Why Sarah Palin Incites Near-Violent Rage In Normally Reasonable Women


	Why Sarah Palin Incites Near-Violent Rage In Normally Reasonable Women

Lexica

9-5-2008 4:03 PM

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women, politics, feminism, gender, culture

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9-5-2008 4:07 PM

pcmkrfn

We also hoped that a woman with a special needs newborn would assist in raising that child...

9-5-2008 4:41 PM

dulios

Sarah Palin incites near-violent rage in me (a normally reasonable woman, and historian of Europe, 1918-1945) because she is Mussolini in a skirt.

9-5-2008 4:56 PM

wiccantexan

Popped for comments.

9-5-2008 11:05 PM

BartendingBear

Great link, dulios. Thanks

9-7-2008 8:27 PM

Spiritualmonkey

Seconding the link thanks, dulios.

9-8-2008 2:39 AM

dulios

Monkey and Bear - you're welcome!

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