Free Sarah Palin

This is Campbell Brown’s editorial comment on CNN last night on the McCain camp’s sexist treatment of Sarah Palin:

"Tonight I call on the McCain campaign to stop treating Sarah Palin like she is a delicate flower that will wilt at any moment. This woman is from Alaska for crying out loud. She is strong. She is tough. She is confident. And you claim she is ready to be one heartbeat away from the presidency. If that is the case, then end this chauvinistic treatment of her now. Allow her to show her stuff. Allow her to face down those pesky reporters... Let her have a real news conference with real questions. By treating Sarah Palin different from the other candidates in this race, you are not showing her the respect she deserves. Free Sarah Palin. Free her from the chauvinistic chain you are binding her with. Sexism in this campaign must come to an end. Sarah Palin has just as much a right to be a real candidate in this race as the men do. So let her act like one."

I agree with Campbell. McCain’s minion are doing her no favors and doing a disservice to the voters who have a right to hear from the number two person on the Republican side. Or can it be, she is not ready for prime time and, they fear, never will be. Whatever the case, the truth will out.

Katie Couric of CBS is set to interview Palin tomorrow (Wednesday). Let’s hope she gets more than 30 seconds of Palin’s time.