tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36817113.post1450262419664337804..comments2023-05-08T04:34:28.557-07:00Comments on Sydney's Blog: Sarah Palin's Gender RolesSydneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17360198761136198922noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36817113.post-81006413893506784112008-10-23T07:27:00.000-07:002008-10-23T07:27:00.000-07:00Something that I've been thinking about-As much as...Something that I've been thinking about-<BR/><BR/>As much as I don't want to be overconfident, I think that Obama pretty much has this one in the bag. McCain knows that. Palin knows that. Palin really, really knows that.<BR/><BR/>John McCain plucked her out of obscurity and gave her national recognition, something that will not necessarily flicker away when this election is over. I imagine that she's setting herself up for a shot at national political recognition, most probably as a senator. For her to kvetch about the withdrawl from Michigan now is to garner more political cred later. Think about it- in a few years, Palin will look back on the decision to surrender to the Democrats there and be able to cast herself as someone who made a stand, someone who was unwilling to surrender. "Do we have to," doesn't really mean much now, but it will probably mean a lot when she's eyeing a leadership position within the Republican party.<BR/><BR/>That said, her gender archetypes are quite conventional and traditional. So much so that they are banal. "Corinna the Nurse," though, just conjures up images of my like-named SO wearing a too-short nurse's outfit, a retro-style hat, and bending over gratuitously. I rather like this image...Joe Streckerthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13848690885706346774noreply@blogger.com