Hi y'all - yes she's proud to be a member of the Salvation Army too! I guess she's planning to save us all.
On Aug 30, 9:53 am, "Liz Purkrabek" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > "Promote, demand and believe in a McCain-Palin ticket!" > > This website uses the feel good language of the religious right. To > "believe" is to be understood as unconditionally good like "faith" and > "family values" are supposed to be unconditionally positive words. > > Liz > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Clogtowner > Sent: Saturday, August 30, 2008 9:46 AM > To: Memphis Freethought Alliance > Subject: Re: Palin pro creationism in public schools > > Hi y'all - check out this website before they take it down. I don't > think she's an iron lady. Mrs. T was hot on > science.http://www.palinforvp.com/3.html > > On Aug 30, 8:28 am, "Liz Purkrabek" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Although I agree that the lady has her hands full, and I definitely > disagree > > on her stance on abortion, I have to ask you Tony and all: Would you ask > > the question of whether or not she can handle such a load if she were a > man? > > I don't know that you would. > > Now, I'm not man bashing here. I found myself doing the same thing, > > asking the same question. But then I realized that had she been a man, I > > would have assumed the wife took care of the child or that there was a > nanny > > or something. I would assume that all factors to maximize the man's > > performance would be put in place. I did not immediately assume so for > the > > woman. > > Interesting, although I don't know exactly what this signifies. I'll > need > > to think about this some more. > > > Also, even though this is probably silly on my part, I found myself > > feeling a little offended at McCain's pick for VP. I felt offended > because > > I realized her womanhood was just part of a political strategy and any > > accomplishments she may actually have were minimized. > > > Just my honest feelings... (And nobody knock feelings, okay? Y'all can > > be like Spock all y'all want, but I prefer to cry when I watch Edward > > Scissorhands. :-) > > > (I can't believe I just admitted that) > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tony > > Sent: Saturday, August 30, 2008 7:53 AM > > To: Memphis Freethought Alliance > > Subject: Re: Palin pro creationism in public schools > > > Whether or not Gov. Palin chose to have a baby with Down Syndrome > > is of course her choice. I would never dream of telling a women > > whether or not she should have a child. But, I think it is important > > to know about this choice in that it shows how vehement she is on the > > topic of abortion. Her right-wing views on abortion and other topics > > are out of sync with most women in this country. > > I find it odd that someone with a four-month old special needs > > child would embark on a presidential election campaign. Her husband > > works full-time as well. > > > On Aug 29, 10:22 pm, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Forget about Palin's decision to have a Down Syndrome child- that is > > entirely her decision and I respect her choice regardless. The underlying > > question is why a woman of 44 years chose to have a fifth child knowing > damn > > well that older mothers (relatively) have a far greater chance of having a > > child with birth defects. > > > > Is it that irresponsible Christian evangelist bent to have as many > > children as feasibly possible behind it? Is she against birth control or > is > > it her husband that opposes it? Her choice to even get pregnant, barring > an > > 'accident', shows incredibly poor judgement. It's not like she didn't > > already have children. > > > > But, hey, she does not 'believe' in evolution and supports teaching > > creationism in public schools- why should I be suprised, right? > > > > Preston > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Tony" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: "Memphis Freethought Alliance" > > <[email protected]> > > > Sent: Friday, August 29, 2008 6:54 PM > > > Subject: Palin pro creationism in public schools > > > > > John McCain's vice-presidential pick, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, is > > > > an evangelical Protestant with a strong record of opposition to > > > > abortion and an openness to teaching creationism in the public > > > > schools. Palin is the mother of five children, one of whom was born > > > > with Down Syndrome. She learned that her son had Down Syndrome when > > > > she was four months pregnant, and she told the Associated Press in May > > > > that she never considered ending the pregnancy. > > > > > Read more at: > > >http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/08/29/sarah-palin-says-she-open_n_... > > Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Memphis Freethought Alliance" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/memphisfreethoughtalliance?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
