During a campaign rally, Palin responsed to the blathering heads on TV, in print and on the Internet who have been whining on and on about the cost of her wardrobe as if politicians haven't been using campaign funds for makeup, hair, clothing and botox for years.
Elisabeth Hasselbeck brought it up when she introduced Palin, she called it what it was: sexism. Here's part of the introduction:
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Karen, I gather you don't like the treatment that liberals give other commenters here? You might want to encourage them to play nice then.
Not that I expect much.
Karen, you're right...that is why I usually back off at the point I am first called a name. The temptation to respond in kind can be tempting indeed. Sorry.
It's interesting to note that the McCain campaign said that Palin's remarks on her wardrobe, "were not the remarks we sent to her plane this morning":
http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/1008/Going_rogue.html?showall
Looks like she went off message and in the process managed to keep a story alive that the McCain camp would rather bury.
I accept the apology. And it can be /hard/ to apologize on these forums. Its anonymous, and tempers run high.
I do my best, and if I do personally insult you, please let me know.
As for 'other liberals', I won't treat you based on what Guy says in his posts, if you agree to the same for me.
I think many people just take the situation at face value and say "I don't care about her clothes when the economy is in trouble" but it is so important to recognize the message being sent by her actions. This reveals her character and how she would respond to the economic issues facing the middle class.
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