Sarah Palin: There's a Double Standard for Women in Politics who Show Emotion

[Still a Democrat]

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Referencing recent tearful displays on the part of incoming House Speaker John Boehner, Palin said she thought women were less likely to get a "pass" when it comes to "breaking down."


"I respect John Boehner because he has worn his feelings on his sleeve on things that are so important to him," Palin told Robin Roberts.


"I don't know if a woman would be given a pass necessarily," Palin continued. "But that's one of those things where a double standard certainly is applied. I'm sure if I got up there and did a speech and I started breaking down and cried about how important it is to me that our children and our grandchildren are provided great opportunities, I'm sure that I would be knocked a little bit for that."


"It makes us work that much harder and be that much tougher and more committed to the message and the mission at hand," she added.

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http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-20026004-503544.html

[Rex]

1. Can we rename her Fail-n yet?

And of course there is a double standard for women in politics that show no intelligence...right Fail-n? :eyes:

[Pathwalker]

2. Man up, Sarah. Put your man pants on. Don't go limp and flaccid.

You criticized Hillary when she teared up, so why don't you just man up?

[HopeHoops]

3. Why does anyone even report the noise that comes out of her dumbfuck mouth?

:banghead:

[livetohike]

4. She's devoid of emotion, so what does she know?

Her children and grandchildren aren't that important to her, so that wouldn't cause her to breakdown in public. The only emotion I've ever seen is when she rants against Pres. Obama, the liberals, and the tree huggers. I think she may cry in public though if someone confronts her and calls her a dumb ass in public, which I hope someone does soon. Her only emotional outburst will be if someone disses her to her face, since it's all about her, every blessed minute of the day.

[MilesColtrane]

5. "When I hear a statement like that coming from a woman candidate with any kind of perceived whine...

about that excess criticism or, you know, maybe a sharper microscope put on her, I think, man, that doesn’t do us any good." - Sarah Palin

[ismnotwasm]

6. She doesn't have emotion

She has a wind up key in her back allowing her to mimic emotion. I don't think she's qualified to discuss it, being a rwnut autobot POS

[GodlessBiker]

7. I don't know. Hillary showed a little emotion in NH and it helped her. Generalizations ...

are usually not good (and, yes, I know, that's a generalization).

[robbster]

8. There's no crying in politics (for either gender)

There is a different expectation between men and women. I suppose that is true. But it's not MUCH different, is it? Ed Muskie cried, so he had to go. Pat Schroed cried and so SHE TOO had to go. :/

[Ozymanithrax]

9. I remember when Hillary Clinton had her emotional moment in 2008...

Republicans did not think it showed strength.

[Tikki]

10. Ms. Palin, please define 'great opportunities' as you see them!!!

My great opportunity would be to see you fade off into oblivision ;)


Tikki