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Trying to not start on the election....
But there are two things I'd like to say about the Republican ticket. Read (or not -- it's behind a cut) and in one instance, act, if you wish.
From a comment in TimesOnline.co.uk:
...check out one of the definitions of conservatism:
"Caution or moderation, as in behaviour or outlook"
I don’t know if Palin is up to the job. You don’t know either.
The point is McCain did not know or care.
Is that what you call putting your country first.
Ian, Stanmore, UK
Received from a friend:
We are writing to you because of the fury and dread we have felt since the announcement of Sarah Palin as the Vice-Presidential candidate for the Republican Party. We believe that this terrible decision has surpassed mere partisanship, and that it is a dangerous farce-on the part of a pandering and rudderless Presidential candidate-that has a real possibility of becoming fact.
Perhaps like us, as American women, you share the fear of what Ms. Palin and her professed beliefs and proven record could lead to for ourselves and for our present or future daughters. To date, she is against sex education, birth control, the pro-choice platform, environmental protection, alternative energy development, freedom of speech (as mayor she wanted to ban books and attempted to fire the librarian who stood against her), gun control, the separation of church and state, and polar bears. To say nothing of her complete lack of real preparation to become the second-most-powerful person on the planet.
We want to clarify that we are not against Sarah Palin as a woman, a mother, or, for that matter, a parent of a pregnant teenager, but solely as a rash, incompetent, and all together devastating choice for Vice President. Ms. Palin's political views are in every way a slap in the face to the accomplishments that our mothers and grandmothers and great-grandmothers so fiercely fought for, and that we've so demonstrably benefited from.
*First and foremost, Ms. Palin does not represent us. She does not demonstrate or uphold our interests as American women. It is presumed that the inclusion of a woman on the Republican ticket could win over women voters. We want to disagree, publicly.*
*Therefore, we invite you to reply here <womensaynopalin@gmail.com> with a short, succinct message about why you, as a woman living in this country, do not support this candidate as second-in-command for our nation.*
Please include your name (last initial is fine), age, and place of residence.
We will post your responses on a blog called "Women Against Sarah Palin," which we intend to publicize as widely as possible. Please send us your reply at your earliest convenience - the greater the volume of responses we receive, the stronger our message will be.
Thank you for your time and action.
*VIVA!*
Sincerely,
Quinn Latimer and Lyra Kilston
New York, NY
<mailto:womensaynopalin@gmail.com> womensaynopalin@gmail.com
***PLEASE FORWARD WIDELY!* If you send this to 20 women in the next hour, you could be blessed with a country that takes your concerns seriously. Stranger things have happened.
http://womenagainstsarahpalin.org/
A final note -- previous VP candidates in modern times have hit the campaign trail within 48 hours, answering questions about their positions on the great issues of the day. Sarah Palin will have been the Republican VP candidate for 14 DAYS before she gives an exclusive interview to Charles Gibson at ABC.
That's six weeks before the election, folks. Six weeks to hear from the woman who will take over if McCain has to resign for health reasons. Whatever you wish to share with friends before the election, do it now.
Or at BEST, we'll have 4 more years of the Bush administration. No matter what you think of Bush as a man, the idea of someone in the White House just like him when unemployment is rising and gas prices are inching upward should scare you.
And remember one of McCain's campaign supporters is Phil Gramm, the " ...the American public should stop whining" about a recession consultant.
Thank you. Back to writing.
From a comment in TimesOnline.co.uk:
...check out one of the definitions of conservatism:
"Caution or moderation, as in behaviour or outlook"
I don’t know if Palin is up to the job. You don’t know either.
The point is McCain did not know or care.
Is that what you call putting your country first.
Ian, Stanmore, UK
Received from a friend:
We are writing to you because of the fury and dread we have felt since the announcement of Sarah Palin as the Vice-Presidential candidate for the Republican Party. We believe that this terrible decision has surpassed mere partisanship, and that it is a dangerous farce-on the part of a pandering and rudderless Presidential candidate-that has a real possibility of becoming fact.
Perhaps like us, as American women, you share the fear of what Ms. Palin and her professed beliefs and proven record could lead to for ourselves and for our present or future daughters. To date, she is against sex education, birth control, the pro-choice platform, environmental protection, alternative energy development, freedom of speech (as mayor she wanted to ban books and attempted to fire the librarian who stood against her), gun control, the separation of church and state, and polar bears. To say nothing of her complete lack of real preparation to become the second-most-powerful person on the planet.
We want to clarify that we are not against Sarah Palin as a woman, a mother, or, for that matter, a parent of a pregnant teenager, but solely as a rash, incompetent, and all together devastating choice for Vice President. Ms. Palin's political views are in every way a slap in the face to the accomplishments that our mothers and grandmothers and great-grandmothers so fiercely fought for, and that we've so demonstrably benefited from.
*First and foremost, Ms. Palin does not represent us. She does not demonstrate or uphold our interests as American women. It is presumed that the inclusion of a woman on the Republican ticket could win over women voters. We want to disagree, publicly.*
*Therefore, we invite you to reply here <womensaynopalin@gmail.com> with a short, succinct message about why you, as a woman living in this country, do not support this candidate as second-in-command for our nation.*
Please include your name (last initial is fine), age, and place of residence.
We will post your responses on a blog called "Women Against Sarah Palin," which we intend to publicize as widely as possible. Please send us your reply at your earliest convenience - the greater the volume of responses we receive, the stronger our message will be.
Thank you for your time and action.
*VIVA!*
Sincerely,
Quinn Latimer and Lyra Kilston
New York, NY
<mailto:womensaynopalin@gmail.com> womensaynopalin@gmail.com
***PLEASE FORWARD WIDELY!* If you send this to 20 women in the next hour, you could be blessed with a country that takes your concerns seriously. Stranger things have happened.
http://womenagainstsarahpalin.org/
A final note -- previous VP candidates in modern times have hit the campaign trail within 48 hours, answering questions about their positions on the great issues of the day. Sarah Palin will have been the Republican VP candidate for 14 DAYS before she gives an exclusive interview to Charles Gibson at ABC.
That's six weeks before the election, folks. Six weeks to hear from the woman who will take over if McCain has to resign for health reasons. Whatever you wish to share with friends before the election, do it now.
Or at BEST, we'll have 4 more years of the Bush administration. No matter what you think of Bush as a man, the idea of someone in the White House just like him when unemployment is rising and gas prices are inching upward should scare you.
And remember one of McCain's campaign supporters is Phil Gramm, the " ...the American public should stop whining" about a recession consultant.
Thank you. Back to writing.
prebiotics
The stuff I got was this product:
http://www.naturesstore.com/product_main.asp?productcode=12601&BrandID=498&Browse=
No indication there that it needs to be refrigerated, but that's where Wheatsville had it stashed, in the chilled case with other probiotics. That site seems to have a decent price, there may be other sources cheaper. The arabanogalactan came on my radar as particular good, so I'd suggest researching that. The inulin is probably already in your regular mix of fiber/etc.
Haven't used that as much, lately, because I got my cats stabilized with MegaFood's "MegaFlora", which I hunted down because it contains Lactobacillus Sporogenes, among other excellent species. The Sporogenes has a spore quality that takes it past small intestine into large intestine, so it bypasses earlier battlefields where most probiotics live, earn their wages, and die. The Sporogenes survives to colonize the large intestine, where it can do more good! At least, that's what I recall. This site merely highlights that it bypasses the stomach & reaches the intestines, without mentioning large vs small:
http://www.lactospore.com/benifit.htm
The MegaFlora I definite keep in the fridge, and I'll buy it in autumn/winter months so that shipping doesn't leave it baking on my front porch. There's also usually a site or two that has better deals & free shipping if I buy more than one bottle at a time.
Also, here's one post from that friend in New Orleans who documents tons of his self-experiments as well as articles he receives from other sources. This post talks about niacin helping "seal up" leaky gut: http://alobar.livejournal.com/2931120.html
From what I recall, there are various forms of niacin and I don't recall clearly which are "best" or if they're equally effective. Niacin, niacinimide, etc. There are tons of study citations & multiple articles in that post, so you might find more than I did.
Sorry, brain is very tired, but I wanted to share links with you!
Re: prebiotics
I'm especially interested in the jumping the stomach to the intestines stuff. I think you mean that you did MegaFlora for both you and the cats? I'll try to scope all this out tomorrow -- in the meantime, ZZZzzzzz.