Paglia on Palin

I just read this article by Camile Paglia on salon.com. Even though I don't agree with Paglia even halfway, I'm intrigued by her perspective of Sarah Palin as a new feminist force. However, I am beginning to wonder if Paglia is on some sort of drug here -- usually her arguments are so strong. But in this one, she seems to completely dismiss Palin's record on free speech. This article is more focused on how Palin looks like a pioneer woman or one of the first suffragettes rather than on the actions our first female presidential contender has taken to limit personal freedoms such as the books her constituents read and what they can do with their bodies. Paglia does discuss Palin on abortion, linking the VP candidate's pro-life stance to her own discussion in Sexual Personae. Paglia thinks that a pro-life position is "is more ethically highly evolved" than pro-choice. Interesting. Anyway, I think she is just trying to get people worked up here.