Someone please shoot me. Freepy co-worker is singing Palin's praises to the heavens.

[lapislzi]

She said to me, completely without guile, "how can you call yourself a feminist and not vote for her?"

I actually found myself sputtering in disbelief. I asked her to leave my office, but I can hear her down the hall, kvelling about the Palin children and how cute they are, as if this is a legitimate reason to vote for the McCain ticket.

The capper? She said, "In 8 years, she's going to be the first woman president and I'm going to fall on my knees and thank God."

And this is the NY metro area.

I'm in shock. Snap me out of it, DU.

[Arugula Latte]

1. How are your other co-workers reacting?

[lapislzi]

17. Those who are informed and vote are a fairly liberal bunch.

I'm hearing grudging respect from some of the women in my demographic (moms in their 40s). But these women are also fairly apolitical. Many won't vote.

My pal (another DUer) called Palin a lying sack of shit. That didn't go down too well. Truth hurts.

[Colobo]

2. Palin sucks.

[Parche]

3. Baked Alaska

Ask the fundies about her childs child who is living in so called 'sin'
:rofl: :rofl:

Its ok for her to do it, but not ok for some people in America?

[azmouse]

7. More like 'half-baked' Alaska....

[johnnie]

4. They know that their ticket is a joke

They are screaming their praises twice as loud because they are hoping to convince themselves that their party has some great candidates.

[LibraLiz1973]

29. I totally agree with you

[azmouse]

5. So sorry you have to work with someone who's delusional....

[trueblue2007]

36. Tell management this co-worker is bothering you. Excessive yapping

get her fired.

[JohnnyBoots]

6. Ask her why Palin cut funding for special needs children. Then have her go look it up.

[Neecy]

8. maybe she needs to have feminism explained to her

[Left Is Write]

13. Clearly.

[seabeyond]

9. her speech was mean and hateful, that is not a christian. she puts her self interest

before protection and care of her children, that is not what a mom does. her husband sat in on her gov meetings and made the decisions for her, that is not a feminist

it all seems simple enough to me

[LibraLiz1973]

30. To you, me and anyone with a functioning brain. But the OP is talking about her Rethug co-worker

which makes it not only far from simple, but completely untrue, dontcha know? Yup yup.

:rofl:

[seabeyond]

42. nah. i am in panhandle of texas. i live with these people. it has got to be said

i believe. it is important to never let it slide.

not a fight. at that point i ma done and go on or walk away, but it has to be said out loud

[LibraLiz1973]

44. I was definitely not saying let it slide

I just meant that they see what they want to see, and make up "facts" at the drop of a hat so that they continue their hate fest.

The most intolerant bunch of asswipes on earth.

I know how you feel having to live near that- luckily my little area is slowly starting to go a little Dem. And I do mean a LITTLE. It's frustrating.

[lapislzi]

48. This person is a totally lost cause

I refuse to engage her. It's the old "trying to teach a pig to sing" thing. She will be schooled come November (I hope). I would rather use the 60-or-so days still at my disposal to make a difference with undecided voters in swing states.

[seabeyond]

52. i know they cant be won over. i guess my point is letting them know, though they wont admit

in the simplest of terms..... christians they are not, parents they are not, feminists they are not

said out loud, without anger is to not allow the lie to stand as is

you are in a work environment. dont want to engage, i understand. i am not the same

[lapislzi]

55. Oh, don't worry. I let her know.

I told her that Palin is against everything that feminism stands for and that I did not care to discuss the issue--today or ever. She knows exactly where I stand. I think she just likes to needle me. It's insulting and a waste of my time to gurgle about babies to someone like me and she should know better.

[benddem]

10. Palin

is an anti-feminist. She's against everything feminists are for. She's anti-choice, anti-equal wage, anti-sex ed and she is an f ing creationist.

[Corgigal]

11. because I'm not an idiot

which should work well in the metro NY area. That's all that needs to be said.

[ropi]

12. well, just tell her that ...

you can call yourself a feminist by not voting for her. Then add that you're exercising your right that the First Wave Feminists who fought for your right to vote by voting for your choice, and then slam her with the fact that you are not voting for her because Palin's record shows she's not really protecting the rights that the Second Wave Feminists fought for as well.

[Island Blue]

14. My boss's boss was doing the same thing this morning.

They were having a department head meeting just outside of my office so I heard it all. He began by asking if anyone had heard the speech last night, and then began to have a full blown orgasm talking about how great the speech was and how "Sarah Palin will be the president in 2012, if not before". The other five idiots around the table all seemed to agree with him including my boss, who would have also agreed with him if he had said the same about anyone. (Windsock much?) The funny part was that after he said this he added "if they don't find any skeletons her closet." WTF?

I thought my head was going to simply explode. My boss chimed in about how the Palin family has problems just like we all do. :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke:

These people are not batshitcrazy fundie types, btw. They all work in the public sector, either with kids or older adults. They know from community organizers, yet they still reacted this way. I really felt ill. My blood pressure shot through the roof - I could feel it. I could not believe my ears.

[Politicub]

15. Did you ask her why?

Because if she has real reasons for voting for her - i.e. is she anti-choice, anti-special needs education, pro earmark, etc. - then there's not a lot you can do to change such beliefs before Nov. and your energy could be spent elsewhere.

I've found that the fiscially conservative, socially liberal repbulicans can be persuaded by an honest discussion about taxes and how they will impact them based on their income. There is a chart from the Washington Post that helps to illustrate the Obama tax cut for the middle class that I find helpful.

If this person is socially conservative, I can see why she would support an extremist like Palin. Palin is about as right wing as they come.

[lapislzi]

20. She is an old-school, hard-line Catholic

with all that entails. I don't think Obama has any worries about carrying NY, so I have no intention of wasting my time trying to change her vote. There is work to be done in Ohio, Indiana, and (dare I say it?) Florida where my time can be better put to use talking to the middle Republicans you mention.

This woman would support Palin's vote against funding for special needs children because she opposes ALL social programs. Even public school. She is also an extremely wealthy woman who boasts about never having given one dime to charity. I try to practice compassion and empathy for all people (reasoning that she probably has problems of her own that I have no idea about), but it is just damned difficult to get my head that far up my ass.

[cdb]

16. Last time I checked feminists are pro-choice ....

ask her about abortion after rape, incest and endangerment to the mothers life...

[4_Legs_Good]

18. Yeah, my Limbow listening co-workers are going to be glowing today

I can't wait.

:eyes:

I'll just ignore them.

David

[Lorien]

19. Ask her why she would vote for anyone based on gender

then ask her if a man should take over her job based on his gender. Feminism is about gender being a non issue in equality.

[Apollo11]

21. Still, I don't see New York turning red in November.

I don't agree with attacking Sarah Palin - which will only reinforce the idea that she is facing unfair attacks because she is a woman and a working mom.

I believe in pointing out her opposition to universal healthcare, abortion rights, sex education in public schools, help for teen moms, support for kids with special needs.

I also believe in drumming home the message that after 8 years of Bush-Cheney - John McCain would bring us 4 more years of the same (with or without Palin's help).

[lapislzi]

23. Right you are.

I will not waste my time with this woman (I never have). She is one of the 29%-ers. She adores * and has since day 1. He has apparently done no wrong since inauguration day 2001.

I had some hope for her earlier this year when she said she'd consider voting for Obama as long as Hillary wasn't his running mate :eyes: but now I see that she is, and always has been, a lost cause.

She opposes universal health care and every other social program that she begrudges being made to pay for. She is wealthy, doesn't like to share, and doesn't see why she should be forced to turn over money that SHE WORKED FOR to anyone else--for any reason. She is the least charitable, most un-christian woman I have ever met.

[MaryEllen9399]

32. I bet though when the economy really tanks and

your co-worker loses everything, she's going to be begging for a handout from those social programs.

[lapislzi]

33. Oh, make no mistake. She LOVES her Social Security check and her Medicare.

...although she thinks both should be privatised. The only good handout is the one going into her pocket.

[VWolf]

22. Just be happy you're not in a swing state

Here in NJ, about 30 minutes ago, I was at the recycling center when I heard the Oxycontin man blaring out of the open windows of a car parked nearby. An elderly couple was standing outside it, talking to a lady who was nodding her head in agreement with whatever they were saying. After dropping off my stuff, I decided to pay closer attention to them. I heard "there's no way I'll let a MUSLIM become president" and "I read he's not even born in the US", among other things. I simply walked up to them and said "Please stop, the stupid is burning my eyes", then drove off. There's no hope for these types.

[90-percent]

24. Woman's rights and feminism?

Her position on abortion is for FORCING WOMEN TO GIVE BIRTH TO FETUSES produced as a result of rape or incest!

I sure hope that's not a tenant of feminism. Seems pretty medieval to me.

-90% Jimmy

[amborin]

25. does it clue you in, though?

this is how her speech is playing out across the masses

worrisome

[Stop Cornyn]

26. Be glad freepy coworker is praising Palin; worry if Democratic-leaning Christian or female coworkers

start praising her.

[lapislzi]

31. She's getting some props from my demographic

White women/moms in their 40s and 50s are offering grudging respect. Many of these women are low-information voters, and this worries me. If it's playing this way in NY, how's it playing in IN?

[Enrique]

27. ask her if she would mind her praises being videotaped for posterity

they will be useful later for purposes of ridicule. :-)

[elkston]

28. Whew, at least its in NY, though. n/t

[EstimatedProphet]

34. Point at her and call her stupid, and laugh at her hard.

[lapislzi]

56. I will. On November 5. Not before.

Keepin' my powder dry, dontcha know.

[progressivebydesign]

35. Tell them to write in Scully, the speechwriter's name, and eliminate the middle-man.

I mean seriously.. how fucking stupid are these people?? She didn't write the speech.. she READ it. It's not her, it's a guy that worked for Bush and peddled his lame ass bullshit the same way. These people are too fucking stupid to have a job.

[redqueen]

37. "These people are too fucking stupid to have a job."

You'd think, huh?

[lapislzi]

38. If only it were true.

She isn't stupid. She is a highly qualified accountant who gives financial seminars to senior citizens in her spare time. She is deeply deluded, but she is far from stupid. She is for SARAH PALIN the person. As long as Palin didn't get onstage and vomit on the podium, she was going to hit a home run ball. She can speak in full sentences and is nice to look at (and she's not "shrill" like that awful Hillary person). And she has a CUTE BABY! She could have babbled away in Croatian and this woman wouldn't have cared.

That's what worries me. An otherwise-intelligent person sees a baby on TV and it's all over. WTF?

[Starbucks Anarchist]

39. Tell her she's a fucking moron.

[Stuckinthebush]

40. laugh at her

tell her that her silly, uninformed vote means nothing in NY

[lapislzi]

41. Update: I just had to close my office door

I can't stand it any more. It's either that or puke right here in the office, and I need my job.

[auburngrad82]

43. Ask her if she knows Palin signed into law equal rights for gay couples in Alaska

That ought to make her zealous little eyes pop out of her head.

[Virginia Dare]

45. Not to worry, freepers don't know nothin about nothin..

I had a freepy lady tell me a few years ago that George Allen would be our next President, and we know how that worked out... I about shit a brick right then and there just thinking about it. Good thing freepers is morans.

[baldguy]

46. She likes socialism?

Alaska has the only socialist economy in America, and Palin is its champion.

[nini]

47. Hostile work environment

report her ass.. unless of course you work in a nightmare place who doesn't follow those rules.

[lapislzi]

50. Eh. We are usually free-speaking.

Everything gets talked about in this office. It's that sort of place (you should have been around during the Olympics when the male physiques were being discussed and analyzed). Usually nobody minds, and if someone does, a quick word will suffice. She just happens to be exceptionally vocal about something about which I care deeply, and that's pissing me off to an exponential degree. She should know better than to engage me, but it's not worth reporting her for.

[LibDemAlways]

49. Your co-worker sounds like a whack-job. Ask her

if she would automatically have voted for Hillary solely on the basis of her gender and then walk away.

[lapislzi]

53. Hah! She detests Hillary!

I never heard such vitriol come from someone's mouth as when she was mouthing off about Hillary during the primaries. The only reason she doesn't excoriate Obama that way is that she would be embarrassed to be called a racist.

[LibDemAlways]

54. I figured that. She's no doubt a FOX news viewer who

has completely tuned out reality. I worked part time for awhile in an office where the morons listened to Rush in the AM and Hannity in the PM. One guy had a photo of chimp and pickles on his desk. You can't reach these types no matter what. Their brains are gone.

[Sebastian Doyle]

51. "In 8 years, she's going to be the first woman president and I'm going to thank God"

Let's see how many ways that statement is totally wrong......

1) Obama/Biden is going to win in November.

2) Even if the election was stolen, there's no way in Hell Gramps is going to be around 8 years from now.

3) Dan Quayle never had a chance in Hell of running on his own. Neither would Tundra Barbie.

4) If by some bizarre sickening twist of circumstances Tundra Barbie ever DID end up in the Oval Office, GOD certainly wouldn't have anything to do with it. (Message to the people who believe God takes sides in elections: Take a lesson from His response to the prayers about raining out Obama's speech in Denver. O8))