37 Million people -- almost as many people as tuned in to see Senator Barack Obama's historic speech -- went to a television to see Alaska Governor Sarah Palin give her Vice Presidential acceptance speech. But I think the reasons why people tuned in were vastly different than those for Senator Obama.
They tuned in expecting to see her fail, even though I don't know what that definition is. I mean what was she supposed to do, cry? Hickup? Get stage fright? She's the Governor of Alaska. She's suppose to be able to give a basic speech. That's what she did.
What's sexist about all of this is how America seems to have "lowered the bar" for her and made it so it's ok that she' just "shows" rather than a "place" or a "win." If a man gave that speech, he'd have been held to a higher standard.
My point is that there should be a vice presidential standard, not a mass-culture standard.
Now, if John McCain gets fewer ratings then we've got a scoop for the ages. Maybe things are all turned around. Perhaps the ticket should be "Obama / Palin."
Just a thought.
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