Passing this on.
A friend of mine wanted the women to read this.
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 farceon the part of a pandering
and
rudderless Presidential candidatethat 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 wanted
to
ban books and attempted to fire the librarian who stood against her),
gun
control, the separation of church and state, and polar bears. To say
nothing
of her complete lack of real preparation to become the
second-most-powerful
person on the planet.

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 womensaynopalin@gmail.com >
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 conveniencethe greater the volume of responses we
receive, the stronger our message will be.


Thank you for your time and action.
VIVA!
Sincerely,
Quinn Latimer and Lyra Kilston
New York, NY
womensaynopalin@gmail.com