Dear PUMA Sisters

Dear PUMA Sisters,
By SouthPrairie Deb - Aug 6th, 2008 at 4:08 pm EDT

Just a bit of a blog for my puma sisters; those of you who think that McCain is the Man due to Clinton not winning the nomination, I just want to point out a few recent observations.

Now we all know that McCain has called Cindy a **** before. Shocking though it may be, we have all gotten used to the idea that he has a hot head and is ready to lash out at the drop of a hat!! (Just the quality Republicans like in a POTUS), now we have new evidence of the way he views women. And I want you to think about this in the context of Obama's candidacy, and think about this in the context of Main Street Media double standards.

McCain, and his well funded puppeteers decide to go negative. They need to target Obama's strengths. They need to target Obama's authenticity. So how do they do that? They exploit young women who have had "issues" in the past. Young women that most adult women know have been maligned by the media--yes, even Keith Olbermann--and used in a mocking fashion. Well, with the newsertainmant momentum of our media, it is somewhat understandable. However, for a paternalistic, grandfatherly type presidential candidate to permit the exploitation of young ladies to advance his political agenda, is just plain icky. Yuck. And to hear Lieberman say, "just enjoy it," is even ickier.

Wow. That's the judgment that they are trying to sell us? Wow.

In addition, you put McCain in the middle of a bunch of South Dakotan biker dudes, and how does he decide to connect and relate to them? On gas prices, our jobs going overseas, the reemerging issues of the Iraq war and how they connect with the Vietnam war? No. Our paternalistic, knows what's best for us, grandfather guy wants to offer his wife up (our potential fist lady) for a “COW PIE BEAUTY CONTEST!!” A contest that contestants display their, shall we say, fruits.


Ok, ok. I can here you guys already. This is all in good fun, this is just playful. Well I do not want to play with nasty old guys who think that this is the best way to connect with America when this administration has wrecked our country. IT'S NOT FUNNY OR CUTE.

And let me posit this. If Obama pulled any one of those three crass moments and the MSM caught wind of it, it not only would blow up the monocorrespondent media voices, it would be the END OF HIS CAREER.

Yes, McCain is showing his power and privilege, but the way he fixates on that little paper of talking points he carries, I think that he is being fed 30 something funny guy stuff that doesn't translate as well for a senior statesman, or his wife, or his donors' daughter. I believe it is true what the McCain campaign said about McCain--he doesn't speak for this campaign.

Wow. So come on pumas, come on home. We can work together and advance the 21st century without having to subject our selves to even four more years of paternalistic creepy guy routines. Especially when that creepy guy is letting other, rather un-evolved individuals, put words into his mouth! Wow.