This letter is associated with the following article:
Letters
Tuesday, September 9, 2008 12:00 AM

The dominatrix

Sarah Palin is trying to seduce independent voters. But she comes across like a whip-wielding mistress who wants to discipline a naughty America.
By Gary Kamiya

Read other letters about this article

  • Tuesday, September 9, 2008 06:51 AM

    I don't have a problem wit the picture or article.

    I see what Kamiya is driving at and his point is valid. Palins appeal derives from exactly what Kamiya is pointing at.

    It's funny how the religious republicans need to be whipped up into a guilty frenzy to maintain their loyalty to the party. And funny is what Kamiya has made of this acquiesce.

    —GrantS Read GrantS's other letters

    Flag
Read other letters about this article

Most Active Letters Threads

685

Obama's exceedingly familiar justifications for escalation

The "new" approach to Afghanistan touted by White House officials seems quite old
Glenn Greenwald Read article
599

The commendably missing element from Obama's speech

There was no pretense that human rights is our goal, or the likely outcome, in escalating the war
Glenn Greenwald Read article
440

The face of rotted Washington

Evan Bayh demands more debt-financed war - fought by others - while boasting that he's a stern "deficit hawk."
Glenn Greenwald Read article
317

Yes, it's Obama's war now

An uninspiring speech sells a dubious policy, but progressives who feel betrayed have only themselves to blame
Joan Walsh Read article
209

Bigotry wins in Switzerland

By voting to ban the construction of minarets, Switzerland apes the most extreme intolerance in the Muslim world
By Juan Cole Read article

View all »

Letters Help

Currently in Salon