What the heck is up with you Women?

[BlueJazz]

Ok..That's a little harsh and I'm quite aware that Men are (also) easily fooled but ...

Latest polls show a huge amount of Women flocking to the Palin Circus...even last night on the ABC evening News a reporter
asked a Woman about Palin:
She said: (words to the effect) "She's so fresh and honest and smart...What a breath of fresh air"
Reporter: Do you know any of her views on the various issues ?
Lady: "No..but she seems like such a strong leader"

What the Hell??
Please tell me how any even Semi-intelligent Woman (or Man) could vote for a person that insists a Woman....
(after going through a horrifying, disgusting terrifying Rape) could INSIST the victim carry the Rapist's child to full term.

"You Bitch...You'll be reminded of this Rape every day of your Miserable Life..Aggg!"

It just Blows my mind... Sigh... and makes me Sad..

[Marsala]

Actually, some polls have indicated that Palin has had little effect

The migration of white women to McCain may be due to... McCain.

[melody]

1. Nothing is wrong with us -- it's not true

It was a stilted sampling created to come to a pre-ordained conclusion.

I don't know one woman (Democrat, Repunk or otherwise) who is voting for McCain. Not a single one.

[shadowknows69]

6. I just talked one out of it the other day heh.

[melody]

10. You need better female friends, shadow

I hope you're feeling better these days, btw.

[shadowknows69]

18. Thanks, this friend is actually quite liberal

But just willfully uniformed. Honestly believed some of the Obama is a Muslim BS. Why that should matter I don't know but I set her straight and told her some things she didn't know about McCain and Palin. SHe told me she wanted to vote and wanted to talk to me specifically about this because she knows I know about "stuff like this". That was nice to hear.

[EstimatedProphet]

2. No they don't

A couple of tracking polls have shown a minor blip. That's all.

[peacebird]

3. Excuse me - but no woman I know (even the HRC supporter in my office) is supporting Palin

THIS woman surely isn't....

[cap]

5. I wish it were true in my area

We are a swing county in a swing state and I can hear the noise around me.

I am so angry. If I didn't think it would be counterproductive, I would be screaming at these women.

[bdamomma]

17. can't you inform these women

about Palin stance on abortion, and how she does not believe funding Special Needs Kids and she has one of her own cut funding in Alaska by 62%. And I would mention is Palin a woman you could have tea with, just like how everyone thought you could have a beer a Bush, that is why we are in this mess in the first place.

My opinion, Repigs cannot relate to Americans at all, that is why they only think about themselves and their greed. These people are not like us.

thanks

[bdamomma]

14. me either.

[Virginia Dare]

28. The women who are getting their faces on teevee..

and the ones at the rallies holding up "Democrats for Palin" signs are part of Dobson's army. I'm convinced of it.

[Kurt_and_Hunter]

4. This is really dumb. Women will vote Dem more than men by 10%

So the question is, as it always has been. what's wrong with men.

[Karenina]

38. Bingo!

[leftofcool]

7. Who is "you women?"

[BlueJazz]

12. I guess I can understand a Man (being the sometimes Stupid-Ass...

..creatures that we are) voting for her...but a Person who wants a Woman to endure a lifetime of suffering ??
Dear God...How can any Female put up with that shit.

And No..I only used the term "You Women" out of complete unacceptance that (some)Woman are that blind.

My Mother taught me to be a Feminist even when the term "Feminist" didn't exist...in the average mind...
..
didn't mean to offend you...only to get your Dander up.. :)

[dennis4868]

8. It proves my point that....

elections are not won or lost on the issues but on personalities, perceptions, and other trivial issues...welcome to the era of Karl Rove Elections :-(

[Wetzelbill]

9. I haven't seen that at all

Mostly Republican women went to McCain. But previously undecided Dem women have solidified with Obama since the DNC and the choice of Palin. McCain made a slightly better gain overall, but Obama had the edge in the first place and will likely do so.

Women tend to vote in higher numbers than men and they mostly vote for Dems, that's still the trend. It seems worse right now because so much attention has focused on Palin, but there is little evidence that says women are flocking in droves to McCain. Some, but as I said, mostly Republican and he's added a few I's too.

[Honeycombe8]

11. I think you're falling for some vague "poll" that the REPUBS are touting. I don't believe for a sec

that women are "flocking" to the "Palin ticket."

I'm a middle aged white woman. Trust me. There are not flocks of middle aged white women flocking to the Palin ticket.

There MAY be an uptick in support from WHITE CONSERVATIVE WOMEN who would normally vote Repub, but weren't thrilled with McCain but now have been energized. THAT is called energizing the base. It is NOT a "flocking" of women to the Palin ticket.

You are falling for PR. As one pundit said, McCain & Obama were almost tied before the Repub convention. McCain has pulled slightly ahead, but they're still almost tied. If it were true that 20% of women were "flocking" to Palin, McCain would be much farther ahead.

It isn't true.

[BlueJazz]

13. I hope you're right and I'm just over-reacting.

[Honeycombe8]

32. Gallup tracking poll shows uptick in women (but more in men) to McCain post-convention, BUT

it is STRONGEST in the south, which as we all know if mainly Republican anyway, and even the Dems there are half Republicans who didn't change their registration, as well as more conservative Dems than in other parts of the country.

If the numbers go higher next week, or even stay the same, there is a problem. But this is the first week after an historical appointment in the Repub Party, so there's all this excitement going on, and no one knows much about her yet. A bounce was to be expected. I'd feel better if it were a smaller bounce. We all would. But lots of women aren't going to flock to Palin because she is a woman. She is no Hillary Clinton.

[seabeyond]

15. remember when.... the dem convention and they were just sure there was going ot be a fight

on the floor between the hillary women and obama. that none would support obama and how much bullshit that was. how they created adn ran a story for days,until hillary speech tues night and everything fizzled and died

sAME thing

[Arkansas Granny]

16. The people you describe are the same ones who wanted to have a beer with GWB.

They vote on personality, not issues.

[bdamomma]

22. exactly, and vote on emotion too.

[noel711]

19. Media speaks in broad brushstrokes...

Just like we hear that all african americans are voting Obama
(and I know some who are fierce conservativies),
media says that women are flocking to Palin because they
are hungry for a candidate 'just like them.'

We she's not 'just like me,' but nobody asked me.

Sadly, there are too many in the electorate who
believe whatever the daily talking points are;
its too much trouble to do your own work,
its too much trouble to think for yourself.

[myrna minx]

20. Nice broad brush. No woman that I know of who would vote Dem is "flocking" to Palin.

The only "flocking" is women who would have voted for a republican anyway, but at least you got to accuse women of being stupid in your post. Feel better?

[BlueJazz]

27. "accuse women of being stupid in your post"

Of Course some Women are Stupid.
My God...some Men are even more stupid...I mean, (Some) Men will vote for Palin because she's "pretty"
I can match your "Stupid Women" with "Stupid Men Two to One.
Read my Post Number 12

Look..I'm not your Enemy...if I offended you by my Callousness ...I'm Sorry.
We have plenty of Enemies on the other side.

As to my Original Post...See?..I told you Men were stupid. :rofl:

[nc4bo]

21. I'm not buying what's on sale. The fundie, hardcore religious, right wing r flocking to Palin aka

"The Republican Base".

Then there are those fake Dems (you know the ones) who said if (you know who) didn't win, they'd never vote for Obama.

Don't fall for it. They're smudging the truth.

[WinkyDink]

23. WTH is UP with you MEN, ILLEGALLY INVADING sovereign nations??

See how that works?

[Number23]

36. Yeah! And don'f forget the trophy wives

Illegal invasions, bad. Trophy wives, worse.

What is UP with the damn trophy wives??? Do men have any idea how they make them look?!!!?

:silly:

[sandyj999]

24. Not all women are smart enough to see that she is a token and

being "pimped out". After all the years we women have fought to be equal, some women are just plain stupid.:banghead: And I will add, afraid of black men. There, I said it.

[bdamomma]

25. and Palin will set women back in the dark ages.

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

26. I work in an all-woman business

NO ONE is voting McCain, even the boss, who is a Republican. But then all of us have post-graduate degrees, including two doctorates (with a Master's, I'm the least educated).

[rvablue]

29. I saw that segment on ABC

And the woman you quoted was never asked her political affiliation or who she voted for in 2004.
That's why I can't stand the parsing that's been going on unsubstantiated.
For all we know, this woman is fundie who voted for Bush two times -- wasn't asked, wasn't told.
The second woman in the piece was identified as a Democrat and I thought, "oh no, here we go" and she parroted what the first woman had said -- that she was tough, dynamic, blah, blah, blah, -- but then went on to say that she would not be voting for McCain/Palin because of deep policy differences.

Even the "Clinton supporters" who put up that website to defend "sexist" things said about Palin that was posted on DU a couple of days ago, also said that they would NOT BE VOTING for McCain based on policy differences.

It is drummed up. The surge in women voters because of Palin are, for the most part, going to be found to be fundie homeschoolers who weren't supporting anyone and were going to stay home on Nov. 5. until the end-of-days, moose-shooter was rolled out.

[blondeatlast]

30. I wasn't polled. nt

[LisaM]

31. I've gotten at least 3 "Women Against Palin" emails

from various friends, some of whom were HRC supporters.

I don't know one woman, not ONE, who likes her, which speaks well for my friends, I guess. I also know a couple who think what she's named some of her kids is borderline mean.

[goldcanyonaz]

33. Who woulda thunk that the republicans would be solidified with a woman as a vp.

Times are a changin.

[graywarrior]

34. Wednesday is Women's day at our campaign office

That means we call independents, democrats and even some republican women to find out who they are supporting in November. The majority I talked with today are voting Obama. That's in Conway NH..a conservative town. They are not impressed with Palin. Not a bit.

[samuraiguppy]

35. I don't think

it is any of the women here who are part of this problem.

[BlooInBloo]

37. If that polling is correct, it's at least refreshing to put to bed the myth....

that girls are smarter, more mature, etc. than boys.

In fact, they can be every bit as much of a jackass as boys can be.

:P

[jesus_of_suburbia]

41. Sorry, women are smarter than men. It's nature's way of protecting the next generation.

Even my female Australian Shepherd is smarter than my male Border Collie as far as survival goes.


Sure, my male Border Collie could solve a puzzle better, but I'd put my money on my female Australian Shepherd for survival. My little girl knows how to watch her back.... my brilliant Border Collie is fearless (in a bad way)..... he'd get himself killed when my Shepherd would be a mile ahead running away from danger.


Yes, I'm a male. We have the brawn, not the smarts.



We will win the female vote in the end.

[BlooInBloo]

42. I'm inclined to agree, based upon my teaching experience....

But I'll let the vote speak for itself when it happens.

[jesus_of_suburbia]

46. I hope we are correct (in that women are smart enough to vote in their interest). :-)

[BlooInBloo]

48. Hell, I hope *everyone* is smart enough to vote in their interest.

[jesus_of_suburbia]

43. And I do know you were being playful :-)

[knixphan]

39. Scream at 'em. It's ok

[Erin Elizabeth]

40. I'm a woman

and I think Palin is a complete fucking asshole and a moron. And an embarrassment to women.

[mtnsnake]

44. Perfect description of her!

:thumbsup"

[Erin Elizabeth]

47. Let me add: she's a joke. And a nightmare.

[jesus_of_suburbia]

49. May I agree with you even though I'm a male? I REALLY don't like her.

[nam78_two]

52. What she said.nt

[Hippo_Tron]

45. Assuming that lady is representative, they will come back to Obama before the election

You flash a shiny object in front of any group of voters and a good number of them are bound to flock to it. Once that shiny object is tarnished, though, they are gone.

The media has spent a great deal of time talking about Sarah Palin but not her views on the issues. Biden will take care of that in the VP debate.

[Emit]

50. A caller I just canvassed asked me if I had any talking points or literature from the Obama campaign

to pass on to two of her friends who were "so pissed off about Hillary losing in the primaries that they are supporting McCain." She was dumbfounded and quite frustrated because none of her efforts to date has made a dent in their logic. She has tried talking to them about SCOTUS nominations, Palin's stance on choice, etc. and nothing has convinced them otherwise. Apparently, they are out there.

[Raine]

51. Beats me ...

I don't have a clue. :shrug: