(Source: The Daily BRIE)

YOU will NEVER Break the Glass Ceiling, PALIN. And Fear Mongering JUST WON'T WORK THIS TIME.

John McCain's choice of Sarah Palin as his VP running mate should be considered an insult to every woman everywhere. Pandering to the Clinton vote, eh? Just because she is a (self-betraying) woman, you must think we're dumb enough to frolic along your trail, hop onto your antiquated bandwagon, and rejoice that we have a woman on the ticket! YES!

Um. No. HELL NO.

Tonight was the first time I was actually brought to tears out of sheer frustration and anger at the lies and low-class attacks from the Republican side. I could not believe what I was witnessing! One after the other, neo-cons climbed up onto the stage and preached hate, absolute lies (which will luckily come back to get them), and one huge myth -- that women will somehow benefit from this or that equality will prevail with her in office. Let's correct that, "my friends" (as Johnny likes to say). SARAH PALIN WILL NEVER BREAK THE GLASS CEILING, which has limited women's equality and place in American society. Her speech was not only immature and juvenile, but it reminded people of just how much classier of a leader Hillary Clinton is. Good luck getting her votes, McCain. For the most part, I have been a supporter of Barack Obama all along (with an exception to the beginning when I was first learning about the candidates), however, it's impossible not to notice the stark difference between Hillary and Palin.

A woman who met the Republican candidate ONCE before his decision to put her on the ticket should not have been selected. A woman who "hasn't given much thought" to foreign affairs has no place as Vice President. A woman who JUST applied for her very first passport LAST YEAR -- YES -- 2007 -- will be more like a first grader in a college economics class. Let's not forget that she is a Creationist and believes that Creationism should be taught in public schools. Or that she's "skeptical" of man's influence on global warming -- or that it even exists for that matter. Let's not forget that she flaunts her family like they're the new McDonalds logo and then her supporters snap back when something is mentioned of this. Let's not forget that she believes that EVEN a woman who was a victim of rape or incest should not be allowed to make her OWN decisions about pregnancy. Let's not forget that she was fed the words she spoke and that the snide, disgusting, middle-school valley girl's tone she used to PERSONALLY attack her opponents was a direct indication of what the entire conservative campaign has been running. It is their MO.

Mitt Romney, RUDY Giuliani (which is more of a commentary on his character than his actual name) and Mike Huckabee told outward lies. Hold on, kids. This is gonna get even more interesting.

Supporters of Palin are angrily arguing that everyone should back off from speaking of her 17 year old daughters pregnancy, and that it isn't anyone's business, especially the government's... that we should stay out of their private lives.

REALLY? Hm. Well, the last time I checked, your party abandoned your right to claim it's the party that stays out of your home and bedroom LONG AGO. You tell people who they should and shouldn't love. You want to control what decisions a woman makes about her own body. How is that not personal, dear Republicans? It's called BIG GOVERNMENT. Big Brother. You know - the very thing you claim you're against?

Finally, your claim that the media and the Democratic party is being sexist towards Palin. Now THAT claim is beyond deplorable. Democrats fully embrace women's rights. The Democratic party supports strong women like Hillary Clinton and Michelle Obama. Our opponents, arch-right conservatives have argued that these women are "too aggressive." This is a stigma that hurts women all across our country. In the workplace. In our households. In our schools. In our media.

Let's talk about being sexist for just one minute. When a woman gets paid a fraction of what men get paid for doing the same work, that's sexist. When a woman stands up and speaks her mind eloquently and confidently, they are emotional, aggressive, cold, negative and sadly enough, many times are deemed as a "bitch". When a man does it, he's wise and a strong leader. Why is it acceptable for people to attack Hillary Clinton for having "fat ankles," but we leave McCain alone for his comb-over hairdo? And though I will not say this is exclusive to any one region, I will say that being a woman means something different in the working world in places like the bible belt. I know. I did it.

Hillary is a classy, respectful, outspoken female leader. You. Well, ahem...

Dearest Palin, faux-feminist, let us begin this discussion on sexism.

If there's going to be a woman who will break that glass ceiling, it sure as hell will never be you.