Wednesday’s Log brought us a delightful letter from Geoff Ross, a Navarre Republican proclaiming that “Governor Palin will stand no more with her hands tied behind her back with Duct tape over her mouth in the arena of political correctness.”
And when does Ross imagine political correctness was suppressing her? In the imagination of most Republicans, that’s a liberal thing; how would liberals suppress a Republican candidate? Wouldn’t it be more logical to blame McCain’s campaign (I know Palin had some complaints about how she was handled).
Seriously, if being a right-to-life, book-banning candidate is what she’s like when she’s being PC, what’s she going to be like when she lets fly? Other than unelectable.
Ross goes on to say that “her family has been personally and verbally attacked and her children have been crucified on the cross by liberals, Communists and late night left wing talk show hosts.”
As far as that last point, Letterman’s joke was way out of bounds. As for the rest, is Ross seriously suggesting that the flak Palin took—and some of it certainly was sexist—is worse than the usual?
Bill Clinton was accused of multiple murders. Hilary Clinton was accused of Vince Foster’s murder. Both are still being tarred with Whitewater even though Ken Staff found no evidence of wrongdoing.
John Kerry, a medal-winning veteran, had his military record dragged through the mud.
Chelsea Clinton was described by Rush Limbaugh as “the family dog.”
And can anyone imagine the reaction if Michelle Obama had spent seven years in a party that advocated separatism from the US, as Todd Palin had done? Much worse shrieks than the Palins received on that point.
Heck, even Republicans have been smeared: Remember in the 2000 election, a Republican operative suggested McCain might have been brainwashed into becoming a North Vietnamese sleeper agent.
Ross: “She will crush those people who failed to stand up for her while she held the sword of justice in one hand.”
And she will do this, how?
“Where was the National Organization of Women when she and her children were persecuted for being Republicans and Christians with family values unmatched across the USA?”
Actually a number of feminists (I can’t speak as to NOW) spoke up against the sexist attacks on Palin, even as they condemned her politics. And that’s part of what feminism is about: Defending sexist attacks on women, not attacks on Christians or Republicans (who judging by the vitriol unleashed on Hillary Clinton last year, certainly won’t repay the favor) who just happen to be women.
And the remark about her family values makes me reconsider my view her family should have been off-limits: If you’re going to use that as a reason to vote for someone, it does kind of make them fair game. [EDIT: Okay, in this case I'll take this back. Mr. Ross proclaiming her unmatched family values--however he measures that--is not the same as Palin making the claim.]
Mostly this seems to be a Mad Libs stringing together of right-wing themes — Political correctness! Feminazis! Oppressed Christians! Family values! — with little effort to connect them.
On the plus side, Ross asserts “Please don’t expect her to run for president.” For once, I hope a Republican prediction come true.

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