Writing for The Atlantic, Tina Dupuy tells of her discussion with conservative filmmaker Stephen Bannon after seeing "The Undefeated:"... The final 10 minutes of the film are spent comparing Sarah Palin to Ronald Reagan. People said that Reagan was too extreme, too conservative,and that he'd never be president -- and they were all wrong, according to The Undefeated. "Why do you think I did that?" Bannon asks.
For the power of the association, I tell him. So people will think the two politicians have similar qualities. He says the tea party movement is like the Reagan Revolution. I tell him I disagree. Palin is much more like Barry Goldwater, if anything. Goldwater supporters stormed the San Francisco Republican convention in '64, lots of them "never having been involved in politics before." Just like we hear about the tea party. There was also the belief among Goldwater supporters that if there was ever a true conservative, the large bloc of dormant true conservatives would turn out to vote for him. Goldwater's opponent, Lyndon Johnson, won in a historic landslide in the '64 election. ...
When Bannon says he made the movie for me, he means women. He calls them "new agenda women." Women whom Bannon describes as being still mad about how Hillary Clinton was treated during the primaries. Yes, Steve Bannon is trying to capture the PUMA and feminist vote by rebranding Sarah Palin.
If Palin were more competent she'd be far less controversial to women. Women don't like how Palin is treated, but for some, it's not because she's criticized by the media or scrutinized -- it's because she's held to a lower standard than other politicians. If a man had given any of her answers to Katie Couric or in any of her interviews since, no one would think to make a movie highlighting all his accomplishments while being governor of one of the least populated states in the nation for a fraction of a term. It feels condescending to women who are actually smart and accomplished that Palin gets called smart and accomplished. ...
Dupuy's article is "Sarah Palin Movie Maker Wants You to Love Her Like He Does."
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Whamo ! Your last line sums it up quite nicely, "It feels condescending to women who are actually smart and accomplished that Palin gets called smart and accomplished. ..."
Read entire article, interesting. Her last paragraph articulates precisely what enrages me most about this woman. She also provides insight into who Banning is. He sounds like a nut case, in his own words! There is no amount of polish at this point that will remove the tarnish Sarah has put on herself.
I voted for Obama in the primary because I thought he was more progressive than Hillary. (I know, silly me!) I certainly would have voted for Hillary in the general. I won't vote for Sarah, no matter what. She is no Ronald Reagan, Barry Goldwater, or whatever. She definitely is not Hillary Clinton or any other of the dozens of smart, accomplished political women on both sides of the aisle. To imply otherwise is insulting to every professional woman in this country who takes pride in her abilities and competence.
Amen...your last line says it all. The GOP rants and raves about no vetting for Obama, no accountability for Obama...when Sarah was vetted for 5 minutes, and the rest of the campaign they tried to cover for whatever outrageous thing she said off script. The past two years have been spent fawning over her, and expecting people to think someone who had to hire a City Manager in WASILLA to do her job, and then quit because being governor didn't pay enough is smart enough or disciplined enough for DC is nuts. She is street smart...she knows how to rake in money. Period. She is a horrible mother, an absent wife, and she hasn't got a pleasant thing to say in public. If she is the nominee, the GOP has conceded to Obama, and I don't think they are ready to do that just yet,
Funny how this guy who has never met her loves her. Sounds like the knuckledraggers who thought she won the debate with Biden because she was winking right at them...oh, the thrill.
It's more than condescension, it's just plain insulting.
Joie--here is a photograph of our filmmaker which is posted at Palingates: do we have any doubt what's going on here? yeeesh
white guy-check
middle aged-check
middle spread -check
mouth breather- check
most likely not getting any action other than his own-check
palin fan--all the way
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