Petition against Sarah Palin--e-mail from a friend.

[lapislzi]

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.

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 attempted to ban books and fired the librarian who refused), gun control, the separation of church and state, and polar bears. To say nothing of her complete lack of experience.

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 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 to: [e-mail]
The greater the volume of responses we receive, the stronger our message will be.

Thank you for your time and action.

VIVA!

[e-mail]

OK to pass on if you are so inclined.

[protect our future]

1. I added my comments to the petition, and here is the response I got.

Thanks so much for writing. The response has been immense! We've heard
from women of all ages from all over the US and internationally.
Here's our blog: http://womenagainstsarahpalin.blogspot.com

It's incredibly inspiring to read so many intelligent, wise, and
impassioned opinions. Thank you.

Yours truly,
Lyra and Quinn

p.s. Don't worry- we won't add your name to any kind of mailing list.
We're just two young women who had to do something.

[lapislzi]

3. I was unsure about posting my friends' names...but these women totally rock

I am honored to call them my friends.

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

2. I emailed them as well.

Glad to know a lot of folks are responding.

[lapislzi]

4. Shameless self-promotion of own thread...n/t