Palin Misquotes

According to an article in The Huffington Post today, Palin grossly misquoted former Secretary of State (under Clinton) and UN Ambassador Madeleine Albright when she quoted her at a rally, saying "There's a place in Hell reserved for women who don't support other women".  Actually, what Albright said was, "There's a place in Hell reserved for women who don't HELP other women".  One word, but it makes a world of difference.  The way Palin said it, she sounded like she was accusing women that would vote for Obama over her of being evil.  The way Albright said it, she was accusing of women who turn their backs on a woman in need as being evil.  By, say, charging them for the use of rape kits, or by taking a stance that refused to let women get abortions, even in occasions of rape or incest.  Just to clarify, that's my interpretation; Albright didn't say that.  But she did respond, to the misquote, by saying, 

"Though I am flattered that Governor Palin has chosen to cite me as a source of wisdom, what I said had nothing to do with politics.  This is yet another example of McCain and Palin distorting the truth, and all the more reason to remember that this campaign is not about gender, it is about which candidate has an agenda that will improve the lives of all Americans, including women.  The truth is, if you care about the status of women in out society and in our troubled economy, the best choice by far is Obama-Biden."

I find it pretty disgusting that Palin would resort to "the gender card" - like the race card, but in this case, it's over her sex.  I can only hope that the American Public will see through the ridiculousness of her misquote, and make a decision in November based on real issues - like foreign policy, the economy, energy policy, etc. - and not on race or gender.  Oh, and do you remember when during her debate with Biden, she accused the Mainstream Media of constantly filtering her words, especially after her interview with Couric?  Well, after her misquote, she said, "...let's see what a comment like I just made, how that is turned into whatever it'll be turned into tomorrow with the newspaper."  Two things: One, did she knowingly and purposefully misquote Albright?  Because when she immediately defended herself, it sounded fishy to me.  Two, what can you expect, when you misquote someone?  The story will invariably be that she misquoted Albright, who supports Obama and Biden.  There's really not a whole lot of wiggle room for the newspapers to "filter" Palin's remark.  The whole thing is just ridiculous.