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32. " She can play with the boys but the boys can't play with her"
Well said!
I wish I would have thought of that line in my op :)

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  A question for my DU sisters about Palin. pirhana  Sep-23-08 01:56 PM   #0 
   Yes, it makes me mad, what is worse is that she "allows" it! nt  sammytko   Sep-23-08 01:57 PM   #1 
   Enough men have done it, I don't see it as an issue of sex. nt  MookieWilson   Sep-23-08 01:57 PM   #2 
   Who else has been this protected? I honestly can't think of anyone.  pirhana   Sep-23-08 01:58 PM   #4 
   Me either!  Juniperx   Sep-23-08 01:59 PM   #6 
   Bush has to some extent more than anyone previously.  Blue in Portland   Sep-23-08 02:07 PM   #19 
   President Bush during the 2000 campaign. Reagan for prolonged spells. nt  MookieWilson   Sep-23-08 02:10 PM   #22 
   Yes, Bush set the precedent  demokatgurrl   Sep-23-08 02:56 PM   #50 
      Well maybe I am wrong then. I'm just trying to understand why she is getting away with this,  pirhana   Sep-23-08 03:41 PM   #65 
      And the press played along. Even folks like Frank Rich and Bob Herbert. nt  MookieWilson   Sep-23-08 05:13 PM   #93 
   Bush  tsegat01   Sep-23-08 02:11 PM   #23 
   name one? I mean, even chimpy and darth vader talk to the press occasionally.  niyad   Sep-23-08 02:06 PM   #17 
   Her politics bother me more  NYCALIZ   Sep-23-08 01:57 PM   #3 
   It is absolutely sexist, to the extreme!  Juniperx   Sep-23-08 01:58 PM   #5 
   comment on another blog  chat_noir   Sep-23-08 02:19 PM   #31 
      Interesting, isn't it?  Juniperx   Sep-23-08 02:27 PM   #38 
   What a surprise.  DURHAM D   Sep-23-08 02:00 PM   # 
   Well then - what is YOUR answer to why they are being allowed to get away with this?  pirhana   Sep-23-08 02:07 PM   #18 
      Just my humble opinion but initally I think the press was  cosmodem   Sep-23-08 03:18 PM   #58 
         Welcome to DU!!  pirhana   Sep-23-08 05:48 PM   #102 
   Couldn't agree with you more, pirhana.  SeattleGirl   Sep-23-08 02:00 PM   #7 
   It wouldn't have happened if Barack had picked Hillary.  kesasso   Sep-23-08 02:00 PM   #8 
   You forgor the :sarcasm: thing. At least I hope you did. nt  blondeatlast   Sep-23-08 02:03 PM   #11 
   How INSULTING to us AND to Sarah Palin. She's either an equal or she isn't, but they want it  blondeatlast   Sep-23-08 02:02 PM   #9 
   Hear, hear!  Juniperx   Sep-23-08 02:28 PM   #40 
   Furious.  MuseRider   Sep-23-08 02:02 PM   #10 
   The press is getting fed up (with links!)  gateley   Sep-23-08 02:04 PM   #12 
   and he had the nerve to imply that it is obama hiding from the press--wasn't it just before the  niyad   Sep-23-08 02:27 PM   #39 
   If the press had *any* backbone at all they would simply not show up in the first place. n/t  ORDem   Sep-23-08 03:16 PM   #57 
   True, but it since they're actually for-profit companies and their  gateley   Sep-23-08 03:47 PM   #74 
   Did you read the pool report??  Number23   Sep-23-08 06:08 PM   #103 
   I agree with everything you said. She should be treated like every  JenniferZ   Sep-23-08 02:05 PM   #13 
   everything about her and the campaign bothers me. first was the insult of choosing her,  niyad   Sep-23-08 02:05 PM   #14 
   Choosing her was a complete INSULT. Agreed. nt  MookieWilson   Sep-23-08 02:29 PM   #41 
   It's an unfunny joke. Any woman who truly wants to see a woman in power  CakeGrrl   Sep-23-08 02:06 PM   #15 
   Palin's a woman?  Lucky 13   Sep-23-08 02:06 PM   #16 
   It bothers me that they are using sexism to hide her incompetence  ellacott   Sep-23-08 02:08 PM   #20 
   I agree and that seems like what the OP is asking also.  uppityperson   Sep-23-08 02:16 PM   #26 
      I wish we could have some strong female surrogates that would challenge this myth  ellacott   Sep-23-08 02:44 PM   #47 
   Every single thing about Sarah Palin pisses me the hell off. This is no different.  grace0418   Sep-23-08 02:09 PM   #21 
   Hillary moved us ahead  Neecy   Sep-23-08 02:13 PM   #24 
   They're trying to sneak the Princess onto the throne before anyone  wienerdoggie   Sep-23-08 02:14 PM   #25 
   There is so much about Palin that annoys me...I wrote a manifesto back in August on it.  vaberella   Sep-23-08 02:17 PM   #27 
   " She can play with the boys but the boys can't play with her"  pirhana   Sep-23-08 02:20 PM   #32 
      Oh thanks. You can add it if you want. Below was my mini manifesto on Palin.  vaberella   Sep-23-08 02:25 PM   #36 
   Absolutely. I have been LIVID at everything I hear about this woman.  DangerousRhythm   Sep-23-08 02:17 PM   #28 
   Kudos on your post! Well said! nt  medicswife   Sep-23-08 02:24 PM   #34 
   Thanks, yours too...  DangerousRhythm   Sep-23-08 03:38 PM   #62 
      Did you hear what the Georgian President said about her?  medicswife   Sep-23-08 03:44 PM   #71 
         Interactive and amicable? WTF does that even mean?  DangerousRhythm   Sep-23-08 04:05 PM   #80 
   Next time, I'll ask you to write the op for me :) Excellent rant!!  pirhana   Sep-23-08 02:32 PM   #44 
   Thanks! There are more than a few great rants here actually!  DangerousRhythm   Sep-23-08 03:36 PM   #61 
   Triple what DangerousRhythm said.  No Elephants   Sep-23-08 03:46 PM   #73 
   what bothers me is the bigger picture. they just picked a woman to incite women's rage and maybe  BklynChick   Sep-23-08 02:19 PM   #29 
   It INFURIATES me as a woman, an American and a world citizen. n/t  beac   Sep-23-08 02:19 PM   #30 
   Saint Sarah's hiding behind her halo and it's not going to  medicswife   Sep-23-08 02:22 PM   #33 
   Yep. The McCain campaign ("the ole' boys' network") is sexist.  beachmom   Sep-23-08 02:24 PM   #35 
   They did blow it, but what I wanna know is why are they being allowed to get away with it?  pirhana   Sep-23-08 02:31 PM   #42 
   It's just more proof that the Grand Old Poopies are totally clueless  TheDoorbellRang   Sep-23-08 02:26 PM   #37 
   She opened the door to sexism when  asjr   Sep-23-08 02:31 PM   #43 
   I think it has more to do with her stupidity on issues than it has to do with her gender.  appleannie1   Sep-23-08 02:34 PM   #45 
   YES! It fucking pisses me off!  eshfemme   Sep-23-08 02:38 PM   #46 
   What about her political & religeous views?  Disturbed   Sep-23-08 02:54 PM   #49 
   furious at the Pornographic Myth of Pallin  CitizenPatriot   Sep-23-08 02:47 PM   #48 
   Great rant!!  pirhana   Sep-23-08 03:02 PM   #52 
      I could not agree MORE  CitizenPatriot   Sep-23-08 03:07 PM   #55 
   They did the same thing for Bush, so no.  Lilith Velkor   Sep-23-08 03:01 PM   #51 
   Was Bush this shielded from the press?  pirhana   Sep-23-08 03:04 PM   #53 
      He didn't have to.  Lilith Velkor   Sep-23-08 03:42 PM   #67 
   Yes.  hamsterjill   Sep-23-08 03:06 PM   #54 
   Compare that to Obama - who picked Biden! Biden who will always  pirhana   Sep-23-08 03:10 PM   #56 
      Exactly!!!  hamsterjill   Sep-23-08 03:40 PM   #64 
   yes... all the more reason because she compared herself...  CitizenLeft   Sep-23-08 03:19 PM   #59 
   The gall of Sarah Palin...  DangerousRhythm   Sep-23-08 03:41 PM   #66 
      so do I.  CitizenLeft   Sep-23-08 03:54 PM   #77 
   Completely sexist..A cardboard cut out could fulfill her commitments.  EmeraldCityGrl   Sep-23-08 03:23 PM   #60 
   Yep, I've said that myself.  DangerousRhythm   Sep-23-08 03:43 PM   #69 
   This DU sister is checking in and is mad as hell!  helderheid   Sep-23-08 03:39 PM   #63 
   Lol - new group - Mad As Hell Women Against Palin.  pirhana   Sep-23-08 03:42 PM   #68 
   I hate everything about Sarah Palin. I hate that she is too incompetent to talk to reporters  renie408   Sep-23-08 03:43 PM   #70 
   Yep, especially since she's a self-described pit bull who doesn't blink.  quiet.american   Sep-23-08 03:44 PM   #72 
   everything about her as a woman is offensive. she is the most negative of what a female is  seabeyond   Sep-23-08 03:50 PM   #75 
   Yes. Especially when I hear right-wingers defend her right to not talk  tandot   Sep-23-08 03:52 PM   #76 
   I've been angry at Mccain and the republican  Ewellian   Sep-23-08 03:57 PM   #78 
   Then we should start referring to Palin as a "girl"  nichomachus   Sep-23-08 04:00 PM   #79 
   YES  GloriaSmith   Sep-23-08 04:06 PM   #81 
   Was Obama available to the press on his world tour? nt  MassDemm   Sep-23-08 04:12 PM   #82 
   Conservative Republican Woman Syndrome  ehrnst   Sep-23-08 04:14 PM   #83 
   YES! It's ridiculous!  Blue_Roses   Sep-23-08 04:22 PM   #84 
   The nomination of Sarah Palin and her acceptance of it...  Klukie   Sep-23-08 04:22 PM   #85 
   No it doesn't piss me off.  Life Long Dem   Sep-23-08 04:23 PM   #86 
   McCain is being shielded from the press, too.  yardwork   Sep-23-08 04:25 PM   #87 
   It isn't just this 'protection,' and 'deference...'  noel711   Sep-23-08 04:29 PM   #88 
   instruct her to act like she is of the 'weaker' sex then  Whisp   Sep-23-08 04:32 PM   #89 
   Palin  grandpappy   Sep-23-08 04:39 PM   #90 
   I think it's more a statement that she's dumb as a doornail than a statement of her being a woman.  Writer   Sep-23-08 04:39 PM   #91 
   I wonder if the GOP would have treated Olympia Snowe or KB Hutchinson  DesertedRose   Sep-23-08 05:01 PM   #92 
   Yep Palin is no woman. A truly strong woman would not allow McCain to walk her around on a leash  cags   Sep-23-08 05:20 PM   #94 
   If Jill Biden and Michelle Obama can do this why can't Sarah  LynneSin   Sep-23-08 05:22 PM   #95 
   Yup. If you can't be a grown woman then get out of the race already.  Jennicut   Sep-23-08 05:23 PM   #96 
   Yes, it makes women look weak  nini   Sep-23-08 05:23 PM   #97 
   she is one giant leap backwards for women......  FrenchieCat   Sep-23-08 05:24 PM   #98 
   Yes! It's insulting on both fronts (as a Dem and as a woman). nt  esuna   Sep-23-08 05:25 PM   #99 
   "Protect the little woman..."  mscuedawg   Sep-23-08 05:28 PM   #100 
   Yeah  Madam Mossfern   Sep-23-08 05:34 PM   #101 
   Not chivalrous -- it is demeaning  dansolo   Sep-23-08 06:10 PM   #104 
   No it doesn't bother me one bit. In fact, I find it amusing because  tcdq   Sep-23-08 06:50 PM   #105 
   Shielding In General P*sses Me Off  paregdem   Sep-23-08 06:51 PM   #106 
 

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