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All the complaints about NOT reading this column because of the photo/headline miss an opportunity to go deeper into the minds of America, deeper than even the stances on issues. Gary isn't trying to sexualize Palin in an anti-feminist manner at all. His point is to go deep into America's, primarily the rootin-tootin "Let's Drill!" woohoo crowd who were present at the convention not to hear where anyone stands on an issue, but to hoot & holler like good school kids at a football game on thanksgiving Day.
Why is it wrong or bad to delve into the collective unconscious, primarily of male Republicans that brings this type of behavior to the fore in an exploratory manner looking for the reasons it is so, or possibly so? In life there as many unconscious reasons for behavior as conscious ones. so, at least to me, there is no shame or anything untoward in exploring the topic, even if done so with a touch of humor to make it more palatable to the readers.
