Yeah, I don't think he really meant a lot of the things that bugged people, including me. It's more that he's never really thought about what he's really saying beyond knowing it's what he's supposed to say, or that he's just never had it challenged. It's like with the role model thing, I feel like he just has no clue why women would like Hilary Clinton or any strong woman as a role model. Like he doesn't really get what young women really admire unless it comes in a package that he kind of gets. And Palin is certainly that--men like her a lot.
Which also seems like how he sees her as v.p. She makes a lot of noise but she's supposed to be a cheerleader in the White House. For all the pitbull stuff this isn't Dick Cheney II. She's just there to be ornamentation. It's not that she isn't her own person, it's just that her own person is just about playing a character, being a mascot. Which is also why his answer about her has to be so empty. Like he's describing the character in a script he's writing about a feisty lady who becomes president rather than really talking about stuff that's going to come in handy. Just as Matt Damon first described her.
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Date: 2008-10-16 07:03 pm (UTC)Which also seems like how he sees her as v.p. She makes a lot of noise but she's supposed to be a cheerleader in the White House. For all the pitbull stuff this isn't Dick Cheney II. She's just there to be ornamentation. It's not that she isn't her own person, it's just that her own person is just about playing a character, being a mascot. Which is also why his answer about her has to be so empty. Like he's describing the character in a script he's writing about a feisty lady who becomes president rather than really talking about stuff that's going to come in handy. Just as Matt Damon first described her.