SOCIAL: Fwd: A fiendishly clever idea...

[Willo O'Brien]

so awesome!!


On Sep 12, 2008, at 4:26 PM, Tom Radulovich wrote:

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> From our friends and neighbors at the Drinking Ladies Group (DLG)...
>
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>
>> Dear Friends,
>>
>>      We may have thought we wanted a woman on a national
>> political ticket, but the joke has really been on us,
>> hasn't it?  Are you as sick in your stomach as I am at
>> the thought of Sarah Palin as Vice President of the United
>> States?
>>
>>      Since Palin gave her speech accepting the
>> Republican nomination for the Vice Presidency, Barack
>> Obama's campaign has raised over $10 million dollars.
>> Some of you may already be supporting the Obama campaign
>> financially -- I am, but I want to do more -- anything.  I
>> am horrified by Palin's selection, furious, and
>> frightened by it for many reasons, one of which is her
>> position on women's issues.  May I pass along the
>> following fiendishly brilliant idea?
>>
>>      Make a donation to Planned Parenthood.  Of any
>> amount, in Sarah Palin's name.  Here's the best
>> part:  when you make a donation to PP in her name,
>> they'll send her a  card telling her that the donation
>> has been made in her honor.  It won't change the
>> election but it will support an important organization and
>> it will make women's voices heard.  (And even if this
>> was cooked up by a PP person -- I don't care!)
>> Here's the link to the Planned Parenthood website:
>>
>>      http://www.plannedparenthood.org/
>>
>>      You'll need to check "make honororary or
>> memorial gift," and fill in the name of the person you
>> want to "honor", i.e. Palin (I did it although
>> even that made me shudder.)  Fill in the address to let PP
>> know where to send the "in Sarah Palin's
>> honor" card.  If you use the address for the McCain
>> campaign headquarters, they'll get the message.
>> McCain's headquarters address:
>>
>>      McCain for President
>>      1235 S. Clark Street
>>      1st Floor
>>      Arlington, VA 22202
>>
>>      Please free to send this along to all your women --
>> and men --  friends and urge them to do the same.
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