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This video of Matt Damon discussing Sarah Palin as a V.P. candidate is making the internet rounds right now. The already classic line from the clip, “I need to know if she thinks dinosaurs were here 4,000 years ago because she’s going to have the nuclear code.”

I do believe that my respect for Mr. Damon just increased ten-fold. Although I feel a slight sneaky suspicion that there is just a tad of hidden sexism in his words–is there something wrong with hockey mom’s? I get his point that being a hockey mom doesn’t qualify you to be president, but why does being a lawyer qualify you more than being a hockey mom? What really *does* qualify you to be a president? I’ve heard some politicians say that really, nothing can–but we as a country do seem to feel more comfortable with unqualified men taking over high power positions with little to no experience that we do women. I think it’s fair to question why that is. What do you think?