I liked Jon Stewart¹s analysis. http://www.thedailyshow.com/video/index.jhtml?videoId=184086&title=sarah-pal in-gender-card
On 9/4/08 10:28 AM, "KAREN ALLEN" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From my friend in Crockett, California > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Fw: from my friend Frank: One reaction to Palin's speech > Date: Thu, 4 Sep 2008 06:33:44 -0700 > > > > > Not sure who the author is (name at bottom) >>> What an embarrassment. >>> >>> This year, we witnessed history. A woman ran for president and received 18 >>> million votes from a citizenry that made clear it is indeed ready to >>> consider serious women candidates seriously. >>> >>> And you, Governor Palin, are making a mockery of that message. >>> >>> As has been noted by many -- from activists to members of Congress -- you, >>> Governor Palin, are no Hillary Clinton. >>> >>> But, worse than that, you are a disgrace to the culmination of 200 years of >>> women's struggle that Hillary Clinton represents. >>> >>> >>> You did not work at the Children's Defense Fund, fighting to secure rights >>> for children. >>> >>> Instead, you used your line-item veto to strike funding for programs that >>> assist teenage mothers. >>> >>> You did not revamp the education system of an entire state -- though you are >>> governor of a state in which the illiteracy rate is astronomically high. >>> >>> Instead, your claim to reformer fame is your activities at the PTA. >>> >>> You have not traveled overseas to speak in dozens of countries about the >>> rights of women. >>> >>> You did not stand on a stage among half a dozen men and make the case to the >>> America people for why you are qualified to lead this nation. >>> >>> You did not receive 18 million votes of confidence. In fact, you were nearly >>> recalled as mayor of your tiny Alaskan town. >>> >>> You have not stood up for reproductive freedom or even reproductive >>> education. >>> >>> Instead, you have championed ignorance. >>> >>> And the proof of your failure lives under your very own roof. >>> >>> You have agreed to accept a nomination for which you are wholly, >>> indisputably unqualified. And in so doing, you have allowed yourself to >>> become the punchline to a very bad joke. >>> >>> Except that this isn't a joke, Governor Palin. This is our country's future. >>> And while we have certainly found amusement in the disaster that appears to >>> have been your "vetting process," it's really not funny. >>> >>> The American people continue to learn new and alarming facts about you, but >>> you already knew these facts when you accepted this position: >>> >>> You already knew that you were under investigation for ethical violations. >>> >>> You already knew that you turned your town's budget surplus into a deficit >>> before you moved on. >>> >>> You already knew of your close involvement with indicted Senator Ted >>> Stevens. >>> >>> You already knew the carwash business of which you and your husband were >>> part owners was shut down by the government for failure to comply with >>> regulations. >>> >>> You already knew that your husband was a member of a radical political >>> party that advocates secession from the United States. >>> >>> You already knew that your teenage daughter was pregnant. >>> >>> And you damn well know, Governor Palin, that as governor, you have not made >>> any decisions whatsoever regarding the overseas deployment and activities of >>> the Alaska National Guard. >>> >>> And you damn well know, Governor Palin, that despite your geographical >>> proximity to Russia, you have never been involved in foreign relations with >>> Russia. >>> >>> You know that, Governor Palin. >>> >>> And you damn well know that despite your cynical attempt to link your name >>> to the success of Hillary Clinton, you also said that you would not vote for >>> her. >>> >>> The fight for women's equality is a long and continuous struggle. And you, >>> Governor Palin, are clearly on the wrong side of history. While we fight to >>> prove that we deserve to be taken seriously, your willingness to be on this >>> presidential ticket at this time makes a mockery of that struggle. >>> >>> And now, although you chastised Hillary Clinton for "whining" about unfair >>> and sexist treatment by the media, because Senator McCain's campaign -- your >>> campaign -- cannot answer the myriad legitimate questions surrounding your >>> vetting process and qualifications, it has instead accused the media, the >>> Democrats, and Obama's campaign of sexism. >>> >>> And you damn well know, Governor Palin, that just isn't true. >>> >>> Your own party adamantly opposes affirmative action, and yet, tonight you >>> will stand on a stage and accept the nomination for vice president of your >>> party, a nomination for which you are unprepared and unqualified and which >>> you did not earn and do not deserve. >>> >>> This is not why Hillary Clinton ran for president, and it is certainly not >>> why 18 million of us voted for her. We were not drawn to her because she won >>> a beauty pageant; we were drawn to her because we believed that decades of >>> work and service and education gave her the wisdom and experience to be able >>> to lead our country out of its current darkness. >>> >>> That, Governor Palin, was why we stood with Hillary Clinton. >>> >>> Your candidacy makes a mockery of Hillary Clinton's campaign. It makes a >>> mockery of those who supported her. It makes a mockery of decades and >>> centuries of women who were beaten and jailed, who fought with all their >>> might for a day when there would be no more glass ceilings. >>> >>> You, Governor Palin, are not a continuation of that legacy. You are an >>> insult to that legacy. >>> >>> Shame on you, Governor Palin. Shame on you >>> >>> Posted by: Amanda Kyle | September 3, 2008 11:19 PM >> > >
