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.”

I wouldn’t normally quote the Pope. It’s so rare that he gets anything right.

Pope says world’s resources being squandered

SYDNEY, Australia - The world’s natural resources are being squandered in the pursuit of “insatiable consumption,” Pope Benedict XVI said Thursday in a speech urging followers to care more for the environment and reconnect with the principle of peace. [...]

“Some of you come from island nations whose very existence is threatened by rising water levels; others from nations suffering the effects of devastating drought,” the pope said, referring to global warming.

He noted that during his more than 20-hour flight from Rome to Sydney he had a bird’s eye view of a vast swath of the world that inspired awe and introspection.

“Perhaps reluctantly we come to acknowledge that there are also scars which mark the surface of our earth: erosion, deforestation, the squandering of the world’s mineral and ocean resources in order to fuel an insatiable consumption,” he said.

He goes on to point out that sexual degradation is a type of “poison” that afflicts the world’s social environment. I have to disagree on this point. Whether it be at the park or the Mall, in the airport bathroom facility or right here at home… I keep my sexual degradation private.

From an email I received this morning…….. help us out if you can!

So far, you and 1,526 other individuals have signed the petition to Gov. Crist urging him to stop two big developments that threaten the Everglades.

We’re closing in on our goal of 2,000 petition signatures, but we need your help. Our plan is to deliver the petition to Gov. Crist as soon as we reach our goal. Please take a moment to forward this urgent petition to your friends and family . We’ve made it very easy to do, simply click here:

http://progressflorida.org/page/invite/evergladesinvite

We have the power to change Florida when we work together. And that’s why Progress Florida exists — to bring grassroots Floridians together and give us a stronger voice at the state and local level. Progress Florida offers busy folks fast, easy, and fun ways to make a difference. Stopping big developers from paving the Everglades is just one of our first online campaigns.

It seems like every day, some politically connected developer is proposing an unsustainable, poorly planned development somewhere in Florida. This time they’re trying to move Miami-Dade County’s Urban Development Boundary (UDB) so they can further expand into the increasingly vulnerable Everglades. The Miami-Dade County Commission has approved the new developments, despite objections from planning staff, a veto by Mayor Carlos Alvarez, and opposition from thousands of citizens and organizations mobilized by the “Hold the Line” coalition. Not only would eliminating the UDB impact the Everglades; it poses a serious threat to drinking water supplies; would cause further traffic problems; and pave wetlands critical for flood control.

This change in Miami-Dade’s comprehensive plan must be stopped by Gov. Crist’s Department of Community Affairs (DCA.) That’s where you come in.

Thanks for signing the petition to Gov. Crist, now, please take a moment to forward this urgent petition to your friends and family . We’ve made it very easy to do, simply click here:

http://progressflorida.org/page/invite/evergladesinvite

Thank you,

The Progress Florida Team - Mark, Damien, Ray and Jon