Does the McCain campaign believe its supporters are sexist?
Does the McCain campaign believe its supporters are sexist?
Today, the New York Times reports on the “heavily male” crowds at rallies for Gov. Sarah Palin (R-AK), where her “stoutest defenders are often the Joe Sixpacks in her crowds.” A few of the men interviewed noted Palin’s physical appeal:
– “Mr. McLain wore a ‘Proud to be voting for a hot chick’ button[.]”
– “Yes, some men come to ogle the candidate, too. ‘She’s beautiful,’ said a man wearing a John Deere T-shirt in Weirs Beach. ‘I came here to look at her,’ he said, and his admiration for Ms. Palin’s appearance became more and more animated. Sheepish over his ogling, he declined to give his real name (’Just call me “John Deere” ‘).”
In September, a McCain campaign ad argued that complimenting Palin on her appearance was “sexist.” Does the McCain campaign believe that these supporters — who are echoing other prominent conservatives — are sexist too?
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October 19th, 2008 at 12:16 pmher “stoutest defenders are often the Joe Sixpacks in her crowds.”
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Well, that would make sense. Beer does make you fat.
Especially if these Joe Sixpacks are drinking stout…
October 19th, 2008 at 12:16 pmSick bastards. They probably have to firehose the grounds when the rallies end.
October 19th, 2008 at 12:17 pmWas she speaking at a tractor pull?
October 19th, 2008 at 12:18 pmPalin will make a perfect prevaracator for Faux Noose.
October 19th, 2008 at 12:23 pmyea, they’re not coming to see mcCREEPY that’s for sure…
i saw a clip, looped throughout the whole segment, on olberman the other night… cindy then john coming onstage, shaking hands of the back drop people… one woman, quite attractive, just beaming and thrilled to shake cindy’s hand and gaze rapturously…
October 19th, 2008 at 12:24 pmand then it was ol’ john’s turn – a quick glance (barely) and a touch, and she immediately turned her attention back to cindy, who was moving along, away, but the woman was beaming at her remarkable luck to be in the presense of a wanna-be-queen…
maybe it was a tractor pull mud bog…
October 19th, 2008 at 12:24 pmmaybe it was a wiener pull…
October 19th, 2008 at 12:26 pmI don’t think that the McPlain campaign believe anything at all; except Joe “the plumber” or William Ayers.
It’s as if Sean Hannity is their campaign manager.
¶ AIO
October 19th, 2008 at 12:27 pmBTW: For those who haven’t had the pleasure Weirs Beach isn’t actucally anywhere near any ocean but it is indeed about as Honky-Tonk as Wildwood NJ or any equivalent trashy tourist town
October 19th, 2008 at 12:28 pmYou know how it is. IOKIYAR.
October 19th, 2008 at 12:28 pmBubba Beerhound:
“When does the wet t-shirt contest begin?”
October 19th, 2008 at 12:32 pmI’m sure the biggest question on her audiences mind is does she wear panties?
October 19th, 2008 at 12:37 pmOnly if the pot is calling the kettle black.
During Palin’s first speech as his running mate, John McHorny couldn’t keep his eyes off Sarah’s backside.
October 19th, 2008 at 12:39 pmI posted this last night, but I don’t think a lot of people were still around so I am posting it again.
Yesterday I saw the most awesome Obama video that was recorded in 2004. Watch it and tell me that there aren’t tears in your eyes when it’s over.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AmUUYo9o9eg
October 19th, 2008 at 12:45 pmBesides being “pretty to look at” for blubbery rednecks, what’s the point in Sarah Palin?
It seems that her looks might be all she has left going for her these days. She’s been debunked as a maverick, a reformer, an ethical person, qualified, competent, intelligent, etc. Besides ‘pretty’ what does she really have left?
October 19th, 2008 at 12:45 pmBesides ‘pretty’ what does she really have left?
The victim.
Poor, savaged Sarah…
October 19th, 2008 at 12:48 pmNixon used the victim strategy quite effectively.
October 19th, 2008 at 12:50 pmNothing to worry about here. Most of these fools wouldn’t be able to reach up to the voting machine or ballot table with the only tool they know to use even if they could find the polling place with their Palin eye in their fly.
October 19th, 2008 at 12:51 pmIs it sexist to note that Sara-cooter’s main qualification for her place on the ticket is that she’s a MILF with a nice rack?
Not if that’s the main–or even a minor–reason for her being on the ticket…
October 19th, 2008 at 12:51 pmbarfly Says: The victim. Poor, savaged Sarah…
I never thought I’d see the day that Republicans went after the pity vote, or the MILF vote. It’s exactly how they mischaracterize liberals – weak and effete.
I suppose desperation does that to a party.
October 19th, 2008 at 12:56 pmIf the trailer park trash think north slope gidget is hot, vote to put her on the “MILF’s Like It Big” website for christ’s sake but not in the vice presidency.
October 19th, 2008 at 1:00 pmBozo The Neoclown Says:
If the trailer park trash think north slope gidget is hot, vote to put her on the “MILF’s Like It Big” website for christ’s sake but not in the vice presidency.
October 19th, 2008 at 1:00 pm
I just made a promise to myself that I will not attempt to find out if that website exists…
October 19th, 2008 at 1:01 pm:P
Wasn’t this from the same campaign that offerred to enter ole silly putty cindy in a hooter’s competition at a biker rally a few weeks back? now the question arises are they sexist? nah, not even a lil bit
October 19th, 2008 at 1:06 pmI’m voting for Kristen Bell because she’s a babe.
These guys have mistaken the election for a Maxim poll.
October 19th, 2008 at 1:30 pmWell I just checked “wouldyouhitthis” and she doesn’t show up there yet but there is a whole bunch of trashy mallrats if that’s your thing…
October 19th, 2008 at 1:39 pm
October 19th, 2008 at 2:00 pmhussein toasterhead Says:
her “stoutest defenders are often the Joe Sixpacks in her crowds.”
Yeah beer googles are more a function of the lack of brain cells than actual vision
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October 19th, 2008 at 2:13 pmThat begs for some comedic foreshadowing of the 2012 race:
Will the gop try out a Sean Hannity/Jessica Simpson (topless) ticket?
Will the 2012 gop ticket be sponsored by Hooters?
Will the 2012 gop candidate announce at a “gentlemen’s club”?
“GOP – morally and ideologically bankrupt since 1972″
October 19th, 2008 at 2:25 pmLet’s get real! In order for McCain to just TIE Obama with 269 electoral votes, he has to win the states of Nevada, North Dakota, Missouri, Indiana, Ohio, West Virginia, Virginia, North Carolina, New Hampshire and Florida. He has to win them ALL just to TIE Obama at 269 electoral votes. In order for Obama to win, all he has to do is win ONE of those states! ONE!
October 19th, 2008 at 3:32 pmOh, I see the date-rape, internet porn, nudie mag, neanderthals are all for the “Hot Chick”, what debase animals these idiots are. These are the same men that couldn’t get a date with a sheep….or wait, guess they can if they paid the sheep.
October 19th, 2008 at 3:59 pmDid anyone notice the instant reaction poll lines on CNN during the last debate when John McCain started talking about Sarah Palin? The female lines dropped and the male lines went way up. You could almost smell their hot beer breath.
October 19th, 2008 at 4:19 pmThe stereotypical “Earnest T. Bass” from the Andy Griffith Show.
October 19th, 2008 at 4:35 pmThe best argument against democracy is a five minute conversation with the average voter. – Winston Churchill
Is it just me or is it that the American People are becoming unfit to choose?!
I would have to guess that a majority of voters picked based on something other than the issues.
October 19th, 2008 at 4:48 pmI don’t know where this fascination with Palin’s looks come from. She’s not really hot or anything.
October 19th, 2008 at 4:56 pmhow did this happen? where i grew up–in an extremely affluent and exclusive connecticut bedroom community–people voted republican for one purpose: to protect their wealth. period. no adult i knew actually bought all that hard line, fascist BS that the right-wing spews… and so it flowed, logically, that those who didn’t benefit from the tax shelters would naturally vote democrat. right?
these nitwits are so incredibly programmed they can’t even get the guy in to office to will actually do something to help them out. they’re completely brainwashed via religion & media.
of course, barack shares many of the talking points of the current administration regarding iran, but hey, nobody’s perfect right?
October 19th, 2008 at 5:08 pmThis reminds me that years ago I told my son to look for a really smart girl instead of a pretty one. My reasoning was that way she would have a really good job and they would be fairly well off. That is exactly what he ended up doing and had two beautiful kids. So what does he do? He finds a pretty one on the side and now is divorced and only sees his kids every other weekend. Idiot!
October 19th, 2008 at 8:50 pm> I don’t know where this fascination with
> Palin’s looks come from.
> She’s not really hot or anything.
I find her utterly nauseating also, even in a purely physical sense. However, my speculation about why she is frequently referenced as “attractive”:
1:She’s symetrical.
2: And fairly unwrinkled (getting paid to work from home and six months of pure darkness does wonders for the skin I’d imagine).
3: She has a jawline.
Also, politics is not very often the realm of attractive people so aesthetically palin starts with a huge advantage simply by having the 3 attributes i mentioned above…try picturing newt gengritch in a speedo or nancy pelosi in a g-string and you’ll see what i mean.
Also, does the phrase “anything with a hole” mean anything to you in the context of “joe sixpack” or anyone else who would intentionally identify themselves with a fattening, strange tasting, low alcohol content beverage? Call me Absinthe John..
October 20th, 2008 at 4:58 amnow Dana Parino…total airhead but she has teh hotness..im usually not much for short hair on a lady, but she wears it well
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