When a political candidate is openly attacked by the media in the disgusting manner in which the drive-bys are crucifying Alaska Governor Sarah Palin and her family, one has to wonder at the motivation. Consider that these organizations, such as CNN, MSNBC, ABC, NBC, the NY Times, TIME Magazine, Newsweek, etc. all believe themselves to be credible journalists (whether or not that is the case is no longer even debatable…but I digress). So, why then would these so-called bastions of journalistic integrity be gleefully diving head first into the mud pits of yellow journalism?

I propose the answer, dear reader, is comprised of the following: Ideological Sexism.

What is that, you may ask? Ideological Sexism is bias against a person for their ideological views expressed in a sexist manner. Sarah Palin and family is currently the victim of these despicable types of attacks.

Case in point:

CBS Interview by Katie Couric with McCain camp spokesman Steve Schmidt

“SCHMIDT: Well, let's talk about what’s coming out. The fact that her husband had a DWI 24 years ago when he was 22 years old. Senator McCain thinks that’s nonsense, that’s not a disqualifier for a Vice President of the United States. We knew that her daughter was going to have a child. Senator McCain offered his love and support for their family. That doesn't disqualify this exceptional leader, and the American people, I think, will angrily reject it. Today, Katie, I’ve been asked questions that are outrageous by the national media. I’ve been asked questions about when her amniotic fluid started to leak with regard to her last birth. I was asked whether we would make the genetic tests available because she had a Down's Syndrome child. Members of this campaign went to off-the-record lunches with reporters today, and they were asked if she would do paternity tests to prove paternity for her last child. Smear after smear after smear, and it’s disgraceful, and it’s wrong, and the American people are going to reject it overwhelmingly when they see her tomorrow.”

Questions like these should immediately clue you in to which way the interviewer leans politically. Unfortunately, this isn't the only example of this type of gutter-bias by the MSM.

Now, imagine the fury of the left if someone had the audacity to ask these same questions about Hillary Clinton or Michelle Obama. Or if someone had inquired as to whether or not Barack Obama would be able to effectively parent his two young daughters while being President. Or if his wife could handle his absence while he serves in Washington, work her own job AND effectively raise their two daughters. The person who even dared to hint at these things would have been (and should be) publicly crucified.

Point Two:

Panel Discussion on CBS. Topic: “Can a mother of five children be an effective vice president?”

Hang on a second. Isn’t that what the feminists have been telling us for so long? “You can have a family and a career. You can be successful if you want to be. You can have it all!” So here comes a woman who actually has it all and because she doesn’t share all of their ideological views they add the caveat: “But only if you’re a liberal!”

Add that in and it’s suddenly OK to skewer a woman for her feminine attributes.

What’s causing this most recent display of sexism, you ask? The answer is simple: FEAR.

The left has spent the past forty years portraying the Republican party specifically, and Conservatives in general, as a group of Neanderthals entirely devoted to suppressing minorities, especially women. The narrative is that we’re all Bible-thumping nutcases who expect our women to be barefoot, pregnant, and in the kitchen. Our women aren’t allowed to think or have opinions. We’re completely dominated by our men, whose sole interest is to exploit anyone who comes across their path for money or power.

Sarah Palin has completely shattered that narrative. She is an extremely successful and respected conservative woman with a career and family. She has single-handedly re-energized the conservative base (Neanderthals and all!). And once those of us who live in fly-over country find out about this marvelous woman, the liberals know their lame old lines and arguments about conservatives being backwater, sexist bigots will no longer hold water.

So you see, dear reader, a woman who has the audacity to enter politics with an (R) behind her name is no woman at all, she is THE ENEMY.

Sarah Palin is a real, middle-American kind-of lady. She believes that human life is sacred; that the topic of sex should be introduced by one’s parents instead of government-run schools; that the Second Amendment means what it says; that the government can’t solve all our problems; that there’s nothing wrong with having a family and loving them and having a career, too.

Sarah Palin is JUST LIKE US. She’s NORMAL. She has a family whom she loves. She pays her bills and her taxes. She has children who make bad choices, but she loves and supports them anyway. She understands us because she’s one of us. As Glenn Beck says, Sarah Palin is “MRS. Smith Goes to Washington”.

Like many of you, I will be anxiously awaiting Governor Palin’s convention address tonight. As she said to one of McCain’s vetters during her interview: “Do you know the difference between a hockey mom and a pitbull? Lipstick.” The drive-bys would serve themselves well by remembering that.

Go get ‘em Sarah!