GoTTa Motel

[Dianna Sion]

OK, seriously now... this is a good time to remind everyone to vote in Nov. We are artists, have rights. This is not only about womens rights, but it includes all of us. Are you ready for censorship? I AM NOT! Please take a moment to read this, then get back to your Dada-ing or Nada-ing, I'm just getting my "GoTTa Motel" on right now.

PEACE AMERICA!

---Dianna

Friends, compatriots, fellow-lamenters,

We are writing to you because of the fury and dread we have felt since the announcement of Sarah Palin as the Vice-Presidential candidate for the Republican Party. We believe that this terrible decision has surpassed mere partisanship, and that it is a dangerous farce—on the part of a pandering and rudderless Presidential candidate—that has a real possibility of becoming fact.

Perhaps like us, as American women, you share the fear of what Ms. Palin and her professed beliefs and proven record could lead to for ourselves and for our present or future daughters. To date, she is against sex education, birth control, the pro-choice platform, environmental protection, alternative energy development, freedom of speech (as mayor she attempted to ban books and fired the librarian who refused), gun control, the separation of church and state, and polar bears. To say nothing of her complete lack of experience.

We want to clarify that we are not against Sarah Palin as a woman, a mother, or, for that matter, a parent of a pregnant teenager, but solely as a rash, incompetent, and all together devastating choice for Vice President. Ms. Palin's political views are in every way a slap in the face to the accomplishments that our mothers and grandmothers and great-grandmothers so fiercely fought for, and that we've so demonstrably benefited from.

First and foremost, Ms. Palin does not represent us. She does not demonstrate or uphold our interests as American women. It is presumed that the inclusion of a woman on the Republican ticket could win over women voters. We want to disagree, publicly.

Therefore, we invite you to reply here with a short, succinct message about why you, as a woman living in this country, do not support this candidate as second-in-command for our nation.

Please include your name (last initial is fine), age, and place of residence.

We will post your responses on a blog called "Women Against Sarah Palin," which we intend to publicize as widely as possible. Please send us your reply at your earliest convenience—the greater the volume of responses we receive, the stronger our message will be.

Thank you for your time and action.

VIVA!

Sincerely,

Quinn Latimer and Lyra Kilston
New York, NY
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[Chris]

Way to go, after 8 long wasted years with Republican Pirates-Now they throw us this Impirialist party robot bitch from Alaska, wow! Good luck USA. After bush got in last time after 4 years of hell and beat his 'Bones Buddy' why not be a little afraid. Her history reads like an Opra segment-
so sweet.... is that kid for sure retarded, no-no your kidding -she has 5 kids who need a mom not a vice president-and wants to be #2 of the biggest war machine in the world! Help!

[Patty Atcheson Melton]

I know I can speak for myself and many other women just not in the United States but throughout the world. Ms. Palin is going back words, she is scary. She is confident to think she has enough experience to run our country? We women of the world haven't made such grate strides in our own lives to think that THIS women could lead us? Oh! MY God!!!!!. If she isn't scary enough we have McCain wanted to lead us ( but for how long????). HELP!!!! Just this past week, he has proven over and over in his speehces so many blunders. Really Republicans, Get a clue, this guy is a joke.
If he could choose a running mate with only a day of getting to know her, ouch!!!! I could go on and on about this Palin McCain team ( according to Palin's speech this week), Is this a blunder or does she know something we don't. Is McCain's health worse than we know? He sure doesn't know how to speak without his que cards and even then he blunders.

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Couric: Have you ever been involved in any negotiations, for example, with the Russians?

Palin: We have trade missions back and forth, we do. It's very important when you consider even national security issues with Russia. As Putin rears his head and comes into the air space of the United States of America, where do they go? It's Alaska. It's just right over the border. It is from Alaska that we send those out to make sure that an eye is being kept on this very powerful nation, Russia, because they are right there, they are right next to our state.

[Perhaps Couric should have defined the word "negotiations" for her. ]

Couric: When President Bush ran for office, he opposed nation-building. But he has spent, as you know, much of his presidency promoting democracy around the world. What lessons have you learned from Iraq? And how specifically will you try to spread democracy throughout the world?

Palin: Specifically, we will make every effort possible to help spread democracy for those who desire freedom, independence, tolerance, respect for equality. That is the whole goal here in fighting terrorism also. It's not just to keep the people safe, but to be able to usher in democratic values and ideals around this, around the world.

[Perhaps Couric should have defined the word "specifically" for her.]

Couric: You met yesterday with former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, who is for direct diplomacy with both Iran and Syria. Do you believe the U.S. should negotiate with leaders like President Assad and Ahmadinejad?

Palin: I think, with Ahmadinejad, personally, he is not one to negotiate with. You can't just sit down with him with no preconditions being met. Barack Obama is so off-base in his proclamation that he would meet with some of these leaders around our world who would seek to destroy America and that, and without preconditions being met. That's beyond naïve. And it's beyond bad judgment.

Couric: Are you saying Henry Kissinger …

Palin: It's dangerous.

Couric: … is naïve for supporting that?

Palin: I've never heard Henry Kissinger say, "Yeah, I'll meet with these leaders without preconditions being met." Diplomacy is about doing a lot of background work first and shoring up allies and positions and figuring out what sanctions perhaps could be implemented if things weren't gonna go right. That's part of diplomacy.

[Okay, we know that Palin doesn't know what "negotiation" means, but she seems unclear on the definition of "diplomacy" as well. We need to send her a dictionary.]

Couric: You recently said three times that you would never, quote, "second guess" Israel if that country decided to attack Iran. Why not?

Palin: We shouldn't second guess Israel's security efforts because we cannot ever afford to send a message that we would allow a second Holocaust, for one. Israel has got to have the opportunity and the ability to protect itself. They are our closest ally in the Mideast. We need them. They need us. And we shouldn't second guess their efforts.

[It appears that Palin was absent from school the day her history class covered the Holocaust. Perhaps she should clarify how she equates the systematic annihilation of innocent citizens (not only Jews) at the behest of a madman with one country attacking another country.]

Couric: You don't think the United States is within its rights to express its position to Israel? And if that means second-guessing or discussing an option?

Palin: No, abso … we need to express our rights and our concerns and …

Couric: But you said never second guess them.

Palin: We don't have to second-guess what their efforts would be if they believe … that it is in their country and their allies, including us, all of our best interests to fight against a regime, especially Iran, who would seek to wipe them off the face of the earth. It is obvious to me who the good guys are in this one and who the bad guys are. The bad guys are the ones who say Israel is a stinking corpse and should be wiped off the face of the earth. That's not a good guy who is saying that. Now, one who would seek to protect the good guys in this, the leaders of Israel and her friends, her allies, including the United States, in my world, those are the good guys.

[Ummm... Iran = Bad Guys = black hats, Israel & the US = Good Guys = white hats. Other than that, I got nada out of that answer.]

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this video mash up, miss teen america-such a bright one & Mrs. Palin–two lightbulbs that couldn't shine their way out of a furry slipper.
Brought to us courtesy of one Tim Guthrie, now in Nebraska:

Almost 90thousand views on UTUBE!
drop Tim a line if you think this is a great video–he'll love that, tell him to get his ass back to Reno:
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[Dianna Sion]

Point taken!

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Quote of the Day - Niels Bohr - "Prediction is very difficult, especially if it's about the future."

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fuuuuuccckkk, that wasn't the one I wanted to paste here, I'll be right back witha better one.......

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let me know if this is stupid, I'm notorious for not reading stuff ...

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A blog post of mine where I ponder what it means to be Republican or Democrat.

[Mairin Kareli]

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