WE DID IT: Donations to Planned Parenthood in Palin's Name goes Viral!

[helderheid]

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x6895067">Posted on DU September 3 - Time to donate to Planned Parenthood in Sarah Palin's name

Not sure if we were the first, but it went viral, baby!

FRONT PAGE of the Salt Lake Tribune this morning:

Some donate to Planned Parenthood in Palin's name

By Sheena McFarland
The Salt Lake Tribune
Article Last Updated: 09/26/2008 01:34:08 AM MDT

When Cheryl Altman received an e-mail with a "fiendishly brilliant" way to protest Sarah Palin as the Republican vice presidential nominee, she was on the phone with her credit card in hand as soon as she stopped reading.
An anonymous viral e-mail is circulating nationwide asking people to donate to Planned Parenthood in the name of Sarah Palin. When donors do so, Planned Parenthood sends Palin a thank-you card informing her that donation has been made in her honor. For Altman, it was a concrete way to fight against someone she sees as an "extreme conservative with absurd views."
Altman forwarded the e-mail to her entire address book, posted it as a blog entry on barackobama.com and linked to it on her Facebook page.
No one has claimed credit for the e-mail, and Planned Parenthood's national office says it doesn't know where it originated.
Karrie Galloway, CEO of the Planned Parenthood Association of Utah, said she has received a few calls, but expects more as most people only received the e-mail late last week.
"When people feel that women's rights, women's access to health care, women getting good legal information or accurate, helpful information are being denied, they often think of Planned Parenthood because we often bear the brunt of those policies," Galloway said. "A campaign like this is not completely unfamiliar, but it did take us by surprise."

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[BlooInBloo]

1. NIIIICE!

[bushisanidiot]

2. Ha! that's hilarious!

;)

[mscuedawg]

3. That is wicked awesome!!!!

[seabeyond]

4. i am going ot go down to my amarillo texas planned parenthood and donate a hundred in palins

name........ today. thanks

[helderheid]

6. EXCELLENT!

:hi:

[sagetea]

7. Yup...

I got mine in the mail yesterday, so on payday there getting a nice donation in her name.

[trueblue2007]

20. TELL ME......how do you donate in Palin's name???

How do we do it?? I will donate some money now.

[CTyankee]

27. Go on line to ppfa.org. There's a way to do it right from the splash page.

nt

[supernova]

5. Genius!

:applause: :applause: :applause:

[hamsterjill]

8. This is just so very great!!!!

n/t

[Froward69]

9. They are crying now...

I am INC in the comments section BTW
http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/2008/sep/26/johnson-would-you-donate-slaughterhouse-vegans-nam/#comments

on edit :popcorn:

[helderheid]

10. WELL DONE!!!

:applause:

[helderheid]

11. Kick - hee hee!

[hootinholler]

12. How many postcards has she gotten?

This is brilliant!

-Hoot

[helderheid]

14. PP is going to release numbers next week I think!

[DevonRex]

13. PP should send Palin some birth control information. She and

her daughters could use it. Seriously.

[Lisa0825]

15. K&R!!!

:woohoo:

[bunkerbuster1]

16. Damn, now I wish I'd heard about that... I just contributed recently.

Good on those who did.

[rucky]

17. Between Planned Parenthood and National Wildlife Fund...

Community Organizers $$ LOVE $$ Palin.

Keep talking smack, sarah!

[helderheid]

22. Oh of course, the NWF! I'll donate there next, and the humane society!

[zippy890]

18. I donated in the name of Bristol Palin

is that bad?

I think not. PP is a great organization.

[Hepburn]

19. Donation on its way!!!

Great idea! :applause:

[JuniperLea]

21. SUH WEEEEEET!

The email went viral almost immediately. I received it from four different people via emails that included DOZENS of recipients, and there were at least a half dozen threads on it here at DU. This shows how well the InterTubes serve "We The People" when we use our noggins!

I just sent the link to this to everyone who sent me the email... victory is sweet; shared victory is precious beyond measure!

[helderheid]

23. What great news - great minds think alike! I am so glad this thing had legs!!

[JuniperLea]

24. There is a lot of validation in the knowledge...

That so many ARE thinking alike. Great minds united for Obama! He's already done us a world of good:)

[helderheid]

26. I couldn't agree more. I am so proud!

[grantcart]

25. excellent

[vanderBeth]

28. Excellent!

:bounce:

[tigereye]

29. that's excellent!

[ColbertWatcher]

30. The internets comes to the rescue again! n/t