Colorado Women Against Palin

Colorado Women Wear Blue Lipstick (OK, not really)

2008-11-06T21:29:00.002-07:00

Make no mistake. Your powerful contributions to Colorado Women Against Palin were crucial to being able to wear ear-to-ear smiles today. You should feel great that you were an active part of history. Now we all have stories to tell our children and grandchildren someday.

It's been a wild ride, eh? As Jenn mentioned, that first protest in Golden seven weeks ago seems like ages ago. We've done so much: protesting Palin in Golden, Centennial and Loveland; protesting in wind and rain at McCain's "women's town hall" in downtown Denver and getting clobbered by McCain's supporters at the Western Arena rally; rallying at Babies R Us in Westminster and Belmar shopping center; two VP debate parties and then finally, the capstone at the Boulder Theater last night.

As you well know, last night was filled with tears attempting to express the thousand emotions we were all feeling. And how wonderful it is to be an American! When you look at the voting statistics of our precious state, know that it couldn't have done it without you.

Boulder 73%
Denver 75%
Broomfield 55%
Larimer 54%

Adams 58%

Arapahoe 55%

Jefferson 54%

Pueblo 56%

http://elections.nytimes.com/2008/results/states/colorado.html

We wish you all the best in your future endeavors and feel incredibly grateful to have gotten to know you intelligent, passionate and sassy women in this historic experience. And hang on to those "Lipstick" t-shirts. Our favorite Alaskan governor plans to run again in 2012!

Michelle, Mad, Kir, KC & Meg

VOTE!

2008-11-04T01:00:00.001-07:00

Today's the day.

The polls are open from 7 to 7. If you haven't already voted, get out there and do your part to elect Barack Obama as our next president!!!

And if you have already voted, please give some time today to the Obama/Biden campaign and your local Democratic party. We still need people to make get-out-the-vote calls, shuttle refreshments to voters in (anticipated) long lines and to volunteers at the polling places, and handle other important GOTV tasks. Go to www.mybarackobama.com to find information about volunteering locally, or try www.coloradodems.org to find information on your local Democratic Party's efforts.

Let's turn Colorado blue, people!

PS: Hope to see you at the Boulder Theatre tonight - some of us won't get there until 8 or so, but we'll be there in our Co-WAP t-shirts!

The Mandatory Rejection of Sarah Palin

2008-10-30T08:28:00.003-06:00

An excellent piece by Bob Cesca in the Huffington Post on our favorite VP candidate!

"Next Wednesday at this time, it's entirely possible that we'll see the last of Sarah Palin on the national stage. At least for now.

Sure, she's provided us with a bottomless cup of blogging material and, more importantly, she's a huge drag on the McCain campaign. And this week, with the Conga line of McCain campaign insiders dishing out leak after delicious leak about Palin, the slow-motion McTrain-wreck has been especially entertaining. But ultimately, the schadenfreude and the hilariously inexplicable interviews are merely distractions from the truly awful things that Sarah Palin represents.

...It turns out, the only thing that's actually working for the McCain campaign is the daily inciting of rage, fear and hatred among the easily-led gomers lined up outside of Sarah Palin's rallies. I repeat. The one thing that appears to be working nicely for Sarah Palin and John McCain right now is the really evil and divisive stuff.

And we simply can't allow Sarah Palin's fear-mongering -- her Neo-McCarthyism and her Neo-Southern Strategy -- to ultimately be the one successful thing about this otherwise laughable McCain campaign. We can't let this be the one thing that might win the election for the Republican ticket.

...So irrespective of what the polls look like, we have no choice but to show up en masse and unequivocally reject Republicans like Sarah Palin -- hurling them onto the slagheap of history next to Orange Alerts, HUAC and the Willie Horton ad. Imagine what an undisputed electoral victory would say to Republican strategists like Bill Kristol who suggested to John McCain that the easiest path to victory was the politics of fear. Imagine the eardrum-bursting shockwaves a massive Obama victory would send through the heads of the McCain operatives who fed the "domestic terrorist" attacks into Sarah Palin's empty dome."

Colorado is going to go Blue! and reject McCain and Palin's hate-filled campaign. But everyone needs to do their part. With only 6 days left, make sure you've voted! Volunteer to help with the big GOTV push. And donate through tomorrow! It's not too late! You still have a real chance to make a difference in this election!!

One Week to Go - Please Get Involved!

2008-10-28T09:50:00.001-06:00

Reachout to your circle - it is not too late.

2008-10-27T09:15:00.005-06:00

Co-WAP supporter Jill attended the McCain protest (and McCain's speech) on Friday. Afterward, she sent this letter to her circle of family and friends. It is a pretty powerful letter, and we encourage you all to reach out to those in your circle who might still be undecided, or who might still be open to changing their vote to Obama. We also really appreciate Jill's ultimate message - regardless of who you're supporting in this election, and regardless of who wins, we have our work cut out for us to heal this country.
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Dear Family and Friends,

http://www.progressnowaction.org/page/community/post/think/CQ8j

The above link is video of a John McCain rally I attended this morning in Denver. Before I went in to hear McCain speak, I stood outside with Obama supporters who were standing (completely lawfully of course) near the line of people going into the event (which was free and open to the public). I and the other Obama supporters were holding pro-Obama signs, and one person had a lifesize cardboard figure of Obama. Someone had a video camera and filmed the reaction we got - see the above link.

Some things you shouldn't miss on the video:

-- The family at the beginning with the young girl acting like a monkey. You have to listen carefully, but what the young girl says, referring to the cutout of Obama, is: "A monkey president. A monkey from Tarzan. That's a monkey from Tarzan."

-- The man punching the head of the Obama cutout.

-- The man calling the Obama figure: "Hussein. President Hussein" (followed by his wife saying to us: "You make me sick").

-- The woman saying (referring to the Obama cutout): "He needs a rag on his head."

-- The woman saying to us (the Obama supporters): "You need turbans."

-- The numerous people referring to the Obama cutout as "Osama."

-- The so-called Christian man saying: "The important thing is God may not be on my side, but Satan is on your side."

What the camera didn't capture was the man who came up to me and said: "You're white. Why are you voting for Obama?" Quite startled, I responded: "Well, sir, I'm not a racist." This set him off. And when I say "set him off" - I mean set him off. We ended up having to call 911. (The police, by the way, were extremely nice.)

The camera also missed the young man - with "Jesus Christ" on his t-shirt - who came up and said: "Obama is the closest thing yet to the Anti-Christ." (I don't attend church regularly anymore, but I know for sure such hatred is not what Jesus Christ was all about.)

I realize that some of these people were probably unstable. But they couldn't ALL have been (and if they were, we really need to increase public funding for mental health services)! The whole thing shocked and saddened me. The saddest was the young girl who was clearly being brought up as a racist. A close second were the so-called Christians citing their religious beliefs as they spewed hate and intolerance.

So why am I sending this (my first mass e-mailing ever)? Because I think people should see the ugly underbelly of America. I thought such people were few and far between. My eyes were certainly opened today.

If you're on this list and are voting for Obama, good for you. If you're on this list and are voting for McCain, good for you. I know you're voting for McCain for the right reasons (because you agree with him on the issues, like his background, etc.). If you were voting for McCain for the reasons of the people on the video, you wouldn't be on my e-mail list! But if any of you happen to run into McCain supporters who are like the people on the video, please don't stand by silently. Call them on their ignorance, particularly their racism. Whether it's Obama or McCain who wins in 11 days, fair-minded people like you and I know America is better than the ugliness shown on the video.

Videos from Today's Protest in Denver

2008-10-24T20:54:00.003-06:00

Warning: these videos are awful. No, these were not filmed in the South. Right here in the heart of Denver, my friends. You'll see why we were so disturbed and disheartened afterward. The McCain/Palin supporters blurt out nasty, racist comments.

You'll see that they call us/him communists, socialist, turban-wearers, Muslims, etc. They even call Obama a monkey president - pay close attention to the kids doing the monkey dance. Spread this video around.

Here's another one too. If you watch and listen closely, you'll see me trying to get a guy to back off of us.

Fear or Hope - Election 2008

2008-10-24T13:31:00.005-06:00

Wow. All I can say is wow. Well, maybe a little more...

My alarm went off at 5:15a. I pillow-hugged for another 15 minutes then jumped into the shower and started to think about the day ahead of me. Yes, I was going to protest McCain first then run off to start a busy day of work.

Even in the car with Mad I thought it would be just another peaceful protest. Just like the 8 or so we'd already had. Yeah, there'd be people who'd shout "baby killer" and slip snide comments in but these people were angry, nasty and down right vicious.

Hey, I'm not a experienced political protester; I'm not a paid activist. I'm a professional, educated businesswoman who just cares about this country and wants to do her part in making sure Obama, the right answer for this country, is rightfully elected.

Since I started what is now known as Colorado Women Against Palin five weeks ago, I've learned a lot about the process, our rights and how to activate people's passion productively. But what I've also learned is a frightening dark side to humanity and "real" Americans.

This election has gotten heated and as the McCain campaign continues to flails, the RNC and its supporters have gotten more and more desperate. Does desperation bring out the timid, hidden racist? Yes, I'm afraid it does.

Our previous protests have all been without incident. In fact, the police were very good at protecting us. But as you can see in the above photo, we were verbally and nearly physically attacked. Where were the police? (they never did help us) I called 911 to get this man off of us. He was grabbing at our signs and pushing us around; not understanding that this was not "his" rally as he kept saying but ours. We are all part of the process and that's what's (supposed to be) beautiful about democracy.

I still believe it's beautiful and I'm optimistic that America will one day be the true UNITED States of America that our forefathers wanted but Palin and McCain need to quit dividing us into "real" Americans and "anti-Americans". This crowd clearly bought into the GOP's rhetoric and repeated things like "Obama's a Muslim" or "Obama's a terrorist" or "he was born in Kenya", "socialist" (the new buzz word) and "communist" (retro buzz word).

They eat up fear like candy; stealing another bite whenever possible. The difference, in my opinion, is that those of us holding the signs embrace a completely different emotion than those standing in line - HOPE.

And that's what this election has boiled down to. Do you vote on fear or do you vote on hope?

Check out these media links. There are more to come, I'm sure.

http://cbs4denver.com/slideshows/mccain.rally.denver.20.848037.html?rid=31

http://cfapp2.rockymountainnews.com/photos/index.cfm?xml=/photos/slideshows/102408mccain/102408mccain.xml

http://www.rockymountainnews.com/videos/detail/tensions-flare-outside-mccains-rally/

http://www.examiner.com/x-231-Denver-Womens-Examiner~y2008m10d23-Colorado-Women-Against-Palin-to-stage-protest-at-McCains-visit

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/10/24/183332/74/400/641321

http://www.coloradopols.com/showDiary.do;jsessionid=78D71BB621E700CC5C7E7BEF47B3EFB7?diaryId=7896

http://coloradoindependent.com/12644/liveblog-mccain-rally-in-denver

[excerpt from the Colo. Independent's liveblog:]
9:44 a.m. - This reporter just spotted a woman wearing a t-shirt that read “Lipstick is not a vice-presidential qualification.” I wonder if the person wearing it thought this the Obama rally in Denver on Sunday? Maybe she is planning some type of outburst when McCain comes on stage. When McCain came to the University of Denver in June a number of protesters were escorted out after rising out of their seats and screaming for the end to the war in Iraq.

Priceless

2008-10-23T21:32:00.002-06:00

The Palin Plunge

2008-10-22T09:41:00.003-06:00

It's a big week for our favorite VP candidate! First, the RNC has spent $150,000 dollars on Mrs. Joe Six Pack's hair and clothing in the last 2 months. Clearly this is a woman in touch with the average American.

Next, Palin will give a deposition for the Troopergate investigation by the Alaska Personnel Board. Palin was already found to have violated ethics laws in her attempt to get her former brother-in-law fired.

Also in Pittbull news, Palin apparently charged her state for expenses incurred for her children's travel. Often to events where they were not invited, and sometimes to events which were not state business at all.

The charges included costs for hotel and commercial flights for three
daughters to join Palin to watch their father in a snowmobile race, and a trip
to New York, where the governor attended a five-hour conference and stayed with
17-year-old Bristol for five days and four nights in a luxury hotel.

In all, Palin has charged the state $21,012 for her three daughters' 64
one-way and 12 round-trip commercial flights since she took office in December
2006. In some other cases, she has charged the state for hotel rooms for the
girls.

This week, many newpapers and prominent figures, including Colin Powell have spoken out against McCain and Palin and thrown their support behind Obama/Biden. The Daily Kos has a great round-up of these stories. And The Huffington Post has a fantastic summary of the Palin Plunge!

From The Chicago Tribune:

McCain failed in his most important executive decision. Give him credit for choosing a female running mate--but he passed up any number of supremely qualified Republican women who could have served. Having called Obama not ready to lead, McCain chose Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin. His campaign has tried to stage-manage Palin's exposure to the public. But it's clear she is not prepared to step in at a moment's notice and serve as president. McCain put his campaign before his country.

From the LA Times:

Indeed, the presidential campaign has rendered McCain nearly unrecognizable. His selection of Sarah Palin as his running mate was, as a short-term political tactic, brilliant. It was also irresponsible, as Palin is the most unqualified vice presidential nominee of a major party in living memory. The decision calls into question just what kind of thinking -- if that's the appropriate word -- would drive the White House in a McCain presidency. Fortunately, the public has shown more discernment, and the early enthusiasm for Palin has given way to national ridicule of her candidacy and McCain's judgment.

From The Oregonian:

Supporting her, McCain has offered the equally jaw-dropping claim that Sarah Palin knows more about energy than anyone else in the United States. Having Palin a heartbeat from the presidency makes our own heart miss a beat.

Ours too! Despite all these problems, Palin is still drawing HUGE crowds and has a ton of support from conservative voters. We're under the two week mark! Please do your part to make sure this woman is not our next Vice President! Come rally with us Friday when McCain speaks in Denver. Volunteer at your local Obama headquarters. Talk to your neighbors. And most importantly, VOTE! Early voting has opened and it's still not too late to request an absentee ballot!

Another Co-WAP Hero!

2008-10-22T06:23:00.002-06:00

Jill, one of our active supporters, attended Todd Palin's "meet & greet" in Denver yesterday. Here's her account of the experience:

I met Todd Palin yesterday, who was appearing at the Bass Pro Shop in north Denver. I got there about 20 minutes early and joined the sparse "crowd" waiting to meet the First Dude (which crowd included royalty - "Mrs. Wheatridge" - complete with sash). A reporter from USA Today spotted my Obama button and wanted to know why I was there. I told her I was there to see if I could "learn something" (repeating what Sarah Palin had said the day before as security removed an Obama supporter from her rally in Loveland). I told her I wanted to learn more about SP's "associations," particularly her association with a former member of the Alaskan Independence Party, a radical anti-American group. Again using SP's own words, I said I wanted to "call her out" on who she "pals around with." I also explained why I was supporting Obama.

The big moment arrived, and Todd Palin descended the grand wooden staircase near the fish tank. Cameras flashed, dogs barked (really), and people cheered. As I told my good friend, Mad., he's better looking in person (very, actually) than he is in pictures. He gave a short speech, encouraging those present to be sure to "get all their huntin' and fishin' buddies out to vote for his wife." My favorite part was when he said he wished he'd asked his wife a few more questions before agreeing to get involved in the whole VP-candidate thing. But, he explained further, when his wife wants to do something, he just gets out of the way!

After his speech, he started signing autographs, and I went up to him. He smiled and shook my hand. I asked him if he still believed that Alaska should vote on whether to secede from the United States (the official goal of the Alaskan Independence Party; check out their website, if you don't believe me: www.akip.org). He was startled and shot back, "I've never believed that." Why then, I asked, had he joined a group that believed that? He looked down at the printout I had in my hand from the Party's website, and recognized what it was. He started jabbing his finger at the paper, saying, "Do you see my name on that? Do you see my name on that?" I said, "Well, the chair of this group says you were a member." Again he said (pretty agitated at this point), "Do you see my name on that?" Then he turned his back on me and resumed shaking hands with the more admiring members of the crowd. My only regret was that I hadn't thought to bring along the page from the website that does indeed have his name on it (acknowledging his former membership in the party). He never did explain why he had joined the Party if he did not agree with their clearly stated goal (again, check the website, if you don't believe me).

By the way, the website page I did bring along prominently featured the following quote from the founder of the Alaskan Independence Party: "I'm an Alaskan, not an American. I've got no use for America and her damned institutions."

Pretty shocking who Sarah Palin pals around with!

We are still looking for media coverage of Todd Palin's event and will link to it when we find it!

Co-Wap's Heroes

2008-10-21T16:46:00.003-06:00

Denver Post reports on Unknown Hero:

"Palin was speaking in Loveland when a woman behind her on the stage unveiled a white Barack Obama T-shirt and started heckling Palin. When Palin spoke about Obama's plan to tax and spend, the woman and her friend yelled, "That's not true."

The Alaska governor did not acknowledge her at first. Palin supporters tried covering the woman up with "Country First" campaign signs and the women attempted to push them away. She was then forcefully removed from the bleachers."Maybe it makes more sense for security to keep her in here for a little bit so she can learn more from all of you," Palin said as the woman and her friend were escorted from the event."

Click here for the whole slideshow. Lady, whoever you are, please email us. We have a free t-shirt for you!!

Monday Roundup

2008-10-20T15:29:00.003-06:00

Thanks to all who braved the crowds and cold weather today to protest Palin's ridiculous "Road to Victory" rally in Loveland. Special thanks to Meghan from Golden who acted as our protest coordinator. When we heard media reports that people were camping out at the Budweiser Event Center last night waiting to see Palin, we started to worry about what the crowds would be like today. Palin's rallies, even more so than McCain's, seem to attract the wackiest of whackos.

But, Meghan reported back to us that the 50 or so brave souls were safe albeit chilly. Thanks for taking one for the team guys!!!

Saturday's Obama rally was also a success. There were several hundred people in attendance, most notably Sandra, the Hockey Mom for Obama. Her speech was fantastic! Co-Wap gave her a "lipstick" t-shirt. Her best line? I'm a hockey and soccer mom, too; I cart around my kids yet I still don't think that makes me qualified to be VP. Thanks, Sandra, for putting that in perspective.

Upcoming events:

If you're in the Greeley area, please give Joe Biden a warm Coloradan welcome!
University of Northern Colorado
Butler-Hancock Hall Gymnasium
501 20th Avenue, Greeley, Colorado
Media Pre-set: 7:30 am to 8:00am MDT
Media Access/Doors Open:10:00am MDT
And if you're in Eagle or Stapleton, tell Todd Palin to take hike!

Todd Palin, who is married to Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, will be in Glenwood Springs at 8:15 a.m., the McCain-Palin campaign said in a news release.
Todd Palin and former U.S Rep. Scott McInnis will be at the Village Inn Restaurant for a "meet and greet breakfast."
From there the pair travel to Eagle for a similar 10 a.m. event at the Eagle Diner.
After lunch Todd Palin will be in Denver on his own, with a 1:30 p.m. "meet and greet" at the Bass Pro Shop in Stapleton.

Thursday, we're hearing rumors that McCain will be back on Thursday. Stay tuned for protest details!!!

HOPEful

2008-10-15T15:13:00.003-06:00

We here at CO-Wap headquarters (which is to say we're sneaking a few stolen moments at our day jobs or procrastinating changing that smelly diaper :) are feeling very uplifted today. The polls are looking very favorable for Obama and indeed, Colorado is turning blue, my friends!

As Mad told me last night over instant messenger, now is not the time to get complacent. We still have three weeks left. Please get out there and volunteer! Contact us if you want ideas on how to make a big impact. We'd be happy to help you (in between meetings and feedings, of course) find the right fit.

And don't forget about this weekend's rally and Palin's rumored Colorado visit on Monday (stay tuned for protest details).

In the meanwhile, have some fun with this tidbit. It's hilarious - just move your mouse around the room.

The Huffington Post: Protesting Palin Down the Road in Swing State Colorado

2008-10-15T11:10:00.005-06:00

Mayhill Flower of the Huffington Post did a nice report on our Centennial protest. Excerpts below...and stay tuned! Palin will be in Colorado Monday and we will let everyone know the plan as soon as we get details!

Colorado Women against Palin are what you would expect: an educated motley crew of all ages for whom the Republican vice-presidential nominee calls forth wit and outrage in equal measure....
Dawn [Russel, a protester] returns to her contemplation of Sarah Palin. "There's this conflict she doesn't even realize she's in," Dawn says, speaking from the perspective of experience about disability. Across the road from us, a local TV videographer is moving in a crouch along the row of protesters. "KYGO! Oh yeah!" a ten year-old girl crows as he approaches her. Mothers Against Sarah Palin wave signs hand-lettered "Incontinence and Incompetence," "Unstable and Unable," "Abort Palin." A veteran carrying a heavy flagstaff walks the long row of women and children. His large American flag ripples in the stiff morning breeze. Colorado is an exceptionally windy state, as I've found during my sojourn here. Such a small discovery is one of the pleasures of the trail. Even more satisfying is heading out to get one story and finding in its place another.

Another Women for Obama rally in Denver on October 18

2008-10-13T10:38:00.005-06:00

For all of us whose plans to rally at Crescent Park were foiled by bad weather, sick kids, and other mishaps, here is another chance to join hundreds of other women in showing our support for Barack and Joe!

What: Women for Obama rally
When: Saturday, October 18, 10am to noon
Where: West steps of the State Capitol, Colfax and Lincoln
Who: Everyone! Bring your kids, your partner, your friends, and your favorite home-made signs

See below for more details. Co-WAP intends to have a great showing at this event (and the forecast looks good, for now).

Women for Obama Rally

2008-10-12T10:50:00.003-06:00

CO-Wap member, Danielle, and her lovely, bundled munchkin weathered the inclement temps yesterday to show her support for Obama.

With the general election so close, I think many of us are feeling a strong desire to do our part to ensure Obama wins.

Here are some ideas (most of this applies to Boulder County but I'm sure your county can use your help, too):

"Get Out the Vote (GOTV), we hope you can volunteer to help in precincts where we need additional volunteers. We have three different volunteer needs described below. Please sign-up for one or more if you can!

(1) Volunteers to call a list Democrats who attended the caucus this spring in precincts where we need additional help, and ask these Democrats if they can work on election day. (You will get a list of between 50 and 100 to call and will have a week to make the calls.)

(2) Volunteers who will do phoning on Election Day from a list checked-off at the polls to remind those who have not voted to vote, to see if they need assistance getting to the polls and to inform them of their voting location.

(3) Volunteers who will do poll watching on election day. (This is such an important election, we will need trained poll watchers at each targeted polling place all day.

Poll watchers must be certified by the County Clerk by October 29 and trained by the Democratic Party. Poll watchers will be asked to take a shift for two hours or more between 7:00 am and 7:00 pm, when the polls are open, 1) to make sure that every eligible voter who enters the polling place has the right to do so and is not impeded for any reason and 2) to check-off the names of those who have voted from a list they will be provided by the precinct coordinator. (NOTE: You must be a registered Democrat to be a Democratic Poll Watcher.)"

Reply to killeen81@hotmail.com with the following:

(1) Phoning to get volunteers __________

(2) Phoning on election day (11/4) __________

(3) Poll watching on election day (11/4) ________ (List times you can poll watch below.)

AM from _________ to _________ or PM from __________ to __________

IMPORTANT, PLEASE COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING:

__________________________ Name

__________________________ Precinct (if you know it)

__________________________ Address (if you do not)

__________________________ Night Phone

__________________________ Day Phone

~~~

Also, don't forget that Colorado has a long list of very confusing items to vote on. Check out Kir's ballot recommendation post.

Ballot recommendations

2008-10-08T17:00:00.004-06:00

The Boulder Democrats have published a fantastic guide to the many different proposed constitutional amendments and referenda on the ballot this November. Of course, we hope each of you will read through the ballot issues and make your own informed decisions, but with ballots over 10 pages long, we think this guide may be very helpful!

Here's a quick summary:

AMENDMENT 46 Anti-Affirmative Action VOTE NO

46 prohibits Colorado governments from discriminating against or giving preferential treatment to any group on the basis of race, sex, color, or ethnicity.

AMENDMENT 47 So-called “Right to Work” VOTE NO

Prohibits requiring an employee to join and pay dues to a labor union (non-defined)

AMENDMENT 48 Fetus as Person VOTE NO

Defines the term person to include any human being from the moment of fertilization. We are strongly against this Amendment. This could easily lead to making all abortions illegal, as well as prohibiting emergency contraception and restricting stem cell research, among other impacts.

AMENDMENT 49 Public Employee Union Dues VOTE NO

Prohibits public employee tax deductions except as required by law, tax witholdings, health benefits, retirement, etc.

AMENDMENT 50 Gambling Regulations VOTE NO(Colorado Democratic Party is Neutral)

Allows residents of Central City, Cripple Creek and Black Hawk to extend gaming hours, increase limits and games and sets aside tax money from gaming for specific uses (Colorado community colleges and the gaming cities and counties)

AMENDMENT 51 Sales Tax Increase for Developmental Disabilities Services VOTE YES

Increases State taxes by .1% to provide and increase services for those with developmental disabilities. Would enable thousands of people with disabilities who have been approved for services to actually receive those services - there are currently very, very long waitlists, due to insufficient funding.

AMENDMENT 52 Severance Tax Revenues for Highways VOTE NO

Requires state legislature to spend a portion of severance taxes on highway projects. This money currently is available for water supply projects.

AMENDMENT 53 Criminal Liability of Business Executives -REMOVED FROM BALLOT (votes on Amendments 53, 55, 56, and 57 will not be counted)

AMENDMENT 54 Government Contractors’Campaign Contributions VOTE NO

Restrictions and prohibitions on contractor contributions-inflexible and requires unreasonable monitoring

AMENDMENT 55 Just Cause for Firing -REMOVED FROM BALLOT

AMENDMENT 56 Employee Health Insurance REMOVED FROM BALLOT

AMENDMENT 57 Remedies for Workplace Disabilities REMOVED FROM BALLOT

AMENDMENT 58 Severance Tax Increase for Scholarships VOTE YES

Increases severance taxes for oil and gas companies and directs monies towards college scholarships, wildlife funding and renewable energy projects

AMENDMENT 59 Ending TABOR Rebates and Funding Education VOTE YES

Eliminates rebates taxpayers received on surplus and instead directs monies toward public education

REFERENDUM L Reducing Minimum Age for State Legislators VOTE YES

Reduces minimum age to serve from 25 to 21

REFERENDUM M Striking Obsolete Language Concerning Property Valuation - VOTE YES

REFERENDUM N Striking Obsolete Language Concerning Alcohol - VOTE YES

REFERENDUM O Changing Rules for Citizen Initiated Constitutional and Statutory Changes - VOTE YES

(The Colorado Democratic Party is NEUTRAL on Referenda M, N, and O).

The Economists agree: pick Obama.

2008-10-08T13:19:00.003-06:00

The Economist magazine recently surveyed members of the prestigious National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) about the presidential candidates' respective approaches to the Economy. The responders overwhelmingly said that Obama surpasses McCain in his grasp of economics, and that Obama's economic plan is superior to McCain's.

Here are a few significant excerpts from the Economist writeup:

Even among Republicans Mr Obama has the edge: 46% versus 23% say Mr Obama has the better grasp of the subject.

“John McCain has professed disdain for ‘so-called economists’, and for some the feeling has become mutual,” says Erik Brynjolfsson, a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Sloan School of Management. “Obama’s team is mainstream and non-ideological but extremely talented.”

Mr Obama, says Jonathan Parker, a non-aligned professor at Northwestern’s Kellogg School of Management, “is a pragmatist not an ideologue. I expect Clintonian economic policies.”

Twice as many economists think Mr McCain’s plan would be bad or very bad for long-run growth as Mr Obama’s. Given how much focus Mr McCain has put on his plan’s benefits for growth, this last is quite a repudiation.

For the complete article, click here.

Media Roundup

2008-10-07T12:30:00.003-06:00

While McCain has unleashed his pitbull to launch public racist and personal attacks on Obama, CO-WAP has been hugely successful in sticking to the issues. We have been getting the word out to Coloradans that McCain and Palin are bad for women and working families with our activism focused in important swing districts and wherever McCain and Palin dare step foot in.

KC did a roundtable discussion that aired on Sunday night. Please check it out; she did an awesome job representing us! She had done another one on September 26^th as well but we don’t have the link for that interview.

Saturday’s rally/protest in Centennial was covered by Fox. Check it out here. We also got airtime on CBS and channel 2 over the weekend. There’s also an article that mentions us here. Daily Kos has us here.

The cameras, print reporters and radio reporters were at Thursday’s protest in downtown Denver where McCain had the gall to host a “women’s” town hall meeting. The Denver Daily covered us here. At the protest I did an interview with Colorado Public Radio but unfortunately can’t find any links to it.

If you see, read or hear about us in the media (including blogs), please let us know. We’d like to post them here so everyone can see the fruits of all our members’ hard labor. Thanks again for all your passionate contribution! It’s gonna be worth it, ladies, darn it! (wink smile wink)

Keep an eye out for details about what's next!!! And, if you're not on our email list, send us a note to coloradowap@gmail.com

McCain-Palin resort to lies, racist appeals.

2008-10-07T10:35:00.004-06:00

Over the past few days, the McCain-Palin campaign has made clear that its "new" strategy involves ignoring the issues and attacking Barack Obama's character, primarily through repeating blatant lies and playing to racist sentiments. We want to make sure you are aware of some of the more disgusting examples of this strategy.

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They're Turning Into a Lynch Mob
by NowAndZen
Tue Oct 07, 2008 at 07:01:23 AM PDT

http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/10/7/92221/5295/879/622560

I hope yesterday was the low-water mark of civility in the MCain/Palin campaign, but I'm afraid that McCain and Palin may be heading down a dangerous path and that they do not know where it ends. They may actually be 1 step away from being the rallying leaders of a lynch mob. Their inflamatory speech is metaphorically asking their supporters to bring tar, feathers, pitchforks and torches.

Let's look at yesterday's scary developments.

- Palin supporters shouted nasty epithets at reporters and an African American AV technician.

- Palin made totally unfounded and inflamatory suggestions that Obama is a terrorist or is at least friendly toward terrorists and that he doesn't see the country the way you and I do (wink wink).

- In response to the obove comments, one Palin supporter yelled "Kill him!"

- Palin was introduced by a shaved headed sheriff who denounced what might happen on election day if Barack Hussein Obama is elected.

- McCain asked rhetorically and impregnated with pejorative meaning "Who is Barack Obama?" One McCain supporter yelled "A terrorist!"

See also: http://talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/222324.php

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A McCain campaign staffer in Virginia penned and published a racist, inflammatory, and homophobic screed, supposedly a "humorous parody" of the early days of an Obama administration. (The staffer has apparently been fired in response to outrage resulting from this disgusting piece, which is excerpted in the link below).

http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/10/5/113954/900/662/620727

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MAN SHOT 3 TIMES for WEARING OBAMA SHIRT!!

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1070975/Man-shot-times-street-racist-gunman--wearing-Barack-Obama-T-shirt.html

A man told today how he was shot three times in a London street for wearing a Barack Obama T-shirt.

Dube Egwuatu was buying a mobile telephone top-up card in an off-licence when the gunman confronted him and glared at the top, which carries an image of the Democrat US presidential candidate underneath the legend 'Believe'.

The man then launched into a tirade of racist slurs, shouting 'I f***ing hate n*****s' and urging 36-year-old Mr Egwuatu to leave the shop with him.

Why I Oppose Sarah Palin.

2008-10-06T09:15:00.003-06:00

Below, Co-WAP supporter Teresa explains what drives her opposition to Sarah Palin. We are very grateful to Teresa for sharing her story with us. A shorter version of this piece appeared as a letter to the editor of the Summit Daily over the weekend.

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It didn't take long after the announcement that Governor Sarah Palin had been selected to the number two spot of the Republican ticket for me to be appalled. Simply scratching the surface those first few days, I questioned her ethics, her experience, and her readiness. But what made my blood run cold was reading that she was opposed to abortion even in cases of rape and incest.

When I was in high school, some fifteen odd years ago, it was not unusual to find me in red-faced heated debate about abortion rights. In the locker room getting ready for cheerleading practice. Over pizza at the local hangout. During social studies class. I was young, opinionated and unbending in my views. I am quite familiar with Palin's stance, because it is one I espoused. I even opined on more than a few occasions that carrying a pregnancy, conceived of rape, to term would be 'healing' for the victim.

I cringe now imagining myself so pompously commanding to know what was best for all women. I was unaware at the time I so fervently argued against every woman's right to choose, including my own, that life had in store for me the unique opportunity to walk in the shoes I'd proclaimed to have so much insight into wearing.

In college I was raped and three weeks after the rape, a pregnancy test confirmed my worst fears. I had become pregnant as a result of the attack.

I found that, for me, rather than seeing the potential for 'healing' in continuing the pregnancy, I was debilitated by the mere thought of it. After much soul-searching and wrangling with my previous personal beliefs, I ultimately decided to terminate the pregnancy.

I no longer profess to know what is best for every woman in any case. Through the years I have shared my story many times in the hopes of protecting a right I so ardently fought to deny myself. It is the least I can do to thank those women and men before me who protected my right to choose, even as I railed against them.

I have not once abandoned the cause, even as I struggled through three miscarriages while trying to start a family with my husband. I shared my story at a State Senate Committee Hearing while 21 weeks pregnant with my daughter and facing the very real possibility that I might lose that pregnancy, too, due to pre-term labor. I cannot stress to you how important it is to me to keep abortion a safe and legal option for all women, but especially for those victims of rape and incest. Preserving choice has become my life's work.

Palin frightens me on numerous levels, but I am horrified by her position on this issue in particular. Palin has not walked in the shoes of a rape survivor. I hadn't either until, well, I did. I won't deny that I have an understanding of those who theorize about women and the shoes they wear. I have done that myself. But because I understand them does not mean that I won’t speak out against them. Women deserve better than the extreme Anti-Choice stance Palin represents.

Through the years, I have been touched by so many women who’ve shared their stories with me. They’ve approached me after rallies and sent me e-mails after reading my blog. I know that becoming pregnant after a rape is not so rare as we would like to think. A woman once e-mailed me and told me that she had been raped, became pregnant, and gave her son up for adoption. She went on to say how strong I am, how strong we all are, and she urged me to continue fighting the good fight. Rape survivors deserve a choice, she said. Whether it is the choice I made or you made or others have made. To this day I am encouraged by her. And I am simply compelled each time I look into my baby girl’s beautiful eyes and imagine her future.

Palin may have her lipstick. But I have my shoes. And in them, with my daughter on my hip, I will proudly continue to walk the path I’m on, preserving the rights of every daughter.

Tina Fey Fan Club

2008-10-05T10:53:00.001-06:00

Did you get your t-shirt yet?

2008-10-04T19:43:00.003-06:00

We had a fantastic turnout today to protest outside Palin's fat-cat fundraising breakfast in Centennial. Thanks to everyone who joined us - your energy and enthusiasm were so great. Photos and more to come very soon!

We sold all the great t-shirts we had printed, and we know many of you still want them. All you have to do is go to www.CafePress.com/ColoradoWAP! We've got lots of different styles and sizes available, including long-sleeves, ringers, men's shirts, maternity shirts, and even a onesie for the babies (my kid wore his to the protest today!).

All the shirts say "Colorado Women Against Palin" on the front and have our signature statement on the back (see the image to the left).

Centennial Rally!

2008-10-04T12:08:00.009-06:00

Saturday's protest in Centennial went fantastically! Co-Wap leader, Kir, got there early and directed the troops from Starbucks (Co-Wap's favorite caffeine source and parking lots - they are very nice to us!) to the protest site.

Mad & KC led the first group from Boulder including the under 1-year old club. I started getting text messages from Kir saying there were already 50 rowdy people ready to protest and Fox News was looking for us.

There were more people willing to forego a Saturday morning of sleeping in than I could've imagined. They were fired up and chanting before I even got there. Thank you so much, ladies!

Mad & Milo did an interview with Channel 4

Our signature t-shirts Even Milo is wearing his!

So awesome that children are learning activism at such a young age!

Remember, under Obama's plan, 95% of middle class families will get tax relief; McCain gives his to the rich and big corporations

We were lined up down the block, in the median (before the police kicked us off) and across the street

The group, Obama Mamas, banded together with us!

Some signs that get straight to the point (wink) (smile) (wink) = Dunno, Joe, say it ain't so!

Denver Protest & VP Debate Yesterday - Protest Saturday in Centennial

2008-10-03T20:01:00.007-06:00

To say that yesterday (Thursday) was a busy day for CO-Wap would be the biggest understatement of the year!

With the help of our extended network of members (thank you, ladies!), other organizations and our hardworking organizers, we put together a fantastic protest for McCain's "Women's" Town Hall Meeting in Denver.

Brave Stacy (below) was there to protest on her own. She soon joined forces with us. Gutsy, she even stood next to the 3 pro-Palin supporters loitering by the door and held her sign for peace proudly. Thanks, Stacy!

We were on Colorado Public Radio and Channel 4 news. Here's what the Denver Daily News had to say about us:

McCain draws more protesters? While Obama gave remarks in Westminster on Monday with only one protester present, dozens appeared outside the Sheraton Denver Hotel yesterday to voice their opposition to the McCain-Palin ticket.

Colorado Women Against Palin united with fliers, signs and plenty of roars. “If she is the best that the Republican Party has to offer as a vice-presidential candidate, everyone should be outraged,” said Anne Sneed, who said until this year, she had never gotten involved personally with politics. “If she is the most thoughtful, deep thinker — our country’s in trouble.”

After the protest, we held two simultaneous VP debate-watching parties, one at Hamburger Mary's in Denver and one at Redfish in Boulder. Both locations were standing room only. The vibe was great! We played debate bingo, drank beer and enjoyed the camaraderie.

Now we're gearing up for our biggest protest so far - tomorrow morning! Here's that info in case you didn't get our email:

PROTEST PALIN'S HIGH SOCIETY FUNDRAISER

Date: Saturday, Oct. 4th

Time: 8:30-10:30 a.m.

Locations:Starbucks on the corner of Arapahoe and Peoria

Bring friends, kids, partners, parents!

Signs: We will have some signs, but please feel free to bring your own. We recommend using large, bold letters with simple slogans that can easily be read. PLEASE keep the signs positive, avoid personal attacks, and focus on the issues. Let us know if you need some suggestions for sign slogans.

CARPOOL FROM BOULDER

Time: 7:45 a.m. (sharp!)

Locations: Table Mesa shopping center, in front of Caffe Sole at 637R South Broadway Boulder, CO 80305

For more information, call Michelle at ColoradoWAP@gmail.com

Happy Anniversary, Barack & Michelle!

2008-10-03T10:16:00.004-06:00

Lots more to come today - debate party wrap up, final details for tomorrow's protest at Centennial Airport, and more, but we wanted to take a moment to wish a very, very happy 16th Anniversary to Barack and Michelle Obama. Please consider donating $16 (or more!) to the Obama/Biden Campaign for Change today, in honor of the Obamas' wonderful relationship.

Demand the Debate (yep, again)!!!! McCain/Palin are trying to weasel out once more.

2008-10-01T20:16:00.003-06:00

We just got this from the folks at Demand the Debate, who rallied legions of people to call on John McCain to show up in Mississippi on Friday. Looks like tomorrow's debate is up in the air now, as McCain and Palin are attacking the impartiality and journalistic integrity of moderator Gwen Ifill. Please read the message below and click on the link to add your voice to the demand for tomorrow's VP debate!
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We've been watching the news in disbelief and are appalled that McCain is
driving another wedge into tomorrow's debates. We're reaching out to you again
to help us send a message to the McCain-Palin campaign that we demand these
debates to move forward as scheduled.
http://www.DemandTheDebate2008.com
After last week's "suspension" of the McCain campaign just prior to the presidential
debate, they're at it again -- complaining about Thursday's debate moderator
Gwen Ifill, a respected moderator of "Washington Week" and noted political
reporter. The McCain-Palin camp suggests that Ifill may not be nonpartisan
enough to moderate the debate, since she authored a book on politics and race,
even though the McCain camp approved of her selection. Isn't that outrageous and
insulting? We are sending a big message to the McCain-Palin camp that enough is
enough.
Click on the link below to sign the petition and tell McCain that the
American public has the right to hear our candidates running for the highest
office in the United States discuss their views and policy positions on the
economic crisis, Iraq and foreign policy, education, health care, etc.
http://www.DemandTheDebate2008.com
Now, let's be clear. The McCain campaign agreed to the format, length, and
moderators for this year's slate of debates. They even agreed to silly details such as the height of the debate podiums.
We don't know what will happen overnight, but we want to make sure the McCain-Palin campaign knows that we care about the debates happening...but also about the debates being substantive and inquisitive. We hope that Ifill will ask hard questions of
both vice presidential candidates, and we hope that they will give detailed answers. We believe that both candidates deserve a chance to outline their views and that we deserve to hear their thoughts.
Many thanks from your "Demand the Debate" allies and please pass this on to your
friends, family and colleagues. -Allyson, Heather, Jason, Michael, and Tanya

P.S. -- One of your fellow "Demand the Debate" petition signers has created a Facebook Group to show support for Gwen Ifill. We like self-organizing, so we encourage you to check it out: http://www.new.facebook.com/group.php?gid=38684874551.

CoWap at Michelle Obama's Event & More

2008-10-01T11:58:00.005-06:00

Check out fellow CoWap organizer, KC, and son Leo, at Michelle Obama's speak event! I'm so jealous, I wish I could be there!

In other news, Co-Wap organizer, Kir, reports via text message from Centennial airport where she's meeting with the Sherrif's office about where we can stand on Saturday. They sent 4, I repeat 4, cops to meet her and her infant son, Kaden.

We are a rockin' group of gals! I hope you'll do all you can to help us get the message out that McCain and Palin are bad for women and working families by protesting at Thursday's "women's" town hall with John McCain - you know the one scheduled at a time that so many working/middle class women cannot attend... and Saturday for Palin's $$$ fundraiser that the mere cost of maybe half your child's college tuition will buy you breakfast with her.

Ladies, I hope you're as fired up as we are. Please get involved and make sure these out-of-touch yahoos are not running our country come January! Contact us at coloradowap@gmail.com for ways to get involved.

Michelle, Mad, Kir & KC

URGENT: Need Protesters for Thursday's "Women's" Town Hall with McCain in Denver

2008-09-30T16:43:00.002-06:00

Believe it or not, McCain has the gall to host a "women's townhall" on Thursday. We just found out. We NEED to be there to demonstrate that McCain/

Publish Post

Palin do NOT represent women's and working families' values!!!

Where: Sheraton Grand Hotel, 1550 Court Place in downtown Denver.
When: Doors open at 2:30 p.m. with the program scheduled to begin at 3:45 p.m.
Who: Anyone who cares about women's rights

For more information, contact: Michelle W. 303-513-9589 or coloradowap@gmail.com

Suggestions for Signs:

We'll have lots, but feel free to bring your own
Use bold & large letters with a simple message so they can be read quickly
Keep them issues-based, no personal attacks or use of foul language, please

Carpool:

Please do your best to minimize our carbon footprint by carpooling to this event, contact coloradowap@gmail.com if you'd like help coordinating rides

Michelle Obama in Boulder on October 1

2008-09-29T19:49:00.000-06:00

This Wednesday, October 1st, please join Michelle Obama for a rally in Boulder, where she will talk about Barack's vision for creating the kind of change we need.

Change We Need Rally
with Michelle Obama

Farrand Field
University of Colorado at Boulder
Main entrance at northeast corner
under the Farrand Field Arch

Wednesday, October 1st
Doors Open: 10:00 a.m.

http://co.barackobama.com/BoulderChange

The event is free and open to the public. Tickets are not required; however an RSVP is strongly encouraged. Space is available on a first-come, first-served basis.

For security reasons, do not bring bags. Please limit personal items. No signs or banners allowed.

McCain retracts Palin's comments on Pakistan

2008-09-29T15:00:00.000-06:00

Apparently, Sarah Palin's statements to reporters don't reflect her actual positions, and she shouldn't be held accountable for what she says publicly. According to John McCain, Palin's recent comments that appeared to support Senator Obama's call for unilateral strikes against terrorists in Pakistan were simply the result of "people going around and… sticking a microphone while conversations are being held, and then all of a sudden that's—that's a person's position."

CNN's political ticker has the story HERE.

More Media Coverage of Colorado Women Against Palin

2008-09-29T11:14:00.003-06:00

Co-Wap's own Jessica was videotaped by the Rocky Mountain News at yesterday's Belmar rally. See below.

Also, KC did a live interview on Fox 31 last Monday. We haven't been able to find that in digital form, unfortunately. Great job, ladies, on getting our message out there so eloquently!

They also had this to say:

No thanks, Palin

Jacylyn Zube waved a "Pro Family, Anti Palin" sign as cars turned the corner, honking in support or protest.

The 25-year-old Denver woman participated in one of two simultaneous anti-Palin rallies - in Lakewood and Westminster - designed to sign up voters and express disappointment in the Republican's vice presidential nominee.

"I just don't agree with her policies," Zube said as she and others waved signs near the Belmar Center.

"I would love to see a woman in office but not this woman," said Elisa Groh, who is visiting Colorado from Illinois.

"Anybody who can spend money on a Bridge to Nowhere is not the right one for me."

Weekend Roundup and Events This Week - Michelle Obama in Boulder!!!

2008-09-28T19:34:00.006-06:00

Today's rallies were a huge success and we want to thank everyone who came out to proudly show their signs to passersby, spreading the message in the swing counties of Adams and Jefferson that Palin does not represent us!

Upcoming Events You Should Attend!

Wed: Michelle Obama in Boulder, no details yet Thurs: Meet other Co-WAPers at VP Debate parties in Boulder and Denver (don't forget to wear your "Lipstick is not a VP qualification" t-shirts!
Sat: Protest Sarah Palin's fundraiser on Saturday in Englewood, details to come!
Sun: Race for the Cure in Denver

Other Items of Interest:

Couric's full interview with Palin
David Letter rips on McCain relentlessly
SNL, Tina Fey mimics Couric/Palin interview
Really funny, must watch this!!!
Conservatives are asking Palin to quit

Give Barack a day!

2008-09-28T09:00:00.001-06:00

The Obama campaign is urging people to sign up NOW to volunteer on one or more of the critical final days leading to and including Election Day. If you can, please click here and give Barack and Joe your commitment to volunteer on Saturday, November 1, Sunday, November 2, Monday, November 3, or Election Day - Tuesday, November 4. There will be much to do - calling people to remind them to vote, driving people to their polling places, poll-watching, and more.

Please join CoWAP in doing everything we can to get out the vote for Barack Obama and turn Colorado blue!

Palin Problem - She's Out of Her League

2008-09-26T14:20:00.006-06:00

An excellent article by conservative columnist Kathleen Parker of the National Review claims Palin needs to do what's best for her party (and country) and bow out.

"Finally, Palin’s narrative is fun, inspiring and all-American in that frontier way we seem to admire. When Palin first emerged as John McCain’s running mate, I confess I was delighted. She was the antithesis and nemesis of the hirsute, Birkenstock-wearing sisterhood — a refreshing feminist of a different order who personified the modern successful working mother.Palin didn’t make a mess cracking the glass ceiling. She simply glided through it.

It was fun while it lasted.

Palin’s recent interviews with Charles Gibson, Sean Hannity, and now Katie Couric have all revealed an attractive, earnest, confident candidate. Who Is Clearly Out Of Her League.

No one hates saying that more than I do. Like so many women, I’ve been pulling for Palin, wishing her the best, hoping she will perform brilliantly. I’ve also noticed that I watch her interviews with the held breath of an anxious parent, my finger poised over the mute button in case it gets too painful. Unfortunately, it often does...

...If BS were currency, Palin could bail out Wall Street herself.

If Palin were a man, we’d all be guffawing, just as we do every time Joe Biden tickles the back of his throat with his toes. But because she’s a woman — and the first ever on a Republican presidential ticket — we are reluctant to say what is painfully true...

... Only Palin can save McCain, her party, and the country she loves. She can bow out for personal reasons, perhaps because she wants to spend more time with her newborn. No one would criticize a mother who puts her family first.

Do it for your country."

Doing Your Part

2008-09-26T08:21:00.006-06:00

Dear Colorado WAPers,

There are only 38 days left until the election! We need to do everything we can to make sure our voices are heard before November 4th. So how can you get involved?

First, please try to come to one of the rallies, whether this Sunday or next Saturday (assuming the McCain-Palin "break" is over and she shows up in Centennial!). The more people we have demonstrating that Sarah Palin does not speak for us as women, the better. Polls in CO are still very close and we need to get as much notice as possible!

Second, make sure you and everyone you know is registered to vote. You can check your status, polling location, or request an absentee ballot here. http://www.voteforchange.com/

Third, if you have a personal story or a poignant reason for voting against McCain-Palin or voting for the Obama-Biden ticket, consider drafting a post on our blog to share your story and the reasons behind your vote. Your story may inspire others to get involved for the cause.

Lastly, please consider writing a letter to the editor of your local paper. In this close election, local print media can play a huge roll role in changing public opinion. Maybe there is a topic you feel the press is not covering adequately or maybe you just want to share the reasons behind your vote. The DNC makes this very easy. Click here for an on-line walk through. http://www.democrats.org/page/content/partybuilderLTE/

Feel free to email us at ColoradoWAP@gmail.com with other ideas or suggestions! Thanks for all your continued support and interest and we hope to see you all this Sunday!

Kir, Michelle, Mad and KC

RALLIES THIS SUNDAY!

2008-09-25T20:14:00.004-06:00

Colorado Women Against Palin has picked two high-traffic shopping centers to target with rallies and voter registration information, this Sunday, September 28, from noon to 2pm. We'll be at Belmar Center, in JeffCo, and Westminster City Center, in Adams County - two important swing districts. Please pick the location that is most convenient for you, and let us know if you're planning to join us. The specific details are below!

Hope to see you on Sunday!
- Michelle, Mad, KC, Kir, and Jen

RALLIES AGAINST PALIN + VOTER REGISTRATION DRIVES

Date: Sunday, September 28th

Time: 12:00 pm- 2 pm

Locations: (1) Belmar Center, Wadsworth & Alameda. Lakewood (MEET IN THE WHOLE FOODS PARKING LOT) - look for Michelle & Kir
or

(2) Babies R Us, 93d & Sheridan, Westminster (MEET OUTSIDE, NEAR THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE STORE) - look for Mad & KC

Bring friends, kids, partners, parents! Please forward this to 10 of your friends.

Signs: We will have some signs, but please feel free to bring your own. We recommend using large, bold letters with simple slogans that can easily be read. PLEASE keep the signs positive, avoid personal attacks, and focus on the issues. Let us know if you need some suggestions for sign slogans.

T-shirts: We are having them made with the above graphic (thanks to CoWap member, Erica). We are selling them at cost for $11. You can pick one up Sunday or arrange a different method. Write to us if you are interested and we can send you payment instructions.

For more information, call Michelle at ColoradoWAP@gmail.com

Palin's office refuses to accept MomsRising.Org lettter.

2008-09-25T13:58:00.002-06:00

I just got this from MomsRising.org, and am sharing it with all of you. Please note their call for action in urging VP Debate Moderator Gwen Ifill to ask both Palin and Biden tough questions about issues of importance to moms and families.

Dear MomsRising.org Member,

Yesterday, MomsRising.org members tried to deliver our letter--signed by over 21,000 people--to Governor Sarah Palin's office in Washington, D.C. The letter simply asked, "Where do you stand?" on key issues of importance to moms and families.

But, we were turned away at the door.

When pressed, Palin's staff told the group to drop the letter in the mail, refusing to acknowledge the crowd of moms (and adorable baby) who were in the office to hand deliver it.

Snail mail can take a while, and we want to make sure that this election covers more than moose burgers and body surfing. All candidates--male, female, Democrat, Republican, and other--should speak to these issues. Some are, and others aren't (1). So, we're bringing our questions to the next level: getting our questions front and center in the Vice Presidential Debate on October 2nd.

Email PBS Senior Correspondent Gwen Ifill, who will be moderating the debate, to tell her you want these important questions asked: http://www.momsrising.org/VPDebateQuestions

The MomsRising.org team has written five questions we'd like to see posed to both Palin and Biden in that debate (see the questions below (2)). Let's get these questions to the debate moderator so the American public gets a chance to hear both candidates, side-by-side, answering the same questions.

When you click the link above, you'll send a message to Gwen Ifill and cc both of the presidential campaigns to let them know that over 21,000 voters want to hear them talk about these issues (which impact millions of Americans) at the debate.

Tell your friends to email Gwen Ifill, too! She needs to know how deeply important these issues are for millions of Americans--and that we demand they be addressed now!

Thank you!

--Kristin, Joan, Mary, Katie, Laura, Roz, Ashley, and the entire MomsRising.org Team

1. MomsRising members are tracking all of the candidates' speeches, tallying any mention of issues that impact moms. See their tallies at www.momsrising.org/candidatesbingo. If you plan to watch the presidential debate tomorrow, September 26th, you can tally the issues, too! Get your scorecard at www.momsrising.org/bingocard -- and keep an eye out for opportunities to get involved as the campaigns continue!

2. Our questions:

* Right now, the birth of a child is the number one cause of a "poverty spell" in America, and 1/4 of families with young children are living in poverty. Do you support a policy to provide paid family and medical leave to parents following birth or adoption of a new child?

* Nearly 1/2 of all full-time, private sector workers in the U.S. have no paid sick days. Do you support a policy to provide paid sick days for workers to use when they or their children get sick?

* In most American families, both parents work outside the home. Please tell us what your administration would do to help parents secure excellent, affordable childcare?

* Studies show that moms are paid 73 cents and single moms are paid about 60 cents to the dollar for doing the exact same job as men. Do you support the Fair Pay Restoration Act and the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act?

* A child is born every 41 seconds without healthcare. What kind of Health Care Policy could Americans expect in your administration?

Katie Couric interviews Palin

2008-09-24T21:15:00.003-06:00

For those of you that missed this tonight, Palin was clearly out of her depth, ill prepared and well, embarrassing. Luckily, Katie saw right through her.

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/09/24/eveningnews/main4476173.shtml

Couric: But he's been in Congress for 26 years. He's been chairman of the powerful Commerce Committee. And he has almost always sided with less regulation, not more.
Palin: He's also known as the maverick though, taking shots from his own party, and certainly taking shots from the other party. Trying to get people to understand what he's been talking about - the need to reform government.
Couric: But can you give me any other concrete examples? Because I know you've said Barack Obama is a lot of talk and no action. Can you give me any other examples in his 26 years of John McCain truly taking a stand on this?
Palin: I can give you examples of things that John McCain has done, that has shown his foresight, his pragmatism, and his leadership abilities. And that is what America needs today.
Couric: I'm just going to ask you one more time - not to belabor the point. Specific examples in his 26 years of pushing for more regulation.
Palin: I'll try to find you some and I'll bring them to you.

Leave us your thoughts in the comments section!

DEMAND THE DEBATE!

2008-09-24T15:29:00.002-06:00

You've probably heard already that John McCain has "suspended" his campaign (whatever that means), and wants to postpone Friday's first presidential debate. Yet in this time of financial crisis, the American people MUST hear from both presidential candidates. The candidates must stand up before us and answer the tough questions. McCain's debate dodge smacks of the Rove-Cheney-Bush brand of political maneuvering, and we simply cannot allow it.

Barack Obama has made clear that he can multi-task. His recent statements demonstrate that can evaluate the financial crisis and gather the input of his exceptional team of advisers, even while preparing to debate his opponent. He can fulfill his duties as a legislator while running for President. In fact, unlike McCain, Obama has returned to Washington to cast important votes during this election season. McCain hasn't voted since April, and has the worst absenteeism record in the Senate.

Make your voice heard. Click here to demand that the debate go on, as planned, this Friday evening.

Colorado says "Thanks, but no thanks, Ms. Palin"

2008-09-23T14:08:00.004-06:00

Thanks to all of you who believe in and are advancing the Colorado Women Against Palin cause - to send the message that Gov Palin does not represent us! Pat yourselves on the back because your activism is working. It's far from over though, ladies. We have a lot more work to do. Stay tuned as we will be sending out details on our upcoming events (namely WalMart rallies this Sunday and Race for the Cure).

A new Public Policy Polling survey in Colorado shows Sen. Barack Obama opening up his biggest lead yet in the state over Sen. John McCain, 51% to 44%.

Key finding: "Immediately after the Republican convention 41% of Coloradoans said John McCain's choice of Palin to join him on the ticket made them more likely to vote for him while 38% said it made them less likely to do so. Now the number of people saying Palin's selection makes them less likely to vote for McCain has climbed to 47% with the number of people viewing it favorably dropping to 38%."

"The movement over the last couple weeks has been particularly acute with independent voters. 56% of them say that the Palin choice makes them less likely to support McCain and what was a 49-38 lead for Obama with that group is now a 58-31 advantage."

Naomi Wolf: Palin is the muse of the coming Police State

2008-09-23T09:19:00.002-06:00

In today's Huffington Post, Naomi Wolf offers a chilling take on why we should be very, very afraid of Sarah Palin as Vice President. Click here for the complete piece (which I strongly urge you to read).

Some excerpts:

I realized early on with horror what I was seeing in Governor Palin: the continuation of the Rove-Cheney cabal, but this time without restraints. I heard her echo Bush 2000 soundbites ("the heart of America is on display") and realized Bush's speechwriters were writing her -- not McCain's -- speeches. I heard her tell George Bush's lies -- not McCain's -- to the American people, linking 9/11 to Iraq. I heard her make fun of Barack Obama for wanting to prevent the torture of prisoners -- this is Rove-Cheney's enthusiastic S and M, not McCain's, who, though he shamefully colluded in the 2006 Military Tribunals Act, is also a former prisoner of war and wrote an eloquent Newsweek piece in 2005 opposing torture.

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Then I saw and heard more. Palin is embracing lawlessness in defying Alaskan Legislature subpoenas --this is what Rove-Cheney, and not McCain, believe in doing. She uses mafia tactics against critics, like the police commissioner who was railroaded for opposing handguns in Alaskan battered women's shelters -- Rove's style, not McCain's. I realized what I was seeing.

Reports confirmed my suspicions: Palin, not McCain, is the FrankenBarbie of the Rove-Cheney cabal. The strategy became clear. Time magazine reported that Rove is "dialed in" to the McCain campaign. Rove's protégé Steve Schmidt is now campaign manager. And Politico reported that Rove was heavily involved in McCain's vice presidential selection. Finally a new report shows that there are dozens of Bush and Rove operatives surrounding Sarah Palin and orchestrating her every move.

What's the plan? It is this. McCain doesn't matter. Reputable dermatologists are discussing the fact that in simply actuarial terms, John McCain has a virulent and life-threatening form of skin cancer. It is the elephant in the room, but we must discuss the health of the candidates: doctors put survival rates for someone his age at two to four years. I believe the Rove-Cheney cabal is using Sarah Palin as a stalking horse, an Evita figure, to put a popular, populist face on the coming police state and be the talk show hostess for the end of elections as we know them. If McCain-Palin get in, this will be the last true American election. She will be working for Halliburton, KBR, Rove and Cheney into the foreseeable future -- for a decade perhaps -- a puppet "president" for the same people who have plundered our treasure, are now holding the US economy hostage and who murdered four thousand brave young men and women in a way of choice and lies.

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Wolf goes on to discuss some of the infringements on civil liberties - particularly the right to protest, free speech on the internet, and the freedom of the press - that the Rove-Cheney cabal (as she labels it) are already infringing. She continues,

Am I trying to scare you? I am. I am trying to scare you to death and ask you to scare your Republican and independent friends most of all. How do you know when it is war on citizens? When there are mass arrests, journalists are jailed, the opposition is infiltrated, rights are stripped and leaders start to ignore the rule of law.

Almost everyone I work with on projects related to this campaign for liberty has been experiencing computer harassment: emails are stripped, messages disappear. That's not all: people's bank accounts are being tampered with: wire transfers to banks vanish in midair. I personally keep opening bank accounts that are quickly corrupted by fraud. Money vanishes. Coworkers of mine have to keep opening new email accounts as old ones become infected. And most disturbingly to me personally is the mail tampering I have both heard of and experienced firsthand. My tax returns vanished from my mailbox. All my larger envelopes arrive ripped straight open apparently by hand. When I show the postman, he says "That's impossible." Horrifyingly to me is the impact on my family. My childrens' report cards are returned again and again though perfectly addressed; their invitations are turned back; and my daughters many letters from camp? Vanished. All of them. Not one arrived. Try explaining that to a smart thirteen year old. Try explaining it in a way that still makes her feel secure and comfortable.

Wolf then concludes:

I am not telling you this because it's about my life. I am telling you this because it is about your life -- whoever you are, Conservative or Liberal, independent or evangelical. Your politics will not protect you in a police state. History shows that nothing portects you in a police state. This is not about my fear and anxiety: it is about what awaits you and everyone you love unless you see this for what it is:

Scharansky divided nations into "fear societies" and "free societies." Make no mistake: Sarah "Evita" Palin is Rove and Cheney's cosmetic rebranding of their fascist push: she will help to establish a true and irreversible "fear society" in this once free once proud nation. For God's sake, do not let her; do not let them.

A Moderate Voice - Working Mother of Two

2008-09-21T20:17:00.003-06:00

This was written by a business school buddy of mine, Amanda H. She and I haven't see eye-to-eye on many issues over the course of spending 8 hours a week together for 18 months plus a sailing and 2-week long Asia trip. Nevertheless I definitely respect her intelligence, thoughtfulness and perspective. Indeed, it's easy to surround oneself with likeminded persons but growing and learning transpires through challenged and critical thinking - and she definitely does that! :)

While Colorado Women for Palin serves a specific purpose - to spread the facts about why Palin is bad for women and working families - I think it's important to hear/read other perspective. Mad wrote eloquent posts entitled "Why is Sarah Palin bad for Working Families" and "What do you want in the next President?" Robyn told her wonderful story in "Sarah Palin is a valuable lesson to our children" that is definitely worth reading whether you read the Bible or not.

Here's Amanda's:

I am on a plane returning from a work trip and reading the latest Newsweek. The cover is white with “What Woman Want from Palin,” written in red lipstick. Inside is all about Palin: Palin for Supreme Court, Palin for Vice President, Palin for Woman. I’m jazzed, “Go girl!” I yell silently. A statistic catches my eye; McCain jumps 20% in polls when he announced Palin as his running mate. One of its article’s author, Julia Baird describes Palin as an action figure: breast pump in hand, baby on her hip, dressed in a power suit, and standing at a microphone, giving democrats hell: Gals can do anything.” Hell, she is just like me. And now she represents the first real chance since 1984 of getting a woman in the Whitehouse.
“Just like me?” Less than perfect family, but loves them anyway; can be kind and beautiful, but is sometimes assertive and ugly; balances her family, career, and passions; yet probably falls short in one if not all of them from time-to-time. She is the average American, not perfect, not an Ivy-League graduate and probably worked damn hard to get where she is.

I reflect on a friend from my MBA program who started “Women Against Palin.” I didn’t sign up. I couldn’t understand why she was against a woman who represents the values we share. Is she not doing her best to navigate the superwoman path and bust through the glass ceiling? I’m concerned that we are acting like the “mean girls,” and entering yet another catfight! I remember some of the concerns she shared with me. Palin is running with a candidate who failed to support equal pay legislation and she represents a party that for the last eight years has ignored issues that provide greater equality and liberty to the American people; issues such as health equity, fair taxation, and systems that value the voices of minorities and the needs of nature.

I won’t pretend to understand the issues and choices that our leaders made over the last 8 years, however, I can put forward one truth – a leader must first serve the people he/she represents. Hmm that leads me to a question does Palin as leader represent the working mother of America; the beauty queen with the brain, and the career savvy woman who works long hours to make a difference or the silent voices of nature and the oppressed who are unable to be heard?

Recently, I have become personally aware of how a system, built by those with a voice, doesn’t serve those who had no input in its design. I am going through the procedures of divorce and find it perplexing how our system grants a marriage certificate with such ease and requires such scrutiny to issue a divorce. If I was to personify the system that decides our marriage status, I would have to say it is narcissistic and pretends to offer solution when its true desire is to sustain itself and be at the center of all affairs even if being involved creates scars and mental trauma from its intentional or unintentional attempts to excavate facts from children, parents and circumstances.

Throughout the procedures I am dodging between sacrifice, needs and wants and as I maneuver I never take my eyes off my daughters. For I know the moment I do, I become like the system and it becomes all about me and my daughters stand to lose much more than they will if I keep my focus on the best outcome for them. As a mother, my daughters are my constituents and their voices don’t directly shape the design, but by being aware of their needs maybe I can give their voice a stake in the outcome. I am responsible for all the actions in my control, so I focus on what I can control and do my best to assess the potential outcomes while knowing that I rely only on my judgment and their voices and my trusted advisors to provide a best case outcome for first my constituents, knowing that if they are ok, I will be ok.

I can’t help but think of how closely my personal situation mirrors the greater role of our leaders, who serve all the American people. It is their duty to represent and consider all voices equally and to minimize the impact of difficult, yet necessary decisions. For them to do so, they must keep their eye on their constituents, not just those who lobby or fund their campaigns.

Over the last decade we have seen more and more leaders fail their constituents in order to increase their personal power or wealth. I contemplate Palin and her qualities and realize that she lacks what I am looking for in a leader- service to her constituents. Most career women know what it means to come face-to-face with those decisions and forks in the road where we stop and ask, “why am I doing this?” I imagine I am Palin and ask myself “why am I doing this?” and find that I cannot honestly answer “for equality or to serve.” I surmise it is much easier to answer “to break the ceiling.” Not a good enough answer for the leader that I choose to represent me. Thus, for if she served the constituents whose support she is trying to engage - woman, like me, who value beauty, hard work, motherhood and representation in the American system; as well as the average American who values the land they subsist on and toil to create a better society -then I reason she would align herself with those that support the voice of all over the voice of a few.

Palin being the role-model working mother is not enough to earn her the woman’s vote. We need a leader who is about creating liberty and equality in our systems through laws and procedures that are proactive versus reactive. Let’s give the everyday American a chance to change the system in a way that it provides value to all of us. While foreign policy and global affairs are of high importance, we need to first make sure our own house is strong and return to the principles that made the U.S. the lighthouse it is. It is time we put a leader back in office that holds true to the principles of equality and liberty. The woman’s issue, if you will, is for each of us as individual women to role-model. Our belief in fairness, equality, liberty, and integrity, is our everyday call. We don’t vote for a person based on just their sex or race, we vote for a person based on their appreciation of the values we hold. The difficulty for each of us on Election Day will be in weeding through the propaganda, the issues, and the lies to discern the leader that truly holds such qualities.

PALIN'S TUESDAY APPEARANCE CANCELED!!! What's next?

2008-09-20T20:20:00.002-06:00

Sarah Palin is scared to face us. At least, we'd like to think we had something to do with her decision to cancel her $1,000/head luncheon for Tuesday (and the $25,000/person VIP reception that was scheduled to precede it). She's not coming to Colorado next week.

1. We're NOT protesting on Tuesday. Please spread the word (if you forwarded the protest notification, please forward this cancellation). Many thanks to all of you who put in for vacation time, arranged babysitters, set up carpools and were raring to go. You're awesome. And don't worry, we're far from done!

2. ProgressNow has a huge rally scheduled for this MONDAY, on the west steps of the State Capitol, at noon. This was supposed to set the stage for our protest on Tuesday, but we can still get the word out that Sarah Palin doesn't speak for Colorado's women, and that we reject the McCain/Palin ticket as bad for women and bad for America.

What: Kiss McCain and Palin Goodbye rally
Where: West Steps of the State Capitol, Denver
When: Monday, Sept. 22, at noon
Who: Me and you and everyone we know

Can you join us? Click here to RSVP to the rally:

And, If you can't make it to the rally, click here and add your comments for McCain and Palin telling them why you're kissing them goodbye. We'll take your comments to the rally on Monday and give them to the press:

3. Next Sunday, September 28, Colorado Women Against Palin are going to demonstrate outside a couple of WalMarts to help inform others why Palin does not represent us. Details to follow.

4. On Thursday, October 2, we're having a Vice Presidential debate-watching party at Redfish, in Boulder. Stay tuned for specific details and plan to join us. This event is free and open to everyone! Also, we are hoping to have an event in Denver too. Please let us know if you'd be interested in hosting and/or organizing.

5. On Sunday, October 5, we're planning to field a great big CoWAP team at the Race for the Cure, in Denver. Stay tuned for specific details, and let us know if you're planning to participate.

6. We've heard rumors that Palin is coming back to Colorado the first weekend in October. We're going to keep monitoring her schedule, and we'll keep you informed.

And remember, the ultimate goal here is to get Barack Obama and Joe Biden elected. The Obama campaign and the Democratic Party are working every day to register voters, raise money, and increase support. They need your help, too!

- Michelle, Mad, Kir, and KC
Colorado Women Against Palin

"White women, no way" by Mark Morford

2008-09-20T08:52:00.004-06:00

A fantastic article on Palin! From SFgate.com by Mark Mordord:

"Once pro-Obama, but now swoon for McPalin? Who the hell are you?
Every white woman I know is positively horrified.

Wait, that's not exactly true. It's more accurate to say that every thoughtful or liberal or intuitive or open-minded white woman I know worth her vagina monologue and her self-determination and two centuries of nonstop striving for equal rights and sexual freedom and exhaustive patriarchal unshackling is right now openly horrified, appalled at what the addition of shrill PTA hockey-mom Sarah Palin seems to have done for the soggy, comatose McCain campaign -- that is, make it not merely remotely interesting and melodramatic, but aggressively hostile to, well, to all intelligent women everywhere.
Truly, among women in the know and especially among those who fought so hard to bring Hillary Clinton to the brink of history, nausea and a general recoiling appear to be the universal reactions to Palin's sudden presence on the national stage, stemming straight from the idea that there's even a slight chance in hell such an antagonistic, anti-female politico could be within a 72-year-old heartbeat of becoming the most powerful and iconic woman of all time.
They say: You've got to be kidding me. They say: This is what we get? This could be our historic role model? Two hundred years (OK, more like 2000) of struggle, only to have this nasty caricature of femininity try to hijack and mock and undermine it all?
It cannot be true, they say. The universe must joking, would not dare dump such a homophobic, Creationist evangelical nutball on us, this anti-choice, God-pandering woman who's the inverse of Hillary, this woman of deep inexperience who abhors birth control and supports abstinence education and shoots exhausted wolves from helicopters and hates polar bears and actually stands for everything progressive women have resented since the first pope Swift-Boated Eve.
But now, the truly bizarre part. Despite this defiant outcry, a great many pundits and reports have suggested that, just after the Palin VP announcement, a sizable chunk of predominantly white women nevertheless abandoned their tentative support for Obama and leapt into the lyin' arms of McCain, presumably simply because of Palin's gender and PTA momhood.
And thus did the harrowing wail go out: WTF? Could it be true? Are cadres of formerly Obama-leaning white women really so enchanted by Palin's gender and motherhood status that they openly ignore the fact that she basically wants to shove women's rights back about five decades? Can it be so simple, crude, sad?
Let us analyze. Let me, being a straight white male and therefore only capable of gazing in awe at the spectacle that is the indecipherable female intuitive response, foolishly attempt to decipher some of it anyway, and explain why in hell some women might jump to Palin, despite the fact that she essentially hates them. Shall we begin?
"She's one of us." This was the resounding quote from many deer-in-the-Palin-headlights fans, a bizarre, dangerous sentiment that echoes the blue-collar Midwest's blind love of George W. Bush, simply because he came across as the kind of simple-minded aw-shucks guy you'd want to have a beer with, never you mind that giant silver spoon sticking out of his mouth or that giant daddy's-boy chip on his droopy shoulders.
Is this all it is? Does "one of us" merely mean white women really believe Palin could, if McCain didn't survive his first term, effectively lead the most powerful, flawed, complicated nation on the planet merely because she's a hard-workin' mom with moxie, that she's managed to raise a gaggle of strangely named kids who hunt and don't believe in evolution and get pregnant before they're old enough to buy a pack of Marlboros?
Or does it mean they agree with Palin about not giving a damn for equal pay, or honest sex education, or separation of church and state, or alternative energy, or a woman's right to choose, or their own daughters' rights if they get knocked up after being raped or incested? Nah, that can't be it.
Maybe we're just not used to seeing the female voting demographic depicted this way. Truly, it's usually men who are the knuckleheaded ones, who will flip their vote merely over a single inconsequential issue ("I like everything about Obama except he supports gun control, and I love my guns, so I guess I gotta go for McCain"). Women, according to the eternal mythology, are no such dupes, and choose more wisely, from deeper intuition, instinct. Right?
Wrong. Maybe this is our simple summary, the blaring headline we should be reading in the wake of recent events. "Easily duped Palin supporters prove: Some white women are just as dumb as men." Is that all it is? Maybe so.
Ah, but there is good news. It appears the bloom is already off the McPalin rose, the baby bump she gave McCain is already gone, as everyone from here to Wasilla is sick to death of hearing about her. Every day that goes by it comes clearer that the Sarah juggernaut is no juggernaut at all but merely an increasingly disturbing PR stunt, and a bit of a disgrace for John McCain himself, whose once-noble aura of integrity and class has essentially vanished.
A potent backlash is coming fast. Actually, it began almost immediately, just after the Republican National Convention, when the GOP cheerfully announced they'd raised a whopping one million bucks in the 24 hours following Palin's speech, so inspired was the heavily drugged conservative base by her teleprompter-reading skills (she didn't write a single word of her own speech, of course; it came from a former Bushite, well before she was the VP pick).
Well, gosh. Really? A million? Wow.
But then Obama's campaign issued a statement of their own. Turns out they'd raised a bit money in the exact same time frame, a rather impressive outpouring of cash from all those on the left who could be heard screaming "oh my God no way in hell" to their TV screens as Palin's finger jabbed at the heart of all that's right and good with the world. The amount Obama raised in the same 24 hours? $10 million. Well now.
How much of that staggering amount came from the newly galvanized, infuriated female populace from the left who see right through Palin's shrill charade and damn well recognize an imposter in their midst, it's impossible to tell. But I think it's a damn safe bet to assume, they are legion.
And let me tell you, they are pissed."

Yes, Mark, we at Colorado Women (of all colors) Against Palin, indeed, are!

Obama Campaign - Women's Weekend of Action in Colorado

2008-09-19T09:12:00.007-06:00

The Obama Campaign, and its new Women for Obama arm, have declared this weekend "Women's Weekend of Action." Below are details about a big women's canvassing event in the metro area on Saturday.

Go to this link to find your local Campaign for Change office and get details about canvassing and other Women's Weekend of Action events throughout Colorado.

Barack Obama's Campaign for Change Events

WOMEN'S WEEKEND CANVASS KICKOFF

With Congresswoman Dianna Degette, Representative Morgan Carroll, Representative Karen Middleton, Representative Nancy Todd, Colorado Democratic Party Chair Pat Waak, Aurora City Council Woman Deborah Wallace, and Senator Suzanne Williams

Barack Obama's Campaign for Change
DATE: Saturday, September 20th
TIME: 11:30 pm
LOCATION: Arapahoe County Campaign for Change Office
MORE: 1180 S. Buckley Ave. Aurora, CO. At Mississippi and Buckley, just North of the Albertsons
If You Are in the Area, Please Join Us to Knock Some Doors!
(but don't forget to pay attention to your own neighborhoods :-))

Sign-Making Get Together on Monday Night

2008-09-19T08:45:00.001-06:00

Please contact coloradowap@gmail.com if you'd like to help us spruce up our signs for Tuesday's event.

Eve Ensler nails it.

2008-09-18T22:21:00.000-06:00

Eve Ensler, the American playwright, performer, feminist and
activist best known for 'The Vagina Monologues', wrote the following
about Sarah Palin:

Drill, Drill, Drill I am having Sarah Palin nightmares. I dreamt last night that she was a member of a club where they rode snowmobiles and wore the claws of drowned and starved polar bears around their necks. I have a particular thing for Polar Bears. Maybe it's their snowy whiteness or their bigness or the fact that they live in the arctic or that I have never seen one in person or touched one. Maybe it is the fact that they live so comfortably on ice. Whatever it is, I need the polar bears.

I don't like raging at women. I am a Feminist and have spent my life trying to build community, help empower women and stop violence against them. It is hard to write about Sarah Palin. This is why the Sarah Palin choice was all the more insidious and cynical. The people who made this choice count on the goodness and solidarity of Feminists.

But everything Sarah Palin believes in and practices is antithetical to Feminism which for me is part of one story -- connected to saving the earth, ending racism, empowering women, giving young girls options, opening our minds, deepening tolerance, and ending violence and war.

I believe that the McCain/Palin ticket is one of the most dangerous choices of my lifetime, and should this country choose those candidates the fall-out may be so great, the destruction so vast in so many areas that America may never recover. But what is equally disturbing is the impact that duo would have on the rest of the world. Unfortunately, this is not a joke. In my lifetime I have seen the clownish, the inept, the bizarre be elected to the presidency with regularity.

Sarah Palin does not believe in evolution. I take this as a metaphor. In her world and the world of Fundamentalists nothing changes or gets better or evolves. She does not believe in global warming. The melting of the arctic, the storms that are destroying our cities, the pollution and rise of cancers, are all part of God's plan. She is fighting to take the polar bears off the endangered species list. The earth, in Palin's view, is here to be taken and plundered. The wolves and the bears are here to be shot and plundered. The oil is here to be taken and plundered. Iraq is here to be taken and plundered. As she said herself of the Iraqi war, 'It was a task from God.'

Sarah Palin does not believe in abortion. She does not believe women who are raped and incested and ripped open against their will should have a right to determine whether they have their rapist's baby or not. She obviously does not believe in sex education or birth control. I imagine her daughter was practicing abstinence and we know how many babies that makes.

Sarah Palin does not much believe in thinking. From what I gather she has tried to ban books from the library, has a tendency to dispense with people who think independently. She cannot tolerate an environment of ambiguity and difference. This is a woman who could and might very well be the next president of the United States. She would govern one of the most diverse populations on the earth.

Sarah believes in guns. She has her own custom Austrian hunting rifle. She has been known to kill 40 caribou at a clip. She has shot hundreds of wolves from the air.

Sarah believes in God. That is of course her right, her private right. But when God and Guns come together in the public sector, when war is declared in God's name, when the rights of women are denied in his name, that is the end of separation of church and state and the undoing of everything America has ever tried to be.

I write to my sisters. I write because I believe we hold this election in our hands. This vote is a vote that will determine the future not just of the U.S., but of the planet. It will determine whether we create policies to save the earth or make it forever uninhabitable for humans. It will determine whether we move towards dialogue and diplomacy in the world or whether we escalate violence through invasion, undermining and attack. It will determine whether we go for oil, strip mining, coal burning or invest our money in alternatives that will free us from dependency and destruction. It will determine if money gets spent on education and healthcare or whether we build more and more methods of killing. It will determine whether America is a free open tolerant society or a closed place of fear, fundamentalism and aggression.

If the Polar Bears don't move you to go and do everything in your power to get Obama elected then consider the chant that filled the hall after Palin spoke at the RNC, 'Drill Drill Drill.' I think of teeth when I think of drills. I think of rape. I think of destruction. I think of domination. I think of military exercises that force mindless repetition, emptying the brain of analysis, doubt, ambiguity or dissent. I think of pain.

Do we want a future of drilling? More holes in the ozone, in the floor of the sea, more holes in our thinking, in the trust between nations and peoples, more holes in the fabric of this precious thing we call life?

Eve Ensler
September 5, 2008

Join us for the next Colorado WAP Protest September 23rd!

2008-09-18T14:57:00.002-06:00

Who: Colorado Women Against Palin

What: Peaceful Rally Against VP Nominee Sarah Palin (she is attending a $1000/head Fundraising Luncheon at Denver Jet Center, Centennial Airport)

Where: Meet at Starbucks, 12023 East Arapahoe Road,Centennial, CO 80111

Protest at intersection of Arapahoe & Peoria

When: 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 23rd, 2008

Why: Demonstrating that Palin does not represent all women; Protesting McCain-Palin policies that hurt women, children, and working families

For more information, contact: Michelle W. 303-513-9589 or coloradowap@gmail.com

Suggestions for Signs:
We'll have lots, but feel free to bring your own
Use bold & large letters with a simple message so they can be read quickly from the road Keep them issue-based, no personal attacks or use of foul language, please

Carpool:
Please do your best to minimize our carbon footprint by carpooling to this event, contact coloradowap@gmail.com if you'd like help coordinating rides

Babies and kids are welcome! Men, too!

Why is Sarah Palin bad for working families?

2008-09-18T12:47:00.004-06:00

All of us here at CWAP have our issues with Sarah Palin's candidacy for Vice President. My big beef is that, from everything I've read and heard, she is no friend to working families in this country. Here are a few reasons why:

Palin opposes reproductive freedom, and would outlaw all abortions, even in cases of incest or rape.
Relatedly, as mayor of Wasilla, Alaska, Palin required victims of sexual assault to pay for their own rape kits, at least in part because the kits contain emergency contraception.
Palin has made numerous statements expressing her disdain for subsidized child-care and paid family leave. Her running mate, John McCain, has repeatedly voted against raising the minimum wage, the Family Medical Leave Act, and the Equal Pay Act.
Palin opposes teaching sex education in our schools, other than "abstinence only." This approach makes kids more vulnerable to sexually transmitted diseases and unwanted pregnancies.
As Governor of Alaska, Palin cut funding for programs that help teen moms.
Palin opposes using even $1 of federal funds for stem cell research that could open the door to new cures and treatments.
McCain/Palin's tax plan would not reduce taxes for most working families. In contrast, 95% of all Americans - all but the richest few - would see their tax burden lowered under the Obama/Biden plan.
Palin supports teaching creationism in school. She believes that dinosaurs walked the earth together with humans. Is this the kind of educational policy we need, with our country's schools in crisis and our global competitiveness faltering?
Palin doesn't believe that humans are responsible for global warming, and her answer to the energy crisis (which has such a massive impact on working families, especially as the winter months approach) is to drill, baby, drill.

McPain and Failin'. Bad for Women, Bad for America.

Sources: http://www.ontheissues.org/Sarah_Palin.htm http://womenagainstpalin.com/ http://www.usglobalengagement.org/ForeignPolicySnapshotofMcCainsVP/tabid/3064/Default.aspx http://voices.washingtonpost.com/the-trail/2008/09/12/mccain_radio_spot_trumpets_ste.html, http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/9/17/175430/636/888/601186, http://www.nytimes.com

Sarah Palin is a valuable lesson to our children!

2008-09-18T09:20:00.002-06:00

When Sarah Palin came to Denver I decided to join the group of mothers protesting at her event. I couldn't decide if I should take my 4 year-old daughter with me. But after overhearing her father and I talk about Palin’s lies my little girl asked me “Mama, why did Sarah Palin tell a lie?”
My immediate response was to say something like “Because she is bad” but then I felt like this was not a good enough answer. The truth is I think Sarah truly believes what she is doing is good, however is misguided and she and John McCain have lost their way.

So how do I explain to my child why Sarah and John are telling lies? I decided to get out my bible and see what the scriptures say about lying and I came across a passage in Genesis that was exactly what I was looking for.

In the story of Genesis, Abraham had a wife named Sarah. God asks Sarah a question, and out of fear she answers with a lie (Genesis 18:15 “Sarah was afraid, so she lied…”). Sarah lies to God because she is afraid God find out the truth. Fear is the most common reason for lying because we are afraid that our wrongdoings will be discovered.

I told this story to my daughter and went on to explain it is never good to tell a lie because lying can cause greater problems than telling the truth and lying can also hurt people. So when Sarah Palin and John McCain tell lies this only hurts people and this is wrong.

I decided then that I should take her to the protest. So that my child would learn a valuable lesson …WE SHOULD ALWAYS FIGHT FOR THE TRUTH BECAUSE IT IS THE RIGHT THING TO DO…Hopefully she will remember this day when she grows up.

What's next?

2008-09-17T22:55:00.002-06:00

Thanks to everyone who has responded to our call to action! Our distribution list is growing well into the hundreds - and we haven't even existed for a week yet.

We are gathering the details about Palin's upcoming Colorado appearance, and will be sending information out very soon (hopefully today!) about the plan for making our opposition known, loud and clear and visible. If you haven't already e-mailed Michelle, Mad, KC, or Kir to let us know you want to join our efforts - in person or in spirit - please send an e-mail to coloradowap@gmail.com.

And of course, the disturbing and horrifying news about Palin's record keeps on coming. Most of it is available through the links on the right-hand side of the blog. It all boils down to this, our rallying cry on Monday:

UNETHICAL, UNTRUTHFUL, UNQUALIFIED, UNFIT.

Sept 18th: PAY EQUITY AND WOMEN'S ISSUES EVENT featuring Lt. Governor Barbara O'Brien

2008-09-17T16:11:00.001-06:00

Barack Obama's Campaign for Change

DATE: September 18th

TIME: 4pm

LOCATION: Loveland Museum

MORE: 503 N. Lincoln Ave. Loveland, CO 80537(Corner of Fifth & Lincoln Downtown Loveland)
TO RSVP please email: women@coloradoforchange.com

Barack Obama's Campaign for Change

1325 S. Colorado Blvd, Suite 206

Denver, Colorado 80222

Troopergate & General Cronyism

2008-09-17T15:24:00.003-06:00

While we try to keep things positive here (see Mad's entry entitled "What do you want in the next President?"), part of our mission is to make people, particularly women voters, aware of why Palin is a bad choice for American women and families.

Troopergate is just another example. Read CNN and MSN's articles about how "Aides to Gov. Sarah Palin won't comply with subpoenas issued by state lawmakers investigating the firing of Alaska's former public safety commissioner, since Palin "has declined to participate" in the probe, her attorney general says." This after she "pledged to cooperate with the state Legislature's investigation into the July firing of Public Safety Commissioner Walt Monegan."

I certainly hope this investigation isn't stalled until after the election as suggested by some Republicans. That would not be fair to America.

Also, the cover of Sunday's NYTimes had an excellent piece on how "Palin has pursued vendettas, fired officials who crossed her and blurred the line between government and personal grievance."

Lastly, this op-ed piece talks about why experience is important, citing how "she has not been engaged in national issues, does not have a repertoire of historic patterns and, like President Bush, she seems to compensate for her lack of experience with brashness and excessive decisiveness." Scary. Absolutely scary.

Palin's Planes and Bridges Take You Nowhere

2008-09-17T14:55:00.002-06:00

Excellent piece by Ernest Luning of the Colorado Independent about Palin's constant lies. Alas, she is dropping a couple from her stump speech that she told in Golden on Monday.

Alaskan Women Against Palin Photos

2008-09-17T14:02:00.007-06:00

Let's celebrate the Alaskan Women Against Palin! They had an enormous turnout last Saturday.

You too can organize a rally in your area!

Contact us at coloradowap@gmail.com to find out how. Also, use this address if you'd like to be on our email list. Our next protest is Tuesday, Sept 23rd - Palin can't seem to stay away from our battleground state. Stay tuned for details.

Letter to the Editor

2008-09-16T22:21:00.004-06:00

I sent a shorter version of this letter to the Denver Post tonight, in response to the paper's coverage of Monday's Palin event and our protest.

UPDATE - The Post says they're running my letter - look for it in tomorrow's paper!
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Dear editor:

While I appreciated Electa Drapers coverage of our protest of Sarah Palin's visit to Golden on Monday ("Palin wows the base at JeffCo Fairgrounds," 9/16/08), I was disappointed that she chose to include only my comment about Palin's rigid anti-choice position. Indeed, Palin would outlaw all abortions, even in cases of rape or incest. But this is only one of many reasons why she is a terrible choice as John McCain's running mate, and must not become our country's next Vice President.

As I told Ms. Draper, my friends and I organized Monday's protest because we feel Sarah Palin's selection is a slap in the face of all the American women who have worked so hard, for so many generations, to ensure progress for ourselves, our children, and our grandchildren. Palin opposes providing all Americans with available and affordable health care. She opposes teaching sex education - other than abstinence only - in public schools, an approach that makes our daughters more vulnerable to sexually transmitted diseases and pregnancy. And in Alaska, even as Palin opposed both sex education and reproductive freedom, she slashed funding for programs that help teen moms.

Palin opposes measures to help working families in this country obtain safe, affordable child care, secure paid leave to care for new babies and sick family members, and earn a living wage. Her running mate has repeatedly voted against raising the minimum wage, and against measures to ensure that women receive equal pay for equal work.

Palin has little respect or use for science. She supports teaching creationism in the public schools, believes that dinosaurs and humans walked the earth together, rejects the notion that human behavior is responsible for global climate change, and advocates removing endangered species protection for Alaskan polar bears. She clearly has no intention of making sure that our children have clean air to breathe, safe water to drink, and green spaces to explore.

For these, and many more reasons, Sarah Palin is the wrong choice for women, and the wrong choice for America.

Colorado Women for Obama

2008-09-16T20:40:00.003-06:00

We're not just Anti-Palin here!! Please join the Colorado Women for Obama group and see how you can get involved. At the very least, consider donating to the campaign!

http://co.barackobama.com/Coloradowomen

What do you want in the next President?

2008-09-16T09:00:00.001-06:00

Why are we Colorado Women Against Palin?

Because John McCain's selection of Sarah Palin as his running mate spurred us into action. Because we are insulted that a woman with so few qualifications, and such retrograde positions, would be trotted out as the answer to American women's hopes and dreams of equality and advancement. Because we are angry that a woman who would take us back to the 1950s is calling dibs on the sledgehammer we've been bashing against that damned glass ceiling for so many decades. Because we have grave concerns for our families and ourselves, and we know that we can't afford to elect new leaders who would govern with the same disregard for working Americans, children, and poor people as we've seen for the past 8 years.

But while we are Colorado Women Against Palin, we are also Colorado Women FOR Barack Obama. Our reasons for supporting Obama/Biden are many and varied, but as Anne Lamott urges us in this terrific piece on Salon.com today, we need to stop talking about that woman from Alaska, and start talking about why Barack Obama must be the next President of this great country.

Recently, on a message board I frequent, many different women posted their reasons for supporting Obama/Biden, and their hopes for a new Democratic administration. Here are mine (with credit to my friend B., who expressed many of my views so eloquently). Please share yours in the comments.

I want a President who carries the respect of the international community, and can restore America's place as a world leader.
I want a President who believes in the separation of church and state, and who understands that personal religious beliefs and choices should not dictate policy.
I want a President who actually believes in democracy and the democratic process, and will not subvert the constitution, erode civil liberties, and grab executive power through sketchy legal maneuvers.
I want a President who believes in science and is part of the reality-based community.
I want a President to address issues of poverty and income/wealth disparity.
I want to be proud of the President, and of the people the President appoints at all levels, and feel confident that those appointments are being guided by merit, not cronyism or revenge.
I want a President who's smart. I don't much care if the President is someone with whom I'd want to drink a beer, or share carpool duties. I want a President who is smart enough to make his or her own decisions, drawing on both a broad knowledge base and an ability to read and understand complex briefing documents from those worthy advisers I mentioned above.
I want a President who is willing to invest real money, and real effort, into research and development of alternative fuels and new technologies to make America energy independent and environmentally sustainable.
I want a President who will protect a woman's right to make her own decisions about her reproductive life.
And I want a President who understands the real pressures and problems facing working families in this country, and who understands that our economy will be strengthened by providing everyone who needs it with affordable health care, affordable child care, paid leave to care for new babies and sick family members, and a living wage.

Compare and Contrast

2008-09-16T08:59:00.000-06:00

If you grow up in Hawaii, raised by your grandparents, you're "exotic, different."

Whereas, if you grow up in Alaska eating mooseburgers, you are a quintessential American story.

If your name is Barack you're a radical, unpatriotic Muslim.

Whereas, if you name your kids Willow, Trig and Track, you're a maverick.

If you graduate from Harvard law School, you are unstable.

Whereas, if you attend 5 different small colleges before graduating, you're well grounded.

If you spend 3 years as a brilliant community organizer, become the first black President of the Harvard Law Review, create a voter registration drive that registers 150,000 new voters, spend 12 years as a Constitutional Law professor, spend 8 years as a State Senator representing a district with over 750,000 people, become chairman of the state Senate's Health and Human Services committee, spend 4 years in the United States Senate representing a state of 13 million people while sponsoring 131 bills and serving on the Foreign Affairs, Environment and Public Works and Veteran's Affairs committees, you don't have any real leadership experience.

Whereas, if your total resume is: local weather girl, 4 years on the city council and 6 years as the mayor of a town with less than 7,000 people, 20 months as the governor of a state with only 650,000 people, then you're qualified to become the country's second highest ranking executive.

If you have been married to the same woman for 19 years while raising 2 beautiful daughters, all within Protestant churches, you're not a real Christian.

Whereas, if you cheated on your first wife with a rich heiress, and left your disfigured wife and married the heiress the next month, you're a Christian.

If you teach responsible, age appropriate sex education, including the proper use of birth control, you are eroding the fiber of society.

Whereas, if , while governor, you staunchly advocate abstinence only, with no other option in sex education in your state's school system while your unwed teen daughter ends up pregnant , you're very responsible.

If your wife is a Harvard graduate lawyer who gave up a position in a prestigious law firm to work for the betterment of her inner-city community, then gave that up to raise a family, your family's values don't represent America's.

Whereas, if you're husband is nicknamed "First Dude", with at least one DWI conviction, who didn't register to vote until age 25 and once was a member of a group that advocated the secession of Alaska from the USA, your family is extremely admirable.

Obviously Republican is the only way to go.

NOW will be supporting Obama/Biden ticket - PHEW!

2008-09-16T08:45:00.000-06:00

National Organization for Women is citing that they're peeved about how Palin is being portrayed as an advocate for women's rights. Clearly, that is simply not true.

It's a relief that they are standing up and saying, no, we're endorsing the smartest and best candidates - not the one that's simply female!

Palin, Miss Global Warming

2008-09-16T08:23:00.000-06:00

Please support Boulder Grassroots effort to raise money for Obama. This Sunday, the organic restaurant, The Sunflower, is donating most of its proceeds to Obama. I will be there!!!

Check this short video out of Ms. McCain (her real name) as "Miss Global Warming" courtesy of Rocky Mountain News. We are standing behind her.

Sept 15th Palin Protest in Golden, CO

2008-09-15T22:31:00.000-06:00

Here is some of the press we've gotten:

Madeline, Karin & Michelle are quoted on the front page of today's Daily Camera
Michelle is quoted here on the Colorado Independent
Michelle is quoted on Denver Post's Live Blog
Madeline is quoted in a Denver Post article
Our protest is referenced here and here

OBAMARAMA in Boulder on October 11

2008-09-06T09:22:00.002-06:00

Boulder for Obama presents:

OBAMARAMA

A fundraising celebration for all ages

WHEN: Saturday, October 11, from 2:00 p.m.

WHERE: Boulder Indoor Futsal, 2775 Valmont Road (NW corner of Valmont & 28th)

WHAT: music, dancing, face-painting, refreshments, chair massage, performances, games, and more. Great fun for the whole family!

ALSO: At 4:00 p.m., Ami Dayan will present a performance of Roar of the People, a play for anyone age 5 to 105, about a man who brought about change.

COST: $10 (please pay by check at the door). ALL REVENUES GO DIRECTLY TO THE OBAMA/BIDEN '08 CAMPAIGN FOR CHANGE.

QUESTIONS? WANT TO GET INVOLVED? Contact BoulderObamarama@gmail.com

1100 Women for Obama on October 11!

2008-09-05T15:34:00.000-06:00

Race for the Cure, Sunday, Oct 5th

2008-08-01T22:37:00.001-06:00

What - Participate in an event to raise money for a cure for breast cancer while raising awareness that Palin does not value women's issues
When - Sunday, Oct 5th at 7:45-8:20am
Where - Gather between 7:45-8:20 a.m. at the TEAM MEETING AREA, located in the northeastern parking lot of the Pepsi Center between Speer Blvd., 11th St, Auroria Pkwy, and Chopper Circle-located conveniently near Voter Registration, Day-of-Race Registration, and T-shirt pick-up. The Team Meeting Area is organized alphabetically, so look for the "W" line for "Women for Obama."
Why - Spread the word that Palin does NOT represent Colorado women & working families
Who - You, your babies, partners, pals, parents!

Other notes:
Register online at http://www.komendenver.org/site/TR?fr_id=1070&pg=entry
Pick up your race number before you meet us at 8
Buy t-shirts at event $11 (cost only - no markup)

VP Debate Party in Boulder, Oct 2nd

2008-08-01T22:29:00.002-06:00

What - Watch VP Debate
When - Thursday, Oct 2nd at 6.30pm
Where -Redfish Brewhouse, 2027 13th St, Boulder (back room)
Why - Watch Palin and Biden go head-to-head; hang out with other CoWAPers; spread the word that Palin does NOT represent Colorado women & working families
Who - You, your babies, partners, pals, parents!

Buy t-shirts at event $11 (cost only - no markup)
For more information, contact: Michelle W. 303-513-9589 or coloradowap@gmail.com

Rally at Belmar Center

2008-08-01T22:17:00.000-06:00

What - Rally Against Palin
When - Sunday, September 28th 12-2pm
Where - Belmar Center (Wadsworth & Alameda), meet at Whole Foods parking lot
Why - Spread the word that Palin does NOT represent Colorado women & working families
Who - You, your babies, partners, pals, parents!

For more information, contact: Michelle W. 303-513-9589 or coloradowap@gmail.com

Suggestions for Signs:

We'll have lots, but feel free to bring your own
Use bold & large letters with a simple message so they can be read quickly from the road
Keep them issues-based, no personal attacks or use of foul language, please

Carpool:

Please do your best to minimize our carbon footprint by carpooling to this event, contact coloradowap@gmail.com if you'd like help coordinating rides

Babies R Us Rally Details - Sunday, Sept 28th

2008-08-01T22:05:00.002-06:00

What - Rally Against Palin
When - Sunday, September 28th 12-2pm
Where - 9330 Sheridan Blvd, Westminster, CO; 93rd and Sheridan, NW corner of parking lot
Why - Spread the word that Palin does NOT represent Colorado women & working families
Who - You, your babies, partners, pals, parents!

For more information, contact: Michelle W. 303-513-9589 or coloradowap@gmail.com

Suggestions for Signs:

We'll have lots, but feel free to bring your own
Use bold & large letters with a simple message so they can be read quickly from the road
Keep them issues-based, no personal attacks or use of foul language, please

Carpool:

Please do your best to minimize our carbon footprint by carpooling to this event, contact coloradowap@gmail.com if you'd like help coordinating rides

VP Debate Party in Denver, Oct 2nd

2008-08-01T09:14:00.001-06:00

Join CoWAP to watch the VP debate at Hamburger Mary's, in Central Denver!

This VP Debate Party is sponsored by the Colorado ACLU. It's free and open to everyone! In addition to showing the Biden-Palin debate, ACLU will be providing information about its opposition to Amendment 48. That's the "personhood" amendment that appears on Colorado ballots this November, and is a step towards ending reproductive freedom.

The details:

WHEN: Thursday, October 2. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., debate starts at 7:00.
WHERE: Hamburger Mary's, 700 E. 17th Avenue, Denver. Phone there is (303) 832-1333. For directions and more info, visit www.hamburgermarysdenver.com.
WHO: Everyone is welcome!
WHY: Hang out with fellow CoWAP supporters and watch the debate between VP nominees Joe Biden and Sarah Palin.

The event is free; pay for our own food and drink. Parking is available on the street and in a pay lot across the street.

Contact Michelle W. at (303) 513-9589 or coloradowap@gmail.com for more information.

Canvassing, calling, and partying for Obama.

2008-07-29T20:06:00.000-06:00

Are you so excited that you can barely breathe?

Well then… You need to be with others who feel just like you do!

Please come to an

Obama Canvassing Party

When: Sunday, September 28, 2008

3:00 -- 5:00 Canvassing

5:00 -- 7:30 Partying (and calling if you want to)

Where: Diana's home in Englewood

We will meet for introductions and education and then we will canvass around Englewood for 2 hours and return to the house for a party.

Some Mamas for Obama will be there

Some Women against Palin will be there…

Lots of families, teens and kids will be there…

Some undecided’s and independents will be there…

Please bring your friends…

Hope you can be there too…

For the address and to RSVP, please contact Diana at

Ozandus@aol.com

$10 donation per person suggested for dinner and to support the Obama Campaign