{"id":5793,"date":"2011-11-15T13:37:20","date_gmt":"2011-11-15T21:37:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=5793"},"modified":"2011-11-15T13:37:20","modified_gmt":"2011-11-15T21:37:20","slug":"sarah-palin-on-herman-cain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=5793","title":{"rendered":"Sarah Palin On Herman Cain"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Sarah[Editor’s Note: Please accept my apology for any mental image the headline of this article may have inadvertently caused]<\/em><\/p>\n

Sarah Palin has taken great pains to cast herself as a new kind of feminist. Her crusade for a version of conservative feminism has spawned a movement of “mama grizzlies”<\/em> who she regards as the defenders of traditional values. So it is interesting to look back a few months and recall how Palin stepped forward to fulfill her role as a women’s advocate.<\/p>\n

When the Anthony Weiner story broke, Palin was quick to judge the congressman who had done nothing illegal and did not even have any physical extra-marital encounters. Nevertheless, Palin pounced on the scandal with a harsh condemnation complete with a sexually suggestive pun. Here is what Palin said<\/a> about Weiner:<\/p>\n

“From henceforth after his personal indiscretions were disclosed, he was going to be rendered impotent basically there in Congress and he wasn’t going to be effective…Obviously it was the right thing to do. Day late dollar short though, I think he should have resigned right when all of this came to light.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

However, Palin’s assessment of the Cain scandal, which does involve potentially criminal behavior and was described by the victim as physical, has not raised the same measure of indignation. Here is what Palin said about Cain:<\/p>\n

 <\/p><\/blockquote>\n

That’s right. Palin has not bothered to comment on a case of alleged sexual harassment and, perhaps, assault. Even though she previously disparaged Cain as the “flavor of the week,”<\/em> she cannot bring herself to make a statement on behalf of a victimized woman. Palin’s silence on this matter is deafening. If she expects people to give consideration to her views, she would be well-advised to express them.<\/p>\n

Of course, it may not be her fault. Since bowing out of the GOP primary, Palin has all but disappeared from public view. The press is finally giving her the level of attention that she has always deserved – none. Since she is not an expert on any social or legal matter, and she holds no position of authority, her opinions are no more valid than any other media celebrity. So we should not expect to hear from her again unless she is appearing on a panel with Paris Hilton and Charlie Sheen.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

[Editor’s Note: Please accept my apology for any mental image the headline of this article may have inadvertently caused] Sarah Palin has taken great pains to cast herself as a new kind of feminist. Her crusade for a version of conservative feminism has spawned a movement of “mama grizzlies” who she regards as the defenders […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[152,1,13],"tags":[898,381],"class_list":["post-5793","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-election","category-general","category-scandalous","tag-herman-cain","tag-sarah-palin"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4Ijg-1vr","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":7776,"url":"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=7776","url_meta":{"origin":5793,"position":0},"title":"Sarah Palin Wants One Name Of A Hostile Republican. 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