http://mudflats.wordpress.com/
Ana, That is a good link. To me, troopergate is the very important issue to follow. It will be an indication of Palin's executive style and McCain's leadership in choosing her. Picking someone with the ideology that might appeal to certain voters is something to be expected- As Biden's foreign policy experience seems to compliment the Democrat ticket. (Don't get me wrong, I like Biden but believe US foreign policy direction since World War II is a tragedy.) But in addition to Palin's foreign policy hole, troopergate gets right to the questions of ethics and abuse of power. This trashy soap opera reminds me of the firing of federal prosecutors by the current____________. This is an important scandal to watch as the details unfold. Long live the polar bears, Glenn -----Original Message----- >From: Ana Kostich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Aug 30, 2008 4:09 PM >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], "Listserv, UnivCity" <univcity@list.purple.com>, >"Listserv, Penn Employees" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: [UC] RE: McCain's dangerous choice > > >And, to complement, you just have to check what Alaskan politicians are >saying: great link. > >http://mudflats.wordpress.com/ > >Also, the Wikipedia entry on her was heavily altered [embelished] 24 hours >before the announcement so that the Wicki creator had to restrict further >access to her entry [heard it on NPR yesterday]. > >Ana > > >Ana > >________________________________ >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: univcity@list.purple.com; [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: FW: McCain's dangerous choice >Date: Sat, 30 Aug 2008 14:32:03 -0400 > > > > > > > > >Please forward. > > >________________________________ > >Date: Sat, 30 Aug 2008 09:19:42 -0700 >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: 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 > >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=13661-7067837-dJaipOx&t=1 > >3. "Sarah Palin, Buchananite," The Nation, August 29, 2008 >http://www.moveon.org/r?r=17736&id=13661-7067837-dJaipOx&t=2 > > >4. "'Creation science' enters the race," Anchorage Daily News, October 27, 2006 >http://www.moveon.org/r?r=17737&id=13661-7067837-dJaipOx&t=3 > >5. "Palin buys climate denial PR spin—ignores science," Huffington Post, >August 29, 2008 >http://www.moveon.org/r?r=17517&id=13661-7067837-dJaipOx&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=13661-7067837-dJaipOx&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=13661-7067837-dJaipOx&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=13661-7067837-dJaipOx&t=7 > >7 "McCain met Palin once before yesterday," MSNBC, August 29, 2008 >http://www.moveon.org/r?r=21119&id=13661-7067837-dJaipOx&t=8 > >Want to support our work? We're entirely funded by our 3.2 million members—no >corporate contributions, no big checks from CEOs. And our tiny staff ensures >that small contributions go a long way. 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