"A Woman's Worth" by Goldie Taylor

In light of the current discussion of "The Palin Effect" on women voters and the intersections of race and gender, I offer this positive article. (Hopefully it won't sink like a rock.) Enjoy!


"So no, I will not sit idly by as they attempt to suspend habeas corpus at Guantanamo Bay, engage wiretaps on American citizens without a warrant, and hide behind executive privilege when they are caught firing attorney generals based on how well they tow the Republican line. I won't let them cost us $12 billion a month fighting a war that should have never been authorized and never been waged. Not while working people lose their homes to predatory lenders and watch as we bail out the financial institutions that created the housing crisis.

I will not, in the name of history, vote for a woman like Sarah Palin who does not share my values.

But here’s what I will do.

I will continue raising money for Barack Obama. I will get on the phone again and call people in distant states I've never met. I will e-mail, call, and knock on doors until the final vote is cast. I do this, not because he shares my skin, but because I admire his principals and he shares my values. I do this because Barack Obama is more than a community organizer, he is a bricklayer. And he sees -- just as he sees the light in Michelle's eyes -- my struggle, my worth as a woman."

http://www.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=9282

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Great article

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One of my friends sent it to me via email today and I thought it relevant in light of current threads in the forum. :thumbsup:

other thread.

I LOVE this post. And thank you for the link, too. :)