Lord Voldemort, the nature of evil, and politics

[sistermagpie]

Susan: 
> Uh, wasn't it John McCain who dragged Joe the Plumber into the public 
> eye by bringing him up in the debate? And last time I heard he was 
> trashing Obama and looking at a country music contract...how has he 
> been destroyed?

Magpie:
That was definitely my memory of it. He was just another person who 
spoke to Obama, who answered his question directly, and then McCain 
made him a centerpiece of the debate. The press then dug into his 
background. He became part of the McCain campaign.

I also have the same impression as you described on the other incidents 
mentioned. I especially really don't remember Obama saying anything 
particularly bad or sexist about Sarah Palin, even when given the 
obvious opening in the debate. I did think Hillary had to deal with 
sexism when she was campaigning, but most of the remarks that bothered 
me the most didn't seem to come from Obama. I'm generally not worried 
about him on that score--certainly not the way I would be under Palin 
who just really stands against things I think are important to me as a 
woman. Of course, I also find Obama's wife really cool.:-)

-m