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From: http://womenagainstsarahpalin.blogspot.com/
In all the fuss about Sarah Palin’s moose hunting, religious views, and beauty pageant career, something has been lost: whether her words match up with her record. She told the Republican National Convention "To the families of special-needs children all across this country, I have a message: For years, you sought to make America a more welcoming place for your sons and daughters. I pledge to you that if we are elected, you will have a friend and advocate in the White House." Really? Because the parents of children with disabilities in Alaska don't have much of a friend or advocate right now. Even in years of great surplus, she actually cut state funding for special education services and Medicaid-the program that children and adults with disabilities rely on for health care.
Dear readers,
We want to thank all of the women who have responded to this email with moving, articulate, and impassioned responses. As of this afternoon, we have received more than 13,000 letters from women across the United States. While it's impossible to keep up, we are working hard to post as many of your letters as we can. Thank each of you for voicing aloud that John McCain's insulting assumption that American women can be won over by an inexperienced, fundamentalist candidate just because she happens to be female, is erroneous.
Not only is Ms. Palin vastly under-qualified to deal with the complex issues we face both abroad and at home, her limited world view and rigidity present a very real danger to us all. John McCain has said many times how much he loves his country and I must believe that's true. I must also believe that he is no longer mentally fit to make decisions of great import concerning the future of America, otherwise he would not have so deliberately put us in harm's way with the selection of Sarah Palin.
Governor Palin speaks well, is pretty, and is loved by her husband. However, I would rather have a vice-president who is sensitive to the environment, who does not use ridicule an esteemed opponent, and who is aware of government's responsibility to its citizens who are ill-equipped to lead independent, productive lives.
Dear readers,
Because we are disgusted and disheartened by the smear-campaigns, exaggerations, and outright lies that are so prevalent in our political landscape, we want to clarify two facts that we got wrong.
In our initial letter, sent out on Wednesday night, we stated that Governor Palin fired the librarian in Wasilla. In fact, while she did send the librarian a termination letter, after great public dissent (i.e. community organizing), she retracted it.
Secondly, Ms. Palin is not anti-birth control. She is a member of FFI, Feminists for Life, an anti-abortion, pro-birth control organization.
We apologize.
Unfortunately, during her speech at the Republican Convention last week, Ms. Palin read from a script that contained many egregious falsehoods about her opponent's record, intentions, and policies. We hope that she too (or her scriptwriters at any rate) might have the integrity to come forward and admit their errors.
But we won't hold our breath.
Sarah Palin may be the governor of Alaska, but she showed that she could be a bit petty on Wednesday night during her speech at the Republican National Convention. In it, she mocked Barack Obama's humble political beginnings as a community organizer, stating that being a small town mayor is essentially the same thing, "except that you have actual responsibilities." This remark, while intended to be funny, is a real slap in the face to those individuals who most benefit from the work of a community organizer, namely the homeless and hungry, who receive the aid from soup kitchens and shelters these organizers help to coordinate. Community organizers are also responsible for organizing free or low-cost health care clinics that are a boon to those Americans without health insurance. How are these responsibilities any less "real" than those of a small town mayor? Sarah Palin needs a serious reality check to compliment the dart that has been bestowed upon her.
Is Ms.Palin really the best the Republican party has to offer in terms of a female? I guess there are slim pickings for a woman who will support an antiquated and sexist Republican agenda. Please know that Hillary supporters supported her for more than being merely biologically female. The women who have supported Hillary Clinton did so because of her track record, experience and progressive platform, not because she was simply "a woman". Typical interpretation from a party that is clearly a boys club.
I oppose Palin as a V.P. because I believe she represents a move backward, not forward. America needs to shift our approach to meet the challenges. We face a strong China, a growing India and an energy crisis. We need to get out of Iraq. We need a health care system that works for all. We can not use a 1950's mentality of shoot first ask questions later. We can not just keep talking about Vietnam- new world order is here- we've got to move forward not backward.
I am appalled at the thought of Sarah Palin in the No. 2 spot in this country. McCain says he wants 'change,' but his downright hypocrisy in choosing her is shining through. McCain has finally, openly, shown his disdain for the intelligence of the American woman, and surrendered his vaunted maverick title to the Bush/Cheney/Rove ultra-Conservatives.
The last administration has shown us how effective the VP can be in circumventing the Constitution.
We are not in the habit of criticizing women in the public sphere, as we usually feel we should support our female compatriots with as much encouragement as we can. However, Sarah Palin's record is anti-woman. Feminism is not simply about achieving the power and status typically held by men. It's about protecting and supporting the rights of women of all classes, races, cultures, and beliefs. Palin's record and beliefs do not align with this. She was chosen by John McCain specifically because he believes that American women will vote for any female candidate regardless of their qualifications. He is wrong.
do you hear us now?
In all the fuss about Sarah Palin’s moose hunting, religious views, and beauty pageant career, something has been lost: whether her words match up with her record. She told the Republican National Convention "To the families of special-needs children all across this country, I have a message: For years, you sought to make America a more welcoming place for your sons and daughters. I pledge to you that if we are elected, you will have a friend and advocate in the White House." Really? Because the parents of children with disabilities in Alaska don't have much of a friend or advocate right now. Even in years of great surplus, she actually cut state funding for special education services and Medicaid-the program that children and adults with disabilities rely on for health care.
Dear readers,
We want to thank all of the women who have responded to this email with moving, articulate, and impassioned responses. As of this afternoon, we have received more than 13,000 letters from women across the United States. While it's impossible to keep up, we are working hard to post as many of your letters as we can. Thank each of you for voicing aloud that John McCain's insulting assumption that American women can be won over by an inexperienced, fundamentalist candidate just because she happens to be female, is erroneous.
Not only is Ms. Palin vastly under-qualified to deal with the complex issues we face both abroad and at home, her limited world view and rigidity present a very real danger to us all. John McCain has said many times how much he loves his country and I must believe that's true. I must also believe that he is no longer mentally fit to make decisions of great import concerning the future of America, otherwise he would not have so deliberately put us in harm's way with the selection of Sarah Palin.
Governor Palin speaks well, is pretty, and is loved by her husband. However, I would rather have a vice-president who is sensitive to the environment, who does not use ridicule an esteemed opponent, and who is aware of government's responsibility to its citizens who are ill-equipped to lead independent, productive lives.
Dear readers,
Because we are disgusted and disheartened by the smear-campaigns, exaggerations, and outright lies that are so prevalent in our political landscape, we want to clarify two facts that we got wrong.
In our initial letter, sent out on Wednesday night, we stated that Governor Palin fired the librarian in Wasilla. In fact, while she did send the librarian a termination letter, after great public dissent (i.e. community organizing), she retracted it.
Secondly, Ms. Palin is not anti-birth control. She is a member of FFI, Feminists for Life, an anti-abortion, pro-birth control organization.
We apologize.
Unfortunately, during her speech at the Republican Convention last week, Ms. Palin read from a script that contained many egregious falsehoods about her opponent's record, intentions, and policies. We hope that she too (or her scriptwriters at any rate) might have the integrity to come forward and admit their errors.
But we won't hold our breath.
Sarah Palin may be the governor of Alaska, but she showed that she could be a bit petty on Wednesday night during her speech at the Republican National Convention. In it, she mocked Barack Obama's humble political beginnings as a community organizer, stating that being a small town mayor is essentially the same thing, "except that you have actual responsibilities." This remark, while intended to be funny, is a real slap in the face to those individuals who most benefit from the work of a community organizer, namely the homeless and hungry, who receive the aid from soup kitchens and shelters these organizers help to coordinate. Community organizers are also responsible for organizing free or low-cost health care clinics that are a boon to those Americans without health insurance. How are these responsibilities any less "real" than those of a small town mayor? Sarah Palin needs a serious reality check to compliment the dart that has been bestowed upon her.
Is Ms.Palin really the best the Republican party has to offer in terms of a female? I guess there are slim pickings for a woman who will support an antiquated and sexist Republican agenda. Please know that Hillary supporters supported her for more than being merely biologically female. The women who have supported Hillary Clinton did so because of her track record, experience and progressive platform, not because she was simply "a woman". Typical interpretation from a party that is clearly a boys club.
I oppose Palin as a V.P. because I believe she represents a move backward, not forward. America needs to shift our approach to meet the challenges. We face a strong China, a growing India and an energy crisis. We need to get out of Iraq. We need a health care system that works for all. We can not use a 1950's mentality of shoot first ask questions later. We can not just keep talking about Vietnam- new world order is here- we've got to move forward not backward.
I am appalled at the thought of Sarah Palin in the No. 2 spot in this country. McCain says he wants 'change,' but his downright hypocrisy in choosing her is shining through. McCain has finally, openly, shown his disdain for the intelligence of the American woman, and surrendered his vaunted maverick title to the Bush/Cheney/Rove ultra-Conservatives.
The last administration has shown us how effective the VP can be in circumventing the Constitution.
We are not in the habit of criticizing women in the public sphere, as we usually feel we should support our female compatriots with as much encouragement as we can. However, Sarah Palin's record is anti-woman. Feminism is not simply about achieving the power and status typically held by men. It's about protecting and supporting the rights of women of all classes, races, cultures, and beliefs. Palin's record and beliefs do not align with this. She was chosen by John McCain specifically because he believes that American women will vote for any female candidate regardless of their qualifications. He is wrong.
do you hear us now?