If You're As Sick Of Election Talk As Everyone Else, Just Mosey Right On By This Post

[redbrunja]

I got an email from move-on.org, which, while reading, made me go, "what the hell? I feel like I'm reading crazy liberal, leftist propaganda." I actually checked the sender's address before realizing that, horrifyingly, everything I was reading was true.

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• 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
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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=13661-10363509-VB8nvzx&t=1

3. "Sarah Palin, Buchananite," The Nation, August 29, 2008
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=17736&id=13661-10363509-VB8nvzx&t=2

4. "'Creation science' enters the race," Anchorage Daily News, October 27, 2006
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=17737&id=13661-10363509-VB8nvzx&t=3

5. "Palin buys climate denial PR spin—ignores science," Huffington Post, August 29, 2008
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=17517&id=13661-10363509-VB8nvzx&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=13661-10363509-VB8nvzx&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=13661-10363509-VB8nvzx&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=13661-10363509-VB8nvzx&t=7

7 "McCain met Palin once before yesterday," MSNBC, August 29, 2008
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=21119&id=13661-10363509-VB8nvzx&t=8

I also heard from mzminola and fam that she's pro-banning books.  For that alone I want her the hell out of public office.

 

Comments

Re: *Butts into conversation*

[fairest1.livejournal.com]

PETA would be taken more seriously if they didn't get into things like boycotting wool and giving dogs vegan diets. It's a shame, because a solid organization just might be able to do something about shit like this.

I think a good rule of thumb is: If Gaston (from Beauty and the Beast) would say you're taking things too far and being unsportsmanlike, you need to scale back your methods.

Re: *Butts into conversation*

[strange_quark]

Also, if their VP didn't say things like "If one mouse died finding a cure for AIDS, I'd be against that cure." BALD. WITH ANGER.

God, I hate PETA. I agree that animals need to be treated humanely, but it is just too far with them. Mostly, their views on animal testing cheese me off, but then I do research.

... See, I think that if Gaston had access to helicopters and shotguns he'd be all for it. So I think that if Gaston would say, "that is an awesome idea!" you should be re-thinking it.

Re: *Butts into conversation*

[fairest1.livejournal.com]

And the part where their shelters have a history of killing healthy animals.

Yeah. It gets controversial to say things like that, thinking that the animals should get a bit more fresh air and exercise and better food (ie, with chickens -- if they don't get the chance to stretch their wings, there's not going to be any meat on 'em) and then get a quick death before becoming food.

Also: If you toss paint on a rich person's fur coat, wouldn't they be more likely to roll their eyes at whatever you have to say and go buy a new coat, resulting in the deaths of even more animals?

Well, I'm thinking of how Gaston tended to make the fight a bit more personal, going after Beast with just a knife . . . but yeah, either way, it's a stupid idea.