I just received this from my cousin Jenny.
Forward this message to as many friends as you can.
Send your reply to womensaynopalin@gmail.com (not directly to me).
Friends,
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, 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 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 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 L. and Lyra K.
New York, NY
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.