The Hot Cheerleader (Palin) Stealing The Smart Girl's (Hillary) Homework

[Median Democrat]

Sarah Palin has both substantive and personal issues. However, notwithstanding these issues, it is remarkable the degree to which the GOP and Big Media are facilitating her efforts to try to step into and replace Hillary Clinton as the most prominent female politician. First, you had Big Media over playing the possibility that Hillary voters would vote for McCain. Second, you had Palin herself essentially stealing Hillary's lines in an effort to appeal to women voters. Third, you had Republicans like Michele Bachman accusing Hillary supporters like James Carville of being sexist for criticizing Sarah Palin.

The remarkable thing is that once you graduate from high school, you would expect that a little bit more weight would be given to intelligence, achievemants and hard work, which is the hallmark of Hillary Clinton. However, just like high school, the beauty contestant can just swoop in, and possibly be the most prominent female politician as Vice-President, and given John McCain's age, she could be the first female President, not the women whose intelligence, achievemants and hard work formed the basis for their success on a National level.

Indeed, the greatest irony is that extreme right leaders like James Dobson could ironically roll back the clock on issues such as abortion, contraception, sex education, and global warming, through the progressive step of nominating a woman as vice-president. Of course, there are men who share her views like James Dobson himself, but that would, of course, doom McCain's presidency.

My take is that Big Media will eventually fall into line behind McCain and Palin as we approach the election. Fox News has been in full spin mode with Karl Rove attacking the Democrats notwithstanding McCain's claim that Hurricane Gustav required the GOP to look beyond partisan divisions. Likewise, NBC has taken Keith Olberman off of coverage of the RNC, and CNN is not repeating its prior practice of a allowing the opposing party to comment on RNC proceedings the way it did for the DNC.

[nichomachus]

1. Palin's 15 minutes of fame are almost up

Within a year, she will -- as someone else said -- be the answer to a tie-breaker question in Trivial Pursuit.

[Median Democrat]

2. Well, To Be Fair, What Were Palin's Grades At University of Idaho? Smart as Hillary?

Were Palin's academics comparable to Hillary's? I don't want to be elistist, of course, and suggest that the University of Idaho is not a fine academic institution. I want to be fair.

I'm just wondering since the Republican talking heads seemed to describe Palin's accomplishments as comparable to Hillary's, and Palin keeps on invoking Hillary Clinton herself. Hillary graduated summa cum laude at Yale Law School. How did Palin do in college? Was it similar to McCain's near last in his class or closer to Hillary in terms of candlepower?

[here_is_to_hope]

3. One of her progeny...

Had a 1.8 gpa in High School and ended up in the Army.
Wait, what did Kerry get misconstrued over?
Oh shit, stepped in it, didn't I?
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