Without Further Ado

So it's been almost a week now since Sarah Palin took the stand at the RNC, and it's taken me about that long to calm down and stop wanting to absolutely smack her head off for being such a snot.

I've been discussing her with my friends, family and colleagues every chance I've gotten, and now here they are .... my personal Top 5 Reasons Why Palin Stinks, followed by 2 well cited articles about who she is and what she's done (and they include all the other sketchy things like her special earmarks, how she used to think Alaska should secede from the US, etc etc)

Reason #1:
I pretty much despise that she touts herself as a feminist when in reality, she's anything but a supporter of women's rights. Her "family planning" positions irritate me to no end. Not only does she promote abstinence-only education in Alaska's public schools (because we all know kids aren't having sex), she opposes abortion in all cases except when a mother's life in in danger. It's her right to feel this way (note I said to feel not impose as law), BUT, she has actually said that even if her daughter was raped, she would "choose life" ... meaning "choose life" for her, not give her a choice about her own life. Now, even Cindy McCain has come out and said she doesn't support this.

I am completely pro-choice. I fully believe that it is a woman's decision to do with her body as she sees fit, to live with her decisions and that it is not a matter for government to decide. Now, I understand that not everyone feels as I do and that's fine, it's a free country. But, then again, that's the point isn't it? It's a free country ... freedom to choose what is best for one's own body.

Reason #2:
This one is short and to the point. As Mayor of Wasilla, Palin asked the town's librarian how to go about banning books that she deemed inappropriate. Seriously? What century are we living in that a silly little mayor wants to put a stop to freedom of information? Maybe next she'll move to take down offensive websites, heh heh. Like China.

Reason #3:



Sarah Palin hates polar bears. In May, she threatened (as head of state) to sue if polar bears were put on the endangered species list because ... wait for it ... she thought it would hurt oil and gas development in the northern part of the state. You know, melting sea ice and global warming aren't really reliable indicators that the bears are losing their habitats. She's an oil slut.

Oh, AND she supports gunning down wolves from airplanes and has opposed efforts to protect beluga whales in an Alaskan Inlet because it might negatively affect the oil and gas industries.

Reason #4:
She won't admit that climate change and global warming, which are especially threatening her home state, are caused by human activity ... even though the Republican party has officially adopted this stance. According to the Washington Post, Palin said she "wasn't sure climate change wasn't simply part of a natural warming cycle" ... "I'm not one ... who would attribute it to being man-made." Yep, she's smarter than all those scientists who devote their lives to this research.

Reason #5:
At least 3 of her close friends told Good Morning America that they weren't sure who they were voting for in November. That's just scary if even your closest friends aren't sure they'll vote for you.


Here are the articles I mentioned above ... check 'em out. Pretty interesting stuff.

Top 10 Most Disturbing Facts & Impressions of Sarah Palin
8 More Shocking Revelations ...

Ok, well, guess I can move on with my life now that I officially got that off my chest. Though I'm sure there will be more to come ;)