Sarah Palin: the anti-intellectual boor

Can I just say how tired I am of her? The more we learn the more frightening she is. Recently she criticized government funding for fruit fly research as wasteful and went on to comment that some fruit fly research actually takes place in Paris, France. If she took a moment to read a paper or ask someone with some knowledge on the issue, she would learn that the study of fruit flies had led to important advancement in the study of genetic disorders and defects, including those that have impacted her own family. Of course, when you don't believe in science or evolution I suppose the study of DNA sounds like a bunch of elitist, liberal, Parisian mumbo jumbo, gosh darn it.

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Have you seen this yet?

The Vet Who Did Not Vet.

Sarah Palin Action Planning Meeting TODAY in Jackson

>> TIME TO MOVE!
Please attend an organizing meeting for the
Girls and Women for Obama show of support
to coincide with the Sarah Palin Fundraiser
presently scheduled for September 24 at Teton Pines
All those who can help plan, execute and attend a hand-in-hand show of support for Obama that will line the bike path to the entrance of Teton Pines please attend this meeting. Women outside of Teton County are encouraged to come so contact all whom you think could join in.
Wednesday, September 17 @11:30
Oswald Gallery
165 North Center Street
Please bring friends, ideas and commitment (lipstick, optional)
Questions/comments please contact Mary Woollen mjwoollen@msn.com
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Give to PP in Palin's Name!

This great idea came via my friend Kirsten:

Make a donation to Planned Parenthood. In Sarah Palin's name.
And here's the good part: when you make a donation to PP in her
name, they'll send her a card telling her that the donation has
been made in her honor. Here's the link to the Planned
Parenthood website:

http://www.plannedparenthood.org/

You'll need to fill in the address to let PP know where to send
the "in Sarah Palin's honor" card. I suggest you use the address
for the McCain campaign headquarters, which is:

McCain for President
1235 S. Clark Street
1st Floor
Arlington , VA 22202
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Katha's Tough Qs for Sarah: Pass It On!

Katha Pollitt asks Sarah Palin some doozy questions in her latest Nation column, "Lipstick on a Wing Nut". Oh, if only Sarah would reply!:

§ Suppose your 14-year-old daughter Willow is brutally raped in her bedroom by an intruder. She becomes pregnant and wants an abortion. Could you tell the parents of America why you think your child and their children should be forced by law to have their rapists' babies?

§ You say you don't believe global warming is man-made. Could you tell us what scientists you've spoken with or read who have led you to that conclusion? What do you think the 2,500 scientists of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change are getting wrong?

§ If you didn't try to fire Wasilla librarian Mary Ellen Baker over her refusal to consider censoring books, why did you try to fire her?

§ What is the European Union, and how does it function?

§ Forty-seven million Americans lack health insurance. John Goodman, who has advised McCain on healthcare, has proposed redefining them as covered because, he says, anyone can get care at an ER. Do you agree with him?

§ What is the function of the Federal Reserve?

§ Cindy and John McCain say you have experience in foreign affairs because Alaska is next to Russia. When did you last speak with Prime Minister Putin, and what did you talk about?

§ Approximately how old is the earth? Five thousand years? 10,000? 5 billion?

§ You are a big fan of President Bush, so why didn't you mention him even once in your convention speech?

§ McCain says cutting earmarks and waste will make up for revenues lost by making the tax cuts permanent. Experts say that won't wash. Balancing the Bush tax cuts plus new ones proposed by McCain would most likely mean cutting Medicare, Medicaid or Social Security. Which would you cut?

§ You're suing the federal government to have polar bears removed from the endangered species list, even as Alaska's northern coastal ice is melting and falling into the sea. Can you explain the science behind your decision?

§ You've suggested that God approves of the Iraq War and the Alaska pipeline. How do you know?

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Sarah

My brother seems to be in love with her. My mom thinks she's sharp. I'm sure there are many Wyoming women that can identify with her. I think she was an intriguing choice for VP and one which seems to have played well so far. Despite the scandals and the lack of experience, those I know on the conservative side seem to think she's perfect to be our understudy POTUS.
While it would be a nice big step forward to have a female Vice-President, I'll be voting for those who understand the importance of reproductive freedom and will fight to maintain and improve it.