Matt Damon on Sarah Palin

Here’s a clip of Matt Damon excoriating Sarah Palin:

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Obama: “You can put lipstick on a pig, but it’s still a pig.”

Barack Obama took a not-so-subtle jab today at Sarah Palin, saying: “You can put lipstick on a pig, but it’s still a pig.” Obama’s statement was undoubtedly a reference to Palin’s speech at last week’s Republican Convention, when she said: “What’s the difference between a hockey mom and a pit bull? Lipstick.”

Here’s the video:

Ouch! This comment is not going to sit well with any woman who isn’t already in the tank for Obama.

New York Times’ Hypocrisy Regarding Palin’s Experience

The Wall Street Journal located this remarkable New York Times‘ editorial from July 3, 1984:

Where is it written that only senators are qualified to become President? . . . Or where is it written that mere representatives aren’t qualified, like Geraldine Ferraro of Queens? . . . Where is it written that governors and mayors, like Dianne Feinstein of San Francisco, are too local, too provincial? . . . Presidential candidates have always chosen their running mates for reasons of practical demography, not idealized democracy. . . . What a splendid system, we say to ourselves, that takes little-known men, tests them in high office and permits them to grow into statesmen. . . . Why shouldn’t a little-known woman have the same opportunity to grow?

Of course, the Times was supporting Geraldine Ferraro’s nomination for Vice President in 1984. Now, with a Republican woman on the ticket, the Times has repeatedly questioned Sarah Palin’s credentials — or, as the Times called her, the “mayor of a tiny Anchorage suburb” (momentarily overlooking Palin is also a sitting governor). Obviously, the Times‘ opinion is solely dependent on whether a person has a D or R behind their name — and not the merits.

Heart on Sarah Palin

“Sarah Palin’s views and values in NO WAY represent us as American women. We ask that our song ‘Barracuda’ no longer be used to promote her image. The song ‘Barracuda’ was written in the late 70s as a scathing rant against the soulless, corporate nature of the music business, particularly for women. (The ‘barracuda’ represented the business.) While Heart did not and would not authorize the use of their song at the RNC, there’s irony in Republican strategists’ choice to make use of it there.”

–Nancy Wilson of Heart

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CNN’s Campbell Brown Suggests Sexist Reid Attack on Palin

How often do CNN personalities defend Republicans?

In this video, CNN anchor Campbell Brown questions Senator Harry Reid’s use of the word “shrill” to describe Sarah Palin’s convention speech. Brown observes shrill is most frequently used to describe women, and questions whether Reid’s use of the word suggests sexism.

Sarah Palin’s Address to the Republican National Convention

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Palin Biography Video

Gloria Steinem on Sarah Palin

“Sarah Palin shares nothing but a chromosome with Hillary Clinton.”

–Gloria Steinem

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