Sarah loves to give "thumbs-up" to the men at her rallies who think she’s HOT, but the men in her own life aren’t nearly so happy about the male attention she’s garnered.
While the GOP veepster nominee thinks it’s all harmless, a source high up in the McCain campaign tells me that’s not the case as far as her husband and father are concerned. ”Todd [Palin] is increasingly irritated by it all. He’s a very possessive guy and totally old-fashioned and traditional when it comes to his relationship with his wife, whom he adores,” said my source in John McCain-Palin campaign. ”
At a rally in Pennsylvania the other day, he left the stage right before Sarah’s speech — ostensibly to deal with an issue regarding their baby,” said the source. ”But actually, he was P.O.’ed about a couple of T-shirts and signs he saw in the crowd.”
Reportedly, Alaska’s ”First Dude” told a campaign aide, ”She’s running for vice president of the United States. … Even though these guys are in our corner, don’t they see this belittles her?”
• • As for Gov. Palin’s father, Chuck Heath, his displeasure about the racy T-shirts was nothing compared to his reaction when someone made the mistake of showing Heath one of the sexy videos (featuring a faux Palin) on YouTube.
”He hit the roof,” said my source. ”And frankly, you can’t blame him. After all, this is his little girl — no matter what.”
Showing any woman’s father a video that mocks his daughter in a sexual way is pretty low, but I guess they have different standards around the Heath friend-circle. "Hey, Chuck, look at this youtube!" doesn’t strike me as a way of being supportive of your friend whose family has been thrust into the white-hot spotlight of media and public scrutiny, with all the sick undertow that entails.
But, Todd, buddy? You do understand why the old fighter jock picked her, right? I didn’t hear you complain when McCain used to twist his wedding ring whenever they were onstage together. Which, by the way, we see less and less of nowadays.
Oh, and Sarah? Please lose the polar bear pin, lady. It’s just insulting to all of us who know better, and reminds some who don’t that you think the bears are not endangered.
{h/t KayInMaine}
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While Todd may not like this kind of attention, it appears that Sarah does.
Red Heels.
That’s all I have to say.
It does belittle her and I wish they’d see that.
I think Sarah should retaliate with a t-shirt of her own, reprising her college classic with a modern take:
That’d show ‘em, First Dude!
maybe it should just say:
BUSTED 2008
or:
I’m with Stoopid
No ….Wait
I AM Stoopid
She really seems to seek out tight fitting and V-cut outfits in most of her appearances. That little red leather jacket has “naughty” written all over it. I wonder if the frumpy “cloud” coat she wore to one campaign appearance was Todd’s idea. “Sarah, these guys are here, not because of your message but for YOU. Don’t overdo it…get them to listen to the message.” So maybe he suggested she back off a little.
But I see that she’s right back to the form-fitting apparel.
She knows her role, I think. Even if it bothers Todd and Dad.
Todd can go spend two weeks with his buddies on the oil rig. Or snowmachining. Or whatever Alaska buddies do when their women are disobedient.
Alaska has the highest domestic violence rates in the nation, something Sarah has done nothing to change.
Perhaps the campaign ought to bring back that makeup artist…
Todd is a third shift worker according to McCain and this only adds to Ms. Sarah’s qualifications.
For clarification purposes only, I have no idea what McCain was trying to convey on MTP when he was talking about Todd’s job and Sarah’s qualifications for VP. Maybe someone else can explain it for me.
I have absolutely no idea what John McCain thinks Todd Palin’s abilities to do manly stuff means when applied to the idea that his wife should be considered qualified for President of the United States. I can only surmise that John McCain just likes manly stuff; after all, John McCain was only ever afforded teh manly by virtue of his father and grandfather’s military history. Perhaps he simply respects some dude who actually does guy stuff under his own steam.
As for Ms Palin’s qualifications; it has been presented again and again that she has more “executive” experience than Barack Obama or Joe Biden put together. I accept that as a fact, but I call foul on the fallacy of drawing equivalence between two disparate circumstances.
For instance; I have a friend who actually went through the process of becoming a certified umpire for little league baseball games. He loves baseball, but if I’m honest, he really wasn’t much of an umpire. Now, technically, he has more umpiring experience than, say, Joe Torre (because Joe Torre seems never to have pursued that aspect of baseball), but if there where suddenly some cosmic occurrence whereby the fate of the world depended on a baseball game, the world would be better served with Joe Torre acting as umpire; of that I have no doubt.
Similarly, if our country’s future (and perhaps the world) is dependent upon either Barrack Obama or Sarah Palin acting as umpire to determine how the game is played for the next 4 years; Sarah Palin is little league, by comparison.