This woman really scares me. She is pro all the wrong things and anti all the right things. Her stance on abortion had me reeling yesterday. That, in itself, is enough to make me make this fight for the White House one I will fight fiercely. I’m loaded for bear. McCain made this choice without any thought. He met the woman once and talked to her on the phone once. Then he has the nerve to tell us that once we get to know her, we’ll love her. Gee asshole, YOU don’t even know her……. so how can you make a statement like that? I’ll write more about this later, but people DO get to know this woman and what she stands for. Because what she stands for is NOT what this country needs right now. I received an email from a girlfriend last night. This is an email she received from the Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund:

A few hours ago, the news broke that Alaska Governor Sarah Palin has been selected by Sen. John McCain as the vice presidential candidate for the Republican ticket.

As a Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund supporter, you are no doubt aware of Governor Palin’s dismal record, from her staunch support for special interests and Big Oil to her terrible assault on wolves and other wildlife.

As much of the nation wonders just who Sarah Palin is, I wanted to pass along my statement that I’ve just released.

Please read it and pass it along to everyone you know.
Thanks for your continued support,

Rodger
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 29, 2008

Shocking Choice by John McCain
WASHINGTON– Senator John McCain just announced his choice for running mate: Governor Sarah Palin of Alaska. To follow is a statement by Rodger Schlickeisen, president of Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund.

“Senator McCain’s choice for a running mate is beyond belief. By choosing Sarah Palin, McCain has clearly made a decision to continue the Bush legacy of destructive environmental policies.

“Sarah Palin, whose husband works for BP (formerly British Petroleum), has repeatedly put special interests first when it comes to the environment. In her scant two years as governor, she has lobbied aggressively to open up the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to drilling, pushed for more drilling off of Alaska’s coasts, and put special interests above science. Ms. Palin has made it clear through her actions that she is unwilling to do even as much as the Bush administration to address the impacts of global warming. Her most recent effort has been to sue the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to remove the polar bear from the endangered species list, putting Big Oil before sound science. As unb elievable as this may sound, this actually puts her to the right of the Bush administration.

“This is Senator McCain’s first significant choice in building his executive team and it’s a bad one. It has to raise serious doubts in the minds of voters about John McCain’s commitment to conservation, to addressing the impacts of global warming and to ensuring our country ends its dependency on oil.”