What I’ve noticed

From what I observed growing up in the South, I’d say this has a lot more to do with racism than class.

Sarah Palin charged rape victims for their own rape kits.  As Majikthise puts it

Do fraud victims have to pay for forensic audits? Do banks have to pay the police to watch the security video after they’ve been robbed? Of course not. There is absolutely no way in good conscience that a mayor could force victims to pay for the own rape examinations.

A great analogy to the creationist argument [via Pharyngula]

The theory of childhood, also known as child origin, is a damnable, loathsome and indefensible lie. How can any thinking person suppose all humans used to be babies once? Just consider these arguments:

There is no development path from babies to adults, no transitional forms between these two species. Show me even one baby with the head of a grown man on his body. Can you? No? Not even a bearded toddler? No adults with unfused skullbones, outside unfortunate disorders? Not even a tiny little newborn girl suddenly sprouting a respectable bosom? You can’t find them, because they don’t exist. There isn’t a single transitional form between children and adults, and you will never find one because the theory simply is an unscientific lie.

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Comments

  1. Sublimefemme says:

    I saw a comment of yours on natt nightly’s blog and wanted to say hello.

    Re Sarah Palin: Ug. Did you see her interview on ABC last night? She could not answer a question to save her life.

    Come visit me sometime at Sublimefemme Unbound!

  2. sarcozona says:

    I’ve seen clips of the interview on youtube (I am televisionless…) and was really amazed at how badly she did. But I bet most people who supported her before the interview still support her and feel like the interviewer was just being “mean.”

    I like to know that my leader is smarter and more experienced than me, because I sure as hell couldn’t run the country. But I think when many voters see something like that interview with Sarah Palin, they’re intimidated or embarrassed or angry because they identify with the candidate and don’t like to feel stupid.

  3. Sublimefemme says:

    It *is* amazing, isn’t it? I’m not sure how frequently people identify with politicians in such situations, but I do think you’re right that SP is able to activate that kind of connection. At least SNL took her on!

    Thx for commenting on my blog, BTW!

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