[Grovenet] Fwd: McCain's dangerous choice

Sat Aug 30 18:20:24 PDT 2008

Her "popularity" in Alaska has been hyped, as actual
people from there tell me she's divisive -- Alaskans either
really like her or can't stand her, and it's only the
ones who really like her who are loud about liking her.  ;-)

Sounds like the folks below know what they like, and it
isn't Gov. Palin ...

Geri

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Walt Wentz" <waltw at teleport.com>
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Sent: Saturday, August 30, 2008 7:26 PM
Subject: [Grovenet] Fwd: McCain's dangerous choice

> >Dear MoveOn member,
>>
>>Yesterday was John McCain's 72nd birthday. If elected, he'd be the 
>>oldest president ever inaugurated. And after months of slamming 
>>Barack Obama for "inexperience," here's who John McCain has chosen 
>>to be one heartbeat away from the presidency: a right-wing religious 
>>conservative with no foreign policy experience, who until recently 
>>was mayor of a town of 9,000 people.
>>
>>Huh?
>>
>>Who is Sarah Palin? Here's some basic background:
>>
>>She was elected Alaska's governor a little over a year and a half 
>>ago. Her previous office was mayor of Wasilla, a small town outside 
>>Anchorage. She has no foreign policy experience.1
>>Palin is strongly anti-choice, opposing abortion even in the case of 
>>rape or incest.2
>>She supported right-wing extremist Pat Buchanan for president in 2000. 3
>>Palin thinks creationism should be taught in public schools.4
>>She's doesn't think humans are the cause of climate change.5
>>She's solidly in line with John McCain's "Big Oil first" energy 
>>policy. She's pushed hard for more oil drilling and says renewables 
>>won't be ready for years. She also sued the Bush administration for 
>>listing polar bears as an endangered species-she was worried it 
>>would interfere with more oil drilling in Alaska.6
>>How closely did John McCain vet this choice? He met Sarah Palin once 
>>at a meeting. They spoke a second time, last Sunday, when he called 
>>her about being vice-president. Then he offered her the position.7
>>This is information the American people need to see. Please take a 
>>moment to forward this email to your friends and family.
>>
>>We also asked Alaska MoveOn members what the rest of us should know 
>>about their governor. The response was striking. Here's a sample:
>>
>>She is really just a mayor from a small town outside Anchorage who 
>>has been a governor for only 1.5 years, and has ZERO national and 
>>international experience. I shudder to think that she could be the 
>>person taking that 3AM call on the White House hotline, and the one 
>>who could potentially be charged with leading the US in the volatile 
>>international scene that exists today. -Rose M., Fairbanks, AK
>>
>>She is VERY, VERY conservative, and far from perfect. She's a hunter 
>>and fisherwoman, but votes against the environment again and again. 
>>She ran on ethics reform, but is currently under investigation for 
>>several charges involving hiring and firing of state officials. She 
>>has NO experience beyond Alaska. -Christine B., Denali Park, AK
>>
>>As an Alaskan and a feminist, I am beyond words at this 
>>announcement. Palin is not a feminist, and she is not the reformer 
>>she claims to be. -Karen L., Anchorage, AK
>>
>>Alaskans, collectively, are just as stunned as the rest of the 
>>nation. She is doing well running our State, but is totally 
>>inexperienced on the national level, and very much unequipped to run 
>>the nation, if it came to that. She is as far right as one can get, 
>>which has already been communicated on the news. In our office of 
>>thirty employees (dems, republicans, and nonpartisans), not one 
>>person feels she is ready for the V.P. position.-Sherry C., 
>>Anchorage, AK
>>
>>She's vehemently anti-choice and doesn't care about protecting our 
>>natural resources, even though she has worked as a fisherman. McCain 
>>chose her to pick up the Hillary voters, but Palin is no Hillary. 
>>-Marina L., Juneau, AK
>>
>>I think she's far too inexperienced to be in this position. I'm all 
>>for a woman in the White House, but not one who hasn't done anything 
>>to deserve it. There are far many other women who have worked their 
>>way up and have much more experience that would have been better 
>>choices. This is a patronizing decision on John McCain's part- and 
>>insulting to females everywhere that he would assume he'll get our 
>>vote by putting "A Woman" in that position.-Jennifer M., Anchorage, 
>>AK
>>
>>So Governor Palin is a staunch anti-choice religious conservative. 
>>She's a global warming denier who shares John McCain's commitment to 
>>Big Oil. And she's dramatically inexperienced.
>>
>>In picking Sarah Palin, John McCain has made the religious right 
>>very happy. And he's made a very dangerous decision for our country.
>>
>>In the next few days, many Americans will be wondering what McCain's 
>>vice-presidential choice means. Please pass this information along 
>>to your friends and family.
>>
>>Thanks for all you do.
>>
>>-Ilyse, Noah, Justin, Karin and the rest of the team
>>
>>Sources:
>>
>>1. "Sarah Palin," Wikipedia, Accessed August 29, 2008
>><http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_Palin>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_Palin
>>
>>2. "McCain Selects Anti-Choice Sarah Palin as Running Mate," NARAL 
>>Pro-Choice America, August 29, 2008
>><http://www.moveon.org/r?r=17515&id=13661-8029898-b0OC2nx&t=1>http://www.moveon.org/r?r=17515&id=13661-8029898-b0OC2nx&t=1
>>
>>3. "Sarah Palin, Buchananite," The Nation, August 29, 2008
>><http://www.moveon.org/r?r=17736&id=13661-8029898-b0OC2nx&t=2>http://www.moveon.org/r?r=17736&id=13661-8029898-b0OC2nx&t=2
>>
>>4. "'Creation science' enters the race," Anchorage Daily News, 
>>October 27, 2006
>><http://www.moveon.org/r?r=17737&id=13661-8029898-b0OC2nx&t=3>http://www.moveon.org/r?r=17737&id=13661-8029898-b0OC2nx&t=3
>>
>>5. "Palin buys climate denial PR spin-ignores science," Huffington 
>>Post, August 29, 2008
>><http://www.moveon.org/r?r=17517&id=13661-8029898-b0OC2nx&t=4>http://www.moveon.org/r?r=17517&id=13661-8029898-b0OC2nx&t=4
>>
>>6. "McCain VP Pick Completes Shift to Bush Energy Policy," Sierra 
>>Club, August 29, 2008
>><http://www.moveon.org/r?r=17518&id=13661-8029898-b0OC2nx&t=5>http://www.moveon.org/r?r=17518&id=13661-8029898-b0OC2nx&t=5
>>
>>"Choice of Palin Promises Failed Energy Policies of the Past," 
>>League of Conservation Voters, August 29, 2008
>><http://www.moveon.org/r?r=17519&id=13661-8029898-b0OC2nx&t=6>http://www.moveon.org/r?r=17519&id=13661-8029898-b0OC2nx&t=6
>>
>>"Protecting polar bears gets in way of drilling for oil, says 
>>governor," The Times of London, May 23, 2008
>><http://www.moveon.org/r?r=17520&id=13661-8029898-b0OC2nx&t=7>http://www.moveon.org/r?r=17520&id=13661-8029898-b0OC2nx&t=7
>>
>>7 "McCain met Palin once before yesterday," MSNBC, August 29, 2008
>><http://www.moveon.org/r?r=21119&id=13661-8029898-b0OC2nx&t=8>http://www.moveon.org/r?r=21119&id=13661-8029898-b0OC2nx&t=8
>>
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