this came to me from moveon.org today.

"Who is Sarah Palin? Here's some basic background:

She was elected Alaska's governor a little over a year and a half ago. Her previous office was mayor of Wasilla, a small town outside Anchorage. She has no foreign policy experience.1
Palin is strongly anti-choice, opposing abortion even in the case of rape or incest.2
She supported right-wing extremist Pat Buchanan for president in 2000. 3
Palin thinks creationism should be taught in public schools.4
She's doesn't think humans are the cause of climate change.5
She's solidly in line with John McCain's "Big Oil first" energy policy. She's pushed hard for more oil drilling and says renewables won't be ready for years. She also sued the Bush administration for listing polar bears as an endangered species—she was worried it would interfere with more oil drilling in Alaska.6
How closely did John McCain vet this choice? He met Sarah Palin once at a meeting. They spoke a second time, last Sunday, when he called her about being vice-president. Then he offered her the position.7"

the choice is offensive to thinking americans and a transparent play for hillary supporters. there was seriously not a more qualified woman he could find? what a dumbass. he'd die in office and this bitch (and he says obama is inexperienced?) would become president. are you kidding me? plus:
DO YOU REALLY WANT THE OLDEST KID AT WEST BEVERLY HIGH IN THE WHITE HOUSE???

in other, better news, the democratic national convention was great, moved me to tears occasionally because i'm a fucking sucker. i was nationalistic orgasming when michelle obama spoke (i fucking love her), obama's little girls are so damn cute (it's going to be rough on them to grow up in today's media culture) and his speech was freaking great. i'm very excited for november.