Sarah Palin hates Polar Bears

Kudos to John McCain for blowing my mind, temporarily. I have to admit, my first thought was how cool is that! A woman, Sarah Palin, as a vice presidential nominee. One step closer to having a woman at the highest level of government in our country. And, she's from Alaska. I lived there! And since I obviously don't remember the Mondale/Ferarro ticket of 1984, this would be an entirely new experience to live through. And then I started digging into who this lady is and what she stands for. I started reading information such as this:

-An outspoken anti-abortion Republican
Stay the hell away from my body lady and let me decided what I can & cant do
-Palin is an avid hunter and a lifetime member of the National Rifle Association So we can have more guns in the hands of freaks that shoot up schools
-Elected offices: Wasilla, Alaska, City Council member, 1992-96
--Wasilla mayor, 1996-2002
--Elected governor of Alaska, 2006
Great. 2 years as governor of Alaska and no national experience. Could stand to be leader of the free world. I belive I saw she was a PTA leader as well.
-Against same-sex marriage, although she claims to have good friends who are gay
Yeah, because bigotry stings less if your friends

I did read that she was a runner up in a beauty queen pagent though. And won Miss Congeniality! Actually, I shouldn't make fun of that. She is really pretty. And does look a lot like Tina Fey who is so totally funny. 30 Rock is one of the best shows on TV right now. Season premier Thursday October 30th!!

I knew all along who I was voting for in this election, siding with the same party I have since I was old enough to vote. But, I have to admit, it did give me pause when I saw the potential for a women to be the second most powerful person in our country. And then I got over it. I'll end with this quote from Hillary Clinton:

“We should all be proud of Governor Sarah Palin's historic nomination, and I congratulate her and Senator McCain," Clinton, the first woman to win a presidential primary, said in the statement. "While their policies would take America in the wrong direction, Governor Palin will add an important new voice to the debate.”