I don’t know how many here follow American politics, but I do. My husband is American and my daughter, by birth, is a dual citizen. I find American politics a tad more interesting than our own. If you haven’t been following, I’ll give you a quick recap.
Obama beat out Hillary Clinton for the head of the Democratic Party. McCain beat out a bunch of other guys for the top spot in the Republican Party (which they will officially give him after the Republican National Convention). They each get to choose a running mate who would become VP. So Americans vote on the dual ticket. Obama picked Joe Biden. McCain picked Sarah Palin, the Governer of Alaska.
Now, I won’t get into politics here, but here’s the amazing thing. The biggest “slam” they can come up with is that Sarah Palin is a “hockey mom”. Sure they can disagree with her politics, but when the pull the punches, they bring up the biggest slur they can . . . she’s a, she’s a, she’s a HOCKEY MOM!
Horror of horrors!
Seriously, is that all you got?
I realize that being a VP would be all hard - you know with all those staffers to manage and get you coffee and brief you on the day’s news and manage your schedule for you.
I wonder if anyone who criticizes her has tried to manage five kids in different sports, working full-time and staying married happily. That’s a lot of work. Perhaps I missed the memo when “hockey mom” became some kind of slur. Then again, I’m a Hockey/Beavers/Piano/Gymnastics Mom, what would I know?
