Whoopi Goldberg Says Sarah Palin is a Dangerous Woman

In a recent blog post, Whoopi Goldberg called Sarah Palin a dangerous woman. While Whoopi Goldberg praised Sarah Palin for being a "tough chick, a babe, and a mom," she also pointed out what she saw as meanness and inaccuracies in Sarah Palin's speech.

First, Whoppi Goldberg claims Sarah Palin undermined Barack Obama's work as a community organizer. Whoopi Goldberg argues that Obama's work allows him to understand how people live, what happens when they lose everything, and what they can do about it. Whoopi Goldberg discredits Sarah Palin's record, arguing that she had no foreign policy experience and that she had supported the Bridge to Nowhere in 2006. Whoopi Goldberg finds Sarah Palin's America First agenda disingenuous and also believes that Sarah Palin was part of an Alaska secession movement.

Then there is the issue of Sarah Palin's daughter. Whoopi Goldberg pointed out a double standard. She argues that when a black teenager becomes pregnant, she is treated as a "welfare mom." Yet when a "nice white lady's" daughter gets pregnant, it becomes an Evangelical Christian choice.

Finally, Whoopi Goldberg decries Sarah Palin's religious views and socially conservative positions. "This is a lady who believes that everything that happens is God ordained." Whoopi Goldberg goes on to discuss taxes, the war, and oil drilling. "This girl is dangerous to me. This is a very dangerous woman, because I believe for her intents and purposes, she's OK if everybody lives a certain way, that is to say, the way God ordained men and women to be."

Whoopi Goldberg Says Sarah Palin is a Dangerous Woman: My Thoughts

Although Sarah Palin is more politically conservative than the moderate John McCain, Whoopi Goldberg is over the top in her criticisms of Sarah Palin. On Barack Obama's work as community organizer, Sarah Palin was correct to point out the holes in his resume. While I agree that community organizing is noble work, it does not take the place of hands on executive experience as mayor and governor. Traditionally, governors have tended to fare better than senators in national elections. It has been said that "governors run things while senators run their mouths." While I agree that Sarah Palin lacks foreign policy experience, McCain's record balances the ticket in that respect.

On Sarah Palin's daughter, I see some truth in the double standard that Whoopi Goldberg spoke of. Still, I believe that the daughter's pregnancy is a family affair. I respect the choice that Sarah Palin and the daughter made to carry the baby to full term. Sarah Palin is pro-life and practices what she preaches.

Whether or not you agree with Sarah Palin's political views, it is extreme for Whoopi Goldberg to call her dangerous. Whoopi Goldberg claims that Palin has "contempt for anyone who doesn't believe as she does." It's an unfair generalization to make. Maybe Sarah Palin sees tax cuts and oil drilling as being in our economic and national interests. Maybe her position on abortion is not anti-woman, but pro-life. Many of Whoopi Goldberg's criticisms could be used to describe a number of Republicans including Mitt Romney or Mike Huckabee, the same arguments that some Democrats have been making for years. It doesn't make sense to single out Sarah Palin as the "dangerous" one.