Sarah Palin: When Choosing A Woman Might Not Being Choosing For Women [Easy Political Choices]

Jezebel - 29th Aug 2008

Sarah Palin: Sarah Palin was selected by John McCain today to be the second woman in our country's history to run for the Vice Presidency of the United States. She's going to attempt the break the glass ceiling that Geraldine Ferraro first cracked back in 1984, which is a cool thing on some level. But it does raise the question raised by the primaries already once this year — is it more important to vote for a woman, or to vote for a candidate that represents the issues of importance to women? Because — as EMILY's List's Ellen Malcolm noted — Sarah Palin is hardly the latter. She opposes reproductive choice and marriage equity. She's a member of the group "Feminists for Life," which is dedicated to eliminating reproductive ch Read full story at Jezebel

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