Outrageous Claims of Sexism

The Republicans are once again turning to their sleazy, unfair, and moralistic tactics.

From The Washington Post, "Republican Women Turn to the Gender Card" by Juliet Eilperin:

Female Republicans embraced identity politics with gusto today, touting the virtues of presumptive vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin and suggesting that any attempts to question her qualifications amounted to blatant sexism.

This is outrageous to me. The Republicans are the ones demonstrating blatant sexism by suggesting that just because Palin is a women, it is immoral to question her qualifications, which is absolutely and precisely what needs to be debated--it's the whole damned point of a campaign, to decide one's qualifications.

So, according to the Republicans, if we don't just accept without question that Palin, because she is a women, is automatically qualified to be President, that we are sexist. Absurd!

It's as if Obama suddenly started saying that anyone who questions his qualifications is racist. The idea of that is equally absurd. That Republicans would use this manipulative line of reasoning shows how arrogant and irresponsible they are.

I am not a sexist because I question Palin's qualifications. I am an American that takes very seriously our highest offices, an American that takes pride in our right to debate and decide qualifications, and there is nothing more AMERICAN than using that decision to cast my vote.

I am a responsible American to question Palin's qualifications and it is at the very least irresponsible and I suggest un-American for them to suggest that we suspend our American right to evaluate, decide, and vote on a candidate based on their qualifications simply because she is a woman.

The debate on qualifications is valid and necessary for any candidate, male or female, black or white, whatever type of person they should be. That the Republicans suggest we base whether or not we even consider qualifications on a person's gender--this is what is egregiously sexist and un-American.

Shame on the Republicans for these dastardly tactics. Shame on them for trying to tell us that the American debate on our President and Vice-President is immoral. Shame on them for twisting morality to their political gain. SHAME!

That Obama hasn't used his race card and has given not a sign of doing so is a testament to the integrity and honestly of Obama and his campaign. That the Republicans would play their gender card like this is a testament to their lack of integrity and dishonesty--a testament to how low and dirty they go.

My disgust in the Republicans grows to a new height.