The Sweetest Thing

I have been sending emails back & forth w/ various female friends, detailing the horrors of the Republican VP candidate, "Caribou Barbie" Sarah Palin. Like most communication between friends, I had the sinking feeling that it would do no good, my opinion would remain just that, an opinion, & not a force for change. However, someone has come up w/ the most BRILLIANT plan, both for change AND for a little sweet satisfaction. Read on:

Instead of (in addition to?) us all sending around more emails about how horrible she is, let's all make a donation to Planned Parenthood.

In Sarah Palin's name.

And here's the good part: when you make a donation to PP in her name, they'll send her a card telling her that the donation has been made in her honour. Here's the link to the Planned Parenthood website: https://secure.ga0.org/02/pp10000_inhonor

There is a short form to fill out that requires your name, address, email address, the name & the address of the person in whose honour you are donating, and you will need a credit card (if you don't have one, or prefer to have the cost come from another source, don't forget that PayPal now can generate a one-use credit card number for you). You must fill out the complete form & be sure to check the "in honour of" box, rather than just using the "donate online" link. If you include her name & address, PP will send an "in Sarah Palin's honour" card to her to let her know of the donation. I suggest you use the address for the McCain campaign headquarters, which is:

McCain for President
1235 S. Clark Street, 1st Floor
Arlington , VA 22202

The minimum online donation is $5, but there is also a printable form that you can mail in with a check (for more or even less). C'mon, women (& men)! It's got to be worth a few minutes & a few bucks to make your opinion heard WHERE IT COUNTS.