Mike Huckabee decries the sexism and the attacks on Sarah Palin’s family:
Calling media critiques of Palin “unprecedented” (”they never did this to Chelsea Clinton,” he said), Huckabee predicted that Palin’s victimization would rouse support even from non-Republicans outraged by sexist sentiment.
True, the Democrats never did attack Chelsea Clinton. But as brownsox at Daily Kos notes, the Republicans sure did, including the man who put Palin on his ticket:
McCain made the joke at a 1998 Republican Senate fundraiser. “Why is Chelsea Clinton so ugly?” he asked. “Because her father is Janet Reno.”
Between calling adolescent girls ugly and suggesting a woman might enjoy being raped by an ape, that John McCain sure proves he’s a funny, sensitive and completely honourable guy.
