Friday, September 5, 2008

Working Mom ≠ Feminist, Governor ≠ Qualified VP

Gloria Steinem on Palin and the anti-feminist right wing of the Republican party.

"Here's the good news: Women have become so politically powerful that even the anti-feminist right wing -- the folks with a headlock on the Republican Party -- are trying to appease the gender gap with a first-ever female vice president...Read more.

http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/opinion/la-oe-steinem4-2008sep04,0,1290251.story

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Excellent documentation on Palin's actions and positions (http://thinkprogress.org/palin-digest/) on the pressing issues of our time. For example on the...:

ECONOMY (reminds me of the Bush legacy - cut taxes, increase debt)
Palin Left Wasilla $20 Million In Debt. As mayor of Wasilla, Palin cut taxes while simultaneously expanding the town’s operating budget by almost $2 million. She ended her term in 2002 with Wasilla $20 million in debt. [Anchorage Daily News 10/23/06; the Politico, 8/29]

http://thinkprogress.org/palin-digest/

More reasons to support Obama/Biden.

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