Palin Sexism Watch: Proud Uncle McCain Edition

I’m proud of her…And I can’t tell how proud I am of her and her family.Her husband’s a pretty tough guy, by the way, too.

Yup, that’s the Republican presidential candidate talking about his running mate, Sarah Palin, last night in the third and final debate. I was pretty horrified that, number one, he seems to feel that it is necessary to articulate how proud he is of Governor Palin, as if she were his niece not his equal. But what was even more shocking was that, in answer to Bob Schieffer’s great question, “Why would the country be better off if your running mate became president rather than his running mate?”, Senator McCain felt the need to end by invoking Palin’s husband.
Did you hear Obama say anything about Senator Biden’s wife, as reassurance that Biden will have help in the White House from a big, strong lady? If I were Palin, I’d be pissed.