Email About Palin

Here's an email I just sent out on Sarah Palin:

Ok, back from lunch, to finish...her speech definitely wasn't taken out of context (check the video) and she's had a history of similar statements citing how God wants us to do some sort of work. Here's a question - how is the right going to defend her crazy ass Pastor since the republicans had such a hard-on about Reverend Wright? Have you seen some of the things he's said? Here's an example:

"I hate criticisms towards the President," he said, "because it's like criticisms towards the pastor -- it's almost like, it's not going to get you anywhere, you know, except for hell. That's what it'll get you."

This is relevant because Palin wanted go all Fahrenheit 451 on a librarian who did not give her "full support" as Mayor, which amounted to Palin wanting to remove books with "inappropriate language". Really? Colin, you're an advocate of our Bill of Rights so i'm sure you like the First Amendment as much as I do:

• [Former Wasilla mayor John Stein] says that as mayor, Palin continued to inject religious beliefs into her policy at times. "She asked the library how she could go about banning books," he says, because some voters thought they had inappropriate language in them. "The librarian was aghast." The librarian, Mary Ellen Baker, couldn't be reached for comment, but news reports from the time show that Palin had threatened to fire her for not giving "full support" to the mayor. (http://www.time.com/time/printout/0,8816,1837918,00.html) and (http://www.adn.com/sarahpalin/story/510219.html)

In those same articles, they detail how she attempted to fire several city employees for not supporting her in the election. What does that remind you of? That's right, Karl Rove, Alberto Gonzales and the politicization of the Department of Justice! (http://rawstory.com/news/2008/Conyers_subpoenas_Karl_Rove_0522.html)

So to sum it all up with some more fun facts:

• 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

At the end of the day, I can safely say that I'd do a better job as Vice President than this kook.


Sources:

1. "Sarah Palin," Wikipedia, Accessed August 29, 2008
http://www.factcheck.org

2. "McCain Selects Anti-Choice Sarah Palin as Running Mate," NARAL Pro-Choice America, August 29, 2008
http://www.moveon.org/r?r 515&id 661-8285693-m.xl33x&t=1

3. "Sarah Palin, Buchananite," The Nation, August 29, 2008
http://www.moveon.org/r?r 736&id 661-8285693-m.xl33x&t=2

4. "'Creation science' enters the race," Anchorage Daily News, October 27, 2006
http://www.moveon.org/r?r 737&id 661-8285693-m.xl33x&t=3

5. "Palin buys climate denial PR spin—ignores science," Huffington Post, August 29, 2008
http://www.moveon.org/r?r 517&id 661-8285693-m.xl33x&t=4

6. "McCain VP Pick Completes Shift to Bush Energy Policy," Sierra Club, August 29, 2008
http://www.moveon.org/r?r 518&id 661-8285693-m.xl33x&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 519&id 661-8285693-m.xl33x&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 520&id 661-8285693-m.xl33x&t=7

7 "McCain met Palin once before yesterday," MSNBC, August 29, 2008
http://www.moveon.org/r?r!119&id 661-8285693-m.xl33x&t=8