You probably heard it, unless you were in the middle of the HarleyFest. My jaw dropping and hitting the desk when I read that McCain chose Sarah Palin as his running mate.

I don’t remember what my first thought was. It was one of the two: “Wow. Stupid.” Or “Wow, that pisses me off.”

I hope that all the Hilary supporters see through this really clumsy action. This isn’t McCain for Change. This is Same Old, Same Old. With the goal of attempting to reach out to the Hillary supporters who didn’t see their candidate, Republicans chose a young beauty queen to make McCain look less stodgy and more “reform”.

This proves, beyond a doubt, that Republicans have lost touch with reality, and the American people. By bringing in a “token” woman, Republicans have shown that they are still classist, still separatists that live in an America of the 50’s, rather than the global community.

The part that really burns my britches is the fact that it completely reveals Republican platform on women: attractive, a nice smile, and willingness to play the game of the boys matters more than brains, wits, or real experience. The fact that they think that women might choose to vote for Palin because of gender rather than skill or capability COMPLETELY MISSES the Hillary campaign phenomena.

Hillary was such a movement for many reason, but one of the strongest ones was that women FINALLY had a quality candidate that was a woman, not a female playing the typical political game. This candidate had experience, intelligence, wits and skills. Hillary managed to reach out and touch real topics that affect both men and women, and wasn’t afraid to grapple those topics that still are real issues - Choice, Rights, Equality for Women.

To choose Palin, who lacks experience, background, and any connection to the issues that women are concerned about, is a slap in the face of women. It’s the Republicans believing that “Tits, not Wits” are what get the female vote. It shows that they just don’t get it, and Republican Party just doesn’t understand how Americans think or vote. The only “change” Palin represents is that an old white guy is willing to have the woman stand next to him, instead of behind the desk out front.

Let’s look at the facts:

• Sarah Palin was a beauty queen pageant goer, and a Miss Congenality.
• Her husband works for BP, and she’s deeply enmeshed in the Oil Industry.
• Her experience as mayor was for a town of 9,000 people.
• She supports drilling in ANWAR.
• She thinks that creationism should be taught in schools.
• She is against gay rights.
• She is against women’s choice.
• She has 1.5 years experience as governor, of a state filled with people that largely prefer to remain left alone.
• On CNBC, she asked, “What does the vice president do?”
• She’s never been “the average woman”.
• She has a broadcast journalism degree from University of Idaho.
• She used to be a news anchor.
• She stepped into a governor position that was previously held by a corrupt leader who was about to be indicted. Not hard to be more ethical than that.
• Non-existent foreign policy experience.
• She’s being investigated for some unethical behavior with firing whoever doesn’t agree with her.
• Considers Alaska a “blue-collar state” and doesn’t support further education.

In the face of a 72 year old president, we have a barbie doll in place in case he goes down.  This isn’t change, guys.  It’s sad.  It’s proof that you just don’t get it.