Archive for October 23rd, 2008
Gov. Sarah Palin waves to the crowd before dropping the ceremonial first puck prior to the Philadelphia Flyers playing the New York Rangers at Wachovia Center on Oct. 11, 2008.
Is all of this banter about Sarah Palin’s appearance, wardrobe and make-up a sexist double standard?
If politicos weren’t so snide and dismissive of fashionistas, the McCain-Palin campaign wouldn’t be in the awkward position of having to explain the $150,000 tab for shopping trips, hairstyling and beauty makeovers for Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin.
How do you sell someone as a no-frills hockey mom who sold the state plane and fired the official cook and hunted her own moose meat, and then try to explain wardrobing her in clothes from Neiman Marcus — a store occasionally referred to by aggrieved, frugal shoppers as Needless Markup? How do you, in barely two months, lavish her with fashion swag worthy of a starlet and valued at more than her annual governor’s salary of $125,000?
Why, of course it is.
Is anyone talking about Barack Obama’s proclivity for $1,500 suits? Or Michelle Obama’s designer clothes?
In her critique of the Palin wardrobe, Post fashion critic Robin Givhan lets slip in passing that Barack Obama’s suits go for $1500 and that Michele wears designer duds all the time (except when appearing on The View when she boasted of wearing an under $200 dress).
Yes the figure of $150,000 is eye-popping, but don’t forget it that it included the whole Palin clan. And finally, I cannot escape the suspicion that one reason everyone is so exercised (other than the obvious, i.e. that she’s a Republican) is that she is so gorgeous in those clothes. There is simply no other woman in political life to match her. The green-eyed monster strikes!
Nope – Crickets.
So, why pick on Palin?
Gov. Sarah Palin, right, in a camera-ready red suit and high black boots, with Sen. Olympia Snowe, (R-Maine).
ANSWER:
A sexist double standard, envy and the fact she is a threat to the left and the Obama campaign. Flap does not agree with the left-biased Campbell Brown at CNN very often. But, she has this one RIGHT:
The video link is here.
Update:
Palin’s wardrobe is being donated to charity in any case.
More from Geraghty.
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Latest Yes on California Proposition 8, Protect Traditonal Marriage Television Ad: “Everything to Do With Children”
The latest California PPIC poll has California’s Proposition 8 being defeated on November 4th.
Proposition 8, a constitutional amendment that would end same-sex marriage in California, is losing among likely voters, 52 percent to 44 percent, according to a statewide survey released today by the Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) with funding from The James Irvine Foundation.
Here is a chart of their findings:
The complete polling report is here (PDF file).
Some interesting points about this poll:
- The gap between likely voters in favor and opposed to Proposition 8 (44% yes, 52% no) has narrowed since September (41% yes, 55% no) and August (40% yes, 54% no). Compared to last month, more Republicans (70% today, 62% September) would vote yes on the measure, which would eliminate the right for same-sex couples to marry that the state Supreme Court granted in May. Opposition is 4 points lower among Democrats (67% today, 71% September), but 5 points higher among independents (58% today, 53% September).
- At least half of men, women, Latinos, and whites oppose Proposition 8. Regionally, majorities of likely voters in the San Francisco Bay Area (67%) and Los Angeles (55%) are opposed. But majorities in the Central Valley (54%)and in the “Other Southern California†region that includes Orange, San Diego, Riverside, and San Bernardino Counties (52%) favor the measure.
- On the more general question of how they feel about allowing gay and lesbian couples to legally marry in
California, likely voters are divided, 47 percent in favor and 49 percent opposed. These attitudes are largely unchanged since 2005.
- In an indication of how strong voters’ motivations are to cast their ballots on this measure, supporters of
Proposition 8 are far more likely (69%) than opponents (49%) to say the results are very important.
- The findings in this report are based on a telephone survey of 2,004 California adult residents
interviewed from October 12–19, 2008. Interviewing took place on weekday nights and weekend days,
using a computer-generated random sample of telephone numbers that ensured that both listed and
unlisted numbers were called. All landline telephone exchanges in California were eligible.
- We present results for four geographic regions, accounting for approximately 90 percent of the state
population...Residents from other geographic areas are included in the results reported for all adults, registeredvoters, and likely voters. Sample sizes for these less populated areas are not large enough to report separately.
Read the complete methodology of the poll on page 29 of the report here.
So, how does this poll differ from the Survey USA Poll Flap reported earlier?
Remember the graphic from the Wall Street Journal:
The most glaring difference between the two polls is when the sample was collected:
- PPIC: October 12-19 (Sunday through Sunday)
- Survey USA October 15-16 (Wednesday and Thursday)
Most poll pundits agree that weekend polling is risky at best because so many average or regular voters are not at home and activist types predominate.
Moreover, the YES on Proposition 8 campaign has been bombarding the televison airwaves with very effective ads the past three weeks with little opposition. Both polls note a DEFINITE trend in supporting the measure.
So, what does this all mean?
The California Proposition campaign is indeed a dog fight which will be decided on the last minute media campaign and Get Out the Vote ( GOTV) efforts. Obviously, the NO campaign is worried by sponsoring an emergency Hollywood fundraising effort earlier in the week.
Stay tuned…..
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Day By Day by Chris Muir
Fox News this morning is reporting a news media deal between ACORN, La Raza and MSNBC.
MSNBC has launched a news project with a variety of left-wing special interest groups to boost their Election Day coverage and help viewers experiencing problems at the polls.
One of the groups involved in MSNBC’s “Election Protection” project is the Association of Community Organizers for Reform Now. ACORN has been involved in rampant voter registration fraud across the nation this election cycle and is actively supporting Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama for president.
“Our partnership with Election Protection will play a major role in NBC News’ ‘Making Your Vote Count’ coverage, said Phil Alongi, Executive Producer of NBC News’ Election Coverage in an Oct. 22 press release. “Not only will we be able to direct voters who are experiencing problems with a hotline to call, we will also have our team of reporters and producers follow-up on the information Election Protection is gathering.”
When asked for comment about ACORN’s role in the project MSNBC spokesman Jeremy Gaines wrote Townhall in an email “this a question for them, not us.”
What NBC news is actually partnering with Team Obama through ACORN? You mean more than through their news anchors, Chris Matthews, Rachel Maddow and Keith Olbermann?
Fancy that media bias……..
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Senior Tehran officials are recommending a preemptive strike against Israel to prevent an Israeli attack on Iran's nuclear reactors, a senior Islamic Republic official told foreign diplomats two weeks ago in London.
The official, Dr. Seyed G. Safavi, said recent threats by Israeli authorities strengthened this position, but that as of yet, a preemptive strike has not been integrated into Iranian policy.
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The "socialist" label that Sen. John McCain and his GOP presidential running mate Sarah Palin are trying to attach to Sen. Barack Obama actually has long and very ugly historical roots.
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How many "black" socialists have there been in history?
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Today, the Rabbinical Council of America (RCA) and the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America (OU), the largest rabbinic and synagogue Orthodox Jewish organizations in North America, released a joint statement opposing the practice of same-sex marriage.
Citing Jewish law and tradition, the RCA and OU reaffirm the prohibition of homosexuality and the definition of the institution of marriage as between a man and a woman. The two groups state that the term "marriage" cannot be construed or applied to same-sex relationships, as to do so "is to deprive the term of its fundamental and defining meaning." The two groups call upon Jews and citizens everywhere to oppose any effort to bestow the sanctity of marriage upon same sex couples.
"We are joining together today to illustrate the very clear definition of marriage within the context of Jewish Law and Jewish tradition," said Rabbi Kenneth Auman, president of the Rabbinical Council of America.
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It’s been called, cleverly but aptly, “The War of the Ring.†It is being waged all
across the public square, but the hottest and most consequential battles are in the courts.
On one side are those who want marriage legally redefined to “the union of any two
persons,†with the law treating the parties’ gender as irrelevant to the civil meaning of
marriage. Hence, “genderless marriage.†On the other side are those who want to
preserve “the union of a man and a woman†as a core meaning of the marriage institution.
Hence, “man/woman marriage.â€
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The Pew Research Center declares, "polls conducted in campaigns pitting white and black candidates against each other are doing a better job of accurately predicting the outcome of the election now than in the past, suggesting that hidden biases that confounded polling in biracial elections in the 1980s and early 1990s are no longer a serious problem."
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Analysis after the election will be the subject of many a dissertation
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Democrats are expected to gain legislative seats Nov. 4, which would make agreeing on a spending plan less contentious.
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There is an argument that the GOP should support Democrat efforts to overturn the 2/3 vote rule on the California budget. Why not let the Democrats in the majority own their budget without ANY GOP support?
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