“Soft despotism is a term coined by Alexis de Tocqueville describing the state into which a country overrun by "a network of small complicated rules" might degrade. Soft despotism is different from despotism (also called 'hard despotism') in the sense that it is not obvious to the people."
...Palin is a red herring, lipstick on the Republican pig to distract Americans from the real issue that under the leadership of the Republicans the last 8 years, our country is falling apart. Both Palin and McCain think that Americans are whiners. What do you think? Are you a whiner? Do you want more of the same? If you don't, then get out and register at least 5 people and tell them why they should vote a straight Democratic ticket this year.
How about this one? Time for the Democrats to demand that Obama resign.
"What is sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander."
Remember when Washington, DC's black Mayor, Anthony Williams, gladly accepted the resignation of his white staff member, David Howard, because Mr. Howard uttered the word 'niggardly' in a private staff meeting, or Sen. Trent Lott (R-MS) resigning his position as Senate Republican leader after he made alleged racist remarks that drew immediate criticism and outrage from Black lawmakers, race hustlers and all the usual racialist detectors.
No groups in America are more adept at finding and sniffing out racial offenses than the Left Wing American Media and the various communities of color and indignation.
So let's try and be intellectually honest and consistent, Barack Obama was taking a direct shot at Sarah Palin with his pig and lipstick remark. It was the use of an old sexist term "pig" used against woman. It is no different from any other racial or sexist slur. Imagine if Palin referred to Obama eating watermelon.
Since we are in the barnyard let us not forget "what is sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander."
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Meanwhile Joe Biden is doing his share to help by inviting a man in a wheelchair to stand up. Warning: This clip may make you want to climb into a hole.
