Joe Biden Joins Obama’s Shock Troops in Sexist Attacks on Sarah Palin

In yesterday’s post titled Standing Up for Sarah Palin Against Obama’s Online Shock Troops, I acknowledged personal disagreements with Sarah Palin on several important issues, but I pledged to stand with her against the already launched misogynous assaults on her by Obama’s backers. Turns out her counterpart on the Democratic ticket, Sen. Joe Biden has added his two-cents worth of sexism in dismissing Palin. Andrew Malcolm at Top of the Ticket (LA Times) writes:

“Oh, jeez, here we go already. With the canny, seemingly good-natured-but-really-a-put-down jokes about a female candidate.

“The lone female is gone from the Democratic race; they can't use the old pantsuits laughter anymore. So Joe Biden trotted out the subtly dismissive, isn't-she-pretty line about you-know-who, the newbie on the Republican side. (Translation: There's really nothing else to her to comment about, but I won't say that because I'm not a sexist.)

“We wonder how this goes down with those millions of female Hillary Clinton supporters who both sides covet.

‘“Biden was in Ohio with his Democratic ticket partner, whom he once described as ‘clean,’ and told an outdoor rally:

‘“There’s a gigantic difference between John McCain and Barack Obama and between me and I suspect my vice presidential opponent,’ Biden said.

‘“She’s good-looking,’ he quipped.

“Yeh, really, hold your sides on that one.

‘“Let's turn that reference around 180-degrees and imagine a female candidate in front of a large audience talking about some, oh, hypothetical male opponent for the vice presidency. ‘Thirty-six years in the United States Senate,’ she says, "And all he's got to show for it is a beautiful head of hairplugs.’

“Real classy, right?”