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I started trawling through these letters, but there are only so many hours in a day. Grow the fuck up, people. It is not sexist to bluntly examine the ramifications of the gross, cynical, and, yes, pandering choice of Sara Palin as McCain's veep to be. This is something that has happened, and if you think her looks, her youth, and her supposed sex appeal weren't significant factors in the Republican's choice to elevate her to VP, well, I've got a bridge to sell you.
(It'll cost you about $500 million. See what I did there?)
So swallow your overblown outrage over the tacky image up top and read the article. I don't know if what Gary's talking about will end up being a decisive factor in the election, but it's in the mix, and is as deserving of discussion as any other factor in this bloody train wreck. By refusing to discuss it, you're playing into another of the traps of Palin's candidacy.
If you must be angry, be angry with the people who put Palin out there and who are forcing us to have this conversation, not those like Gary who are merely talking about the ramifications of that decision.
