I Have Flippin' Had It!!

I have had it with all of the talk about Sara Palin. And do you know who pissed me off the most??? The liberals regarding this topic.(and I consider myself and conservative liberal). Suddenly they have a huge double standard, and well, it really irritates me. I am shocked and frankly can not stand to watch the news. I expect that throughout the campaign, we will have to listen to their cheap shots and character bashing. It is just what they do. They play dirty. It's politics.
However, the whole "controversy" regarding Sara Palin being a woman just irritates the hell out of me, especially when feminists and hard core liberals are the ones making the issue.
I was/ and am a Hillary Clinton supporter. Not because she is a woman, but because I really want socialized health care for our country and I thought she would be the best candidate for making that positive change. Now, unfortunately I am stuck choosing between Obama (Hope, Hope, Hope.. for what? The dude reminds me of the wishy-washy..what do you really believe.. John Kerry), and old man McCain, (who truly can't decide what party he wants to belong in and face it, is too old to be in office). I will most probably vote for Obama, only because perhaps he will enlist Hillary's help in the health care crisis of today.
It was this article, Palin: wrong woman, wrong message by Gloria Steinem, from my uber liberal sister-in-law that sent me over the edge today.
This isn't the first time a boss has picked an unqualified woman just because she agrees with him and opposes everything most other women want and need. First of all, he didn't pick her because she agrees with him. He picked her because she is a skirt. It was a strategy. He is trying to sway the woman vote. I agree that that was a crappy move, and that she is under qualified, but that is how politics roll...dirty. As for most of the article, I can see that the content is good. She focuses on what she disagrees with most, and that is where Palin stands on most of her issues. For liberals, that should be what it is about. The issues.
The part of the article that is most irritating is this, And American women, who suffer more because of having two full-time jobs than from any other single injustice, finally have support on a national stage from male leaders who know that women can't be equal outside the home until men are equal in it. Really?
Now here's where I piss you off. Women, you want equal pay and equal rights. You want the "choices". The "choices" to be in the work force, have flexible hours that meet the needs of your family, and great amounts of time off for maternity leave. The point is you want choice. This is something men don't have. They are raised, and bred, knowing that they will enter the work force and not have the "choice" to leave it. I think that some of the feminist campaign is to have equal rights in the workforce for men and women, but until the statistics show that women are working equally to men, well it isn't going to happen. The majority of women are taking that "choice". I am one of them, I work part time, my husband works full time. However, I am not walking around spouting about feminist rights. Read the book, The Feminine Mistake. It gives great statistics in women making the "choices" they do. The book makes great points, I agree with some of it, other parts I do not. I also believe not everything is black and white, there is always a grey area, and exception to the rule. So ladies walk the walk, and stop talking the talk about equal rights. You'll never get it if you don't. One of my main examples is a few women from, Working Mom's Against Guilt. These are four working moms who focus their blog in a magazine style about motherhood and working. About equal rights for women, taking, what I would say is a fairly liberal stance. However, two of the four women have opted to cut back work hours or work from home in order to meet the needs of their family. They expect that the employers of America be more flexible with meeting the needs of the family, and while their intentions are great, do you see their husbands doing this?
One of the writers for the blog recently posted about Palin, and where she is "torn" on the topic, it focuses mainly on if she can do the job of a man while raising a family. Are these the real thoughts of liberal moms/women? Again, this discussion would not exist if McCain had chosen a male counterpart for the vice president. So McCain is getting exactly what he wanted, much more press than the Obama/Biden ticket.
In essence, what I am saying, is shut up already about her being a woman. Yes, that is why McCain chose her, but just choose bases on the issues at hand. If you don't agree with her issues then don't vote for their ticket. But stop back tracking. If you are a liberal woman, then stand by your beliefs. Don't be so wishy-washy.