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Old 09-08-2008, 07:33 PM
 
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I can't be the only person on the face of this planet who really hates getting political emails from friends and family. This one came my way from a cousin tonight. I doubt my cousin bothered to vet any of the information in here. It's just more rumor-mongering and I resent having my friends and family spam me with this.

For the record, I have emails pro and con for both parties, and each candidate separately. Since I can't blow a whistle in their ears (like I would do to a harassing tele-sales person), any advice?

DISCLAIMER: I am not a huge McCain fan. I've not yet made up my mind about Sarah Palin. Obama scares me. Biden is the only one for whom I have no strong feelings one way or the other so far.

Friends, compatriots, fellow-lamenters,
> > >
> > >We are writing to you because of the fury and dread we have felt
> > since the
> > announcement of Sarah Palin as the Vice-Presidential candidate for the
> > Republican Party. We believe that this terrible decision has
> > surpassed mere
> > partisanship, and that it is a dangerous farce-on the part of a
> > pandering and
> > rudderless Presidential candida te-that has a real possibility of
> > becoming
> > fact.
> > >
> > >Perhaps like us, as American women, you share the fear of what Ms.
> > Palin and
> > her professed beliefs and proven record could lead to for ourselves
> > and for our
> > present or future daughters. To date, she is against sex education,
> > birth
> > control, the pro-choice platform, environmental protection,
> > alternative energy
> > development, freedom of speech (as mayor she wanted to ban books and
> > attempted
> > to fire the librarian who stood against her), gun control, the
> > separation of
> > church and state, and polar bears. To say nothing of her complete
> > lack of real
> > preparation to become the second-most-powerful person on the planet.
> > >
> > >We want to clarify that we are not against Sarah Palin as a woman,
> > a mother,
> > or, for that matter, a parent of a pregnant teenager, but solely as
> > a rash,
> > incompetent, and all together devastating choice for Vice President.
> > Ms.
> > Palin's political views are in every way a slap in the face to the
> > accomplishments that our mothers and grandmothers and great-
> > grandmothers so
> > fiercely fought for, and that we've so demonstrably benefited from.
> > >
> > >First and foremost, Ms. Palin does not represent us. She does not
> > demonstrate
> > or uphold our interests as American women. It is presumed that the
> > inclusion of
> > a woman on the Republican ticket could win over women voters. We
> > want to
> > disagree, publicly.
> > 0A >
> > >Therefore, we invite you to reply here
> > with a short, succinct message about why you, as a woman living in
> > this
> > country, do not support this candidate as second-in-command for our
> > nation.
> > >
> > >Please include your name (last initial is fine), age, and place of
> > residence.
> > >
> > >We will post your responses on a blog called "Women Against Sarah
> > Palin,"
> > which we intend to publicize as widely as possible. Please send us
> > your reply
> > at your earliest convenience-the greater the volume of responses we
> > receive,
> > the stronger our message will be.
> > >
> > >Thank you for your time and action.
> > >
> > >VIVA!
> > >
> > >Sincerely,
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Old 09-08-2008, 07:38 PM
 
Location: State of Being
35,879 posts, read 77,192,049 times
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oh barf.

Yes, I hate these emails and I used to get them from people who are registered w/ both parties, LOL.

Here is how you stop them: Start forwarding emails in the OPPOSITE direction. In other words, send pro-Obama emails to your GOP friends and send Pro-Palin emails to your DEM friends - and hopefully - they will all get the message and stop sending you emails.

GOOD LUCK.
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Old 09-08-2008, 07:39 PM
 
Location: Fondren SW Yo
2,783 posts, read 6,658,107 times
Reputation: 2224
Quote:
Originally Posted by findingmesomeday View Post
I can't be the only person on the face of this planet who really hates getting political emails from friends and family. This one came my way from a cousin tonight. I doubt my cousin bothered to vet any of the information in here. It's just more rumor-mongering and I resent having my friends and family spam me with this.

For the record, I have emails pro and con for both parties, and each candidate separately. Since I can't blow a whistle in their ears (like I would do to a harassing tele-sales person), any advice?

DISCLAIMER: I am not a huge McCain fan. I've not yet made up my mind about Sarah Palin. Obama scares me. Biden is the only one for whom I have no strong feelings one way or the other so far.

Friends, compatriots, fellow-lamenters,
> > >
> > >We are writing to you because of the fury and dread we have felt
> > since the
> > announcement of Sarah Palin as the Vice-Presidential candidate for the
> > Republican Party. We believe that this terrible decision has
> > surpassed mere
> > partisanship, and that it is a dangerous farce-on the part of a
> > pandering and
> > rudderless Presidential candida te-that has a real possibility of
> > becoming
> > fact.
> > >
> > >Perhaps like us, as American women, you share the fear of what Ms.
> > Palin and
> > her professed beliefs and proven record could lead to for ourselves
> > and for our
> > present or future daughters. To date, she is against sex education,
> > birth
> > control, the pro-choice platform, environmental protection,
> > alternative energy
> > development, freedom of speech (as mayor she wanted to ban books and
> > attempted
> > to fire the librarian who stood against her), gun control, the
> > separation of
> > church and state, and polar bears. To say nothing of her complete
> > lack of real
> > preparation to become the second-most-powerful person on the planet.
> > >
> > >We want to clarify that we are not against Sarah Palin as a woman,
> > a mother,
> > or, for that matter, a parent of a pregnant teenager, but solely as
> > a rash,
> > incompetent, and all together devastating choice for Vice President.
> > Ms.
> > Palin's political views are in every way a slap in the face to the
> > accomplishments that our mothers and grandmothers and great-
> > grandmothers so
> > fiercely fought for, and that we've so demonstrably benefited from.
> > >
> > >First and foremost, Ms. Palin does not represent us. She does not
> > demonstrate
> > or uphold our interests as American women. It is presumed that the
> > inclusion of
> > a woman on the Republican ticket could win over women voters. We
> > want to
> > disagree, publicly.
> > 0A >
> > >Therefore, we invite you to reply here
> > with a short, succinct message about why you, as a woman living in
> > this
> > country, do not support this candidate as second-in-command for our
> > nation.
> > >
> > >Please include your name (last initial is fine), age, and place of
> > residence.
> > >
> > >We will post your responses on a blog called "Women Against Sarah
> > Palin,"
> > which we intend to publicize as widely as possible. Please send us
> > your reply
> > at your earliest convenience-the greater the volume of responses we
> > receive,
> > the stronger our message will be.
> > >
> > >Thank you for your time and action.
> > >
> > >VIVA!
> > >
> > >Sincerely,
Your cousin seems to have confused, as so many feministas have, her opinion for the opinion of all women. It's a pretty interesting phenomon, that the women of the left think they have exclusive license on determining the opions of allwomen.
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Old 09-08-2008, 07:59 PM
 
Location: Chicagoland
41,325 posts, read 44,833,080 times
Reputation: 7118
The leftists in and out of the obama campaign are in full panic mode I see. Don't they realize how their previous "smears" backfired horribly and damaged obama?
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Old 09-08-2008, 08:20 PM
 
Location: OC, CA
3,309 posts, read 5,687,711 times
Reputation: 663
I got one email from some leftist nut. I reported them to AOL and their account was shut down.
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Old 09-08-2008, 08:22 PM
 
Location: Albemarle, NC
7,730 posts, read 14,116,605 times
Reputation: 1520
I thought you were talking about the emails that Sarah Palin won't release to the investigation into whether or not she abused her power in regards to her Brother in Law. If she's nothing to hide and all.....
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