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Let me preface this by giving a friendly reminder that I am a registered Republican.

Why do so many people think Sarah Palin is a strong, brilliant, qualified woman and then just say Hillary Clinton is a bitch?

A friend of mine told me how upset she was that Hugo Chavez said Palin is just a beauty queen. Not because it's Palin, but because he shouldn't say that about women in general. I understand and agree that it's wrong for him to be passing judgment on anyone... I mean, he's downright evil and he wants to be judgmental?  Anyways, that discussion got me thinking about all the people I know who would stand up for Palin's strength as a woman and turn around and put down Hillary... then get upset when they encounter someone who doesn't worship Palin.

I am a 21st century feminist. Women's rights is a deal breaker for me. I LOVE LOVE LOVE the idea of a woman from any party being in the White House, but it would honestly make me sick if Palin becomes that woman. She doesn't deserve it... not compared to the many women out there from BOTH parties who have worked their butts off to get where they are.

Let's talk about Kay Hutchinson, a Republican Senator of Texas, since I just read about her recently. 

"In 1993, Texas elected Kay Bailey Hutchinson to the United States Senate in a special election, making her the first -- and, to date, the only -- woman elected to represent the state in the Senate.  One year later, she was re-elected to a full six year term.  And in 2000, she received more votes for her re-election to a second full term than any other statewide candidate had ever received.  In 2006, she was again re-elected by an overwhelming margin.  She serves in the Senate leadership, having been elected by her colleagues to be a chairman of the Republican Policy Committee in the 110th Congress, making her the fourth-highest ranking Republican senator and the highest ranking Republican woman.  Sen. Hutchinson also serves on the Republican National Hispanic Assembly (RNHA) National Advisory Committee."

She got her law degree from UT... before the Senate served in the House of Representatives and as Texas State Treasurer... named one of the 30 most powerful women... has a very strong history of beating democrats in elections... And you're telling me Palin is better suited for the VP office? I know, I know, Hutchinson is probably happy where she is, and maybe didn't want the nomination, but Hutchinson is only one example of many extraordinary women who should be in Palin's place.

There are too many brilliant women out there to waste our times handing privileges to the ones with the most makeup and highest heels. The fact the Republican committee chose Palin over the many qualified Republican women out there shows how shallow and ignorant they believe this country to be.

Palin will never break the glass ceiling. If she gets into office it's not a big step for women- it only proves the double standard that ugly, old white men can get anywhere but you have to be a relatively young, beautiful woman to even challenge them. No woman will truly break the glass ceiling until she cuts the makeup, pulls down the hair, puts on trousers and a loose blouse and still makes it to the top. Hillary came closest and maybe that's why I love her so much.  I didn't necessarily agree with everything she had to say, but I still have the utmost respect for her. Her relative androgyny intimidated people and earned her the "Bitch" title, but I'd rather be a bitch than shallow.