Why Do Feminists Attack Sarah and Not Sharia?

I find this article's central question and thesis absurd. As a feminist, humanitarian, and thinking person, I find both Palin and "Sharia law" EQUALLY appalling and worthy of scorn. In rhetoric, that's called an "either/or dilemma." There's no reason we have to support one instead of the other. That means a lot of people might & can dislike them both with equal fervor. But since in this country we don't need to confront the absurdities of Sharia law, we can and should focus on absurdities closer to home. Thankfully, as a start we have laws that attempt to protect women from abuse--objections to Sharia law are self-evident and there's no danger we'll be adopting Sharia in the future despite Mr. Giles warning about what happened in the...