Women Against Sarah Palin

Found the Women Against Sarah Palin site by visiting Elizabeth D'Onofrio's blog. Yep, that's Vincent's sister. The one thing, at least, I have in common with the man...politics. Go figure.

Anyway, the blog header states the following: "On Wednesday, September 3, we sent out an email to 40 friends and colleagues asking them to respond to Sarah Palin’s candidacy as Vice President of the United States. They forwarded the letter to their friends across America. To date, we have received more than 155,000 responses from women of all ages and backgrounds. Below are their voices." That's pretty impressive, if you ask me.

The profile explains: "We are not in the habit of criticizing women in the public sphere, as we usually feel we should support our female compatriots with as much encouragement as we can. However, Sarah Palin's record is anti-woman. Feminism is not simply about achieving the power and status typically held by men. It's about protecting and supporting the rights of women of all classes, races, cultures, and beliefs. Palin's record and beliefs do not align with this. She was chosen by John McCain specifically because he believes that American women will vote for any female candidate regardless of their qualifications. He is wrong."

The profile has been viewed almost 11,000 times in a little over two weeks. Again, that's impressive. I guess word spreads quickly through the Internet when there is something worth spreading the word about. If you're interested, you can also sign the "Say No To Sarah Palin" petition they have at the site. I read a few of the comments and the ones I read were intelligently written and well thought out.

I could and should probably do more with this post, but it's almost 1:30a.m. and I'm tired. One of these days I will get around to doing a "witty" political post. I have been told, by a former friend, that I am...perhaps...too witty to the point of being glib and insulting. Sounds like the right attributes for a political post, don't you think?