Sarah Palin may be the worst thing to happen to this country since continental drift separated Russia from Alaska. Some think she's cute in spite of it all, others think it's not fair to talk about female politicians that way. Personally, I prefer conservative ladies with shorter haircuts, more edge, and a heaping dose of ideological/sexual incongruities. My three favorites:
1. Camille Paglia. Proof that even people over sixty can identify as bisexual, Paglia has some pretty off-kilter political views. She's a pro-choice atheist...and a self-proclaimed egomaniac Libertarian who doubts global warming, maintains that Michael Foucault intentionally spread HIV, and thinks Anita Hill enjoyed getting sexually harassed. Of course this kooky contrarian has a raging crush on Sarah Palin! Maybe Ron Paul would be up for a threesome?
2. Norah Vincent. Best known as a former LA Times columnist and the cross-dressing author of Self-Made Man, Vincent has defined herself as a "temporary misogynist" sympathetic to the politics of the "Gay Right." Huh? She reminds me of those closeted butch girls in junior college who joined the ROTC because it was the only socially acceptable way to express their masculinity. Vincent's suave, debonair cover photo threatens to break my heart like so many of those brutish, buzz-headed Cadets. I'd love to see a heated debate between Norah and Rachel Maddow, especially if they both showed up in their nicest menswear.
3. Mary Cheney, or, the woman who likes to campaign for Bush and eat it too! Mary is hoping that God makes exceptions for lesbian Christian Republicans. Her tell-all memoir Now It's My Turn told us absolutely nothing, except that she's unwilling to confront her party's hypocrisy, and had to steal a book title from Nancy Reagan. I'm not that into Mary--her face reminds me of Dick--but her wife, former park ranger and UPS manager Heather Poe, is downright dapper.
I'm sure these women would agree with Sarah Palin that their private, personal lives have no place in politics. And I'll take that seriously when they extend the privilege to the rest of us!