funny, because while those 37 mil were watching, about $8 million was beginning to be being pumped into obama's campaign - http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/09/04/palin-good-for-the-democra... think that was a republican reaction? democrats watch tv too, we just play RNC bingo while doing it.

Too bad skirt doesn't stand for much besides a magazine full of ads with subpar articles that push pro-choice or HPV shots on young girls. Please, do everyone a favor and leave that to their parents. I am glad that Palin represents a hard working mother who wants to make a positive difference in her country. I don't see you making one.

that's how the Democrats always snatch defeat from the jaws of victory--by playing nice. Remember Kerry and Dukakis? That's why I loved Hillary--because she stood up for for her beliefs, as we all should, as the woman I responded to did. Hillary fought back even though people like my brother said, "She's like a man she's so aggressive." Well, yay for her! I"m simply stating what skirt stands for and has for 14 years and what I hope it will continue to stand for as long as I"m a part of it. Sometimes you have to play to win. That's why I've donated money and will sign up to volunteer for Obama tomorrow. You don't have to play dirty to be a formidable, vocal, kickass proponent for change...but you don't have to be a nice girl either. I challenge anyone out there who is worried about their planet, their country, their neighborhood, their family to take one small step to change the world. And while you're at it, read The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood. That's what being nice might get us. In the coming months, we'll be looking at women's issues around the globe--after all, sisters, we're in this together. I would love to hear your thoughts, your practical suggestions and experiences on how we can get women to mobilize and organize for change. Too often, we say we're just too busy with homework, housework, office work to work for a candidate. I'm guilty of it, too, but we can't let George do it or McCain do it or Obama do it--we have to do it. And if we don't, we have only ourselves to blame. Pregnant women can't eat tuna because of the mercury levels? Let's get mad! Our schools have to install metal detectors for guns? Let's get mad! Somebody wants to make it hard to get your birth control pills filled? Let's get mad! Let's get moving!

I hate that sarcasm doesn't come across in written medium.

I was literally in tears thinking how different today could be if Al Gore had continued his fight and proven himself the rightful winner. And I told myself that I didn't do enough to ensure that I did everything I could to get him elected. (or, subsequently Kerry) And so this time I've signed up with the local Obama office and with moveon.org to speak to more people. I am researching facts (like McCain missed 63.8% of Congressional votes vs. Obama who missed 45.5%) so I can spout them back to the misinformed who choose to believe what they choose to believe. "When they own the information, they can bend it all they want." Thanks John Mayer!

I wish I could continue but I've spent the last 45 minutes discerning fact from fiction in the McCain speech.

That's okay, I'll blog it all out in the morning, put on my pin, and in any other way I can do everything in my power to spread a whole lotta information in my very red part of the country. This time I'm not holding back.

For me, it's all about the politics. That's what politics is about -- the issues. Sure, I would be thrilled if there was still a female politician running for president whose platform I believed in (which is why I was such a proud Hillary supporter), but I refuse to be "happy" that there will possibly be a woman second in line to the White House who would work to destroy all of the women's rights we've worked so hard to earn over the past hundred or so years. I don't think this is an example of politics in DC changing or becoming more open-minded. It's more of the same -- just wrapped in a different-looking package.