Screaming at the Internet: Presidentialness edition

2008-08-29 · Original WordPress address

Does Palin seem less presidential than Howard Dean, for example, because:

she's eight years younger than Howard Dean when he ran for President?
she's only been the governor of a small State for little over two years whereas Dean was the governor of a small State for 12?
she's a she?

Does she seem less presidential than Barack Obama because:

she has more experience as an elected official but of smaller districts?
she didn't give a speech at the 2004 Democratic Convention?
she soundly defeated a party lion in her governors race, but Obama was able to beat The Hillary Clinton?
she's a she?

Does she seem less presidential than Joe Biden because:

she hasn't been representing a number of people about half the population of Alaska for 35 years in Washington?
... ((I mean really, Joe Biden? Presidential? He's Kerry with less hair and swift-boats or not, Kerry proved himself to be less than Presidential material.))
she's a she?

Look, I'm not the first person in a crowd to scream sexism. I'm usually the last. But the reaction to her selection as McCain's VP smacks of it. UPDATE: I should mention that with my winnings from the primaries last night I went all-in on Obama in the general election. The Palin selection didn't change my opinion that Obama has a 70% to win the race.