Palin: ‘Women Need Equal Pay For Equal Work,’ Not Just ‘A Talking Point’
Palin: ‘Women Need Equal Pay For Equal Work,’ Not Just ‘A Talking Point’
Yesterday, Gov. Sarah Palin (R-AK) held a rally in Henderson, NV, during which she made a direct appeal to women voters. She claimed that it was McCain who embraced equal pay for equal work, and charged Obama with underpaying the women on his staff. Discussing the help working women need, Palin declared, “Women also need equal pay for equal work. And not just be a talking point.” Watch it:
It is true the women on McCain’s staff on average make more money than the women on Obama’s staff, but it is because “McCain has more women in senior, higher-paid positions — not that women [on Obama's staff] are being paid less than men for the same job.” McCain can be rightfully praised for employing women in higher positions, but to claim that Obama pays his staffers unfairly is an outright lie.
More importantly, Palin’s claim that working women would have an “advocate” in a McCain-Palin White House requires completely ignoring McCain’s record of opposing equal pay. He skipped the vote on the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act — which would have made it easier for women to take discriminatory employers to court — and said women just need more “education and training.” (In fact, over half of all Americans with bachelor’s or graduate degrees are women.)
McCain dismisses concerns about women’s pay by throwing out conservative buzzwords. He explained his opposition to the Fair Pay Act by claiming it “opens us up to lawsuits for all kinds of problems.” In the last presidential debate, he mocked the bill as “a trial lawyer’s dream.”
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Yeah, the higher paid women in his campaign doing the makeup, hairdo, costuming. /snark
no offense to women or others in the above mentioned fields.
October 22nd, 2008 at 7:34 pmBlack is white, up is down, day is night and night is day. Welcome to McCain/Palin fantasy world.
How can these people look at themselves in the mirror? Total liars and hypocrites, both of them.
October 22nd, 2008 at 7:34 pmSomebody please make this heifer shut up.
October 22nd, 2008 at 7:35 pmI think Obama gets it since most of the time Michelle has made more money than he has.
October 22nd, 2008 at 7:36 pm“McCain has more women in senior, higher-paid positions…”
his mommies…
October 22nd, 2008 at 7:37 pmThis campaign is like a cheap WalMart jogging suit. Pull one thread and the whole thing unravels and falls apart.
If I had a shred of goodwill left after the thrashing and trashing McCain has attempted over the last several months, I’d be inclined to feel pity, watching their whole campaign implode. But I don’t.
Losers. Idiots and losers.
PEACE
October 22nd, 2008 at 7:38 pmSarah isn’t doing bad for herself as she has already charged the taxpayers for 150,000 dollars for Family needs and entertainment. Sarah’s salary is 125,000 a year as she spends most of the time at home, now taxpayers are paying for an exspensive vacation aka campaign for the Family. No wonder people want to be a Republican they give out the taxpayers money. You would think we were in a recession but I guess the Republican Party isn’t having the problem the rest of Americans are. How high will Sarah’s bill go on her spending spree?
October 22nd, 2008 at 7:40 pmShe either has an amazing ability to take advantage of the “low information” voter, or the women in the audience have an amazing ability to receive information and ignore it.
October 22nd, 2008 at 7:40 pmWhat only women going to her campaign rallies?
October 22nd, 2008 at 7:41 pmDo they want to see the latest fashion?
Brian Williams interviewed Sarah today, and Pappy McCain apparently wouldn’t let her do a solo again. Matthews had Williams and Chuck Todd on Hardball, and the candid discussion that followed is incredible:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-bHIqxkmdw&eurl=http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/
It’s over.
PEACE
October 22nd, 2008 at 7:41 pmSarah needs loads of money to keep her face looking good. She needs to make $100,000,000 like Johnny apparently.
October 22nd, 2008 at 7:45 pmspencers mom It’s funny that she has to do interviews with
October 22nd, 2008 at 7:46 pmher daddy in case she needs to be corrected! Ha.
I think it’s time for the Democrats to dust off Lilly Ledbetter who can confront Palin for the liar that she is.
That would be powerful.
October 22nd, 2008 at 7:49 pmMcCain can be rightfully praised for employing women in higher positions, but to claim that Obama pays his staffers unfairly is an outright lie.
Oh, I think it’s a little late in the game to expect Gov. Palin be concerned with the truth of what she’s given to say, don’t you?
October 22nd, 2008 at 7:52 pmMcCain can be rightfully praised for employing women in higher positions, but to claim that Obama pays his staffers unfairly is an outright lie.
– - Geeze, now it’s the Josephine The Plumber meme.
October 22nd, 2008 at 7:55 pmShouldn’t the markets decide what the ladies get paid? This seems so socialistic…
October 22nd, 2008 at 7:56 pmMcDepends : “All these c*nts want so much damn money”………
October 22nd, 2008 at 7:56 pmUp is down
October 22nd, 2008 at 7:58 pmJust another reminder of why we need to get out the vote.
Here’s a rockin’ GOTV video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HOOUtOf1–M
October 22nd, 2008 at 8:01 pmI agree with Sarah Palin! This is one of the reasons why I’m voting for Barack Obama. I want somebody who will work to actually end the inequality in pay rather than merely paying it lip service and then deriding it as a campaign strategy.
If only Sarah Palin was running on Obama’s ticket … dream ticket! I feel dirty. :)
October 22nd, 2008 at 8:12 pmThe subject is about fair pay not equal pay.
Equal Pay for equal work is an old liberal rant from the 60’s and to the 70’s okay? Lets talk about skill experience and time in. What we have is a convoluted misleading argument.
In many middle class blue collar(Democrat targeted voters) working environments the fair pay argument is about seniority and time on the job. A person new on the job would be paid less for a time and given chance to prove themselves regardless of man or woman.
Where are the jobs that men and women do the same and get paid less?
There is another factor of contract labor and in house. In house get paid more in most cases. And what about temp to perm positions. Job market is full of people who take on temp employment for ad hoc jobs at XYZ company. They are checked out and if they show themselves worthy the company keeps them on for permenant employment. Then the pay goes up. Others come in do their part of a program and are paid and sent on. Competetive labor practice has been the way for about 15 years or more.That would be around Clinton time. This happens regardless of gender.
In skilled trades work the pay is on a step plan. Initiates or rookies are paid a training wage and then when they prove themselves the pay increases as the skills increase and time on the job.
McCain supports fair pay practice. Ladies there is nothing to fear in job pay differences with Senator McCain. Barack Obama wants to put a tax system in place that will send jobs and money out of the US.
October 22nd, 2008 at 8:59 pmNow about the one on Gov Palin spending money to flyaround and take the kids on Vacation, lavish spending of peoples money. Hello…Laptop computers mobile internet, executive staff handling business. Oh yeah cell phones to keep up with what is happening in Alaska. She is talented and smart able to do more than one thing at a time, Campaign is paying for her travels okay?
Tshe is drawing Governors salary while campaining? Oh and Obama and Biden are doing that too. They are kept up on issues in the Senate while away from their jobs, and getting paid Senate salaries.
Lavish spending for Gov. Palin? Anyone hear the total tab for Barack Obama’s big night at the Waldorf Astoria? New Fancy suit for the evenig event, first class room for the Senator, his wife, and staff. How much did the room service bill cost? When asked by the media about it Barack Hussein asks how the hell did the media find out about that.
October 22nd, 2008 at 9:12 pmspencers mom Says:
Brian Williams interviewed Sarah today, and Pappy McCain apparently wouldn’t let her do a solo again. Matthews had Williams and Chuck Todd on Hardball, and the candid discussion that followed is incredible:
According to Williams, there’s more yet to come (over the next two days) including 8 minutes that he interviewed Palin on her own. I predict much more interesting comments from her ahead.
October 22nd, 2008 at 9:21 pmPalin: ‘Women Need Equal Pay For Equal Work,’ Not Just ‘A Talking Point
Whoops a daisy! That’s mighty close to a Liberal Feminist statement there, missy! And As we know, McCain picked ya because you’re one of them conservative types that don’t think women should be paid equally, doncha know? *wink*
October 22nd, 2008 at 9:22 pmmike, you’d do your party more good by knockin’ on a few doors.
October 22nd, 2008 at 9:37 pmno quarter here, dude.
Oh 22. Mike,
so aren’t you, like, shooting, like McCain in the foot for his performance during the so-called financial bailout ? Like, you know, cell phones.
October 22nd, 2008 at 9:47 pmIs mike wanna of those oddballs that thinks she’s a milf? Love is indeed blind…
October 22nd, 2008 at 9:51 pmmike,
You are someone that knows what he’s talking about. I am a senior HR Compensation professional and you have it eexactly right when it comes to the Women’s pay issue.
Liberals are fond of quoting a completely meaningless statistic concerning what Women make on average compared to men. When you control for all the relevant factors such as time in position, etc., Women make the same and in quite a number of professions MORE than men.
October 22nd, 2008 at 10:36 pmDr. Hussein,
At least McCain doesn’t vote “present.”
October 22nd, 2008 at 10:37 pmHi Tim Vaculik.
October 22nd, 2008 at 10:46 pmWhy’d you give up down at the climate thread. Might it be because you are unqualified to comment yet again? I am so interested in your ideas. Might you share some evidences of your new premise? Thanks. I’ll wait right here…
dbadass,
I’ll be back there, just had to work out on the elliptical for a while.
Allow me to marshall my information and get back into this tomorrow. I enjoy a good exchange of ideas and viewpoints.
October 22nd, 2008 at 11:40 pmDr. Hussein Matt,
What form of proof is acceptable? Something general; a professional journal article; my own experience of 10+ years doing comp work including Pay Disparity studies?
October 22nd, 2008 at 11:43 pmDr. Hussein Matt,
One last thing tonight. Pay discrimination based upon protected status such as race and gender is illegal. Therefor, to make a claim that somehow Women were being paid less than Men for doing the same work on a broad scale would have to mean that a vast majority of companies in this country were intentionally breaking the law!
Not a scenario that can be sensibly argued.
October 22nd, 2008 at 11:47 pm.
Sarah Falin’ said:
… Sound words for an ANTI-FEMINIST, YES?
Q U E S T I O N:
Does this make Sarah an anti-feminist feminist?
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October 23rd, 2008 at 12:54 amTim Vaculik Says:
Dr. Hussein Matt,
What form of proof is acceptable? Something general; a professional journal article; my own experience of 10+ years doing comp work including Pay Disparity studies?
Something…
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