CHICK POWER

[Core Shot]

Don't discount the group think the makes the girls band together.
I just got this email from 3 different women today.
The 2nd time was, wow, but the 3rd group email blew me away.
Maybe some of my friends are more conservative, but the fact that several women have bothered to forward and endorse this is pretty telling.

I'm not here to argue the points of the letter, but just to comment on the viral email.


> PASSING ALONG INFORMATION...
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> An interesting view of Sarah Palin written by an Alaskan resident. Worth a
> read.
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> Sarah Palin is the U.S.'s answer to Margaret Thatcher!
> Anyone who thinks she
> cannot handle the job or deal briskly and efficiently with ANY issue,
> including foreign governments well, they haven't met our Sarah. <grin>
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> As an Alaskan resident as well as a resident of Wasilla, AK, where Sarah
> Palin was at one time Mayor I can speak with confidence. Governor Sarah
> Palin of Alaska is exactly what she portrayed during her introduction this
> morning and exactly what our U.S. Government needs. She is ethical to a
> fault (if there is such a thing), a refreshing change to the status-quo and
> as smart and determined a PERSON (gender really isn't an issue here as far
> as I'm concerned) as anyone could ask for at the head of government.
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> Sarah is no average small town mayor, she just *started out* there. BTW, as
> Mayor of Wasilla, she brought this small town through a lot of GOOD changes
> and left it at the end of her term having grown to the 4th largest CITY in
> Alaska a lot of growth and a stronger economic base than ever before.
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> She has EXECUTIVE experience *running a government* (something NONE of the
> other candidates can actually boast, even John McCain) as Governor of Alaska
> and got there by defeating the *incumbent* Republican Governor, who was
> definitely part of the old school and who WAS very much in the pocket of the
> big oil companies. We in Alaska wanted change and we got it in the person of
> Sarah Palin!
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> Sarah Palin is everything she looks to be and more. Her approval rating as
> Governor of Alaska has been as high as 95% and is currently leveled out
> consistently in the upper 80 percentile throughout the state (and in both
> parties) - the HIGHEST approval rating of ANY sitting Governor.
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> Sarah has been turning around corruption in the Legislature of Alaska -
> turning things on their ear for that matter; cutting spending in spite of
> the increased income the state is currently receiving due to the high oil
> prices - she has insisted on putting a huge amount of the "windfall" into
> savings for the future rather than spending, spending, spending - and has
> insisted from the get-go on what she refers to as "honest, ethical and
> transparent governing" - no more closed door meetings and dealings - the big
> oil companies thought she would be a pushover and have learned better to
> their chagrin.
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> She understands the "real people" and the economic issues we all face
> (Alaskans along with the rest of the country) - she was one of "us" not long
> ago. Rather than passing useless "laws" or throwing money at pet projects,
> she (most recently) temporarily suspended the state gas tax (on gasoline at
> the pumps, fuel oil and natural gas for homes, etc.) and has ordered checks
> issued to ALL residents of Alaska this fall in an attempt to assist with the
> burden of high fuel costs for the upcoming winter. I could go on and on, but
> that's enough for now <smile>. She isn't doing these things to be popular,
> she is doing it because her constituents are HURTING financially and she can
> help.
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> She became Governor of Alaska by defeating the Incumbent Republican Governor
> and doing it *without* the money or the support of the Republican Party,
> which was amazing in itself - and she won by a landslide. The "powers that
> be" at that time totally underestimated Sarah and learned better the hard
> way. She has done exactly what she claimed she was going to do and is just
> as popular today as the day she was elected - perhaps more so since even the
> Democrats up here seem to like her - she works well with both sides in the
> Legislature here.
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> Sarah "belongs" to us (Alaskans) ... and although we are going to be
> terribly sorry to see her leave before she finishes the job she started here
> (two years ago) straightening out OUR State <grin> ... we understand she is
> needed for a bigger purpose and hopefully her Lt. Governor will be able to
> fill her shoes here and continue the job.
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> As for worrying about what would happen if McCain were to die or step down
> or whatever . up here in AK we've only been wondering how long we would be
> able to KEEP Sarah in Alaska and have seen her as our first woman President
> of the USA from the start. It's always been a matter of whether she would
> wait until the end of her TWO terms as Governor (no doubt at ALL that she
> would be re-elected if she ran for a second term at the end of her current
> term) ... or end up in Washington sooner. She could do the job TODAY.
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> Personally, I feel a lot better about McCain now that I know he has someone
> as savvy, as strong, as ethical and as steady as Sarah at his back. She will
> be an excellent Vice President ... and my guess is will be our U.S.
> Republican Presidential candidate in four years - AND by then the country
> will KNOW here, will love and respect her as we do here - and she'll win by
> as much of a landslide as she did here in Alaska. I only wonder if McCain
> has a clue what he is unleashing on the U.S .of A <grin>. She is going to be
> a fresh wind, but also a strong wind.
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> Is that enough of an endorsement? If not, I'll add this ... Two years ago
> during our State Governor's race was the first time EVER that we actually
> asked for not just a little sign to put in our yard showing our support of
> our candidate (something we've never felt the desire to do at all before) -
> we asked for a full 4' x 8' "SARAH PALIN FOR GOVERNOR!" sign and were proud
> to have it. She hasn't let us or Alaska down. She will do the same for the
> U.S.A. if given the opportunity..
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> Feel free to pass this on to anyone who may be interested .
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> -Deb Frost in Alaska

[pisteoff]

And the counter point is that cynical women (read: my wife) are thinking/saying just the opposite, i.e. 'if you think that I'm going to vote for you SOLELY because you have a woman on the ticket, you're even dumber than my husband!'

[cloudpeak]

Wow, McCain's campaign is writing chain letters.

[Core Shot]

Wow, McCain's campaign is writing chain letters.

could be true. Viral marketing is all the rage.

But, the fact that is getting forwarded is what is amazing to me, not the content.

[timvwcom]

Looks like the McCain Campaign is sending out their OWN version of a different Wasilla resident testimonial that has been posted a few times here on TGR already in the last several days... In fact, I bet those who receive the two, not back to back, might not know they aren't the same one?

Here is the original version, which ends up later skewering Palin:


...I am a resident of Wasilla, Alaska. I have known Gov. Sarah Palin since 1992. Everyone here knows Sarah, so it is nothing special to say we are on a first-name basis. Our children have attended the same schools. Her father was my child's favorite substitute teacher. I also am on a first-name basis with her parents and mother-in-law. I attended more City Council meetings during her administration than about 99 percent of the residents of the city.

Here is the start of new version, which boosts her all the way thru;


...As an Alaskan resident as well as a resident of Wasilla, AK, where Sarah Palin was at one time Mayor I can speak with confidence. Governor Sarah Palin of Alaska is exactly what she portrayed during her introduction this morning and exactly what our U.S. Government needs. She is ethical to a fault (if there is such a thing), a refreshing change to the status-quo and as smart and determined a PERSON (gender really isn't an issue here as far as I'm concerned) as anyone could ask for at the head of government

[telebobski]

Anybody with reading comprehension should figure out the difference fairly quickly Tim.

I actually thought the first email was reasonably even-handed. This one is a little too positive to be believed - almost sounds like it was written by her mom or something.

[hutash]

It reads like a typical propaganda piece, and any woman with half a brain will know it. Contrary to letters like this women do have half a brain and more. I live in a household with very smart women, and they know what a shame Falin is. Unfortunately tthere are a lot of idiots in this world that will believe such tripe.

[timvwcom]

Anybody with reading comprehension should figure out the difference fairly quickly Tim...

My point though, by way of an example; is that if MY wife saw the positive one in an email first on say tomorrow, then received the second less positive one the next day... I really doubt she'd actually "read it again". I think she'd do a quick skim of first sentence or two, then be sure it was the same thing she saw the day before, and never even read the second one.

[Tippster]

Alaskans are superhumans who deal in issues larger than the rest of us. If she can be a Governor who doles out $1200 to each of her constituents by imposing a windfall tax on Big Oil then think about the fucking $$$$$$$ she can give us as VP, or... where's my hanky... President of these United States of America.

I heart her. I will name my next dog "Palin," regardless of Gender.

[concretejungle]

I'm so confused. No windfall tax for big oil unless Palin does it for Alaskan citizens. Then it's a good idea?