Um... it's nice if Palin understands what parents who have special needs children go through, to at least some extent.
But when I heard McCain talk about it, my first thought was, "Um, she isn't going to be first lady. She's going to be vice president." It just seemed kind of Nancy Reagan-just-say-no, Barbara-Bush-literacy, etc. One of those nice, social issue-ish things for a woman to take on. Let the men deal with the economy and foreign policy. Palin will care about the children. Gag.
I'm not saying that we don't need politicians to advocate for children with special needs, better funding for educational programs, more research, etc. I used to be an exceptional children's teacher. We totally do. But it kind of struck me as a lame selling point for national office.
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Date: 2008-10-16 12:09 pm (UTC)But when I heard McCain talk about it, my first thought was, "Um, she isn't going to be first lady. She's going to be vice president." It just seemed kind of Nancy Reagan-just-say-no, Barbara-Bush-literacy, etc. One of those nice, social issue-ish things for a woman to take on. Let the men deal with the economy and foreign policy. Palin will care about the children. Gag.
I'm not saying that we don't need politicians to advocate for children with special needs, better funding for educational programs, more research, etc. I used to be an exceptional children's teacher. We totally do. But it kind of struck me as a lame selling point for national office.