Caribou Barbie for VP
Okay it is stupid to vote for someone "just because". Just because you are female and the candidate is female; just because you are Latino and that candidate is Latino; just because you are black and the candidate is black just because... well, you get my drift.
So into the silliness and excitement of the out-of-touch vs. the "celebrity" comes Caribou Barbie. And people are ga-ga. Men 'cuz she's pretty and knows how to use a gun effectively (probably won't make you clean the fish either, she'll do it) and women because she's... a girl.
Or at least that's the idea. We'll vote for her because she's a woman. We women like that you know, never mind the issues she's a girl... count us in.
Oh. Come. On.
She's been a beauty pageant princess, a sportscaster, a very small community mayor (one resident claims the city administrator actually did all the work), and briefly governor of a state with a relatively small population given its land mass (less than 200,000 people - my home town is bigger than that). These are not bad things, but they aren't heartbeat away from the highest office in the land things.
If you haven't seen the email that is making its way about the 'net, you should. If you haven't seen the de-bunking reports that have looked into her statements, you should. If you aren't sure about her views, look 'em up. If you haven't seen her ABC interview check it out: the woman has no clue what the Bush doctrine is and doesn't seem to mind if we go to war with Russia.
If you still believe in what she has to say fine.
But the VP has 2 responsibilities: to preside over the Senate (casting a tie-breaking vote when necessary) and to inquire after the health of the president. She won't be making policy. She won't be doing too much other than smiling pretty on command. And isn't that what Barbie dolls do?
So into the silliness and excitement of the out-of-touch vs. the "celebrity" comes Caribou Barbie. And people are ga-ga. Men 'cuz she's pretty and knows how to use a gun effectively (probably won't make you clean the fish either, she'll do it) and women because she's... a girl.
Or at least that's the idea. We'll vote for her because she's a woman. We women like that you know, never mind the issues she's a girl... count us in.
Oh. Come. On.
She's been a beauty pageant princess, a sportscaster, a very small community mayor (one resident claims the city administrator actually did all the work), and briefly governor of a state with a relatively small population given its land mass (less than 200,000 people - my home town is bigger than that). These are not bad things, but they aren't heartbeat away from the highest office in the land things.
If you haven't seen the email that is making its way about the 'net, you should. If you haven't seen the de-bunking reports that have looked into her statements, you should. If you aren't sure about her views, look 'em up. If you haven't seen her ABC interview check it out: the woman has no clue what the Bush doctrine is and doesn't seem to mind if we go to war with Russia.
If you still believe in what she has to say fine.
But the VP has 2 responsibilities: to preside over the Senate (casting a tie-breaking vote when necessary) and to inquire after the health of the president. She won't be making policy. She won't be doing too much other than smiling pretty on command. And isn't that what Barbie dolls do?
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