Despite being a woman, Sarah Palin doesn't get my vote

The Guardian | Sep. 1, 2008 (Opinion)

On the Sunday morning programme, an American female commentator claimed that McCain's choice of vice-presidential candidate, Sarah Palin - the anti-abortion, anti-gay rights, pro-oil drilling and advocate of teaching of creationism in schools - was hugely exciting "because she's a woman".

Is gender really more important than policies? Maybe I'm just a silly girl who doesn't understand anything but I always thought the reason we wanted to see a ... Full Story »

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by Joe McMahon - Oct. 1, 2008

A solid statement of why a female vice-president would not necessarily be a victory for women, and a good examination of why one should vote for a candidate on the basis of one issue.