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Sarah Palin, one tough mama

She may not be humble or politically savvy. But the governor is a rare political species: A strong maternal woman
Amanda Fortini

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  • Monday, July 6, 2009 07:57 PM

    She's not "quirky," she's dangerously ignorant and quite possibly mentally unstable.

    And considering numerous people have suggested she has NPD, and ALSO considering she's exploited her children for political gain, you'll have to forgive me if I don't see her as a model maternal figure.

    There have been SO many other strong, maternal figures in politics--past and present (Hillary, anyone?), that the odd need to find a positive take on Palin to the deliberate exclusion of these other women is extremely distasteful. Just knock it off, already. Several writers on Broadsheet have bent over backwards to convince us she's not so bad after all; problem being that she IS that bad, and we all know it. Let's move on.

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