I am not sure I completely agree with, or endorse the thought, but this bears quoting. It's something Nowsherwan Yasin said on a mailing list this morning about the whole Zardari hits on Palin brouhaha (in case you've not followed it, check out the post and discussion Teeth Maestro's blog here.):
Although I agree that such statements are inappropriate in foreign relations, I can't help but see an unintentional advantage (of sorts) of Pakistani chauvinism in dealing with such a character. The politically correct, hidden misogyny of the American politician really has no answer for the snide, smart @ss, belittling demeanor that Palin seems to exhibit. She reminds me of the typical sitcom girlfriend, you know the one that will not let passive guy X go out with his friends and Y humiliating him to a laugh track, constantly nagging and yelping without any real knowledge of anything.
But good old sexism, in societies where it is acceptable, such as Pakistan, provides a trump card.
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Why anyone would even meet with that incompetent racist is beyond me. Doesn't he know Obama's going to be the next president?
Doesn't he know Obama's going to be president? Why meet with that incompetent racist Palin?
Salaamu `Aleykum!
Interesting blog. I am looking forward to going through your archive.
Kindly,
Kathrin
Has something gone wrong with the site? It looks like the stories are no longer ordered by date?
I'm looking into it...
Got it. Some of the authors were accidentally leaving the 'Sticky' checkbox on. This caused those stories to persist at the top of the page.
Lol, Zardari looks a lot like Steve Carell (the guy from "Evan Almighty").