Posted on 08/29/2008 2:04:23 PM PDT by TheRedSoxWinThePennant
August 29, 2008
Statement of NOW PAC Chair Kim Gandy on the Selection of Sarah Palin as John McCain's Vice Presidential Pick
Sen. John McCain's choice of Alaska governor Sarah Palin as his running mate is a cynical effort to appeal to disappointed Hillary Clinton voters and get them to vote, ultimately, against their own self-interest.
Gov. Palin may be the second woman vice-presidential candidate on a major party ticket, but she is not the right woman. Sadly, she is a woman who opposes women's rights, just like John McCain.
The fact that Palin is a mother of five who has a 4-month-old baby, a woman who is juggling work and family responsibilities, will speak to many women. But will Palin speak FOR women? Based on her record and her stated positions, the answer is clearly No.
In a gubernatorial debate, Palin stated emphatically that her opposition to abortion was so great, so total, that even if her teenage daughter was impregnated by a rapist, she would "choose life" -- meaning apparently that she would not permit her daughter to have an abortion.
Palin also had to withdraw her appointment of a top public safety commissioner who had been reprimanded for sexual harassment, although Palin had been warned about his background through letters by the sexual harassment complainant.
What McCain does not understand is that women supported Hillary Clinton not just because she was a woman, but because she was a champion on their issues. They will surely not find Sarah Palin to be an advocate for women.
Sen. Joe Biden is the VP candidate who appeals to women, with his authorship and championing of landmark domestic violence legislation, support for pay equity, and advocacy for women around the world.
Finally, as the chair of NOW's Political Action Committee, I am frequently asked whether NOW supports women candidates just because they are women. This gives me an opportunity to once again answer that question with an emphatic 'No.' We recognize the importance of having women's rights supporters at every level but, like Sarah Palin, not every woman supports women's rights.
BTTT
***America is tired of consigning a million fetuses a year to its landfills and sewers.***
The act of abortion, matricide or infanticide is not *womanly* it is the antithesis of the natural order, or our Creator.
How can these NOW women aspire to lead human beings who they so clearly demeaned in the womb?
NOW proves once again that Liberalism is their true cause, not women’s issues.
Oh, I get it Now. “Women’s Rights” = “Abortion on Demand”. I see. Always nice to have the secret decoder ring.
I have yet to meet one pro choice woman that would make this their deciding factor in their vote. A factor? Yes. The most important? NO!
Even my ultra liberal cousin says it’s not worth losing votes over.
Can you imagine if men started a play called the .... monologues?
They especially do not like her as she made the choice, when she found out she was carrying a down’s syndrome child, not to abort her child and in every way goes against the murderous policies and ideals of the NOW—Sarah Palin is a great inspiration and not through just talk but through action. Wow. Sarah Palin exposes these murderers for what they are.
The “pro-CHOICE” chicks apparently don’t condone Palin’s CHOICE to have her baby.
They think mothers should kick butt in the workforce — all mothers except THIS mother, that is.
They don’t even recognize how pathetic their hypocricy is.
“Please do not get in NOWs way. They must be given a large microphone to send this message to every woman in the US.”
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Yeah, all 80 of them.
This article finally pushed me over the edge.
I’m DEFINITELY gonna have to buy a LOT more popcorn!
I have never enjoyed an election cycle as much as this one!
Its a damn shame that women’s rights are synonymous with abortion in the eyes of many feminists. I would hope most women have more intellectual depth than that. This also shows how its really about party politics and power and has nothing to do with “rights” or women’s interests.
Look at the average conservative response to Obama. We disagree with him and want him not to be President but most if not all say it’s a historic day in American history that he is the nominee.
This is the first real VP nominee to be a woman. Sorry Geraldine Ferraro was just a prop for the dems who knew they had no chance in 1984.
I know personally of 4 people who have decided to vote for McCain that were fence sitters before today. If I know 4 how many are out there?
NOW doesn’t care about the plight of women in Muslim countries. When I quizzed a former friend of mine who is a radical left wing feminist she told me that they only care about keeping abortion legal in this country.
NOW doesn’t care about the plight of women in Muslim countries. When I quizzed a former friend of mine who is a radical left wing feminist she told me that they only care about keeping abortion legal in this country.
Anti-woman and out of touch boilerplate response from the feminazis.
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