane. Well, at least I don't absorb the garbage, OR the commercials that way! I don't need someone telling me what to buy, what to think, or who to vote for. Thankfully, there's TiVo! I like some things on television occasionally ... I just don't want any of the messaging.

Thanks for posting the video. I kinda wish everyone could see it. And FWIW, I'm voting for the McCain/Palin ticket. I have my own reasons and I'm proud of them. :-D

Pretty funny but not surprising – McCain going outside the beltway is going to piss off some if not all of your typical establishment Republicans, especially the established women. I can’t really think of a Congress (Senate) woman who is known nationally who is not a totally polarizing figure (Hillary at the top of that list – although she would have made the best President of them all in my opinion) making it hard to appear non-partisan (why they even bother trying to appear this way escapes me however - we're not idiots).

I think this reaction tends to lend weight to the idea that McCain made a good choice. And it has been my experience that women (don’t think I’m leaving men out of this equation, just not relevant here) are EXTREEMLY competitive with one another. I think that the so-called ‘glass ceiling’ getting broken is fine as long as the one doing it meets a comfort level. Which is why I think most feminists won’t be voting for the Republican ticket despite decades of clamouring (rightly I think) for a woman who can elevate to the highest office (this is a guess and merely my opinion).

A question – what do the first female leaders of the United Kingdom, Germany and Canada have in common? Answer – they were all sh.t kicker-conservatives. False barriers are typically torn down by females on the right (this may be a western phenomenon but I’m doing this off the top of my head here) – a little disappointing they don’t get their props, even among their own party (to say nothing of the feminist movement in general).