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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.
Third Wave
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=05FmNmiHrps
Scarier than any haunted house I've been through. I mean, I'm glad I know really good Christians (and people of other faiths) .. but this as an example of religion? Way freakin' scary.
Re: Third Wave
Fortunately, when the minister attempted to carry this persecution to the next town she moved to, actually suggesting that if they burned out her home or business she would leave -- the local sheriff went over and told her to call him any time she felt threatened. His attitude was something like: "No, we don't judge people like that in this town. And we have laws against arson and stalking."
It was both frightening, and also good to know that not all small town people are so terrified they need a scapegoat.
Palin has not improved on second and third looks.