A new reality series called “Amazing America” is about to launch on the Sportsman Channel. The show features human interest outdoor adventure stories and its host is former vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin. In a recent interview about the show, Ms. Palin said, “The show isn’t political at all: it is about hardworking, patriotic everyday American life that needs to be highlighted.”
Sarah Palin is famously outdoorsy. The Wall Street Journal’s Alexandra Wolfe recently pointed out that she came up with her signature description of herself, and the conservative women she works to elect to Congress, as Mama Grizzlies “after watching a group of bears catching salmon in Homer, Alaska.” She came away with the observation that: “The mamas are doing all the work!”
As the male bears wrestled playfully, the mama-bears were catching fish, feeding babies, and protecting their babies by swatting away other bears that might threaten them. This discovery has fueled one of Sarah Palin’s key messages, which is: “It’s the mama grizzlies that are looking out for that next generation. So, politically, I’m finding mama grizzlies who will look out for America’s future.” These Mama Grizzlies focus, not just on their own children’s future but on that of the next generation, for the good of the nation.
In contrast, in the run-up to this year’s congressional elections, the White House is pumping up the females-as-victim mentality, reaching out to single women with a call for Congress to pass a “Paycheck Fairness Act.” Never mind that Congress already banned sex-based discrimination in the workplace when it passed the Equal Pay Act in 1963. Paycheck Fairness is another way to micromanage businesses, in this case restricting the ability of employers to reward their best employees with bonuses and higher wages. The Paycheck Fairness law would allow employers to be sued, for unlimited damages, if they pay people working similar jobs differently. This is another of the Left’s freedom-grabs.
This agenda is being pushed using the false claim that women only make 77 cents for every dollar a man earns. This figure is beyond deceptive. It lumps together all men and all women, taking an average for each gender and comparing them. Comparing men and women working the same job would be much fairer.
Plus, the Administration’s wage gap narrative also completely ignores the fact that more women choose fields, like teaching, that pay less. They often prefer more flexible work schedules. And census figures show that men with full time jobs work more hours per week than women with full time jobs. Plus, over their careers, women take more time off to deal with family concerns, which can slow salary growth. A lot of this has to do with the fact that — hello — most women are mothers and that affects their work life.
The mama grizzlies celebrate those choices. They, and all of us, should oppose the Left’s efforts to force feed equality.