women against Sarah Palin

[rm]

http://womenagainstsarahpalin.org/

I've no connection with these folks and would probably have an argument with them about guns, but the gist of the idea is interesting enough that the details are below.

ETA: Another site by the same folks with a better design but that's been flagged on Blogspot for some reason:

http://womenagainstsarahpalin.blogspot.com/ via mme_furiosa

Friends, compatriots, fellow-lamenters:

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.

Like us, as American women, you probably 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 altogether 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.

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.

Sincerely,
Quinn Latimer and Lyra Kilston
New York, NY

womensaynopalin@gmail.com


http://womenagainstsarahpalin.org/

Comments

Would probably have an argument with them about guns

[stardragonca.livejournal.com]

Guns, or gun control? (Canadians enjoy comforting amounts of both, IMHO.)

Re: Would probably have an argument with them about guns

[rm.livejournal.com]

Gun control, but that nuance (or any other)doesn't exist in discussion of such matters in the U.S. 99.9% of the time. And I, in fact, support many forms of gun control, but not because "guns are bad and scary yuck!" which is what the discussion frequently comes to around here.

Re: Would probably have an argument with them about guns

[stardragonca.livejournal.com]

Nuance is not the U.S.'s strongest suit.:(

[mme-furiosa.livejournal.com]

I find this to be a better version of the sentiment in the site you link to:

http://womenagainstsarahpalin.blogspot.com/

this is a collection of letters from tens of thousands of women who are illustrating why they do not want Palin in office. Well done, really. I think you'll agree.

[rm.livejournal.com]

What's with the warning before visiting the site?

And it's the same people doing the site -- same names on the email. Better design.

[mme-furiosa.livejournal.com]

I have no idea, I've never seen it before. My guess- some tight-ass neocon reported it for controversial content.

Which is surprising when considering that I think it is one of the most respectful online protests I've seen.

[upstart-crow.livejournal.com]

I have a feeling I'm not in step with them on the subject of guns, either.

Most everything else, however, I do agree with. Thanks for the links!

Re: Would probably have an argument with them about guns

[holyschist.livejournal.com]

I don't get the impression that this group necessarily falls into the "guns are bad and scary yuck!" category--I've actually met very few liberals who do. Although that could have something to do with living in Colorado, where the liberals tend to have guns, too, although we favor somewhat different laws about them.