Former aides to Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton say that Sarah Palin is the victim of a sexist double standard.

From the Politico.

Sarah Palin found some unlikely allies Wednesday as leading academics and even former top aides to Hillary Rodham Clinton endorsed the Republican charge that John McCain’s running mate has been subject to a sexist double standard by the news media and Democrats.

Georgetown University professor Deborah Tannen, who has written best-selling books on gender differences, said she agrees with complaints that Palin skeptics — including prominent voices in the news media — have crossed a line by speculating about whether the Alaska governor is neglecting her family in pursuit of national office.

“What we’re dealing with now, there’s nothing subtle about it,” said Tannen. “We’re dealing with the assumption that child-rearing is the job of women and not men. Is it sexist? Yes.”

“There’s no way those questions would be asked of a male candidate,” said Howard Wolfson a former top strategist for Clinton’s presidential campaign.

Suddenly feminists and liberals are upset with the thought that Palin can serve as the vice president and raise a family but ignore other female politicians that are or have raised families while serving.  And why is there no mention of how Obama would manage being a father to two small children while being president which is surely a much more demanding job than vice president?  If it’s about the family then let’s examine every candiadate male or female.

 

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