After watching Senator McCain's Vice Presidential pick - Governor Sarah Palin - at the RNC convention, reading the news articles about her, watching snippets from the ABC interview, and finally watching the SNL opener last night, I've come to the conclusion that Sarah Palin is Bizzaro Hillary Clinton.
Remember the old Superman cartoons on Saturday mornings? Bizzaro world was the opposite of the real world. I think that's just what we have here.
Think about it. Pretty much everything Hillary Clinton stands for, Sarah Palin takes the opposite stance. Here are a couple off the top of my head:
Hillary Clinton stands for universal healthcare. Sarah Palin wants to charge rape victims for their medical kits.
Hillary Clinton stands for the freedom of choice for women. Sarah Palin believes abortions are never an option. Not for rape victims and not for incest victims.
Hillary Clinton, although voted for the war in Iraq, believes it's well past time to withdraw. Sarah Palin believes the war is a task from God and believes we should be there until we achieve victory (whatever that is).
Hillary Clinton is well aware of the Bush Doctrine and opposes it. Sarah Palin has no idea what that is but supports it.
Hillary Clinton stands for environmental awareness. She feels we need to acknowledge global warming and cease our dependence on fossil fuels. Sarah Palin encourages hunting from planes and pays for the legs of animals killed in one of the most brutal ways imaginable. She refuses to acknowledge global warming and encourages more drilling.
Hillary Clinton did more for women in her primary run for the Whitehouse than can be stated here. The pride she infused in women of today showed them that nothing was beyond their reach. Sarah Palin cheapens everything Hillary Clinton stands for.
McCain's move in picking her as a VP candidate was a political ploy in order to attract women voters. There is no other reason to pick someone who is so incredibly inexperienced to assume the second highest office in our nation.
All this, I'm sure is preaching to the choir here. This is my first diary so I'm writing this for my own benefit honestly. I was not a Hillary supporter during the primaries. My wife was and we had many interesting conversations. However, after taking a good look at Sarah Palin, I have a new-found respect for what Hillary has done over her career.
What I've found most interesting is that McCain's choice of Sarah Palin has really energized my wife and others like her to vote Obama/Biden. I've also read blogs of former "PUMA's" who are now coming back home as well.
If you're still reading this, I encourage you to go and do what I'm off to do now - register voters. Do what you can so we can ensure this bizarre Governor from Alaska doesn't get anywhere near the Whitehouse.