A few days ago, Senator Obama used the term which has caused such a stir, with Sarah Palin supporters viewing this as an insult to her, because of her reference to lipstick. Obviously there is a much deeper divide and it has offended many. When others offended Obama supporters, they immediately apologized and put the issue to rest.
Senator Obama has immediately shifted the blame to the McCain team, saying "spare me the phony outrage", adding fuel to the fire. Many women have faced years of discrimination and abuse in all areas of life, even more so than racial prejudice. Intimidation, emotional, physical, and financial abuse is rampant and thousands of American women still die at the hands of men every year. Single mothers still make up the bulk of families in poverty.
Sarah Palin represents a new era for women, the same as Barack Obama represents a new era for the African American people and minority races. Both these issues have been very sensitive because they’re new for us and hidden wounds have been coming to the surface.
These blowouts are probably what our nation needs to deal with the root issues of our problems which has been our lack of understanding and respect for one another. A house divided cannot stand, no matter what great ideas either party comes up with, the other party will do it’s best to sabotage them as we can see in our governments stalemate year after year.
This is Obama’s first test in Presidential diplomacy and he hasn’t handled it well. An apology for a perceived offense would have been so easy. But pride comes before a fall, and already he’s sliding in the polls and a lot of the slide is female votes. Let’s hope the McCain/Palin Team will learn from Gov. Huckabee to keep politics vertical and build bridges to unite Americans.
Olga Hermann
Senator Obama has immediately shifted the blame to the McCain team, saying "spare me the phony outrage", adding fuel to the fire. Many women have faced years of discrimination and abuse in all areas of life, even more so than racial prejudice. Intimidation, emotional, physical, and financial abuse is rampant and thousands of American women still die at the hands of men every year. Single mothers still make up the bulk of families in poverty.
Sarah Palin represents a new era for women, the same as Barack Obama represents a new era for the African American people and minority races. Both these issues have been very sensitive because they’re new for us and hidden wounds have been coming to the surface.
These blowouts are probably what our nation needs to deal with the root issues of our problems which has been our lack of understanding and respect for one another. A house divided cannot stand, no matter what great ideas either party comes up with, the other party will do it’s best to sabotage them as we can see in our governments stalemate year after year.
This is Obama’s first test in Presidential diplomacy and he hasn’t handled it well. An apology for a perceived offense would have been so easy. But pride comes before a fall, and already he’s sliding in the polls and a lot of the slide is female votes. Let’s hope the McCain/Palin Team will learn from Gov. Huckabee to keep politics vertical and build bridges to unite Americans.
Olga Hermann
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