From my local paper folks

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From the Charlotte Observer, sorry I not to tech savy so I just copied/pasted.


Friday, August 29, 2008


"Oh my!": A Clinton supporter in Charlotte on Palin

Leigh Rose was a Charlotte community volunteer for the Hillary Clinton campaign, working in communications during the N.C. primary season. She was thrilled when her 9-year-old daughter met Clinton during a campaign stop here. She thought Hillary was "the one."

Rose has, slowly, come to support what she calls "the greater good" of having Barack Obama as president, a choice she became excited about this week after watching Clinton speak in Denver.

This morning, she emailed me about John McCain's selection of Sarah Palin as VP.

"Oh my oh my!"

Later, after some time to process, here are her thoughts. One woman, one Democrat, in Charlotte:

"My initial knee jerk reaction was one of being a woman, I felt my womanliness, it was a raw deep internal connection, it was a split-second emotional one, he picked a woman, he is giving a woman a chance to be VP and she could be a future commander in chief, BUT...

My foot landed firmly on the floor moments later. The freedoms and rights I want
as a woman are matched by the Democratic ticket, that clearly the policies I am fighting for, that we are all fighting for as women - a woman's right to choose, Roe v Wade, equal pay for women in the workplace, universal healthcare, family and education needs - are placed purposefully on the Democrat's agenda. Period.

I will not be swayed by McCain's pick of a woman VP, I will not be lured into what is a calculated political move, that ultimately does little to move women's issues forward. Women on the whole are much smarter than that, and Hillary supporters, I think, will see thru this. The diehards are another story, but I think they will vote for McCain anyway.