NYT's "Talking in Points"

fr: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/04/opinion/04collins.html

October 4th, 2008 0:59 am
"Palin is,... a genuine heir to the women’s liberation movement of the 1970s, which tried to make sure ... American women would grow up feeling they had every right to compete with men for all the best rewards and adventures the world had to offer." You have got to be kidding! The genuine heirs of the 70s Feminine Movement should string you up for demeaning their hard fought accomplishments. I do not believe anyone serious predisposed to gender equality ever asserted a woman deserved to 'get ahead' politically simply because they were female? Equal treatment for equal merit was the goal - and in light of Gov. Palin's intellectual and analytical deficiencies - I cannot believe there are many 'true' feminists who would argue these should be overlooked by virtue of one's plumbing.

Shame on you for the false characterization of what a 'genuine heir' is - I am teaching my girls it is competence and brains that matter - not entitlement based on their gender.

While, Palin may be 'mission driven' and have learned 'how' the Alaskan political game is played - it still does not excuse her ineptness. Heiress my arse!

— BeerBellyBuddah, Wpg., Canada