I think it's about time for a rant.

Okay, to start, for those of you who don't know, I am fairly feminist. No, that does not mean that I am lesbian, or that I don't shave my arm pits, or that hate men, or that I don't wear a bra, or whatever your made up idea of what a feminist is. It just means that I think that women and men [yes, AND men] of every race, class, and sexual orientation should be treated equally. I believe in the woman's right to choose, I believe in ending sexual and domestic violence for women and men [along with that I believe in the ending of the objectification of women in general whether it be for sexual purposes or not], I believe in equal treatment in the work force [like equal pay for equal work], and other such related issues.

Something that goes along with this [at least for me, I suppose not for everyone] is that I am very liberal. I don't like to say that I align myself with one party or another, but when it comes down to it, it's more likely that I will vote Democratic in most cases. This time, it's a sure thing. I really like Barak Obama. I think he the only person in the race even worthy of taking office, and God knows he's so much better than Bush. He has a mind for change, REAL change. He's an pro-choice advocate, he supports gay rights, he suppourts finding/researching/using new forms of energy, ect. Basically all the issue that any liberal would be concerned with. And, I think that Joe Biden is a great choice for VP. He has foreign policy experience, and he has general experience with politics. Not to say that Barak doesn't. Barak may not have 35 years in the senate or however long John McCain has been in office, but he does have life experience and I think that is just as necessary. He has worked in community service, which, if you ask me is better than war service. The opposition has said the contrary.

Which brings me to my rant. Sarah Palin. Let's talk about Sarah Palin here for a minute. Sarah Palin is about the most opposite you can get from a feminist. She, in my humble opinion, is worse than some men. Infact there are quite a few "feminist" men. Barak Obama is outspokenly one of them. Anyway, back to Palin. She DOES NOT believe in a woman's right to choose. She DOES NOT support gay and lesbian rights. [And, she wants to drill in Alaska, which is a whole different matter... How can you be FROM Alaska and want to drill there?!]

John McCain believes that she is going to magically bring all of the women who liked Hilary Clinton to him, just because Sarah Palin is a woman. NEWS FLASH, not matter what sex she is, She has to have the SAME VALUES as those women. Which, she, very outspokenly, does not. As much as these women may not like Barak Obama as much as Hilary, they sure like him better than Sarah Palin.

My question is one that most women should have: How can you, infact, be a woman, and NOT support the woman's right to choose? That is basically stating to the world that you, the woman, are okay with being told exactly what to do all the time about everything. The right to choose is not JUST abortion or reproductive rights, but it is also: choosing to have a job and what kind of job [and being paid equally], choosing to be whatever sexual orientation she wants to be, choosing to get out of a violent relationship, choosing to live alone, choosing to DO THINGS FOR HERSELF. So, I guess that means if the McCain/Palin ticket wins, that Sarah Palin will be okay with not making any decisions in her place of office. I guess in a way, that is a choice, just not one for the betterment of herself.

I won't go in to her personal affiars, which have been blasted everywhere. That is her life, and her business. It does not reflect at all in her political stances. However, I will make a point about her experince. She was the mayor of a town of 9,000 and the governor of a state with 670,000 people. Barak Obama is a senator from a state with 12,831,970 [and besides the fact that he was US senator and has actually left his home state before.] And the population of the US is 305,107,700. If she thinks that she has experience because she was the mayor/governor of these places, she needs to take into consideration how many more people will be under her "control" as it were.

Now, to conclude I will state that these are merely opinions of mine. This is what I believe. I am in no way telling you that you must believe these things. You can believe/think/do/vote in whatever way you see fit.

Barak Obama and Joe Biden will be who I am voting for in November. I can only hope that you will do the same, but if you choose not to, no judgement from me will be past on you.

Okay, the rant is over.

I am in the library as usual, and now I need to read Henry V, and do my "a" journals. Wish me luck.

Love love.

SAC.